AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
National Highways Limited has published an award notice for a highways surface-work call-off under a framework agreement. The active award names F M CONWAY LIMITED and has a published value of £1,339,155.98.
Published outcomeOne active award was recorded to F M CONWAY LIMITED. The award notice reports a contract period from 23 September 2026 to 31 March 2027; the supplied data does not explicitly confirm signature.
Market significanceThis is a £1.34m highways surface-work framework call-off using a selective procedure.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
F M CONWAY LIMITED
98% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-29dc5752-d071-48a1-8285-2278f4d8c70d-1 · 1339155.98 GBP · Active award
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The award names source supplier "FM Conway Ltd"; supplier verification identifies the legal company as F M CONWAY LIMITED (company number 00706445). The single award value is £1,339,155.98.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Process notice type and award document description.
Procurement stage
99% confidenceAward
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Process stage is "award" and release tags contain "award".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-29dc5752-d071-48a1-8285-2278f4d8c70d-1 has status "active".
Award decision date
98% confidence22 September 2026
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Award date: 2026-09-22T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract signature
99% confidenceUnknown
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No explicit signature or conclusion field is supplied.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£1,339,155.98 GBP
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The award value is 1339155.98 GBP. There is one award and one named supplier.
Value basis
99% confidenceNot stated
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value_basis is null and no pricing breakdown is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence22 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period end date: 2026-09-22T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence22 September 2026
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Award date: 2026-09-22T00:00:00+01:00.
Published contract period start
99% confidence23 September 2026
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Award and tender contract period start date: 2026-09-23T00:00:00+01:00.
Published contract period end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Award and tender contract period end date: 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-16T10:54:40+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidencePDF Framework - Area 3 - SDF - Rapid Response - Tranche 1
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Process and tender title.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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main_category and mainProcurementCategory are "works".
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 45233210 — Surface work for highways
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Primary CPV classification.
Lot allocation
99% confidenceNo lots published
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No lot records or award lot IDs are supplied.
Published delivery coverage
96% confidenceBritish Overseas Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man, Rest of the World and United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery addresses list these geographies.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective
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procurement_method is "selective".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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procurement_method_details states this explicitly.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot stated
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No bid, tenderer, scoring or evaluation information is supplied.
SME suitability flag
98% confidenceNo
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Tender suitability.sme is false.
VCSE suitability flag
98% confidenceNo
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Tender suitability.vcse is false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published period
99% confidence23 September 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Award contractPeriod startDate and endDate.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceNot stated
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidenceNot stated
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No pricing schedule, payment terms or performance provisions are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
99% confidenceFramework call-off
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The published procedure detail says "Call-off from a framework agreement".
Service focus
94% confidenceHighways surface work with a rapid-response framing in the title
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CPV 45233210 is Surface work for highways; title includes "Rapid Response".
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier-name normalisation
99% confidenceSource naming differs from verified legal identity
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The notice names "FM Conway Ltd", while verification identifies F M CONWAY LIMITED (00706445) through a normalised-name match.
Contract status evidence
99% confidenceAward status is active, but signature is not evidenced
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The record contains an active award and published contract-period dates, with no explicit signed-contract field.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo bid count, evaluation results, award rationale, lot allocation, pricing breakdown, extension terms or performance measures.
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These fields are absent from the supplied data.
Delivery geography precision
95% confidencePublished delivery coverage is broad and may not identify the operational work location
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The notice lists multiple worldwide delivery-address countries or regions without a more specific site.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied data does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed or otherwise concluded.
- The source supplier name "FM Conway Ltd" differs from the verified legal name F M CONWAY LIMITED; the analysis uses the verified legal identity.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, other tenderers, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, individual lot allocation, extension terms and performance requirements.
- The published delivery locations are broad and do not establish a specific operational work site.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
National Highways LimitedF M CONWAY LIMITEDFM Conwayhighways surface workCPV 45233210framework call-offrapid response
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the award?
The active award names F M CONWAY LIMITED, verified as company number 00706445. The source notice names the supplier as FM Conway Ltd.
What is the published award value?
£1,339,155.98 GBP.
When is the published contract period?
23 September 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Was the contract confirmed as signed?
No. The supplied data is an active award notice and provides contract-period dates, 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.