AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Nottingham City Council awarded a £99,819 contract to the unverified source-named supplier Hags UK for the design, supply and installation of a play area at Colwick Country Park.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded, dated 3 October 2025. The notice does not explicitly evidence contract signature.
Market significanceA single-supplier, short-period works award funded by UKSPF, covering a park play-area project in England.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Hags UK (unverified source name)
93% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-27ff4230-2351-4aed-b17e-a2b147e2261a-1 · 99819 GBP · Active award
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The award names 'Hags UK' as its sole supplier and gives an award value of GBP 99,819.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source record marked complete
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Process display_status is 'awarded'; source_status and tender status are 'complete'; notice type is 'Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder'.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-27ff4230-2351-4aed-b17e-a2b147e2261a-1 has status 'active'.
Award decision date
99% confidence3 October 2025
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Award date is 2025-10-03T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract signature
98% confidenceUnknown
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The supplied award record provides an active award and contract period but no explicit signature or contract-conclusion field.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£99,819 GBP
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The award value is amount 99819, currency GBP; the tender value is also GBP 99,819.
Value allocation
94% confidenceAllocated to the single recorded award; no lots are published
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One award is supplied, with one supplier and no lot IDs or lot records.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence1 October 2025, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate is 2025-10-01T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence3 October 2025
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Award date is 2025-10-03T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract start
99% confidence21 December 2025
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Award and tender contractPeriod startDate are 2025-12-21T00:00:00Z.
Stated contract end
99% confidence21 March 2026
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Award and tender contractPeriod endDate are 2026-03-21T23:59:59Z.
Award notice publication
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished and process published_at are 2026-10-09T13:54:41+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceDesign, supply and installation of a play area at Colwick Country Park
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Process description states this requirement.
Funding
99% confidenceUKSPF-funded
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Process description says the project is funded by UKSPF.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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Main procurement category is 'works'.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 45000000 — Construction work
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Primary classification is CPV 45000000, described as Construction work.
Delivery area
96% confidenceEngland, United Kingdom
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The published delivery address specifies region England and country United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender procurementMethod is 'open' and procurementMethodDetails is 'Open procedure'.
Award basis wording
99% confidenceAwarded after competitive quotation
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The process description states 'awarded after competitive quotation'.
SME and VCSE suitability
95% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs and VCSEs
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Tender suitability flags SME and VCSE as true.
Bidder count and evaluation results
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated contract period
99% confidence21 December 2025 to 21 March 2026
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The published contractPeriod gives these start and end dates.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Delivery profile
90% confidenceThe stated period is approximately three months, indicating a time-bounded installation project.
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Published contract period runs from 21 December 2025 to 21 March 2026.
Market route
96% confidenceThe notice describes an open procedure and competitive quotation; detailed competition and evaluation information is not published.
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Procurement method is open; description says awarded after competitive quotation; no bid or scoring data is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceThe recorded supplier name is unverified
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The completed matching workflow returned 'checked_unmatched' and no verified legal company name or number was supplied.
Publication timing inconsistency
99% confidenceThe award notice was published after the stated contract end date
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Award notice publication is 9 October 2026, while the stated contract end date is 21 March 2026.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation, award rationale, lot allocation, pricing breakdown, signature evidence, and extension terms.
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These fields are absent from the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplier is recorded as Hags UK, but the completed company-matching workflow found no safe verified legal-company match; the supplier name should therefore be treated as unverified.
- The notice publication date follows the stated contract end date. The analysis reports both dates without resolving the discrepancy.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bidder count, evaluation results, award rationale, detailed pricing, lot allocation, extension terms and explicit contract-signature evidence.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Nottingham City CouncilColwick Country Parkplay area contractHags UKUKSPFconstruction workContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the Colwick Country Park play area award?
The published award names Hags UK. The supplied company-matching workflow did not identify a verified legal company match.
What is the published award value?
£99,819 GBP.
When is the stated contract period?
From 21 December 2025 to 21 March 2026.
Was the contract explicitly confirmed as signed?
No. The record shows an active award and stated contract period, but does not explicitly confirm 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.