AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea published an award notice for fire remedial and fire-door remedial works. The single recorded award is to BELL GROUP LTD for £750,000.
Published outcomeAn active award was recorded on 14 October 2026 and published on 19 October 2026. The notice provides a contract period from 15 October 2026 to 13 October 2029, but does not explicitly confirm signature.
Market significanceThis is a £750,000 London fire-safety works award covering FRA and fire-door remedials, relevant to contractors in fire-prevention installation and compliance remediation.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BELL GROUP LTD
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-988bb283-bf50-4c67-97b0-b99808b1f601-1 · 750000 GBP · active award
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The award names source supplier "BELL GROUP LIMITED" and has value £750,000. Supplier verification identifies the legal company as BELL GROUP LTD (company number SC114142), matched by exact name.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice stage
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source tender status complete
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Process display status is "awarded"; tender status is "complete"; release tag is "award".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-988bb283-bf50-4c67-97b0-b99808b1f601-1 has status "active".
Contract conclusion evidence
98% confidenceA contract signature or execution is not explicitly evidenced
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The supplied record contains an active award and contract-period dates, but no signed-contract field or execution date.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£750,000
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The award value is 750000 GBP; the tender value is also stated as 750000 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceAllocated to the single recorded award and supplier
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One award is supplied, with one supplier, BELL GROUP LTD; no lots are recorded.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Award date is 2026-10-14T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished and process published_at are 2026-10-19T11:31:17+01:00.
Stated contract start
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The award and tender contract period startDate is 2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract end
99% confidence13 October 2029
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The award and tender contract period endDate is 2029-10-13T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceFRA remedials and fire-door remedial works
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The description specifies works arising from Fire Risk Assessment findings and fire-door inspections.
Purpose
98% confidenceFire-safety compliance remediation
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The buyer states the works are needed to align properties with relevant fire-safety regulations, legislation, codes of practice and guidelines.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 45343000 — Fire-prevention installation works
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Tender classification is CPV 45343000.
Delivery area
98% confidenceLondon, United Kingdom
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The tender item delivery address specifies the London region, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective procurement; restricted procedure
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Tender procurementMethod is "selective" and procurementMethodDetails is "Restricted procedure".
Submission deadline
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Tender period endDate is 2026-10-14T00:00:00+01:00.
Competition result details
99% confidenceNot published in the supplied notice
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No bidder count, tenderer identities, evaluation scores or award rationale are supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
99% confidence15 October 2026 to 13 October 2029
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The published contract period has those start and end dates.
Term length
95% confidenceApproximately three years
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Calculated from the stated dates; no separate duration statement is supplied.
Extension or option terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, renewal-option or variation terms are included in the supplied record.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Addressable requirement
97% confidenceFire-risk and fire-door remedial delivery in London
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The scope covers FRA and fire-door remedials, with delivery in London.
Award structure
97% confidenceSingle recorded supplier and award, with no lot allocation published
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One award and one supplier are supplied; the lots dataset is empty.
Commercial transparency
99% confidenceHeadline award value is published, but pricing structure is unknown
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A £750,000 award value is supplied, with no rate card, bill of quantities or payment profile.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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The supplier was exact-name matched to BELL GROUP LTD, company number SC114142; verification status is "verified".
Contract-status interpretation
98% confidenceAward and contract-period data are published, but signature is not evidenced
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The record supplies an active award and period dates, without a signed-contract or execution field.
Lot data
99% confidenceNo lots 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
- Information on bid numbers, evaluation methodology, scores and the award rationale was not supplied in the published notice.
- Information on detailed pricing, payment arrangements, work volumes and performance measures was not supplied in the published notice.
- No extension, renewal-option or contract-variation provisions were supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
BELL GROUP LTDRoyal Borough of Kensington and Chelseafire remedial worksfire door remedialsFRA remedialsfire-prevention installation worksLondon procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the fire remedial works award?
BELL GROUP LTD is the verified legal supplier recorded for the award.
What is the published award value?
The published award value is £750,000.
When is the stated contract period?
The notice states 15 October 2026 to 13 October 2029.
Is a signed contract confirmed?
No. The supplied record shows an active award and contract-period dates, but does not explicitly evidence contract signature.
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.