AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology awarded a branding-services contract for the Government Cyber Profession to FCG WORLDWIDE LIMITED through a mini-competition under CCS RM6364, Lot 4. The contract was signed on 13 October 2026 and runs from 14 October to 8 December 2026, with a conditional four-week extension option.
Published outcomeOne active award and active contract are recorded for FCG WORLDWIDE LIMITED. The published contract value is £41,540 excluding VAT (£49,848 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a short-duration, below-threshold public-sector creative-services engagement awarded through the CCS Media and Creative Services framework.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
FCG WORLDWIDE LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £41,540 excluding VAT; £49,848 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 identifies FCG Worldwide Limited as supplier. Supplier verification matches Companies House number 09647432 to FCG WORLDWIDE LIMITED. Contract 1 is linked to award 1 and states the total contract values.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Process notice type and contract document both state “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
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 signature date
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-13.
Contract term
99% confidence14 October 2026 to 8 December 2026
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Contract period startDate is 2026-10-14 and endDate is 2026-12-08.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£41,540
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Contract 1 value.amount is 41540 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£49,848
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 49848 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceSingle contract value linked to award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; award 1 relates to lot 1 and has one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-13.
Contract start
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-14.
Contract end
99% confidence8 December 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-12-08.
Maximum extent date
99% confidence9 January 2027
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Contract 1 period.maxExtentDate is 2027-01-09.
Notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026
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The contract-details notice was published at 2026-10-16T14:52:24+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceComprehensive branding package for the Government Cyber Profession
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The process description states that the requirement is to deliver a comprehensive branding package for the Government Cyber Profession.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services.
Relevant CPV classifications
99% confidenceAdvertising and marketing services (79340000); advertising services (79341000); radio and television services (92200000)
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Award item 1 lists these additional CPV classifications.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 and contract 1 are associated with lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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Tender procurementMethod is selective.
Award route
99% confidenceBelow-threshold award under framework following a mini competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - award under framework”; the description says the procurement followed a mini competition.
Framework
99% confidenceCCS RM6364 – Media and Creative Services, Lot 4: Creative Strategy & Development
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The description names CCS RM6364 and Lot 4; relatedProcesses links the framework process and related lot 4.
Competitive process
99% confidenceCompetitive
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Tender competitive is true.
Bidder count and evaluation results
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Base term
99% confidence14 October 2026 to 8 December 2026
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Contract period startDate and endDate specify these dates.
Extension option
99% confidenceConditional four-week extension, potentially taking the maximum extent to 9 January 2027
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Contract hasRenewal is true; renewal description states a four-week extension option subject to budgetary approval and successful collaboration; maxExtentDate is 2027-01-09.
Extension conditions
99% confidenceSubject to the contracting authority’s budgetary approval and successful collaboration between the authority and supplier
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Stated in the contract renewal description.
Pricing detail
98% confidenceOnly total net and gross contract values are published
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The contract provides amount and amountGross, with no further pricing breakdown in the supplied record.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-to-market signal
99% confidenceThe buyer used an existing CCS creative-services framework rather than an open call for competition.
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The notice states that the procurement was concluded after a mini competition under CCS RM6364, Lot 4.
Engagement profile
98% confidenceShort, defined branding assignment with a conditional extension mechanism.
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The stated scope is a comprehensive branding package; the base term is under two months and the contract includes a four-week conditional extension option.
Published value basis
99% confidenceThe notice supports comparison at £41,540 excluding VAT, with a gross figure of £49,848 also published.
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Contract value.amount is 41540 and amountGross is 49848, both in GBP.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Notice context
99% confidenceThis is a contract details notice, not a new call for competition.
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The process description explicitly states this.
Award date
99% confidenceNot published
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Award 1 has no award_date in the supplied award record.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value in the supplied record.
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Lot 1 fields for title, description and value are null; the contract-level value is linked to the single award and lot.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, tenderer identities, scoring or evaluation narrative is included in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not provide an award decision date, bidder count, bidder identities, evaluation scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value; the reported value is the single contract-level value linked to the sole award and lot.
- The extension is conditional and is not evidence that an extension has been exercised.
- Information not supplied in the published notice.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
DSIT branding services contractGovernment Cyber Profession brandingFCG WORLDWIDE LIMITEDCCS RM6364Media and Creative Servicespublic sector creative services
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Government Cyber Profession branding contract?
FCG WORLDWIDE LIMITED won the recorded award. Its Companies House number 09647432 was verified in the supplied supplier record.
What is the value of the DSIT branding contract?
The published contract value is £41,540 excluding VAT and £49,848 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published base term runs from 14 October 2026 to 8 December 2026. A conditional four-week extension could take the maximum extent to 9 January 2027.
What procurement route was used?
The notice states that DSIT concluded the procurement following a mini competition under CCS RM6364 Media and Creative Services, Lot 4.
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