AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Newark And Sherwood District Council published contract details for construction of 10 new affordable housing properties at the Lowfield Lane development. The active award and contract are to GUSTO CONSTRUCTION LIMITED.
Published outcomeA single active award (award 1) covers lot 1. Contract 1 is recorded as signed on 28 February 2026, with a stated term from 28 February to 27 December 2026.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition works procurement with a stated net contract value of £1,592,001 and gross value of £1,910,401.20.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
GUSTO CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £1,592,001 net; £1,910,401.20 gross GBP · Verified legal supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names GUSTO CONSTRUCTION LIMITED as supplier. Contract 1 is linked to award 1 and states these contract-level values. Supplier verification matched Companies House number 03521705 by company number.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The process and contract document identify the publication as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender (UK7).
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status 'active'.
Contract signature
99% confidenceRecorded as signed on 28 February 2026
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Contract 1 includes dateSigned: 2026-02-28T00:00:00Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£1,592,001
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Contract 1 value.amount is 1592001 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£1,910,401.20
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 1910401.2 GBP.
Value attribution
96% confidenceContract-level value linked to award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 links to award 1; award 1 relates to lot 1 and names one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence28 February 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-02-28.
Contract start
99% confidence28 February 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-02-28.
Contract end
99% confidence27 December 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-12-27T23:59:59Z.
Notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
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The contract details notice publication date is 2026-10-14.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceConstruction of 10 new affordable housing properties
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Process title and description state 'HRA Phase 6 - Lowfield Lane Development' and 'Construction of 10 new Affordable Housing Properties'.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is 'works'.
CPV classification
99% confidence45211100 — Construction work for houses
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Award item 1 lists CPV 45211100 with this description.
Delivery region
96% confidenceUKF15
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Award item 1 delivery address specifies region UKF15.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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Tender data lists lot 1; award 1 and contract 1 are linked to it.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited
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The tender procurementMethod is 'limited'.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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The tender procurementMethodDetails states 'Below threshold - limited competition'.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 has aboveThreshold: false.
Bid and evaluation information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
99% confidence28 February 2026 to 27 December 2026
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Contract 1 period specifies these start and end dates.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Pricing structure
99% confidenceA total net and gross contract value are published; further pricing detail is unknown
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Contract 1 provides amount and amountGross only.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
99% confidenceThe published record shows one supplier, one award and one lot.
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Award 1 names one supplier and is linked to lot 1; contract 1 is linked to award 1.
Market route
99% confidenceThe buyer used below-threshold limited competition rather than an open procedure.
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states 'Below threshold - limited competition'.
Delivery scale
99% confidenceThe stated requirement is 10 new affordable housing properties.
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The published description specifies construction of 10 new affordable housing properties.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award date
99% confidenceNot published
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Award 1 has no award date in the supplied data.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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Lot 1 contains status only; the contract provides an overall value linked through award 1.
Competition and evaluation data
99% confidenceNot published
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Information on bidder numbers, scores, award rationale and evaluation is not supplied in the published notice data.
Publication timing
99% confidenceThe notice was published after the recorded signature and start dates
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The contract dateSigned and start date are 28 February 2026, while the notice publication date is 14 October 2026.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not publish an award decision date.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description, individual value or value basis.
- The published data does not provide bidder numbers, tender responses, evaluation scores, award rationale or savings.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
- No detailed pricing schedule or delivery milestones are supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
GUSTO CONSTRUCTION LIMITEDNewark And Sherwood District CouncilLowfield Lane Developmentaffordable housing constructionhousing works contractUK public procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded the Lowfield Lane Development contract?
GUSTO CONSTRUCTION LIMITED, verified against company number 03521705, is named as the supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £1,592,001 excluding VAT and £1,910,401.20 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period runs from 28 February 2026 to 27 December 2026.
What is being delivered?
Construction of 10 new affordable housing properties.
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