AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Gedling Borough Council awarded Carrington West Limited a direct, below-threshold contract to source and supply a temporary Planning Officer.
Published outcomeThe published contract record is active and explicitly records signing on 5 October 2026. The initial term runs from 6 October 2026 to 5 January 2027, with one optional three-month extension.
Market significanceThis is a short-term recruitment-services requirement awarded without competition under an internal waiver.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CARRINGTON WEST LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared contract value: £50,083.20 gross GBP · Verified supplier; active award
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Award 1 names CARRINGTON WEST LIMITED (GB-COH-07344853). Supplier verification matched company number 07344853. The single linked contract has a gross value of £50,083.20.
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 a "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
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Contract 1 has status "active".
Contract signed
99% confidence5 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-05.
Contract start
99% confidence6 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-06.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£50,083.20 gross
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Contract 1 value is amountGross 50083.2 GBP.
Lot-level value
99% confidenceUnknown
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Lot 1 has no published value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Signed date
99% confidence5 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-05.
Initial contract start
99% confidence6 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-06.
Initial contract end
99% confidence5 January 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-01-05.
Maximum extent date
99% confidence5 April 2027
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Contract 1 maxExtentDate is 2027-04-05.
Notice publication
99% confidence21 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published at 2026-10-21T10:25:48+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSourcing and supply of a temporary worker for a Planning Officer role
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The notice description states that the procurement is for sourcing and supplying a temporary worker for the role of Planning Officer.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 identifies the main procurement category as services.
CPV classification
99% confidence79600000 — Recruitment services
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Award item 1 carries CPV 79600000, described as Recruitment services.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKF1, United Kingdom
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Award item 1 lists delivery address region UKF1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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The tender record specifies procurementMethod "direct".
Competition approach
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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The tender record specifies "Below threshold - without competition".
Waiver basis
99% confidenceInternal waiver under Gedling Borough Council Contract Procedure Rules 35.3(c)
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The description states that an internal waiver under rule 35.3(c) was applied.
Bidder count and evaluation
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence6 October 2026 to 5 January 2027
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The contract period runs from 2026-10-06 to 2027-01-05.
Extension option
99% confidenceOne optional extension period of three months
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The renewal description states that the term includes an option to extend for one period of three months.
Maximum possible end date
99% confidence5 April 2027
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The published maxExtentDate is 2027-04-05.
Pricing detail
99% confidenceNot published beyond total gross contract value
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
99% confidenceA single supplier is named for the single published lot.
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Award 1 links CARRINGTON WEST LIMITED to lot 1.
Commercial route
99% confidenceThe council used a direct, non-competitive below-threshold route supported by an internal procedural waiver.
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The tender method and description explicitly state these points.
Demand profile
94% confidenceThe published scope indicates a temporary individual staffing requirement rather than a broader recruitment framework.
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The description refers to sourcing and supplying a temporary worker for one Planning Officer role.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published record coverage
98% confidenceContract, award, supplier, value, signature date and term are published.
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The OCDS contract, award and party records provide these fields.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
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Lot 1 is present only with ID and complete status; its title, description and value fields are null.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceBid count, quotations, selection rationale and evaluation information are not published.
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Notice timing
99% confidenceThe contract details notice was published after the recorded signing and start dates.
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Signing is dated 5 October 2026, start is dated 6 October 2026, and publication is dated 21 October 2026.
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: bidder count, evaluation methodology, bid prices, award rationale, pricing breakdown and performance measures.
- The extension is optional; the published data does not confirm whether it will be exercised.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Gedling Borough CouncilCarrington West LimitedPlanning Officerrecruitment servicestemporary staffingdirect awardpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Gedling Borough Council's Planning Officer agency contract?
CARRINGTON WEST LIMITED, verified against company number 07344853.
What is the contract value?
The published gross contract value is £50,083.20.
Was the contract competitively tendered?
No. The notice identifies a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition and cites an internal waiver.
When does the contract end?
The initial term ends on 5 January 2027. One optional three-month extension could take the maximum extent to 5 April 2027.
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