AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council published an award notice for refurbishment of existing KS2 toilets and a new resource room at Temple Meadow School. The notice records an active award worth £27,810 to GM Building and Property Services; the supplier name remains unverified because the completed identity check did not find a safe company match.
Published outcomeAward notice published on 14 October 2026 for a single recorded award of £27,810 (GBP). The source records a planned contract period from 26 October 2026 to 27 November 2026, but does not explicitly confirm signature or delivery.
Market significanceThis is a small, short-duration school refurbishment works award procured through an open procedure.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
GM Building and Property Services (unverified source supplier name)
90% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-58e0038e-ec39-41e4-bb76-f9c0e757034f-1 · 27810 GBP · Awarded supplier on active award record
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The award names "GM Building and Property Services" as supplier and gives an award value of GBP 27,810. Identity-check status is checked_unmatched, with no verified company name supplied.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; award status active
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The source labels the notice "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder" and records the award status as "active".
Award decision/date recorded
98% confidence14 October 2026
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Award record date: 2026-10-14.
Planned contract period
97% confidence26 October 2026 to 27 November 2026
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Tender and award contractPeriod fields specify these dates.
Contract conclusion/signature
98% confidenceNot explicitly confirmed
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The supplied award notice records an active award and contract period but contains no explicit signature or contract-conclusion confirmation.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£27,810 GBP
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Award value.amount is 27810 and currency is GBP.
Value allocation
93% confidenceSingle recorded award; no lot allocation published
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One award is supplied and no lots or award lot IDs are provided.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
98% confidence7 October 2026, 17:00 (UTC+01:00)
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TenderPeriod endDate is 2026-10-07T17:00:00+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026, 16:58 (UTC+01:00)
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Notice published_at is 2026-10-14T16:58:23+01:00.
Planned start
97% confidence26 October 2026
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contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-26T00:00:00Z.
Planned end
97% confidence27 November 2026
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contractPeriod endDate is 2026-11-27T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceRefurbishment of existing KS2 toilets and a new resource room at Temple Meadow School
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Notice title and description state this requirement.
Main category
99% confidenceWorks
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mainProcurementCategory is works.
Primary classification
98% confidenceCPV 44115000 — Building fittings
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The primary classification is marked as CPV 44115000.
Delivery location
78% confidenceB69 3DB, United Kingdom; wider delivery-country entries are also listed
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Tender item lists postal code B69 3DB and United Kingdom, alongside several broad country/territory entries.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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procurement_method and procurementMethodDetails are recorded as open/Open procedure.
Competition data
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results not supplied
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No bid count, tenderer list, scoring or evaluation outcome is included in the supplied notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
97% confidence26 October 2026 to 27 November 2026
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Tender and award contractPeriod fields give these dates.
Extensions or renewals
99% confidenceNot supplied
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No extension or renewal terms are included in the source data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial profile
94% confidenceLow-value, short-duration school refurbishment works award
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The award value is £27,810 and the published contract period spans 26 October to 27 November 2026.
Award rationale
99% confidenceNot supplied
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The notice contains no evaluation scores, qualitative rationale or pricing breakdown.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier verification limitation
99% confidenceSupplier name is unverified
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The completed identity workflow returned checked_unmatched; no verified company name or company number was supplied for GM Building and Property Services.
Classification relevance
94% confidenceSome additional CPV classifications appear inconsistent with the stated school-refurbishment scope
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Additional classifications include motor-vehicle repair services (CPV 50110000) and repair work on recreational areas (CPV 45236290), while the stated scope concerns toilets and a resource room.
Location ambiguity
98% confidenceMultiple broad delivery countries/territories are listed alongside the B69 3DB delivery postcode
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The delivery-address data includes B69 3DB plus British Oversea Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man, Rest of the World and United Kingdom.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplier identity check completed without finding a safe company match; GM Building and Property Services is therefore presented as an unverified source name.
- The supplied notice does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed or that works commenced.
- No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, individual lot allocation, or extension/renewal terms are supplied.
- No lots are published, so the award cannot be allocated to a named lot.
- The delivery-location data includes broad and potentially non-specific country/territory entries in addition to B69 3DB.
- Some additional CPV codes appear inconsistent with the stated school-refurbishment requirement; their relevance cannot be determined from the published notice.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Temple Meadow School refurbishmentSandwell Metropolitan Borough CouncilGM Building and Property Servicesschool toilet refurbishmentbuilding fittings contractSKD 223
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier for the Temple Meadow School refurbishment award?
The award notice names GM Building and Property Services. The supplied identity check did not establish a safe verified company match.
What is the recorded award value?
£27,810 GBP.
When is the published contract period?
The notice records a planned period from 26 October 2026 to 27 November 2026; it does not explicitly confirm contract signature.
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