AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Ashford Borough Council terminated its procurement for fire safety equipment maintenance and repairs. No supplier was awarded a contract.
Published outcomeCancelled: the tender procedure was abandoned because of a discrepancy with the estimated budget.
Market significanceThis is not a live awarded contract opportunity. Suppliers should monitor Ashford Borough Council for any replacement procurement.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
99% confidenceTerminated / cancelled
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The process is marked complete and the sole award record has status "cancelled".
Termination reason
99% confidenceTender procedure abandoned due to a discrepancy with the estimated budget
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Award 1 statusDetails: "Decision to abandon this tender procedure due to a discrepancy with the estimated budget."
Final status date
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Award 1 finalStatusDate: 2026-10-08T00:00:00+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published estimated maximum value
90% confidence£80,000 GBP
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Process value_max is 80000 GBP.
Awarded contract value
99% confidenceUnknown; no contract was awarded
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The sole award is cancelled and has no value amount.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
99% confidence19 August 2026
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Release history records tender notice 078956-2026 dated 2026-08-19.
Submission deadline
99% confidence14 September 2026, 10:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline: 2026-09-14T10:00:00+01:00.
Termination notice published
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Cancellation document 095330-2026 was published 2026-10-08T15:30:16+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceMaintenance, repairs and testing of fire safety equipment
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The description states that the contractor would provide maintenance, repairs and testing for safe and continuing use of fire safety equipment.
Asset coverage
98% confidenceHousing Department and Corporate Property Department properties/assets
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The description says the contract would cover assets under the responsibility of those departments.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (Lot 1)
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Tender details list Lot 1; the cancelled award relates to Lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceBelow-threshold open competition
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Process procurement_method_details: "Below threshold - open competition".
Competition results
99% confidenceNot published
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No bidder count, tenderer identities, scores or evaluation results are supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceNo concluded contract evidenced
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The published termination notice records a cancelled award and no supplier or contract dates.
Contract duration
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract start or end date is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial implication
96% confidenceThe budget discrepancy prevented award, so the published £80,000 maximum should not be treated as an agreed contract value.
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The cancellation reason cites a discrepancy with the estimated budget; no award value is published.
Supplier action
95% confidenceMonitor for a replacement notice rather than treating this record as an awarded contract.
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The tender was terminated and no replacement procurement is included in the supplied record.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Cancellation evidence
99% confidenceClear
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A UK12 procurement termination notice, cancelled award status and explicit abandonment reason are supplied.
Award and supplier data
99% confidenceNo awardee, award date or awarded value published
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The supplier list is empty; the cancelled award has null award date and value.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot title, description and value not supplied
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Lot 1 is listed without title, description or value.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceBid numbers, evaluation results, pricing, contract duration and replacement procurement details
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These fields are absent from the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No supplier, contract award date or awarded contract value was published because the procurement was cancelled.
- Lot 1 has no published title, detailed description or individual value.
- Bidder participation, evaluation, pricing, contract term and any re-procurement plans were not supplied in the published notice.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Ashford Borough Councilfire safety equipment maintenancefire safety equipment repairsprocurement terminationcancelled tenderFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Was a supplier awarded the Ashford fire safety equipment contract?
No. The sole award record is cancelled and no supplier is named.
Why was the procurement terminated?
The notice says the tender procedure was abandoned due to a discrepancy with the estimated budget.
What was the published estimated value?
The process listed a maximum estimated value of £80,000 GBP, not an awarded contract value.
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