AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Nottingham City Council published an award notice for the design, supply and installation of an improved play area at Birchover Park. The award is to HAGS UK, a source-supplied name that remains unverified after the recorded identity-check workflow.
Published outcomeOne active award, valued at £58,584.03, is recorded. The award record is dated 1 September 2025; it is an award announcement, not explicit evidence that a contract was signed.
Market significanceThis is a small public-works opportunity for playground design, supply and installation, funded by FCC and sourced through a competitive quotation process.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
HAGS UK
90% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-3723bc1e-f5d9-488b-9d82-2099f2ec6cd8-1 · 58584.03 GBP · active awardee; identity unverified
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The award lists supplier "HAGS UK" and a value of £58,584.03. Supplier identity status is "checked_unmatched"; the completed workflow found no safe verified company match.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded; source status complete
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Process display status is "awarded" and source status is "complete"; the published document is an "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-3723bc1e-f5d9-488b-9d82-2099f2ec6cd8-1 has status "active".
Contract execution
98% confidenceUnknown
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The supplied award notice records an active award and contract-period dates, but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed or concluded.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£58,584.03 GBP
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The sole award value is 58,584.03 GBP; tender value is also stated as 58,584.03 GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceAllocated to the sole recorded award, not to a published lot
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One award is supplied, with no lot IDs and no published lots.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence31 August 2025, 12:00 (+01:00)
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Tender period end date is 2025-08-31T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence1 September 2025
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Award date is 2025-09-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence9 October 2026
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The award notice datePublished and process published_at are 2026-10-09T12:37:57+01:00.
Start date
99% confidence1 October 2025
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Both tender-level and award-level contract periods state a start date of 2025-10-01.
End date
99% confidenceConflicting source dates: 1 March 2026 at tender level; 1 March 2027 at award level
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Tender contractPeriod ends 2026-03-01T23:59:59Z, while the award contractPeriod ends 2027-03-01T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceDesign, supply and installation of a new and improved play area at Birchover Park
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Process title and description state "Birchover Park Design, supply and install new and improved play area".
Funding
96% confidenceFunded by FCC
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The description states that the play area is "funded by FCC".
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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Main procurement category is works; primary CPV is 45000000, Construction work.
Delivery area
95% confidenceEngland, United Kingdom
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The tender item gives the delivery address region as England and country as United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Procurement method is "open" and procurement method details are "Open procedure".
Sourcing context
91% confidenceCompetitive quotation
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The description says the funding was obtained through competitive quotation.
Supplier suitability flags
98% confidenceSME and VCSE suitable
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Tender suitability flags are SME true and VCSE true.
Competition results
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on the number of bids, bidders, evaluation scores and reasons for award was not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidenceStart: 1 October 2025; end date unresolved between 1 March 2026 and 1 March 2027
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The tender-level and award-level contract periods share the start date but report different end dates.
Extensions and options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
95% confidenceSingle recorded award for integrated playground design, supply and installation
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There is one award, one recorded supplier and no published lots.
Market signal
97% confidenceOpportunity combines product supply with installation works
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The requirement explicitly covers design, supply and installation; the main category is works.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity limitation
99% confidenceHAGS UK is an unverified source-supplied name
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The Companies House workflow was completed but returned "still_unmatched"; no verified legal company name or number was supplied.
Contract end-date conflict
99% confidenceTwo incompatible end dates are published
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The tender record gives 1 March 2026, whereas the award record gives 1 March 2027.
Publication timing anomaly
99% confidenceThe award notice was published after the stated start date
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Award notice publication is 9 October 2026; stated start date is 1 October 2025.
Unpublished competition detail
99% confidenceBid count, evaluation, scoring and award rationale are not supplied
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The awardee name "HAGS UK" is unverified: the completed Companies House matching workflow found no safe company match, so no verified legal identity can be presented.
- Published records conflict on the contract end date: 1 March 2026 at tender level and 1 March 2027 at award level.
- The award notice was published after the stated contract start date; the source does not explain this timing.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, lot allocation, extension terms and renewal terms.
- The supplied notice does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed or concluded.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Birchover Park play areaNottingham City CouncilHAGS UKplayground installationpublic works awardCPU 7785
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded the Birchover Park play area opportunity?
The published award record names HAGS UK. Its identity remains unverified because the completed matching workflow found no safe company match.
What is the award value?
The sole recorded award is valued at £58,584.03 GBP.
When does the contract end?
The source is inconsistent: the tender-level record says 1 March 2026, while the award-level record says 1 March 2027.
Is there evidence that the contract was signed?
No. The supplied data is an active award notice and does not explicitly confirm contract signature or conclusion.
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.