AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Moray Council published an award notice for the Portessie Flood Protection Scheme consultancy-related requirement. The notice records a direct award under Lot 5 of the Scotland Excel Engineering and Technical Consultancy Framework to JEREMY BENN ASSOCIATES LIMITED.
Published outcomeAward published to JEREMY BENN ASSOCIATES LIMITED (award awd-1) for £53,178.82 GBP. The supplied contract record is marked active, but no signature or start date is published.
Market significanceA modest-value direct framework call-off associated with flood-prevention works, rather than an openly competed procurement.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
JEREMY BENN ASSOCIATES LIMITED
98% confidenceAward awd-1 · Lots Lot 5 of Scotland Excel Engineering and Technical Consultancy Framework · 53178.82 GBP · Award published; associated contract record marked active
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Award awd-1 names Jeremy Benn Associates Limited as supplier and gives GBP 53,178.82. Supplier verification supplies legal name JEREMY BENN ASSOCIATES LIMITED (company number 03246693) through an exact-name match. The description states this is a direct award from Lot 5.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded
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Process display_status is "awarded" and notice_type is "award".
Published
99% confidence15 October 2026, 08:55 UTC
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Process published_at and releaseHistory release_date are 2026-10-15T08:55:42Z.
Contract record status
93% confidenceActive
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The supplied contracts array contains contract awd-1 with status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceUnknown
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No signature date or explicit signed-contract field is supplied.
Contract start
99% confidenceUnknown
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Process contract_start_at is null.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£53,178.82 GBP
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Award awd-1 value amount is 53178.82 and currency is GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceAllocated to the sole named supplier on award awd-1
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Award awd-1 contains one supplier, Jeremy Benn Associates Limited.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award notice publication
99% confidence15 October 2026, 08:55 UTC
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Process published_at is 2026-10-15T08:55:42Z.
Award decision date
99% confidenceUnknown
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Award awd-1 award_date is null.
Contract start date
99% confidenceUnknown
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contract_start_at is null.
Contract end date
99% confidenceUnknown
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contract_end_at is null.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidence181253 DA08 Portessie Flood Protection Scheme
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Process title is "Award of 181253 DA08 Portessie Flood Protection Scheme".
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Process main_category and tender mainProcurementCategory are "services".
Published award description
99% confidenceDirect award from Lot 5 of the Scotland Excel Engineering and Technical Consultancy Framework.
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Process and award-item description state this wording.
Classification
98% confidenceCPV 45246400 — Flood-prevention works
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Tender additionalClassifications and classifications list CPV 45246400 with this description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award
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Process procurement_method is "direct".
Competition
99% confidenceSingle supplier without competition
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procurement_method_details states: "The contract is awarded to a single supplier without competition."
Framework route
99% confidenceLot 5 of Scotland Excel Engineering and Technical Consultancy Framework
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The published description explicitly identifies this route.
Bid count and evaluation
99% confidenceUnknown
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No bid count, tenderer list, scoring, evaluation or selection rationale is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Associated contract record
93% confidenceContract awd-1 is marked active
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contracts contains id awd-1, awardID awd-1 and status "active".
Duration
99% confidenceUnknown
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No start or end date is supplied.
Extension or option terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or option terms are supplied.
Pricing detail
98% confidenceNot published beyond the award value
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Only the award total of £53,178.82 GBP is provided.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
99% confidenceThe requirement was placed through a named framework lot rather than an open competition.
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The notice describes a direct award from Lot 5, and the procedure is recorded as direct.
Value context
99% confidenceThe published award value is £53,178.82 GBP.
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Award awd-1 contains this amount and currency.
Service interpretation
90% confidenceThe framework description indicates an engineering and technical consultancy route, while the published CPV is flood-prevention works.
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The notice describes the Scotland Excel Engineering and Technical Consultancy Framework; CPV 45246400 is listed as Flood-prevention works.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Buyer-party inconsistency
99% confidenceThe process identifies Moray Council as buyer, but the embedded parties list also contains Perth & Kinross Council and Scottish Government with buyer roles.
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Process buyer_name is Moray Council; parties org-1, org-3 and org-5 each have a buyer role.
Published dates incomplete
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice for award decision date, contract start date and contract end date.
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award_date, contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null.
Lot data incomplete
99% confidenceNo structured lot record or award-to-lot identifier is supplied; Lot 5 appears only in the narrative description.
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lots is empty and award lot_ids_json is null, while the description references Lot 5.
Commercial detail incomplete
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice for pricing breakdown, duration, extensions, bids, scores and award rationale.
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No such fields or documents are included in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains inconsistent buyer-role data: Moray Council is the named process buyer, while Perth & Kinross Council and Scottish Government also appear as buyers in embedded party data.
- No award decision date, contract signature evidence, contract start date, contract end date, duration, extension terms or renewal terms is published.
- No structured lot record or award-to-lot allocation is supplied; the Lot 5 reference is narrative only.
- No bidder numbers, evaluation results, selection rationale, pricing breakdown or supporting documents are supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Moray CouncilPortessie Flood Protection SchemeJEREMY BENN ASSOCIATES LIMITEDScotland Excelflood preventiondirect awardengineering consultancy
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Portessie Flood Protection Scheme award?
JEREMY BENN ASSOCIATES LIMITED is the verified legal supplier named for award awd-1.
What is the published award value?
The award value is £53,178.82 GBP.
Was this openly competed?
No. The notice records a direct award to a single supplier without competition, using Lot 5 of the Scotland Excel Engineering and Technical Consultancy Framework.
When does the contract start and end?
The published data does not provide contract start or end dates.
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.