AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
National Highways Limited published an awarded contract notice for M6 Thelwall Viaduct northbound and southbound expansion-joint works. The active award is to HOLCIM UK LIMITED, valued at £2,516,882.23.
Published outcomeOne active award was recorded to HOLCIM UK LIMITED following a selective call-off from a framework agreement.
Market significanceThis is a £2.52m highways-works award associated with the M6 Thelwall Viaduct and expansion joints.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
HOLCIM UK LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-4d7c9e59-75fe-427c-b3ab-74ca097e17d5-1 · 2516882.23 GBP · active
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The award names Holcim UK Limited as its supplier and records a value of GBP 2,516,882.23. Supplier verification identifies the legal company name as HOLCIM UK LIMITED (company number 00245717) by exact-name match.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source status complete
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The notice is titled "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder"; process stage is "award", display status is "awarded", and source status is "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-4d7c9e59-75fe-427c-b3ab-74ca097e17d5-1 has status "active".
Award date
98% confidence15 September 2026
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The award record date is 2026-09-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication date
99% confidence8 October 2026
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The award notice datePublished is 2026-10-08T10:27:10+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£2,516,882.23
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The award value and tender value are both GBP 2,516,882.23.
Value allocation
97% confidenceThe full published award value is associated with the single recorded award and supplier.
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One award is supplied, naming one supplier, with value GBP 2,516,882.23.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence15 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate is 2026-09-15T12:00:00+01:00.
Contract period
99% confidence16 September 2026 to 27 November 2026
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The published contract period runs from 2026-09-16T00:00:00+01:00 to 2026-11-27T23:59:59Z.
Published duration
96% confidenceApproximately 73 days
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Calculated from the published start date of 16 September 2026 and end date of 27 November 2026.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceM6 Thelwall Viaduct (northbound and southbound) expansion joints
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The process title and description state "PDF Framework - M6 Thelwall Viaduct (NB & SB) Expansion Joints".
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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mainProcurementCategory is "works".
CPV classification
99% confidence45233210 — Surface work for highways
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The primary CPV classification is 45233210 with description "Surface work for highways".
Delivery geography
94% confidencePublished delivery addresses include the United Kingdom and several broad international territories.
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The tender items list British Overseas Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man, Rest of the World and United Kingdom as delivery countries.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective procedure
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procurementMethod is "selective".
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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procurementMethodDetails is "Call-off from a framework agreement".
SME suitability flag
95% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability records sme as true.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation information not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, tenderer list, scoring or evaluation narrative is provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published contract period
99% confidence16 September 2026 to 27 November 2026
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The award contractPeriod states these start and end dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceNot stated
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
Execution evidence
98% confidenceThe notice records an active award and published contract period; it does not explicitly state that a contract has been signed.
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The supplied award status is active, but no signature or execution field is present.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
97% confidenceA framework call-off was used for a time-limited highways works requirement.
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The procedure is stated as a call-off from a framework agreement and the published contract period is 16 September to 27 November 2026.
Award concentration
99% confidenceThe published record contains one active award to one verified supplier.
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One award and one named supplier are supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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HOLCIM UK LIMITED was matched by exact name to company number 00245717; no supplier name mismatch is flagged.
Lot allocation
99% confidenceNo lots are published.
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The supplied lots array is empty and the award has no lot IDs.
Delivery geography quality
96% confidenceThe listed delivery locations are broad and include multiple territories; the specific work location is not separately published.
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Delivery addresses list several countries and territories without site-level detail.
Published information gaps
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, evaluation results, pricing breakdown, detailed scope, lot structure and renewal terms.
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not explicitly confirm contract signature or execution; analysis therefore reports an active award rather than a signed contract.
- No lots or lot allocations are published.
- Bid numbers, bidder identities, evaluation scores, award rationale and pricing breakdown are not supplied.
- The delivery geography is broadly stated across multiple territories and does not identify a specific work site.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
National Highways LimitedHOLCIM UK LIMITEDM6 Thelwall Viaductexpansion jointshighways worksframework call-offContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the M6 Thelwall Viaduct expansion-joint award?
HOLCIM UK LIMITED is the verified legal supplier named on the single active award.
What is the published award value?
The published value is £2,516,882.23.
When is the published contract period?
The notice gives a period from 16 September 2026 to 27 November 2026.
What procurement route was used?
The notice describes 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.