AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
National Highways Limited published an award notice for HRE - AND/181 - Andoversford - Swindon - Ludgershall - Woodbridge. The notice records an active award to MGroup, with a stated value of £40,872.70 and a contract period from 13 October 2026 to 27 March 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded under a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The source identifies MGroup as supplier, but the name could not be safely matched to a Companies House company through the completed verification workflow.
Market significanceThis is a relatively low-value works call-off. It may be relevant to suppliers operating in railway maintenance-related services and framework-based public-sector delivery.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
MGroup
86% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-a3a1e273-49fc-4392-a594-896674b6d63b-1 · 40,872.70 GBP · Active award; supplier identity unverified
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The award names MGroup as its sole supplier and states a value of GBP 40,872.70. Supplier verification status is "checked_unmatched".
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source record 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
98% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-a3a1e273-49fc-4392-a594-896674b6d63b-1 has status "active".
Award decision date
98% confidence12 October 2026
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The award date is 2026-10-12T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period
98% confidence13 October 2026 to 27 March 2027
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The award and tender contract period fields state these start and end dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£40,872.70
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The award value is 40872.7 GBP; the tender value states the same amount.
Value allocation
90% confidenceAward-level value allocated to the sole recorded supplier
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There is one award, one recorded supplier and no lots in the supplied data.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
98% confidence12 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-12T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication
99% confidence13 October 2026, 14:03 BST
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Award notice datePublished and process published_at are 2026-10-13T14:03:48+01:00.
Contract start
98% confidence13 October 2026
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Award and tender contractPeriod startDate: 2026-10-13T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end
98% confidence27 March 2027
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Award and tender contractPeriod endDate: 2027-03-27T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Opportunity title
99% confidenceHRE - AND/181 - Andoversford - Swindon - Ludgershall - Woodbridge
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The process and tender titles contain this wording.
Procurement category
98% confidenceWorks
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The tender mainProcurementCategory is "works".
CPV classification
98% confidence34621000 — Railway maintenance or service vehicles, and railway freight wagons
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The supplied primary classification is CPV 34621000.
Delivery coverage
90% confidenceUnited Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man and Rest of the World
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These countries/areas are listed as tender delivery addresses. The source does not identify a specific delivery location or allocation between them.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
98% confidenceSelective
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The tender procurementMethod is "selective".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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The tender procurementMethodDetails states this explicitly.
SME suitability flag
90% confidenceYes
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Tender suitability.sme is true.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied
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The published data contains no bidder count, bid evaluation, scores or tenderer identities.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
96% confidenceApproximately 165 days, from 13 October 2026 to 27 March 2027
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The explicit contract-period dates are supplied in the tender and award.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceNot supplied
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No extension, option or renewal terms are provided in the supplied notice data.
Signature evidence
99% confidenceNot supplied
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The source provides an active award and contract-period fields but no explicit contract-signature evidence.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
99% confidenceFramework call-off
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The procurement method detail is "Call-off from a framework agreement".
Commercial scale
99% confidence£40,872.70 stated award value
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The tender and award both state GBP 40,872.70.
Market transparency
98% confidenceLimited evaluation and pricing detail
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The notice does not supply bid counts, scores, selection rationale, unit prices or a pricing breakdown.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity limitation
99% confidenceMGroup is an unverified supplier name
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The Companies House matching workflow completed with status "checked_unmatched" and no verified company name or number.
No lot structure supplied
98% confidenceNo lots are recorded
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The lots array is empty and the award has no lot IDs.
Limited award detail
98% confidenceInformation on bidders, evaluation, pricing breakdown, award rationale, extensions and signature is not supplied in the published notice.
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These fields are absent from the supplied process, award and tender data.
Broad delivery geography
93% confidenceListed delivery areas are broad and not tied to particular work or value allocations
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Multiple country/area delivery addresses are listed without location-level scope or allocation detail.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- MGroup has not been safely matched to a Companies House company: the completed workflow returned checked_unmatched, so the supplier name is unverified.
- No explicit evidence of contract signature is supplied; an active award should not be interpreted as proof that a contract was signed.
- The notice provides no bidder count, bid scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown or individual performance requirements.
- No lot titles, lot allocation or lot-specific values are supplied.
- No extension or renewal terms are published; the post-end-date renewal horizon is an estimate only.
- The broad listed delivery geography is not linked to individual services, locations or value allocations.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
National Highways LimitedMGroupHRE AND/181Andoversford Swindon Ludgershall Woodbridgeframework call-offrailway maintenanceContracts Finderpublic procurement award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the HRE - AND/181 award?
The award notice identifies MGroup as the supplier. Its name remains unverified because the completed Companies House matching workflow did not find a safe company match.
What is the value of the award?
The stated award value is £40,872.70.
What procurement route was used?
The notice states that this was a selective call-off from a framework agreement.
When does the stated contract period end?
The published contract period ends on 27 March 2027. No extension or renewal terms are supplied.
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