AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
WESTWORKS PROCUREMENT LIMITED published an award notice for the Malmesbury Primary School extension. The active award names BRAY AND SLAUGHTER LIMITED for design-and-build construction works including nine classrooms, a multi-purpose hall, services works, landscaping, play areas and parking.
Published outcomeOne active award, valued at £6,632,239, is recorded for BRAY AND SLAUGHTER LIMITED.
Market significanceThis is a substantial South West construction award made through a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BRAY AND SLAUGHTER LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-6a7748c8-3b2b-4601-9757-fe8fb29efb04-1 · 6632239 GBP · Active award
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Verified company name supplied for company number 00286527. The award lists source supplier name "Bray and Slaughter Ltd" and value £6,632,239.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded; 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-b5fd17-6a7748c8-3b2b-4601-9757-fe8fb29efb04-1 has status "active".
Award decision date
99% confidence10 September 2026
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Award date: 2026-09-10T00:00:00+01:00.
Published award notice
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished and process published_at: 2026-10-15T14:19:44+01:00.
Planned contract period
98% confidence11 September 2026 to 31 March 2028
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Award and tender contractPeriod specify these start and end dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£6,632,239
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The single active award value is 6,632,239 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceAllocated to the single recorded award
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One award is present, with one named supplier and award value £6,632,239.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence6 March 2026, 12:00 UTC
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Tender period endDate: 2026-03-06T12:00:00Z.
Award decision
99% confidence10 September 2026
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Award date: 2026-09-10T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start date
98% confidence11 September 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate: 2026-09-11T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-15T14:19:44+01:00.
Contract end date
98% confidence31 March 2028
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Award contractPeriod endDate: 2028-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceDesign and build of a primary-school extension
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Published description states design and build of nine additional classrooms and associated facilities.
Included works
99% confidenceThree classroom clusters, a multi-purpose hall, diverted and extended services, landscaping, play areas and car park improvements
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These elements are expressly listed in the published description.
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 CPV classification supplied in the tender record.
Delivery area
95% confidenceSouth West, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address gives region South West and country United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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Tender procurementMethod is "selective".
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from a dynamic purchasing system
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states this route.
Competition data
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bidder count, tenderer list, scores or evaluation results are provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated contract period
98% confidence11 September 2026 to 31 March 2028
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Tender and award contractPeriod provide these dates.
Term length
94% confidenceApproximately 18 months and 20 days
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Calculated from the explicit stated start and end dates.
SME suitability
97% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability.sme is true.
VCSE suitability
97% confidenceNot marked suitable for VCSEs
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Tender suitability.vcse is false.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No extension or renewal terms are present in the supplied record.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Delivery model
96% confidenceThe buyer used a dynamic purchasing system call-off for a defined school construction package.
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The published route is a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system; scope is a design-and-build extension.
Value and scope
97% confidenceThe £6.63m award covers a multi-element education construction project rather than classrooms alone.
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Award value is £6,632,239 and scope also includes a hall, services, landscaping, play areas and parking.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified
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Company-number match confirms BRAY AND SLAUGHTER LIMITED (00286527); no source-name mismatch is flagged.
Contract conclusion evidence
98% confidenceAward and active-status data are published, but no executed contract document or explicit signature evidence is supplied
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The record is an awarded contract notice with an active award; supplied documents contain only the award notice.
Competition and evaluation transparency
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bids, scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown or evaluation documentation is included.
Lot allocation
99% confidenceNo lots are published
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The supplied lots array is empty and the award has no lot IDs.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied record does not include an executed contract document or explicit signature confirmation; the analysis therefore does not state that a contract was signed.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, tenderer identities, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown and savings.
- No lot structure, lot titles or individual lot values are published.
- No extension or renewal provisions are published. The re-procurement horizon is only an estimate based on the stated end date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Malmesbury Primary School extensionBRAY AND SLAUGHTER LIMITEDWestworks Procurementschool construction contractSouth West construction awarddynamic purchasing system call-off
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Malmesbury Primary School extension contract?
BRAY AND SLAUGHTER LIMITED is the verified legal supplier named on the single active award.
What is the award value?
The published award value is £6,632,239.
What works are included?
The scope includes nine classrooms, a multi-purpose hall, services works, landscaping, play areas and car park improvements.
When is the stated contract period?
The published contract period runs from 11 September 2026 to 31 March 2028.
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.