AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Department for Business & Trade awarded APPLITEST GmbH a direct, below-threshold contract to prepare an expert-witness report for an OPSS GDHA prosecution case. The contract is explicitly recorded as signed and active, with a GBP 12,800 gross value.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract were recorded for APPLITEST GmbH. The report draft is due by 30 October 2026 and the final report by 30 November 2026.
Market significanceThis is a small, specialist expert-witness services engagement procured without competition for a time-bound prosecution matter.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
APPLITEST GmbH
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 12800 GBP · Active signed contract; supplier name is unverified externally
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Award 1 names APPLITEST GmbH as its sole supplier. Contract 1, linked to award 1, is active, signed on 13 October 2026, and valued at GBP 12,800 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The published document is described as “Contract details notice on Find a Tender” (UK7).
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status “active”.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive and explicitly signed
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Contract 1 has status “active” and dateSigned of 13 October 2026.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidenceGBP 12,800 gross
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Contract 1 value records amountGross 12800, amount 12800 and currency GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-13.
Contract start
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-13.
Draft report due
97% confidence30 October 2026
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The requirement description states that APPLITEST GmbH will deliver a draft report by 30 October 2026.
Final report due / contract end
99% confidence30 November 2026
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The description specifies final-report delivery by 30 November 2026; contract 1 ends on 30 November 2026.
Notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published on 20 October 2026.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceExpert-witness report for the OPSS GDHA prosecution case
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The notice description states that OPSS requires an Expert Witness to prepare a report for its GDHA prosecution case, which is due for trial in March 2027.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 lists the main procurement category as services.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 79900000 — Miscellaneous business and business-related services
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The award item includes this CPV classification.
Delivery location
93% confidenceGermany
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The award item records a delivery address in Germany.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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The tender records procurementMethod as “direct”.
Competition approach
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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The tender records procurementMethodDetails as “Below threshold - without competition”.
Competition data
99% confidenceNo bid count, evaluation or selection rationale published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence13 October 2026 to 30 November 2026
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Contract 1 period runs from 13 October 2026 to 30 November 2026.
Signed date
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract 1 explicitly records dateSigned as 13 October 2026.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Engagement profile
96% confidenceShort-duration, specialist report delivery tied to a prosecution timetable
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The contract runs from 13 October to 30 November 2026, with draft and final report dates stated; the case is due for trial in March 2027.
Value allocation
98% confidenceThe GBP 12,800 contract value can be associated with the sole supplier on the sole award
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1, which has one named supplier, APPLITEST GmbH.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier verification limitation
99% confidenceThe supplied data does not provide an externally verified company name or company number for APPLITEST GmbH
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supplierVerification is “not_applicable” and verifiedCompanyName/verifiedCompanyNumber are null.
Unpublished award date
99% confidenceAward date unknown
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Award 1 has no award_date in the supplied award record.
Lot detail limitation
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value
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The supplied lot record contains null title, description and value fields.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No bid count, evaluation detail, pricing breakdown, selection rationale or award date was supplied.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No extension or renewal terms were supplied.
- APPLITEST GmbH is named in the source, but no externally verified company name or company number is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
GDHA Expert Witness ReportAPPLITEST GmbHDepartment for Business & TradeOPSSexpert witness contractFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the GDHA Expert Witness Report contract?
APPLITEST GmbH is the sole supplier named for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The contract value is GBP 12,800 gross.
When does the contract end?
The published contract period ends on 30 November 2026.
Was the contract competitively tendered?
The notice describes it as a below-threshold direct procurement without competition.
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.