AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Stockton on Tees Borough Council published an award and contract notice for civil engineering consultancy support for the Billingham Sports Hub. The notice identifies OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED as supplier and records a GBP 102,955.50 contract signed on 3 September 2026. However, the related lot is marked cancelled, creating an unresolved status conflict.
Published outcomeThe published contract record is active and linked to award 098623-2026-1; the linked lot 1 is marked cancelled.
Market significanceThis is a direct award under the NEPO 212 Support Services for Development of the Built Environment framework for multidisciplinary technical-design and coordination services.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED
96% confidenceAward 098623-2026-1 · Lots 1 · 102955.50 GBP · Active award and contract record; linked lot is cancelled
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Verified Companies House identity 01312453. Award 098623-2026-1 names Ove Arup & Partners Limited; associated contract value is GBP 102,955.50. The value is recorded at contract level for this single-supplier award.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Notice published_at: 2026-10-19T15:52:37+01:00.
Award status
95% confidenceActive
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Award 098623-2026-1 status is "active".
Contract status
95% confidenceActive
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Contract 098623-2026-1 status is "active".
Contract signature
99% confidence3 September 2026
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Contract dateSigned: 2026-09-03T00:00:00+01:00.
Linked lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Tender lot 1 status is "cancelled", despite being linked to the active award and contract.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidenceGBP 102,955.50
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Contract 098623-2026-1 value: amount 102955.5, currency GBP.
Lot value
99% confidenceUnknown
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No value is supplied for lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence3 September 2026
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Contract dateSigned: 2026-09-03T00:00:00+01:00.
Award and contract notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Release date and published_at: 2026-10-19T15:52:37+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract start date is supplied.
Contract end
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract end date is supplied.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
96% confidenceMultidisciplinary consultancy team for technical design, design coordination and project integration for the Billingham Sports Hub site.
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Tender description states that consultants are required to develop, coordinate and finalise the technical design for an integrated and deliverable scheme.
Service classification
99% confidenceCivil engineering consultancy services (CPV 71311000)
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Tender classification: CPV 71311000, Civil engineering consultancy services.
Framework route
99% confidenceNEPO 212 – Support Services for Development of the Built Environment
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Lot 1 description states: "Direct Award from NEPO 212 - Support Services for Development of the Built Environment."
Delivery region
99% confidenceUKC11
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Item 1 delivery address region is UKC11.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited procedure: award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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Tender procurementMethod is "limited" and procurementMethodDetails states "Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition".
Award route rationale
99% confidenceDirect award permitted by the framework
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Procurement method rationale: "The Framework allows for a Direct Award."
Evaluation criteria
90% confidencePrice
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Lot 1 awardCriteria contains one criterion of type "price".
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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The notice does not provide bidder or tender counts.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract record
98% confidenceActive; signed 3 September 2026
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Contract 098623-2026-1 has status "active" and dateSigned of 2026-09-03.
Extension option
99% confidenceOptional extension of up to 24 months
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Lot 1 options description states: "Optional extension of up to 24 months."
Base term
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract start date, end date or base duration is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
99% confidenceDirect award through a named built-environment support-services framework
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The lot describes a direct award from NEPO 212, and the rationale says the framework allows direct award.
Service focus
94% confidenceDesign development and coordination rather than construction delivery
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The published requirement concerns a multidisciplinary consultant team to develop, coordinate and finalise technical design.
Value interpretation
90% confidenceThe GBP 102,955.50 figure is the published contract-level value for the single-supplier contract record.
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One active contract, one linked award and one named supplier are present; the value is held on the contract record, not the lot.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Status inconsistency
99% confidenceActive award and contract records are linked to a cancelled lot.
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Award and contract 098623-2026-1 are marked active, while related lot 1 is marked cancelled.
Term information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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Contract start date, end date and base duration are null or absent.
Competition information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No tenderer count, bid count, scores or pricing breakdown is supplied.
Lot title and value
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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Lot 1 has no title and no lot-level value.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The linked lot is marked cancelled while the award and contract records are active; the source does not explain which status should govern.
- No contract start date, contract end date or base duration is published.
- No bidder counts, tender prices, award scoring or detailed evaluation information is published.
- No lot title or lot-level value is published.
- The published extension is optional and capped at 24 months; it does not confirm that an extension will be exercised.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Billingham Sports HubStockton on Tees Borough CouncilOVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITEDNEPO 212civil engineering consultancy servicesdirect award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named as supplier for the Billingham Sports Hub civil engineering consultancy award?
OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED, verified under company number 01312453, is named on award 098623-2026-1.
What is the published contract value?
The contract record gives a value of GBP 102,955.50.
Was this competitively advertised?
The notice describes a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition and says the NEPO 212 framework allowed a direct award.
Is the contract active?
The award and contract records are marked active, but the linked lot is marked cancelled. The notice does not resolve this inconsistency.
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