{
  "case_id": "CR-009",
  "slug": "deed-of-variation-retrospective",
  "title": "Deed of variation extending an expired contract with no change notice",
  "document": "document.pdf",
  "pages": 2,
  "sha256": "e72d2b38d05c89d60a743568242c23975f673c3aa295cbd0e17b62e8ad14b0cf",
  "hazards": [
    "retrospective_extension",
    "no_ccn_published",
    "wrong_legal_ground",
    "values_in_prose",
    "date_ordinal"
  ],
  "notes": "A deed of variation dated 15 May 2026 extends a contract that expired on 31 March 2026, adds 20% to the value, and the decision record states no contract change notice was published. Key values are in prose recitals. Expect three high flags.",
  "fields": {
    "notice_type": "contract_document",
    "notice_reference": null,
    "contracting_authority": "Harrowdale District Council",
    "contracting_authority_type": "sub_central",
    "supplier_name": "Fenwick Grounds Maintenance Ltd",
    "supplier_registration_number": "06645928",
    "contract_title": "Provision of Grounds Maintenance Services for Parks and Open Spaces",
    "contract_reference": "HDC-PKS-2021-07",
    "procurement_type": "services",
    "light_touch": false,
    "procedure": "open",
    "cpv_codes": [
      "77310000",
      "77311000",
      "77314000"
    ],
    "notice_published_date": null,
    "award_date": "2021-02-11",
    "contract_signed_date": "2021-03-12",
    "contract_start_date": "2021-04-01",
    "contract_end_date": "2026-03-31",
    "extension_options_months": 0,
    "maximum_term_months": 60,
    "contract_value_gbp": null,
    "value_includes_vat": false,
    "number_of_tenders_received": null,
    "kpis": null,
    "payment_terms_days": null,
    "standstill_end_date": null,
    "lots": [],
    "modification_number": 1,
    "modification_date": "2026-05-15",
    "modification_description": "Extension of the contract term by 12 months and an increase in the annual contract sum to cover the additional 14 hectares of open space transferred from the Parish Council.",
    "modification_ground": "s74_non_substantial",
    "original_contract_value_gbp": 1550000,
    "revised_contract_value_gbp": 1860000,
    "value_change_gbp": 310000,
    "value_change_percent": 20.0,
    "original_end_date": "2026-03-31",
    "revised_end_date": "2027-03-31",
    "term_change_months": 12,
    "contract_change_notice_published": false,
    "voluntary_standstill": false
  },
  "expected_flags": [
    {
      "id": "PA23-threshold-in-scope",
      "severity": "info",
      "detail": "Value £1,550,000 is at or above the services threshold £214,904 (inc VAT) applicable on 2021-02-11."
    },
    {
      "id": "PA23-s74-substantial-term",
      "severity": "high",
      "detail": "Term change +12 months is +20.0% of the 60-month maximum term: a substantial modification under s.74(3)(a) with no Schedule 8 ground."
    },
    {
      "id": "PA23-s75-ccn-required-not-published",
      "severity": "high",
      "detail": "Value change +20.0% / term change +20.0% exceeds the s.75(2) exemption but no contract change notice was published."
    },
    {
      "id": "AUDIT-retrospective-extension",
      "severity": "high",
      "detail": "Modification dated 2026-05-15 but the contract expired on 2026-03-31: a retrospective extension of an expired contract."
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "synthetic",
    "generator": "crtest.gen 0.1.0",
    "licence": "CC0-1.0",
    "statement": "Fictional authority, supplier and figures. Generated for extraction testing; not a real notice."
  }
}