AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
East Riding of Yorkshire Council published an award notice for works at Beswick & Watton Primary School in Driffield. The award names GEO HOULTON & SONS LIMITED as supplier and covers WC remodelling, window replacement, boiler replacement and nursery-building repairs.
Published outcomeAn active award was recorded on 5 May 2026 for £45,539.58 excluding any unstated pricing basis. The published record gives a contract period from 20 July 2026 to 7 September 2026, but does not explicitly evidence signature.
Market significanceThis is a small, short-duration construction works award in Yorkshire and the Humber, classified as construction work.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
GEO HOULTON & SONS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-e0109af7-74ed-42e7-ab5a-61e363e38d24-1 · 45539.58 GBP · active award
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The award names source supplier "GEO HOULTON & SONS LTD" and has value £45,539.58. Verified company name supplied: GEO HOULTON & SONS LIMITED (company number 01632717; exact-name match).
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; process and tender status recorded as complete, with award status active.
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Process display status is "awarded"; source status and tender status are "complete"; award status is "active".
Award decision date
98% confidence5 May 2026
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Award record date: 2026-05-05T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-12T14:03:24+01:00.
Contract signature
99% confidenceUnknown; no explicit signature field or signed contract document was supplied.
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Supplied evidence contains an award notice and contract-period fields only.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£45,539.58 GBP
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Award value.amount: 45539.58; currency: GBP.
Tender value
97% confidence£45,539 GBP
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Tender value.amount: 45539; currency: GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceThe full published award value is associated with the sole named supplier; no lots were supplied.
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One award names one supplier; lot data is absent.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender deadline
98% confidence13 April 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-04-13T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence5 May 2026
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Award date: 2026-05-05T00:00:00+01:00.
Published contract period start
98% confidence20 July 2026
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Award and tender contractPeriod startDate: 2026-07-20T00:00:00+01:00.
Published contract period end
98% confidence7 September 2026
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Award and tender contractPeriod endDate: 2026-09-07T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice publication date
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-12T14:03:24+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Works scope
99% confidenceWC remodelling; window replacement; boiler replacement; and repairs to the nursery building.
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Published opportunity description.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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mainProcurementCategory: works.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 45000000 — Construction work
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Primary CPV classification supplied.
Delivery region
97% confidenceYorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address region and country.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure detail
90% confidenceOther
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procurementMethodDetails: "Other - ".
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown; the published data does not state the number of tenders, bidders, evaluation scores or selection rationale.
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No bid-count, score or evaluation data supplied.
SME suitability
96% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs.
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Tender suitability.sme: true.
VCSE suitability
96% confidenceNot marked suitable for VCSEs.
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Tender suitability.vcse: false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published contract period
98% confidence20 July 2026 to 7 September 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate and endDate.
Duration
91% confidenceApproximately seven weeks
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Calculated from the published period of 20 July to 7 September 2026.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown; no extension or renewal terms were supplied.
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No such terms appear in the provided record.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award profile
96% confidenceA single-supplier, short-duration school-building works award with a published value of £45,539.58.
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One active award names one supplier, gives the stated value, and specifies a 20 July–7 September 2026 period.
Value discrepancy
99% confidenceThe tender value (£45,539) differs by £0.58 from the award value (£45,539.58).
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Tender value.amount is 45539; award value.amount is 45539.58.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award versus executed contract
99% confidenceThe notice supports an active award and a published contract period, not explicit contract signature or execution.
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No signature field or signed contract document was supplied.
Publication timing
99% confidenceThe award notice was published after the stated contract-period end date.
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Award notice published 12 October 2026; published contract end date 7 September 2026.
Value inconsistency
99% confidenceTender and award values differ by £0.58; the source does not explain the difference or state the pricing basis.
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Tender value £45,539; award value £45,539.58; value basis is null.
Lot detail
99% confidenceNo lots or lot-level scope/value allocation were supplied.
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Lots array is empty and award lot_ids_json is null.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied record does not explicitly establish that a contract was signed or executed.
- Information on bids received, evaluation, award rationale and pricing basis was not supplied in the published notice.
- No lot titles, lot-level scope or lot-level value allocation were supplied.
- No extension, option or renewal terms were supplied.
- The award notice was published after the stated contract-period end date; the record does not explain this timing.
- Tender and award values differ by £0.58, without an explanation in the supplied data.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Beswick and Watton Primary School works awardEast Riding of Yorkshire CouncilGEO HOULTON & SONS LIMITEDconstruction workschool refurbishmentContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Beswick & Watton Primary School works award?
The award names GEO HOULTON & SONS LIMITED. The source notice uses GEO HOULTON & SONS LTD; the supplied verification identifies GEO HOULTON & SONS LIMITED as the verified legal company.
What is the published award value?
The award value is £45,539.58 GBP.
What works are included?
The scope states WC remodelling, window replacement, boiler replacement and repairs to the nursery building.
When is the published contract period?
20 July 2026 to 7 September 2026. The supplied data does not explicitly confirm contract signature.
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.