AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust has published a contract award notice naming Ingleton Wood LLP for multi-disciplinary consultancy supporting its annual capital programme. The award remains pending, with signature scheduled after the stated standstill period.
Published outcomeOne pending award to Ingleton Wood LLP for the full scope under ESPO framework 2664_26, Lot 4 (South of England).
Market significanceThe notice states estimated expenditure of £2,566,800 excluding VAT (£3,208,500 including VAT) over the stated term, with potential extensions up to a seven-year total duration.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
INGLETON WOOD LLP
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 2566800 GBP · Pending award
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Award 1 names INGLETON WOOD LLP as supplier and gives a value amount of GBP 2,566,800. The supplier identity is verified by exact-name match to company number OC306572.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceContract award notice published; award status is pending
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The notice is described as a Contract award notice, while award 1 has status "pending".
Standstill period
99% confidenceEnds 29 October 2026, 23:59:59 UTC
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Award 1 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-29T23:59:59Z.
Future signature milestone
99% confidenceScheduled for 30 October 2026, 23:59:59 UTC
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Award milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-10-30T23:59:59Z.
Contract start
98% confidenceStated as 1 November 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod.startDate is 2026-11-01T00:00:00Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Estimated award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£2,566,800
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Award 1 value.amount is 2566800 GBP; the notice describes contract value as current estimated expenditure over the term.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£3,208,500
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 3208500 GBP.
Spend commitment
99% confidenceNot guaranteed
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The notice says the value is estimated expenditure and does not guarantee expenditure or a minimum volume of services.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award decision date
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-16T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence19 October 2026
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The award notice document datePublished is 2026-10-19T14:47:04+01:00.
Stated initial end date
99% confidence31 March 2031
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Award 1 contractPeriod.endDate is 2031-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Maximum stated end date
99% confidence31 March 2033
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Award 1 contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2033-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceMulti-disciplinary capital-project consultancy
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The notice describes advisory, planning and programme support for the Trust's annual capital programme.
Project stages
99% confidenceRIBA Stages 0–7
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The description expressly states support across RIBA Stages 0–7.
Operating environment
99% confidenceClinical environments, including medium secure settings
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The description states that services will be delivered across varying clinical environments, including medium secure settings.
Classifications
99% confidenceConstruction consultancy services; building consultancy services
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Award items list CPV 71530000 and CPV 71315200.
Delivery regions
97% confidenceUKJ4 and UKJ41
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Award deliveryAddresses list regions UKJ4 and UKJ41.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceFurther competition under a framework agreement
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The notice says the contract was procured through a Further Competition process; process procurementMethodDetails is "Award under framework".
Framework
99% confidenceESPO Property, Building & Infrastructure Advice & Management Services, reference 2664_26, Lot 4 – South of England
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The notice description identifies the framework, reference and lot.
Competition
94% confidenceCompetitive procurement indicated
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Tender data records competitive as true and procurement method as selective.
Number of awards
99% confidenceOne contract for the full scope
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The description states that a single contract is being awarded for the full scope.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence1 November 2026 to 31 March 2031
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Award 1 contractPeriod gives these start and end dates.
Extension provision
99% confidenceExtensions may be used, subject to a maximum total duration of seven years
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Award 1 hasRenewal is true; renewal description caps total duration, including extensions, at seven years.
Change control
98% confidenceThe buyer reserves the right to increase or decrease value, volume or project/service scope, subject to contractual change control and applicable Procurement Act requirements
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The notice description expressly reserves these modification rights and refers to the Procurement Act 2023 and Schedule 8 paragraph 1 where applicable.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Demand variability
99% confidenceActual spend and commissions may rise or fall with capital-programme requirements, funding approvals, priorities and budgets
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The notice explicitly says actual expenditure, service volume and projects may increase or decrease for these reasons.
Commercial structure
99% confidenceSingle-supplier consultancy arrangement covering the full stated scope
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The notice says a single contract is being awarded for the full scope, and award 1 names one supplier.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award not yet concluded
99% confidenceThe notice records a pending award and a future signature milestone; it does not evidence a signed or active contract.
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Award 1 status is pending and futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 30 October 2026.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Lot record 1 has null title, description and value fields.
Competition detail
99% confidenceInformation on bidders, evaluation, scores and pricing is not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation results or pricing breakdown is present in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The record is a pending award; no signed-contract evidence is supplied.
- Information on tender submissions, competing suppliers, evaluation methodology, scores and award rationale is not supplied in the published notice.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- The stated award value is estimated expenditure and is not a guaranteed minimum spend.
- No pricing schedule or project-level commissioning detail is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Ingleton Wood LLPKent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trustcapital consultancyESPO 2664_26RIBA consultancyNHS procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named as supplier?
INGLETON WOOD LLP is named for the pending award. Its identity is verified in the supplied supplier-verification data.
Has the contract been signed?
The supplied notice does not evidence signature. It records a pending award, with signature scheduled for 30 October 2026.
What is the estimated value?
The award value is £2,566,800 excluding VAT, or £3,208,500 including VAT. The notice says this is estimated expenditure, not guaranteed spend.
Can the contract be extended?
Yes. The notice allows extensions, with total duration capped at seven years and a stated maximum end date of 31 March 2033.
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.