AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
London South Bank University has awarded and signed a one-year contract with FUSE CS LTD to implement a shared SharePoint Online staff intranet across the LSBU Group.
Published outcomeOne active award and active contract are recorded for FUSE CS LTD. The contract was signed and started on 5 October 2026.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition software consultancy engagement valued at £61,100 excluding VAT (£73,320 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
FUSE CS LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared contract value: £61,100 excluding VAT; £73,320 including VAT GBP · verified
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Award 1 names FUSE CS LTD as supplier. The supplied company-number match verifies FUSE CS LTD (company number 04173415). Contract 1 is linked to award 1; its value is £61,100 net and £73,320 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender lot 1 is marked "complete"; 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 signed
99% confidence5 October 2026
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Contract 1 has dateSigned "2026-10-05T00:00:00+01:00" and a document classified as "contractSigned".
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£61,100
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Contract 1 value.amount is 61100 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£73,320
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 73320 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract start
99% confidence5 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is "2026-10-05T00:00:00+01:00".
Contract end
99% confidence4 October 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is "2027-10-04T23:59:59+01:00".
Contract details notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026
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The Contract details notice was published at "2026-10-16T17:21:58+01:00".
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceImplementation of a new shared staff intranet built on SharePoint Online for all LSBU Group entities.
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Process description states: "To commission a new, shared staff intranet built on SharePoint Online for use across all entities of the LSBU Group".
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 72200000 — Software programming and consultancy services
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Award item 1 lists CPV 72200000.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (Lot 1)
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Tender data contains lot 1 only; award 1 and contract 1 link to it.
Delivery coverage
96% confidenceUK regions listed: North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West.
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Award item delivery addresses list UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ and UKK.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited competition
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Tender procurementMethod is "limited" and procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - limited competition".
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Tender procurement method details state "Below threshold - limited competition"; contract aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bidders and evaluation information are unknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence5 October 2026 to 4 October 2027
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Contract 1 period runs from 2026-10-05 to 2027-10-04.
Stated duration
98% confidenceOne year
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The explicit start and end dates span one year.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceA single-supplier, single-lot services award.
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One award links one supplier, FUSE CS LTD, to lot 1; one contract is linked to that award.
Value interpretation
96% confidenceThe published contract value is contract-level and can be associated with the sole supplier because only one supplier and one linked award are recorded.
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1, which names only FUSE CS LTD.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published award date
99% confidenceNot supplied
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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 separate value.
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Lot 1 title, description and value fields are null.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice.
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No bidder count, tender prices, scoring or award-rationale data is present.
Amendments
90% confidenceNo later contract modification is identified in the supplied data.
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The supplied release history contains one contract details notice only.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published record does not provide an award decision date.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description, separate value or pricing breakdown.
- The notice does not publish bidder numbers, evaluation scores, tender prices, award rationale or savings.
- No extension or renewal terms are supplied; the October 2027 re-procurement point is only an estimate based on the contract end date.
- No later modification data is present in the supplied release history.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
London South Bank UniversityFUSE CS LTDSharePoint Onlineintranet implementationsoftware consultancypublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the LSBU SharePoint Online intranet implementation contract?
FUSE CS LTD, verified under company number 04173415.
What is the value of the contract?
£61,100 excluding VAT and £73,320 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
From 5 October 2026 to 4 October 2027.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract record gives a signing date of 5 October 2026 and includes a document classified as a signed contract.
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