AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Redditch Borough Council published an award notice for ironmongery materials and associated products through the PfH Specialist Materials Dynamic Purchasing System. The notice records a £270,000 award to an unverified supplier name, with a stated period from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded. The source identifies the supplier as “Morris (Redditch) Limited Trading as Morris Mica Hardware and Lo”; its identity could not be safely matched through the supplied Companies House workflow.
Market significanceThis is a three-year goods award for ironmongery, valued at £270,000. It may be relevant to suppliers active in public-sector maintenance materials and PfH framework/DPS routes.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Morris (Redditch) Limited Trading as Morris Mica Hardware and Lo
84% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-a12b3a31-bcf8-4b78-8628-fb80f467c875-1 · 270000 GBP · unverified supplier identity
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The award names this supplier and gives an award value of £270,000. Supplier verification status is checked_unmatched, with no verified company name or number supplied.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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The process and linked document are labelled “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder.”
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-a12b3a31-bcf8-4b78-8628-fb80f467c875-1 has status “active.”
Award decision date
99% confidence14 May 2026
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The award date is 2026-05-14.
Notice publication date
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The award notice document was published on 2026-10-15.
Stated contract period
99% confidence1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029
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The tender and award contract periods give these start and end dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£270,000
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The single active award records value amount 270000 and currency GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceAllocated to the single recorded award; no lot-level allocation published
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One award is supplied, while no lots or lot IDs are provided.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence7 April 2026, 17:00 BST
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The tender period end date is 2026-04-07T17:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence14 May 2026
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The award date is 2026-05-14.
Contract start date
99% confidence1 September 2026
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The stated contract period starts on 2026-09-01.
Contract end date
99% confidence31 August 2029
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The stated contract period ends on 2029-08-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The award notice document datePublished is 2026-10-15.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceIronmongery materials and associated products
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This wording appears in the process title and description.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 44316000 — Ironmongery
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The tender classification is CPV 44316000, described as Ironmongery.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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The main procurement category is recorded as goods.
Delivery area
98% confidenceEngland, United Kingdom
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The tender item delivery address specifies region England and country United Kingdom.
Route to market
95% confidencePfH Specialist Materials Dynamic Purchasing System
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The description states “via PFH framework PfH - Specialist Materials Dynamic Purchasing System.”
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure detail
99% confidenceOther -
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The source field procurementMethodDetails is “Other - ”.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on the number of tenders, bidders, evaluation and scoring was not supplied in the published notice data.
SME suitability flag
98% confidenceYes
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The tender suitability data marks sme as true.
VCSE suitability flag
98% confidenceNo
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The tender suitability data marks vcse as false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated duration
99% confidence3 years
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The stated period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
97% confidenceSingle recorded award worth £270,000
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The source provides one award, one listed supplier and a £270,000 award value.
Route-to-market signal
95% confidenceAward made through a PfH Specialist Materials DPS route
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The notice description identifies the PfH Specialist Materials Dynamic Purchasing System.
Published award-to-start interval
95% confidenceThe stated start date is about 110 days after the award decision date
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The award date is 14 May 2026 and the stated start date is 1 September 2026.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceUnverified supplier name
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The Companies House workflow completed without a safe match (checked_unmatched). No verified legal company name or company number was supplied.
Supplier name truncation
93% confidenceThe published source name appears truncated
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The source supplier value ends “Morris Mica Hardware and Lo”, without a complete trading-name ending.
Lot information
99% confidenceNo lots or lot-level allocation published
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No lot records or award lot IDs are supplied.
Commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No tender count, evaluation, pricing breakdown, award rationale, extension terms or payment terms are included in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The named supplier could not be safely matched to a Companies House company in the supplied completed verification workflow. It is therefore presented as an unverified source name, not as a Companies House-verified legal identity.
- The published supplier name appears truncated at “Morris Mica Hardware and Lo”, so the complete trading style is not established from the supplied data.
- No lot titles, lot IDs or lot-level values were published.
- Information on bids received, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale and pricing was not supplied in the published notice.
- No extension, renewal-option, payment-term or pricing-breakdown information was supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Redditch Borough Councilironmongery materialsPfH Specialist Materials DPSpublic procurement award£270,000 contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the Redditch Borough Council ironmongery award?
The notice names “Morris (Redditch) Limited Trading as Morris Mica Hardware and Lo”. The supplied identity-checking workflow did not find a safe Companies House match, so the name is unverified.
What is the value of the award?
The single recorded award value is £270,000.
When does the stated contract period run?
The published period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029.
What is being supplied?
Ironmongery materials and associated products, classified as CPV 44316000 Ironmongery.
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.