AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Malvern Hills District Council awarded and signed a consultancy contract with LABOSPORT LIMITED for support to develop a 3G artificial grass pitch at the Upton Hill Centre.
Published outcomeA direct, below-threshold award without competition was made to LABOSPORT LIMITED. The contract is recorded as active, signed on 12 January 2026, and runs from 26 January 2026 to 1 June 2028.
Market significanceThe £42,816 net (£51,379.20 gross) contract covers specialist pre-construction, procurement and project-management consultancy for a local sports-pitch development.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
LABOSPORT LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £42,816 net; £51,379.20 gross (contract-level value) GBP · Verified supplier; active award
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Award 1 names LABOSPORT LIMITED as supplier for lot 1. Contract 1, linked to award 1, states a GBP value of £42,816 and gross amount of £51,379.20. Supplier verification matched Companies House number 05185905.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Document 098459-2026 is described as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status 'active'.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 12 January 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-01-12.
Contract period
99% confidence26 January 2026 to 1 June 2028
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Contract 1 period records startDate 2026-01-26 and endDate 2028-06-01.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£42,816
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Contract 1 value.amount is 42816 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£51,379.20
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 51379.2 GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceSingle awarded supplier and single lot; the published contract value is contract-level.
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The notice contains one award, one supplier, one related lot and one linked contract.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence12 January 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-01-12.
Contract start
99% confidence26 January 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-01-26.
Contract end
99% confidence1 June 2028
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2028-06-01.
Notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Notice 098459-2026 records datePublished as 2026-10-19.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceConsultancy support for development of a 3G artificial grass pitch at the Upton Hill Centre.
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Tender title and description state this requirement.
Services
99% confidenceOutstanding site surveys, feasibility-report finalisation, planning design and specification, tender-process management, and project-management support during construction and post-construction.
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Tender description lists these consultancy activities.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is 'services'.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 71241000 — Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis.
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Award item 1 lists this additional CPV classification.
Delivery area
90% confidenceUKG12
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Award item 1 delivery address is region UKG12.
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 this wording.
Competition information
99% confidenceNo competition was used under the stated below-threshold procedure.
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The published procedure detail says 'Below threshold - without competition'.
Bidder count and evaluation
99% confidenceUnknown
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CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
98% confidenceApproximately 28 months, from 26 January 2026 to 1 June 2028.
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Calculated from the published contract period.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Extension or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
99% confidenceThe buyer used a below-threshold direct award without competition.
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states 'Below threshold - without competition'.
Service opportunity profile
98% confidenceThe scope spans advisory, design-for-planning, tender-management and project-management support rather than construction delivery itself.
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Published description lists consultancy tasks through construction and post-construction phases.
Published pricing
98% confidenceOnly the total contract value is published; no rate card, pricing breakdown or milestone payments are disclosed.
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Contract provides aggregate net and gross amounts only.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified
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Supplier verification matched source company number 05185905 to LABOSPORT LIMITED.
Award and contract linkage
99% confidenceClear
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Contract 1 explicitly links to awardID 1; award 1 names the sole supplier and relates to lot 1.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value.
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Lot 1 is listed only with status complete; its title, description and value fields are absent.
Publication timing
99% confidenceThe contract details notice was published after the stated signature and start dates.
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The notice publication date is 19 October 2026, while signature is 12 January 2026 and start is 26 January 2026.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, evaluation methodology, award rationale, tender submissions, scores and savings.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No extension, option, renewal or pricing-breakdown terms are published.
- The delivery location is published only as region UKG12; the precise delivery site is not separately specified in the structured contract data.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
LABOSPORT LIMITEDMalvern Hills District CouncilUpton Hill Centre3G artificial grass pitchsports pitch consultancypublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Upton Hill 3G pitch consultancy contract?
LABOSPORT LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 05185905.
What is the value of the contract?
The published contract value is £42,816 excluding VAT and £51,379.20 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published period is from 26 January 2026 to 1 June 2028.
How was the supplier selected?
The notice records a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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