AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Colchester City Council awarded retrofit energy upgrade works for its Housing Revenue Account housing stock to ARAN INSULATION LIMITED through a direct award under the LHC Retrofit and Decarbonisation (N9) framework, Lot 6. The published award value is £2,000,000.
Published outcomeOne active award was published on 13 October 2026. The award record names ARAN INSULATION LIMITED and gives an award date of 25 September 2026; the published contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028.
Market significanceThis is a £2m regional housing retrofit works opportunity covering energy-related services, insulation and solar-related work in the East of England.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ARAN INSULATION LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-899bd80d-4caf-490e-88fa-a7c540e86f08-1 · Lots LHC Retrofit and Decarbonisation (N9) framework, Lot 6: Multi-Disciplinary Works · 2000000 GBP · Active award
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Verified supplier identity: ARAN INSULATION LIMITED (company number 08182935). The award names Aran Insulation Ltd as supplier and has value £2,000,000. Notice text identifies the route as N9 Lot 6.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice published 13 October 2026
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Release history and award document datePublished: 2026-10-13T13:50:03+01:00.
Award status
98% confidenceActive award
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Award status is "active"; process display status is "awarded".
Award decision date
98% confidence25 September 2026
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Award date: 2026-09-25T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract signature status
99% confidenceUnknown
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The supplied notice provides an active award and contract-period dates but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£2,000,000
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Award value and tender value are both GBP 2,000,000.
Framework lot value band
96% confidence£750,000 to £2,000,000
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Notice description identifies N9 Lot 6 as "Multi-Disciplinary Works - £750k - £2M".
Value allocation
98% confidenceSingle-supplier award; £2,000,000 published against the award
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One award names one supplier and gives the award value as £2,000,000.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
98% confidence25 September 2026
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Award date field.
Published contract start
98% confidence1 October 2026
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Award and tender contractPeriod startDate: 2026-10-01.
Published initial end
98% confidence30 September 2028
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Award and tender contractPeriod endDate: 2028-09-30T23:59:59+01:00.
Tender deadline
96% confidence12 June 2026
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Tender period endDate: 2026-06-12T00:00:00+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceRetrofit energy upgrade works for council housing stock within the Housing Revenue Account
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Notice title and description.
Delivery area
94% confidenceEast of England
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Tender item delivery address specifies East of England, United Kingdom.
Primary classification
98% confidenceCPV 45211341 — Flats construction work
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Tender classification.
Related classifications
98% confidenceEnergy and related services; thermal insulation work; construction work for houses; solar installation
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Published additional CPV classifications 71314000, 45321000, 45211100 and 09332000.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Award route
99% confidenceDirect award via LHC Retrofit and Decarbonisation (N9) framework, Lot 6: Multi-Disciplinary Works
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Notice description explicitly states that the contract was awarded via direct award using the N9 framework, Lot 6.
Stated selection basis
95% confidenceSupplier stated to be number 1 ranked for the required disciplines in the Essex regional area
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Notice description.
Competition and bid count
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Procurement method detail
99% confidenceNot specified in the structured tender field
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procurementMethodDetails is "Not specified"; narrative separately describes a framework direct award.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
98% confidenceTwo years
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Published contract period is 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028; notice description also says the contract is for two years.
Extension options
98% confidenceUp to two further one-year extensions, subject to performance
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Notice description: "option to extend for a further 2 x 1 years subject to performance".
Maximum potential term
96% confidenceUp to four years if both stated one-year extensions are exercised
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Calculated from the stated two-year initial term plus 2 × 1-year options; exercise is not confirmed.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Framework positioning
97% confidenceThe £2,000,000 published award is at the top of the stated £750,000–£2,000,000 N9 Lot 6 value band
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Published award value is £2,000,000 and the notice describes Lot 6 as £750k–£2M.
Relevant market capabilities
91% confidenceSuppliers active in social-housing retrofit, insulation, solar installation and energy-related works are aligned with the published scope
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Notice description and published CPV classifications.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award versus concluded contract
99% confidenceThe record supports an active award and published contract-period dates, but does not explicitly evidence signature or execution of a contract.
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Award status is active; no supplied field states that the contract was signed.
Lot allocation detail
97% confidenceThe narrative identifies framework Lot 6, but no structured lot record or individual work-package allocation is supplied.
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Lots array is empty; Lot 6 appears in the notice description only.
Publication completeness
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, evaluation scores, pricing breakdown, detailed work volumes and individual site locations.
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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 supplied notice does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed or otherwise executed; it evidences an active award and published contract-period dates.
- No structured lot record, work-package split or site-level allocation is supplied; Lot 6 is identified only in the notice narrative.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, evaluation scoring, pricing schedule, detailed quantities and specific delivery sites.
- The stated extension options are conditional and their exercise is not confirmed.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Colchester City CouncilARAN INSULATION LIMITEDhousing retrofitenergy upgrade worksLHC N9thermal insulationsolar installationEast of England
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Colchester HRA retrofit energy upgrade award?
ARAN INSULATION LIMITED, verified under company number 08182935, is the named supplier on the published active award.
What is the published value of the award?
The published award value is £2,000,000.
How was the supplier selected?
The notice states that this was a direct award under LHC Retrofit and Decarbonisation (N9) Lot 6, with the supplier described as number 1 ranked for the required disciplines in the Essex regional area.
When does the published initial contract period end?
The published initial end date is 30 September 2028, with up to two one-year extensions stated as subject to performance.
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.