AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Environment Agency published an award notice for River Slea ground investigations and ESE during the OBC–FBC stage, using a Collaborative Delivery Framework Lot 2 call-off and NEC4 ECC. The published award names JACKSON CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED. The supplied dataset also contains a second active award record with the same supplier, date and value, so the records must not be added together.
Published outcomeAward notice published naming JACKSON CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED; the source describes an active award, not explicit evidence of a signed contract.
Market significanceA £264,492.91 works call-off for specialist ground-investigation activity in the East of England, procured through an existing framework.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
2 supplier records analysed
JACKSON CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED
98% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-71d7fdd1-beb4-4873-97ef-36a6e5895df4-1 · 264492.91 GBP · active
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Award -1 names Jackson Civil Engineering Limited. Supplier verification supplies the verified legal name JACKSON CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED (company number 06145639).
JACKSON CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED
76% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-71d7fdd1-beb4-4873-97ef-36a6e5895df4-2 · 264492.91 GBP · active
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The supplied normalised award record -2 names JACKSON CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED and reports £264,492.91. This record is not present in the embedded notice award array.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source status complete
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Process display_status is "awarded", source_status is "complete", and the notice type is "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder".
Award record status
90% confidenceActive
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Both supplied normalised award records are marked "active"; the embedded notice contains one active award.
Contract conclusion
96% confidenceNot explicitly evidenced as signed
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The source provides an award notice and contract-period dates, but no explicit signature or contract-conclusion field.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value: award -1
99% confidence£264,492.91
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Award -1 and the embedded tender/award value each state 264492.91 GBP.
Award value: award -2
76% confidence£264,492.91
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Supplied normalised award record -2 states 264492.91 GBP.
Aggregate value
95% confidenceUnknown; do not sum the two records
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Two same-date active award records have identical supplier and value, while the embedded notice contains only award -1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence29 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate is 2026-09-29T12:00:00+01:00.
Contract period start
98% confidence5 October 2026
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Tender and embedded award contractPeriod startDate are 2026-10-05.
Award date
98% confidence9 October 2026
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Both supplied award records report 2026-10-09.
Award notice publication
98% confidence9 October 2026, 15:25 BST
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Award notice datePublished is 2026-10-09T15:25:38+01:00.
Contract period end
98% confidence31 March 2028
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Tender and embedded award contractPeriod endDate are 2028-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
97% confidenceRiver Slea ground investigations and ESE for the OBC–FBC stage
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Process description states this scope.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 45111250 — Ground investigation work
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Primary classification is recorded as CPV 45111250.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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mainProcurementCategory is "works".
Delivery location
92% confidenceEast of England; postcode NG34 7BP
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Tender delivery addresses specify East of England, United Kingdom and NG34 7BP.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective
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procurementMethod is "selective".
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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procurementMethodDetails states "Call-off from a framework agreement".
Framework
96% confidenceCollaborative Delivery Framework (CDF), Lot 2
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The description states the requirement was awarded via CDF Lot 2.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores, or award rationale is included in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Form of contract
96% confidenceNEC4 Engineering Construction Contract (ECC)
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The description says the call-off utilises an NEC4 ECC.
Published contract period
98% confidence5 October 2026 to 31 March 2028
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Tender and embedded award contractPeriod fields state these dates.
Extensions and options
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No extension or option terms are present in the supplied data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
96% confidenceFramework call-off rather than an openly described standalone competition
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The notice identifies a selective procedure and call-off from a framework agreement.
Value interpretation
94% confidence£264,492.91 is reported against each supplied award record, but the available evidence does not establish two separate commitments.
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Award records -1 and -2 repeat the same supplier, date and value; the embedded notice includes only -1.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Duplicate or unexplained award record
98% confidenceThe normalised data contains two active awards with identical supplier, date and value, whereas the embedded source notice contains only award -1.
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Compare supplied awards -1/-2 with details_json.awards, which contains only -1.
Lot allocation
99% confidenceNo lot IDs or individual lot allocation are supplied.
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lot_ids_json is null for both award records and the lots array is empty.
Published information gaps
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation, award rationale, pricing breakdown, extension terms, and signature evidence.
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These fields are absent from the supplied process, awards and documents.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied records contain two apparently duplicate active awards; it is unknown whether award -2 is a duplicate, correction, or separate commitment.
- No lot IDs, individual lot values, or allocation basis are published.
- The source does not explicitly evidence a signed contract.
- Competition, evaluation and pricing-detail information are not supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Environment AgencyRiver Sleaground investigation workJACKSON CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITEDCollaborative Delivery FrameworkNEC4 ECCContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named in the River Slea award notice?
JACKSON CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED was named as the supplier.
What is the published value?
£264,492.91 is shown on each supplied award record, but duplicate records mean it should not be summed.
When does the published contract period end?
The published end date is 31 March 2028.
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.