AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
UK Export Finance awarded a direct, below-threshold contract for risk transfer professional services to WILLIAM LEDGER CONSULTANCY LTD. The published contract record states it was signed on 28 September 2026 and is active from 28 September 2026 to 27 March 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract are recorded for WILLIAM LEDGER CONSULTANCY LTD, covering lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a £51,000 net (£61,200 gross) central-government professional-services contract awarded without competition under a below-threshold direct procedure.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
WILLIAM LEDGER CONSULTANCY LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £51,000 net; £61,200 gross GBP · Verified legal entity; active award and contract
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-17464472. Supplier verification matched company number 17464472 to WILLIAM LEDGER CONSULTANCY LTD. The single associated contract has amount £51,000 and amountGross £61,200.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published document is described as “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is “complete”; the process source status is “complete”.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is “active”.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is “active”.
Contract signing
99% confidenceSigned 28 September 2026
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Contract 1 provides dateSigned: 2026-09-28.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£51,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 51000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£61,200
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 61200 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceContract-level value; applies to the single recorded award and supplier
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One contract is linked to award 1, which names one supplier and one lot.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence28 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-28.
Contract start
99% confidence28 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-09-28.
Contract end
99% confidence27 March 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-03-27T23:59:59Z.
Notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-16.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceRisk transfer professional services
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Process title and description state “Risk transfer professional services” and “Risk transfer professional services contract.”
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is “services”.
Service classification
99% confidenceCPV 66171000 — Financial consultancy services
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Award item 1 includes CPV 66171000 with this description.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 and contract 1 are linked to lot 1; the lot status is complete.
Delivery geography
98% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item delivery address specifies UK, GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is “direct”.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - without competition”.
Competition information
99% confidenceNo competition was conducted under the published procedure detail
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The stated procedure is below threshold without competition.
Bid and evaluation information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bid counts, bidder list, evaluation criteria, scores or award rationale are provided in the supplied record.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence28 September 2026 to 27 March 2027
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Contract 1 period runs from 2026-09-28 to 2027-03-27.
Duration
98% confidenceApproximately six months
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Calculated from the explicit contract start and end dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No extension, option or renewal terms are included in the supplied contract data.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-to-market signal
99% confidenceThe requirement was placed through a direct below-threshold, no-competition procedure.
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Tender procurement method is direct and procedure detail says below threshold without competition.
Supplier-market signal
99% confidenceThe recorded supplier is an SME.
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Supplier details classify WILLIAM LEDGER CONSULTANCY LTD as an SME.
Commercial transparency
98% confidenceThe notice provides a total contract value and term, but no pricing breakdown, scope detail, selection rationale or performance measures.
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The supplied record contains aggregate contract values and dates but no further commercial detail.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified legal identity
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The supplied verification workflow completed a company-number match for GB-COH 17464472 to WILLIAM LEDGER CONSULTANCY LTD; no name mismatch is recorded.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value
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Lot 1 is recorded only with ID and complete status; title, description and value fields are null.
Unpublished procurement detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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The record does not provide tender dates, submission deadline, bid count, evaluation detail, award date, pricing breakdown or extension terms.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: award date, tender and submission dates, bid count, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown and performance measures.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published; the renewal horizon is only an estimate based on the stated contract end date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
UK Export FinanceWILLIAM LEDGER CONSULTANCY LTDrisk transfer professional servicesfinancial consultancy servicesdirect awardbelow thresholdFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the UK Export Finance risk transfer professional services contract?
WILLIAM LEDGER CONSULTANCY LTD won the single recorded award. Its identity was verified against company number 17464472.
What is the value of the contract?
The published contract value is £51,000 excluding VAT and £61,200 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published term starts on 28 September 2026 and ends on 27 March 2027.
Was the contract competed?
The notice states a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition.
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