AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Salford City Council has published an active award for external works at The Friars Primary, covering construction of a dedicated outdoor play area. The award names LANDSCAPE ENGINEERING LTD. and has a published value of £115,471.82.
Published outcomeAward announced to LANDSCAPE ENGINEERING LTD. under a framework call-off. The published award record is active; the supplied data does not state that a contract has been signed.
Market significanceThis is a small, short-duration works opportunity in the school outdoor-play-area market, procured through an existing framework.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
LANDSCAPE ENGINEERING LTD.
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-9f745bcd-b2bc-4147-b6dc-cc4af5e4529f-1 · 115471.82 GBP · verified
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Verified company name and number 04049863 are supplied for the sole supplier on the award. The award value is £115,471.82.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice stage
99% confidenceAward
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Process stage is "award" and the notice is titled "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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The award status is "active".
Award decision date
98% confidence7 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-07T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-13T12:35:01+01:00.
Contract signature
99% confidenceUnknown
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The supplied award notice data does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
Planned delivery period
99% confidence4 January 2027 to 26 February 2027
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Award and tender contractPeriod specify these start and end dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£115,471.82
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The award value and tender value are both stated as 115471.82 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceAllocated to the single published award
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One award is supplied, with one listed supplier and an award value of £115,471.82.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender deadline
99% confidence14 August 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-08-14T12:00:00+01:00.
Award decision
98% confidence7 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-07T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-13T12:35:01+01:00.
Planned contract start
99% confidence4 January 2027
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Contract period startDate: 2027-01-04T00:00:00Z.
Planned contract end
99% confidence26 February 2027
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Contract period endDate: 2027-02-26T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceConstruction of a dedicated outdoor play area at The Friars Primary
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Process and tender description: "Construction of a dedicated outdoor play area."
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 classification supplied as CPV 45000000, "Construction work".
Delivery location
98% confidenceM27 5AW
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Tender item delivery address postal code is M27 5AW.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective
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Procurement method is stated as "selective".
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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Procurement method details state: "Call-off from a framework agreement".
SME suitability
98% confidenceSuitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability.sme is true.
VCSE suitability
98% confidenceNot indicated as suitable for VCSEs
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Tender suitability.vcse is false.
Bid count and evaluation
99% confidenceUnknown
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No bid count, bidder list, scoring, evaluation rationale, or pricing assessment is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Planned term
97% confidenceApproximately 54 days
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The published contract period runs from 4 January 2027 to 26 February 2027.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option, or renewal terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
97% confidenceFramework call-off for defined external construction works
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The notice describes a framework call-off and a dedicated outdoor play-area construction requirement.
Delivery profile
98% confidenceShort planned delivery window
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The published period is 4 January to 26 February 2027.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Publication status
96% confidencePublishable with stated limitations
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The notice provides an active award, a named and verified supplier, value, scope, procedure and planned dates.
Award versus concluded contract
99% confidenceAward publication does not confirm signature
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The supplied record is an award notice and does not explicitly evidence contract signature.
Lot detail
99% confidenceNo lots published
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No lot records or award lot IDs are supplied.
Competition detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, unsuccessful suppliers, scores, or evaluation narrative is included.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied award notice does not explicitly confirm that a contract has been signed.
- No lot titles, lot allocation, or individual lot values are published.
- Information on bids received, unsuccessful bidders, evaluation scores, award rationale and pricing breakdown is not supplied in the published notice.
- No extension, option, renewal, or follow-on procurement terms are supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
The Friars Primary External WorksSalford City CouncilLANDSCAPE ENGINEERING LTD.outdoor play areaconstruction workframework call-offContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named in the award for The Friars Primary external works?
LANDSCAPE ENGINEERING LTD. was named as the supplier in the published award.
What is the published award value?
The published award value is £115,471.82.
What work is covered?
The notice describes construction of a dedicated outdoor play area.
Was this a framework call-off?
Yes. The notice states that it was a call-off from a framework agreement.
Has contract signature been confirmed?
No. The supplied award notice does not explicitly confirm 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.