AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
North Tyneside Council published an awarded-contract notice for kitchen and bathroom installations at the Forest Hall Balliol Glebe Estate. The notice records an active award to BUSTON & MAUGHAN LIMITED, valued at £753,000.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded to BUSTON & MAUGHAN LIMITED following a call-off from a framework agreement; the notice description also refers to a mini competition.
Market significanceThis is a £753,000 works award in the North East for housing-related kitchen and bathroom installation activity, with a short published delivery period.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BUSTON & MAUGHAN LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-9c33a5b9-63a1-46cf-a42c-9fe007a159c3-1 · 753000 GBP · active
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The award identifies supplier GB-COH-05432831. Supplier verification matched company number 05432831 to BUSTON & MAUGHAN LIMITED; the award value is £753,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source status complete
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Process display_status is "awarded", source_status is "complete", and the document is titled "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-9c33a5b9-63a1-46cf-a42c-9fe007a159c3-1 has status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceNot stated
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No supplied field explicitly confirms that a contract was signed.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£753,000 GBP
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The award value and tender value are both stated as 753000 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceAllocated to the sole recorded award and supplier
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One award is supplied, with one supplier, and that award carries the £753,000 value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence9 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period end date is 2026-09-09T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence16 September 2026
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Award date is 2026-09-16T00:00:00+01:00.
Published award notice
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The award notice datePublished is 2026-10-15T14:08:07+01:00.
Published contract period
99% confidence5 October 2026 to 5 January 2027
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Award and tender contractPeriod fields state start 2026-10-05 and end 2027-01-05T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceKitchen and bathroom installations at Forest Hall Balliol Glebe Estate
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Process title is "Forest Hall Balliol Glebe Estate - Kitchen and Bathroom Installations".
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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main_category and mainProcurementCategory are "works".
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 44000000 — Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
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The tender classification identifies CPV 44000000 as the primary classification.
Delivery region
99% confidenceNorth East, United Kingdom
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The tender item delivery address specifies North East, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective
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procurement_method is "selective".
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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procurement_method_details states "Call-off from a framework agreement".
Competition description
98% confidenceNotice describes a mini competition
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The published description says "Notice of awarded contract following a mini competition".
Bidder count and evaluation
99% confidenceNot stated
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No bid count, scores, ranking, or evaluation narrative is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published term
97% confidenceApproximately 3 months
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The published period runs from 5 October 2026 to 5 January 2027.
SME suitability
99% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability records sme: true.
VCSE suitability
99% confidenceNot marked suitable for VCSEs
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Tender suitability records vcse: false.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceNot stated
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No extension, option, or renewal term is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
99% confidenceSingle recorded supplier and award
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The supplied record contains one award and one associated supplier.
Commercial route
98% confidenceFramework call-off, described as following a mini competition
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The procedure details state framework call-off and the description states mini competition.
Published delivery window
97% confidenceShort-duration installation programme
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The stated contract period is 5 October 2026 to 5 January 2027.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier naming reconciled
99% confidenceThe source supplier spelling differs from the verified legal name, but the company-number match supports use of BUSTON & MAUGHAN LIMITED.
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Source name is "Buston and Maughan Ltd"; verified company number 05432831 and verified legal name are supplied.
Lot detail
99% confidenceNo lots or lot allocations published
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The lots dataset is empty and award lot_ids_json is null.
Commercial and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No pricing breakdown, bidder count, evaluation scores, award rationale, or contract document is supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not explicitly confirm contract signature.
- No lot titles, lot allocations, or individual lot values are published.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, bidder identities, evaluation criteria or scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, and savings.
- No extension, option, or renewal terms are published; any future procurement activity is unknown.
- The supplier name in the source notice differs stylistically from the verified legal name; the analysis uses the verified legal name based on the supplied company-number match.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
North Tyneside CouncilBUSTON & MAUGHAN LIMITEDForest Hall Balliol Glebe Estatekitchen installationsbathroom installationsframework call-offNorth East works contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Forest Hall Balliol Glebe Estate installations award?
BUSTON & MAUGHAN LIMITED, verified against company number 05432831.
What is the published award value?
£753,000 GBP.
What is the published contract period?
5 October 2026 to 5 January 2027.
How was the contract procured?
The notice states it was a selective framework call-off and describes it as following a mini competition.
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