AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority published an award and contract notice for business rates consultancy under Lot 5 of the NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub Analysis and Recovery Services arrangement. The notice identifies AVISON YOUNG (UK) LIMITED as supplier and records a GBP 150,000 contract signed on 14 October 2026. However, the only published tender lot is marked cancelled while the linked award and contract are active.
Published outcomeOne active award, 098578-2026-1, names AVISON YOUNG (UK) LIMITED. The contract record gives a total value of GBP 150,000 and an explicit signature date of 14 October 2026.
Market significanceThis is a direct award for specialist business-rates consultancy, using a procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. No competitive bidding or evaluation information was published.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
AVISON YOUNG (UK) LIMITED
98% confidenceAward 098578-2026-1 · Lots 1 · 150000 GBP · Active award; linked active contract
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Verified supplier identity supplied for company number 06382509. Award names Avison Young (UK) Ltd; the linked contract is GBP 150,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Award and contract notice published_at: 2026-10-19T14:59:21+01:00.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 098578-2026-1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive; signed 14 October 2026
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Contract 098578-2026-1 has status 'active' and dateSigned 2026-10-14T00:00:00+01:00.
Linked lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Tender lot 1, to which the active award is linked, has status 'cancelled'.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidenceGBP 150,000
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Contract 098578-2026-1 value: amount 150000, currency GBP.
Value allocation
92% confidenceContract-level value linked to the sole published award and lot 1
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The contract references award 098578-2026-1; that award relates to lot 1. No separate lot value is published.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Contract dateSigned: 2026-10-14T00:00:00+01:00.
Award and contract notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Release date and published_at: 2026-10-19T14:59:21+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
97% confidenceBusiness rates consultancy, including business rates review and revaluation
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Tender and lot description state 'Business Rates Consultancy' and reference 'Business Rates Review and Revaluation'.
Framework route
98% confidenceDirect award under Lot 5 of the NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub Analysis and Recovery Services arrangement
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Tender description and procurement rationale state this route.
Service classification
99% confidenceBuilding consultancy services (CPV 71315200); building services consultancy services (CPV 71315210)
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Published classifications.
Delivery geography
90% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Item delivery address region is UK.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
98% confidenceLimited procedure
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Process procurement_method: limited.
Method detail
99% confidenceAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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Process and tender procurementMethodDetails.
Published rationale
96% confidenceDirect award under Lot 5 of the named NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub arrangement; procurement stated to be outside the scope of the directive
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Tender procurementMethodRationale and rationale classification D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Award criterion
90% confidencePrice
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Lot 1 awardCriteria contains one criterion of type 'price'.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status and signature
98% confidenceActive contract signed 14 October 2026
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Contract status is active and dateSigned is 2026-10-14.
Options
98% confidenceNo options stated for lot 1
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Lot 1 hasOptions: false.
Start and end dates
99% confidenceUnknown
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contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null; no dates are supplied in the contract record.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
97% confidenceThe requirement was placed as a direct award under an existing analysis and recovery services arrangement.
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Published tender description and procurement rationale.
Value interpretation
96% confidenceGBP 150,000 is the published contract value; no pricing structure, savings basis or fee model is disclosed.
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Contract value is published, while no pricing breakdown or commercial model is supplied.
Competition transparency
99% confidenceThe notice does not provide bidder counts, competing suppliers, scores or evaluation narrative.
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Lot and award status inconsistency
99% confidenceThe sole published lot is cancelled, but its linked award and contract are active.
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Lot 1 status is 'cancelled'; award and contract 098578-2026-1 are 'active'.
Missing operational dates
99% confidenceContract start and end dates are not supplied.
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Process contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null; no dates are present in contract data.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified by company number.
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Supplier verification status is verified; verified company number 06382509 matches the source company number.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published record contains an unresolved lifecycle inconsistency: lot 1 is marked cancelled while the linked award and signed contract are active.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: contract start date, end date, duration, extension or renewal terms, detailed scope, pricing structure, bidder count, evaluation scores and award rationale.
- No separate lot value is published; the GBP 150,000 figure is recorded at contract level.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Merseyside Fire and Rescue AuthorityAVISON YOUNG (UK) LIMITEDbusiness rates consultancydirect awardbusiness rates reviewrevaluationGBP 150,000
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the business rates consultancy award?
The published award names AVISON YOUNG (UK) LIMITED, verified under company number 06382509.
What is the published contract value?
The linked contract record gives a value of GBP 150,000.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract record explicitly states a signature date of 14 October 2026.
Was this competed through an advertised call for competition?
No. The notice describes an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition and a direct award under Lot 5 of the cited arrangement.
When does the contract end?
The published notice does not provide a contract end date.
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