AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Nottingham College published an award notice for refurbishment design-and-build work at its City Hub building. The active award names HILTON BODILL (CONSTRUCTION) LIMITED and has a stated value of £89,324.64 excluding any unspecified pricing detail.
Published outcomeAward announced to HILTON BODILL (CONSTRUCTION) LIMITED under an open procedure.
Market significanceA small, short-duration refurbishment award under a JCT Design and Build contract is indicated.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
HILTON BODILL (CONSTRUCTION) LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-738512ea-55d5-42d8-b38f-df451acebf3c-1 · 89324.64 GBP · Awarded (active award record)
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The award names HILTON BODILL (CONSTRUCTION) LIMITED, with value £89,324.64. Supplier verification reports an exact-name match to company number 07504575.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source tender status complete and award status active.
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Process display status is 'awarded'; notice type is 'Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder'; tender status is 'complete'; award status is 'active'.
Award decision date
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-09.
Contract conclusion
98% confidenceNot explicitly evidenced as signed.
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The supplied data contains an active award and planned contract period, but no explicit signature or contract-conclusion field.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£89,324.64
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Award value amount: 89324.64 GBP.
Tender value stated in source
98% confidence£1,250,000
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Tender value amount is 1,250,000 GBP; the top-level value maximum is also 1,250,000 GBP.
Value relationship
99% confidenceThe source reports both a £1,250,000 tender value and a £89,324.64 award value; no explanation or pricing breakdown is supplied.
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Tender and award values differ materially in the supplied record.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026, 13:27 BST
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-09T13:27:13+01:00.
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence14 September 2026, 13:00 BST
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Tender period end date: 2026-09-14T13:00:00+01:00.
Planned contract start
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Award and tender contract period start date: 2026-10-19.
Planned contract end
99% confidence30 October 2026
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Award and tender contract period end date: 2026-10-30T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
96% confidenceDesign and construction refurbishment work in several areas of Nottingham College's City Hub building, including staffroom and classroom areas.
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Process title references 'City Hub Staffroom and Classroom'; description states design and construction refurbishment work at a number of areas within the City Hub building.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 45453100 — Refurbishment work
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Primary CPV classification supplied as 45453100, 'Refurbishment work'.
Contract form
96% confidenceJCT Design and Build
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The description states that the work 'will be under a JCT D&B contract'.
Lots
99% confidenceNo lot allocation is published.
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No lots are supplied and the award contains no lot IDs.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Procurement method is 'open' and procurement method details are 'Open procedure'.
SME suitability
98% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs.
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Tender suitability field: sme = true.
Competition results
99% confidenceBidder count, evaluated tenders, scores and reasons for award are not supplied.
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No such fields are present in the supplied notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Planned term
99% confidence19 October 2026 to 30 October 2026
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Award contract period gives these start and end dates.
Planned duration
94% confidenceApproximately 12 calendar days, based on the published dates.
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Calculated from 19 October 2026 through 30 October 2026.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown.
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award positioning
98% confidenceThe award value is substantially below the tender value stated in the source; the notice does not explain whether the tender value was a ceiling, estimate, wider programme value or otherwise.
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Published tender value is £1,250,000 and published award value is £89,324.64.
Delivery window
94% confidenceThe published period indicates a compressed refurbishment delivery window.
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Planned period runs from 19 October to 30 October 2026.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Value discrepancy
99% confidenceThe notice publishes a £1,250,000 tender value and a £89,324.64 award value without explaining their relationship; values are reported separately.
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Tender value and award value fields contain those respective amounts.
Delivery geography
97% confidenceDelivery locations include NG1 1NG and several broad or anomalous territories, so the precise delivery geography beyond the City Hub context is not reliably defined by the location list.
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Delivery addresses list NG1 1NG alongside British Oversea Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man, Rest of the World and United Kingdom.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo bid count, evaluation scoring, award rationale, detailed pricing, lot allocation, contract signature evidence, or extension terms are supplied.
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These fields are absent from the supplied source data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source does not explicitly evidence that a contract was signed or concluded; it evidences an active award and a planned contract period.
- The published tender value (£1,250,000) and award value (£89,324.64) differ materially, with no explanation of their relationship.
- No bidder count, evaluation detail, award rationale, detailed pricing, individual lot allocation, extension terms or renewal terms are published.
- The delivery-location list contains broad and anomalous territories alongside postcode NG1 1NG, so it should not be treated as a precise geographic delivery statement.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Nottingham CollegeCity Hubrefurbishment workHILTON BODILL (CONSTRUCTION) LIMITEDJCT Design and BuildContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named in the Nottingham College City Hub refurbishment award?
HILTON BODILL (CONSTRUCTION) LIMITED was named as supplier in the active award record.
What is the published award value?
The published award value is £89,324.64.
When is the published contract period?
The published period runs from 19 October 2026 to 30 October 2026; signature or conclusion is not explicitly evidenced.
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