AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Nottingham City Council published an award notice for the design, supply and installation of a multi-use games area (MUGA) at Birchover Park. The published award record names HAGS UK, but that supplier name remains unverified because the completed matching workflow found no safe Companies House match.
Published outcomeThe underlying award record is marked active, dated 1 September 2025, with an award value of £49,067.74. The notice does not itself evidence signature or contract execution.
Market significanceThis is a small public-works award for MUGA delivery, funded by FCC and reported as obtained through competitive quotation.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
HAGS UK
91% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-ab41821b-4f9a-4b70-93cc-e44230fe698b-2 · £49,067.74 GBP · Active award
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The detailed OCDS award names HAGS UK as supplier and gives £49,067.74.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Process notice type and award document description.
Published status
98% confidenceAwarded; source record complete
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Process display_status is "awarded" and source_status is "complete".
Award status
97% confidenceActive
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Award records are marked "active".
Award decision date
94% confidence1 September 2025
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Both supplied award records give award_date/date as 2025-09-01.
Notice publication date
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Award notice document datePublished is 2026-10-09T12:32:38+01:00.
Contract execution
99% confidenceUnknown; no explicit signed-contract evidence supplied
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The supplied material is an award notice and contains no signature or execution field.
VALUES
Published values explained
Detailed award value
98% confidence£49,067.74
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Detailed OCDS award -2 value is GBP 49,067.74.
Tender value
98% confidence£50,000
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Tender value is GBP 50,000.
Conflicting award value record
99% confidence£50,000
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A separate supplied award record (-1) states £50,000, while detailed award -2 states £49,067.74. No basis for reconciling the records is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Quotation deadline
98% confidence31 August 2025, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate is 2025-08-31T12:00:00+01:00.
Award decision date
94% confidence1 September 2025
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Supplied award_date/date is 2025-09-01.
Stated contract start
97% confidence1 October 2025
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Tender and detailed award contractPeriod startDate is 2025-10-01.
Stated contract end
97% confidence1 March 2026, 23:59:59 UTC
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Tender and detailed award contractPeriod endDate is 2026-03-01T23:59:59Z.
Award notice publication
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Award notice document datePublished is 2026-10-09.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceDesign, supply and installation of a multi-use games area at Birchover Park
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Process and tender description.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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main_category/mainProcurementCategory is works.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 45000000 — Construction work
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Primary classification record.
Funding
91% confidenceFunded by FCC
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Tender description states the MUGA is funded by FCC.
Lots
99% confidenceNo lot records supplied
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The supplied lots array is empty and award lot IDs are null.
Delivery geography
85% confidenceBirchover Park is named in the requirement; the notice also lists delivery regions across England
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Title/description name Birchover Park; tender items list nine English regions without allocating work between them.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
94% confidenceCompetitive quotation
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Tender description says the funding was obtained through competitive quotation.
Published procedure detail
98% confidenceOther
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procurementMethodDetails is "Other - ".
Bid count and evaluation
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SME and VCSE suitability flags
94% confidenceSME: yes; VCSE: yes
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Tender suitability flags are true for SME and VCSE.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated period
97% confidence1 October 2025 to 1 March 2026
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Tender and detailed award contractPeriod.
Stated duration
92% confidenceAbout five months
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Calculated from the supplied start and end dates.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value position
90% confidenceThe detailed award is £932.26 below the stated £50,000 tender value.
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£50,000 tender value less £49,067.74 detailed award value; a separate award record also reports £50,000, so this comparison does not resolve the conflicting award values.
Award timing
93% confidenceThe award decision date follows the stated quotation deadline by one day.
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Deadline is 31 August 2025 and supplied award date is 1 September 2025.
Notice timing
99% confidenceThe award notice was published after the stated contract end date.
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Notice publication is 9 October 2026; stated end date is 1 March 2026.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting award records
99% confidenceTwo active award records have the same date and supplier but different values: £50,000 and £49,067.74.
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Supplied awards array versus detailed OCDS awards data.
Supplier identity limitation
99% confidenceHAGS UK is an unverified source name; the completed matching workflow found no safe Companies House match.
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checked_unmatched identity status and still_unmatched lookup decision.
No lot allocation
99% confidenceNo lots or award-to-lot allocation are supplied.
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Lots array is empty and award lot IDs are null.
Late publication relative to stated period
99% confidenceThe award notice publication date is later than the stated contract end date.
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9 October 2026 publication versus 1 March 2026 stated end.
Unpublished competition and contract details
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, evaluation, award rationale, signature evidence, extensions, pricing breakdown and payment terms.
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No such fields appear in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains two active award records with conflicting values (£50,000 and £49,067.74); the evidence does not establish which is authoritative.
- HAGS UK has no supplied verified legal-company identity: the Companies House matching workflow completed without a safe match.
- No lot data or award-to-lot allocation is supplied.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, evaluation and award rationale, signature/execution evidence, extension terms, renewal terms, pricing breakdown and payment terms.
- The notice was published after the stated contract end date; no explanation is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Birchover Park MUGANottingham City CouncilHAGS UKmulti-use games areaconstruction workcompetitive quotation
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named in the Birchover Park MUGA award?
The detailed award record names HAGS UK. This is an unverified source name because the completed matching workflow found no safe Companies House match.
What was the reported award value?
The detailed award record reports £49,067.74. A separate supplied award record reports £50,000, so the published data contains an unresolved value discrepancy.
When was the stated contract period?
The notice states 1 October 2025 to 1 March 2026. The supplied award notice does not explicitly evidence contract signature or execution.
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.