AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Department for Business & Trade awarded the British Beauty Council a short services contract to deliver integrated international and domestic trade engagement for the UK beauty and personal care sector in FY 2026–27.
Published outcomeAward 1 and contract 1 are recorded as active. The contract was signed and began on 5 October 2026, with an end date of 12 October 2026.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold direct award without competition for event-related services, valued at £10,000 excluding VAT (£12,000 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
British Beauty Council
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared contract value: £10,000 excluding VAT (£12,000 including VAT) GBP · Active award and contract
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Award 1 identifies British Beauty Council as supplier and relates to lot 1. Contract 1, linked to award 1, states £10,000 net and £12,000 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete"; lot 1 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 signature
99% confidenceSigned on 5 October 2026
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Contract 1 provides dateSigned: 2026-10-05.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£10,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 10000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£12,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 12000 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract start date
99% confidence5 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-05.
Contract end date
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-10-12.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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The UK7 contract details notice was published at 2026-10-19T14:01:51+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceDesign and deliver a single integrated programme of international and domestic trade engagement for the UK beauty and personal care sector during FY 2026–27.
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Published tender description.
Service classification
99% confidenceEvent services (CPV 79952000)
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Award item 1 lists CPV 79952000, described as Event services.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1)
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Tender data lists only lot 1; award 1 relates to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect award
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Competition basis
99% confidenceBelow threshold – without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition".
Legal basis
99% confidenceProcurement Act 2023 (2023 c.54)
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Tender legalBasis identifies UKPGA 2023/54.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence5 October 2026 to 12 October 2026
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Contract 1 period start and end dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceA single-supplier, single-lot direct award for event-related services.
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One supplier is named on award 1, which relates to the only listed lot; procurement method is direct.
Published contract duration
98% confidence8 calendar days inclusive
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Contract period runs from 5 October 2026 through 12 October 2026.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity basis
99% confidenceThe supplier name is the published source name and is not Companies House-verified in the supplied data.
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Supplier identity status is "not_applicable"; no verified company name or number is supplied.
Award date
99% confidenceNot published
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Award 1 has no award_date value.
Lot-level value allocation
99% confidenceNot published
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Lot 1 has no value; the contract value is recorded only at contract level.
Evaluation and bidder information
99% confidenceNot published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplier name is published source data only; no verified legal company name or Companies House number is supplied.
- No award decision date is published.
- No lot title, lot description or lot-level value is published.
- No bidder count, evaluation method, scoring, pricing breakdown or rationale for the direct award is published.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
British Beauty Council activities FY 2026-27Department for Business & TradeBritish Beauty Counciltrade engagementevent servicesdirect awardFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the British Beauty Council activities FY 2026–27 contract?
British Beauty Council is named as the supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £10,000 excluding VAT and £12,000 including VAT.
Was the contract competitively tendered?
No. The notice describes a below-threshold direct award without competition.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period runs from 5 October 2026 to 12 October 2026.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.