AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
North Kesteven District Council has published contract details for climate-change evidence consultancy supporting the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan review. The active contract is awarded to ETUDE CONSULTING LIMITED and is stated as signed.
Published outcomeAward 1 covers lot 1 and names ETUDE CONSULTING LIMITED as supplier. The contract record is active, with a stated term from 20 October 2026 to 19 October 2027.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition environmental consultancy engagement supporting evidence preparation for a local-plan review across Central Lincolnshire.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ETUDE CONSULTING LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £54,520 net; £65,424 gross GBP · Verified supplier; award and associated contract active
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-08114323. The supplier-verification record matches company number 08114323 to ETUDE CONSULTING LIMITED. Contract 1, linked to award 1, states GBP 54,520 amount and GBP 65,424 amountGross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract details notice published 19 October 2026
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Contract document 098584-2026 is described as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender and has publication date 2026-10-19.
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% confidence23 September 2026
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Contract 1 gives dateSigned as 2026-09-23.
Contract start
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-20.
Contract end
99% confidence19 October 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-10-19.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value, net
99% confidence£54,520
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Contract 1 value.amount is 54520 GBP.
Contract value, gross
99% confidence£65,424
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 65424 GBP.
Value attribution
97% confidenceContract-level value associated with award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 links to awardID 1; award 1 relates to lot 1 and has one named supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Local Plan adopted
94% confidenceApril 2023
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The procurement description refers to the adopted Central Lincolnshire Local Plan (April 2023).
Contract signed
99% confidence23 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-23.
Contract details published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Contract document 098584-2026 was published on 2026-10-19.
Contract term
99% confidence20 October 2026 to 19 October 2027
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Contract 1 period specifies these start and end dates.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceClimate-change evidence consultancy for the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan review
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The description seeks consultancy support to prepare climate change evidence for Central Lincolnshire.
Service category
99% confidenceEnvironmental issues consultancy services (CPV 90713000)
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Award item 1 lists CPV 90713000 with this description.
Geographic delivery area
93% confidenceLincolnshire region (UKF3)
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Award item 1 specifies delivery address region UKF3.
Plan-review context
98% confidenceEvidence-base preparation for an emerging Local Plan
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The description says work at this early review stage is focused on preparing the evidence base required to support the emerging plan.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is 'limited'.
Competition description
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states 'Below threshold - limited competition'.
Legal basis
98% confidenceProcurement Act 2023 (UKPGA 2023/54)
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Tender legalBasis identifies 2023/54 and links to the Procurement Act 2023 legislation.
Competition metrics
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence12 months
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The stated period runs from 20 October 2026 to 19 October 2027.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 states aboveThreshold: false.
Extension or option terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Pricing structure and deliverables
98% confidenceUnknown
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The notice provides total net and gross values but no pricing breakdown, milestones or detailed deliverables.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Engagement profile
89% confidenceA time-limited specialist evidence commission rather than a published framework call-off
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The published record shows one active contract, one supplier, one lot and a 12-month period; no framework status is stated.
Demand signal
98% confidenceThe buyer is commissioning technical climate evidence at the evidence-base stage of a Local Plan review.
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The description explicitly links the requirement to evidence-base preparation for the emerging plan.
Award rationale
99% confidenceUnknown
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No evaluation scores, bid rationale or selection rationale are supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier verification
99% confidenceVerified
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Supplier verification is ready and confirms ETUDE CONSULTING LIMITED by company-number match.
Contract evidence quality
98% confidenceStrong for lifecycle, term, signature date and total value
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The contract record supplies active status, dateSigned, start and end dates, and net and gross GBP values.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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Lot 1 is listed only with status complete; its title, description and value fields are null.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, bidder list, scoring, evaluation criteria or award rationale is present.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: number of invited suppliers or bids, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale and unsuccessful suppliers.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: detailed deliverables, milestones, pricing breakdown, performance measures, extension options or renewal terms.
- The estimated re-procurement horizon is derived solely from the stated end date and is not a procurement forecast.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
ETUDE CONSULTING LIMITEDNorth Kesteven District CouncilClimate Change EvidenceCentral Lincolnshire Local Planenvironmental consultancyclimate evidenceProcurement Act 2023
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Climate Change Evidence contract?
ETUDE CONSULTING LIMITED, verified by company number 08114323, is named as supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £54,520 net and £65,424 gross, in GBP.
When does the contract run?
The stated contract period is 20 October 2026 to 19 October 2027. The record also states it was signed on 23 September 2026.
What is being procured?
Climate-change evidence consultancy to support the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan review and its emerging evidence base.
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