AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Fenland District Council published a contract award notice for architectural design and technical work for Whittlesea Station Enhancement. The notice identifies GA TRAINS LIMITED as supplier for a £75,590 gross award.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded for GA TRAINS LIMITED under a below-threshold direct procurement without competition. The notice schedules a future signature date, so the supplied data does not confirm that a contract has been signed.
Market significanceThis is a small, single-supplier building-consultancy services award for station-enhancement design and technical work in the East of England.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
GA TRAINS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 75590 GBP · Active award
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Award 1 names GA Trains Limited as supplier and records gross value of GBP 75,590. Supplier verification identifies the legal name as GA TRAINS LIMITED (company number 12544897).
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract award notice on Find a Tender
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Award document 098957-2026 is described as a Contract award notice on Find a Tender.
Tender status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is recorded as complete.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status active.
Signature status
98% confidenceNot confirmed; future signature was scheduled for 20 October 2026
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Award milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-10-20T23:59:59+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£75,590 gross
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Award 1 value is amountGross 75590, currency GBP.
Lot-level value allocation
98% confidenceNot separately published
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Lot 1 has no value amount; the single award covers lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
99% confidence1 April 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Award notice 098957-2026 was published 2026-10-20T12:29:44+01:00.
Scheduled signature date
98% confidence20 October 2026
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Future signature milestone is due 2026-10-20T23:59:59+01:00.
Contract period
99% confidence21 October 2026 to 31 December 2026
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Award contractPeriod records startDate 2026-10-21 and endDate 2026-12-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceArchitectural design and technical work for Whittlesea Station Enhancement
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Tender title and description state this requirement.
Procurement category
98% confidenceServices
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Award mainProcurementCategory is services.
Service classification
99% confidenceBuilding consultancy services (CPV 71315200)
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Award item additional classification is CPV 71315200, Building consultancy services.
Delivery region
96% confidenceUKH1, East of England
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Award item delivery address region is UKH1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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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.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Award aboveThreshold is false.
Bidder count and evaluation detail
99% confidenceNot published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence21 October 2026 to 31 December 2026
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Award contractPeriod provides these dates.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceNot published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
99% confidenceSingle-supplier, single-lot award valued at £75,590 gross
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One award names one supplier, relates to lot 1, and records GBP 75,590 gross.
Route to market
99% confidenceBelow-threshold direct procurement without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states this route.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceA scheduled future signature date is supplied; signature or execution is not confirmed.
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Milestone is futureSignatureDate with scheduled status.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Lot 1 fields are blank and have no value amount.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo bid count, evaluation detail, pricing breakdown, extension terms or renewal terms are provided.
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
Date sequence
99% confidenceThe recorded award date precedes the notice publication date and scheduled signature date.
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Award date is 1 April 2026; publication and scheduled signature are 20 October 2026.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not confirm that the contract was signed or executed; it records only a scheduled future signature date.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Bid counts, evaluation information, pricing breakdowns, extension provisions and renewal provisions were not supplied in the published notice.
- The award date of 1 April 2026 is earlier than the 20 October 2026 notice publication and scheduled signature dates; the source does not explain this sequence.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Fenland District CouncilGA TRAINS LIMITEDWhittlesea Station Enhancementbuilding consultancy servicesdirect awardFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier for the Whittlesea Station Enhancement work?
GA TRAINS LIMITED was named as supplier for award 1.
What is the published award value?
The published gross award value is £75,590.
Was the procurement competed?
The notice describes it as a below-threshold direct procurement without competition.
Is the contract signed?
The supplied data records a scheduled future signature date but does not confirm signature or execution.
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.