AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Environment Agency awarded a £100,000 flood-defences maintenance works call-off to GROUND CONTROL LIMITED for incident response in the East of England.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded for GROUND CONTROL LIMITED.
Market significanceThis is a relatively small, single-supplier framework call-off in flood-defence maintenance, with delivery scheduled through March 2027.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
GROUND CONTROL LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-a0fd12c4-6b5b-4965-a37a-806af2d157ac-1 · 100000 GBP · verified supplier; active award
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Award names Ground Control Limited as supplier and assigns £100,000. Supplier verification reports exact-name match to company number 01795094 and verified name GROUND CONTROL LIMITED.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source record marked complete and award marked active.
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Process display_status: awarded; source_status: complete; award status: active.
Award decision date
98% confidence8 October 2025
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Award date: 2025-10-08T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication date
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished/published_at: 2026-10-16T12:37:51+01:00.
Contract period stated
98% confidence4 August 2025 to 31 March 2027
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Tender and award contractPeriod startDate: 2025-08-04; endDate: 2027-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£100,000
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Award value amount: 100000; currency: GBP.
Tender value
99% confidence£100,000
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Tender value amount: 100000; currency: GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender deadline
99% confidence1 July 2025, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2025-07-01T12:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract start
98% confidence4 August 2025
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Tender and award contractPeriod startDate: 2025-08-04T00:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence8 October 2025
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Award date: 2025-10-08T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract end
98% confidence31 March 2027
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Tender and award contractPeriod endDate: 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
86% confidenceIncident response
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Process title: HNL - AOMR - Incident Response - Ground Control Ltd.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 45246410 — Flood-defences maintenance works
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Tender classification: CPV 45246410, Flood-defences maintenance works.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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main_category/mainProcurementCategory: works.
Delivery region
98% confidenceEast of England, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address region: East of England; country: United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective procedure
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procurement_method: selective.
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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procurement_method_details: Call-off from a framework agreement.
SME suitability flag
97% confidenceNo
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Tender suitability.sme: false.
VCSE suitability flag
97% confidenceNo
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Tender suitability.vcse: false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
98% confidence4 August 2025 to 31 March 2027
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Tender and award contractPeriod fields state these dates.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
97% confidence£100,000 single-supplier framework call-off
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The record identifies a framework call-off, one supplier on the award, and an award value of £100,000.
Award timing observation
99% confidenceThe stated contract start predates the recorded award date and the publication date.
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Contract start: 2025-08-04; award date: 2025-10-08; notice publication: 2026-10-16.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Timing inconsistency
99% confidenceThe source states a contract start of 4 August 2025, before the recorded award date of 8 October 2025; the award notice was published on 16 October 2026. The published data does not explain these dates.
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Contract start, award date and notice publication fields.
Contract execution evidence
99% confidenceThe record is an active award notice, but it does not explicitly evidence signature or execution of a contract.
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Document type: awardNotice; no contract signature or execution field supplied.
Unpublished competition detail
99% confidenceBidder numbers, evaluation scores, selection rationale and framework identity are not supplied.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source dates are inconsistent: the stated contract start predates both the award date and notice publication date; no explanation is provided.
- The notice does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed or executed.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: framework name, bidder count, evaluation information, award rationale, pricing breakdown, lot allocation, and extension or renewal terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Environment AgencyGROUND CONTROL LIMITEDGround Control Limitedincident responseflood-defences maintenance worksEast of Englandframework call-offContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the Environment Agency incident response award?
GROUND CONTROL LIMITED received the recorded £100,000 award.
What is the stated contract period?
The published data states 4 August 2025 to 31 March 2027.
What procurement route was used?
The notice identifies a selective procedure and a call-off from a framework agreement.
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