AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Cheshire west and Chester Borough Council published an award notice for structural engineering and related services for Housing Management under Fusion 21 Construction and Consultancy Framework Lot 1. The active award is to RIDGE AND PARTNERS LLP and is valued at £200,000.
Published outcomeAward notice published; the award record is active. The published data gives a contract period from 12 October 2026 to 31 October 2029, but does not explicitly confirm signature.
Market significanceA £200,000 public-sector engineering-services award in England, competed through an open procedure and linked in the description to Fusion 21 Construction and Consultancy Framework Lot 1.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
RIDGE AND PARTNERS LLP
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-d40ab669-9236-477f-bb0d-b16e5fd63d97-1 · Lots No individual lot allocation published; description references Fusion 21 Construction and Consultancy Framework Lot 1 · 200000 GBP · Verified supplier; active award
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The award names Ridge and Partners LLP as supplier and has value £200,000. Supplier verification records an exact-name match to verified legal name RIDGE AND PARTNERS LLP, company number OC309402.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice published; source record complete
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Process stage is "award", display status is "awarded", source status is "complete", and the document is titled "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder".
Award status
99% confidenceActive award
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Award ocds-b5fd17-d40ab669-9236-477f-bb0d-b16e5fd63d97-1 has status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceUnknown
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The supplied award notice and award data do not explicitly state that a contract has been signed.
Planned contract period
98% confidence12 October 2026 to 31 October 2029
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Tender and award contractPeriod give startDate 2026-10-12 and endDate 2029-10-31T23:59:59Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£200,000
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The award value is amount 200000, currency GBP; the tender value is also £200,000.
Value allocation
97% confidenceAward-level value allocated to the sole named supplier
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One supplier is listed on the single published award, which carries the £200,000 value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
99% confidence5 October 2026
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Award date is 2026-10-05T00:00:00+01:00.
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence5 October 2026, 23:59 BST
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TenderPeriod endDate is 2026-10-05T23:59:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished and process published_at are 2026-10-09T07:41:20+01:00.
Published contract start
98% confidence12 October 2026
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Tender and award contractPeriod startDate are 2026-10-12T00:00:00+01:00.
Published contract end
98% confidence31 October 2029
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Tender and award contractPeriod endDate are 2029-10-31T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceStructural engineering services and related services for Housing Management
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Process and tender description: "Structural Engineering services etc for Housing Management".
Framework reference
97% confidenceFusion 21 Construction and Consultancy Framework Lot 1
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This wording appears in the published description.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 71000000 — Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
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Primary classification is CPV 71000000 with this description.
Delivery area
96% confidenceEngland, United Kingdom
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The published tender item lists delivery region England and country United Kingdom.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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mainProcurementCategory is "services".
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Procurement method is "open" and procurementMethodDetails is "Open procedure".
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results not published
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No bidder count, scoring, ranking, or evaluation narrative is supplied.
Supplier suitability flags
97% confidenceTender marked not SME and not VCSE
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Tender suitability records sme: false and vcse: false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published term
98% confidence12 October 2026 to 31 October 2029
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Published contractPeriod dates are 2026-10-12 to 2029-10-31.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option, or renewal terms are supplied in the published data.
Pricing and payment structure
99% confidenceNot published
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The source provides an aggregate award value only; no rate card, pricing schedule, or payment terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
98% confidenceSingle published award to one verified supplier
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One award is supplied, naming one supplier, with a £200,000 award value.
Market route
97% confidenceOpen procedure for engineering-related housing-management services
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The notice identifies an open procedure and CPV 71000000, while the description identifies structural engineering services for Housing Management.
Framework context
95% confidenceThe description links the requirement to Fusion 21 Construction and Consultancy Framework Lot 1; the supplied data does not provide further framework-call-off terms
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Framework wording appears only in the description; no framework agreement terms or lot allocation data are supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award versus concluded contract
99% confidenceThe source supports an active award and a published contract period, not an explicit confirmation of contract signature.
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The record is an awarded contract notice with active award status, but contains no explicit signed-contract field or statement.
Lot allocation detail
99% confidenceNo structured lot IDs or individual lot allocation are published.
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lot_ids_json is null and the lots array is empty, although the description references Framework Lot 1.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, unsuccessful suppliers, scores, award rationale, or evaluation results are included.
Commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No pricing breakdown, scope specification, extension terms, or renewal options are supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not explicitly confirm that a contract has been signed; it supports an active award and a published contract period.
- No structured lot IDs or allocation are published; the description alone references Fusion 21 Construction and Consultancy Framework Lot 1.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, bidder identities, evaluation scores, award rationale, detailed specification, pricing breakdown, extension terms and renewal options.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Cheshire west and Chester Borough CouncilRIDGE AND PARTNERS LLPstructural engineering servicesHousing ManagementFusion 21engineering services contractContracts Finder award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Cheshire west and Chester structural engineering services award?
RIDGE AND PARTNERS LLP is the named and verified supplier on the published active award.
What is the published award value?
The published award value is £200,000.
What is the published contract period?
The published period runs from 12 October 2026 to 31 October 2029. The notice does not explicitly confirm contract signature.
Which procedure was used?
The notice identifies an open procedure.
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.