AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
UK Health Security Agency published an awarded contract notice for furniture and associated services covering office and home-worker requirements. The notice reports an active £1.5 million call-off award to BATES OFFICE SERVICES LTD, with a stated contract period from 8 October 2026 to 30 September 2029.
Published outcomeOne active award is reported to BATES OFFICE SERVICES LTD. The published award value is £1,500,000.
Market significanceThis is a £1.5 million public-sector furniture and associated-services call-off, offering a visible reference point for suppliers active in office furniture, miscellaneous furniture and refurbishment-related requirements.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BATES OFFICE SERVICES LTD
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-2371078a-2f64-4d7d-8d84-a8d73069ebc4-1 · 1500000 GBP · Active award
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The active award names BATES OFFICE SERVICES LTD as supplier and gives an award value of £1,500,000. Supplier verification records an exact-name match to company number 03352929.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice stage
99% confidenceAward
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The source is labelled “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”; process stage is “award”.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award record status is “active”.
Award date
98% confidence8 October 2026
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The award record gives date 2026-10-08T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication date
99% confidence12 October 2026
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The award notice datePublished is 2026-10-12T12:30:59+01:00.
Contract execution status
75% confidenceNot independently established from the structured award fields
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An attachment title includes “Signed_Redacted”, but the supplied structured award data does not expressly state that the contract was signed.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£1,500,000
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The award value is amount 1500000, currency GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceAllocated to the single published award
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One award is supplied, with one named supplier and a £1,500,000 award value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
98% confidence7 October 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate is 2026-10-07T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence8 October 2026
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Award date is 2026-10-08T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract start
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Award and tender contractPeriod startDate are 2026-10-08T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract end
99% confidence30 September 2029
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Award and tender contractPeriod endDate are 2029-09-30T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence12 October 2026
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The award notice datePublished is 2026-10-12T12:30:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceFurniture and associated services for office and home-worker requirements
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This wording appears in the published title and description.
Main procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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mainProcurementCategory is “goods”.
Classifications
99% confidenceRefurbishment work (CPV 45453100); office furniture (CPV 39130000); miscellaneous furniture and equipment (CPV 39150000)
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The notice supplies these CPV classifications.
Delivery location
90% confidenceE14 4PU, United Kingdom
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The tender item lists delivery addresses including postal code E14 4PU and United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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procurementMethod is “selective”.
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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procurementMethodDetails states “Call-off from a framework agreement”.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot published in the supplied notice data
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores or award rationale is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
99% confidence8 October 2026 to 30 September 2029
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The award contractPeriod supplies these start and end dates.
Extension or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied in the structured notice data.
SME/VCSE suitability flags
98% confidenceSME: no; VCSE: no
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The tender suitability fields are sme false and vcse false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market route
99% confidenceFramework call-off
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The notice describes the procurement as a call-off from a framework agreement.
Commercial scale
97% confidence£1.5 million published award value over the stated term
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The award value is £1,500,000 and the stated term ends on 30 September 2029.
Service breadth
99% confidenceRequirement combines furniture supply with associated services for office and home-worker needs
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The published description states this scope.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award status interpretation
90% confidenceThe notice reports an active award; it should not alone be treated as proof of a separately evidenced signed contract.
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Award status is active, while no explicit execution-status field is supplied.
Supplier verification
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified by exact-name match to company number 03352929.
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supplierVerification status is verified and matchMethod is exact_name.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation results, pricing breakdown, lot allocation, detailed deliverables, extension terms and award rationale.
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These fields are absent from the supplied records.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied data does not publish bid numbers, bidder identities, scores, award rationale or savings.
- No extension, option, renewal or re-procurement terms are supplied.
- No lot records or individual lot allocations are supplied.
- The attachment title refers to a signed redacted document, but the structured award data does not explicitly confirm contract execution.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
UK Health Security AgencyBATES OFFICE SERVICES LTDfurniture contractoffice furniturehome worker furnitureframework call-offpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the UKHSA Furniture and Associated Services award?
The published active award names BATES OFFICE SERVICES LTD, whose legal identity was verified by exact-name match to company number 03352929.
What is the published value of the award?
The published award value is £1,500,000.
What is the stated contract period?
The notice gives a period from 8 October 2026 to 30 September 2029.
What procurement route was used?
The notice states that this was a selective call-off from a framework agreement.
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.