AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Independence C I C published an award notice for groundworks associated with an external mechanical lift, under Lot 8 covering ramps, paths, hardstanding and handrails. The notice identifies the recipient only by a Companies House identifier, GB-COH-5442385; no supplier legal name is supplied.
Published outcomeOne active award record is dated 25 October 2024. The published notice is an award announcement; it does not explicitly evidence a signed contract.
Market significanceThe notice gives a tender value of £10,028.92 and a short stated delivery period from 23 January to 5 February 2025, but the individual award record carries a £0 value.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Supplier identified only by GB-COH-5442385
90% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-bd6fd8c4-4fda-40e9-9cd9-85d8886e9ddf-1 · Not individually stated GBP · Active award record
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The award names supplier party ID GB-COH-5442385, but the supplied party data contains no supplier name.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Process notice type and award document are both labelled “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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The sole award record has status “active”.
Award decision date
98% confidence25 October 2024
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Award record date: 2024-10-25T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract period
96% confidence23 January 2025 to 5 February 2025
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Tender and award contractPeriod fields give these dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Tender value
98% confidence£10,028.92
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Tender value is stated as 10028.92 GBP.
Award-record value
99% confidence£0.00
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The sole award record reports value amount 0 GBP.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceNo individual supplier or lot value can be established
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The notice-level tender value differs from the £0 award-record value, and no lot allocation or supplier-level amount is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender deadline
98% confidence24 October 2024, 17:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2024-10-24T17:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence25 October 2024
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Award date: 2024-10-25T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication date
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Published_at and award document datePublished are 2026-10-20T10:04:53+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceGroundworks for an external mechanical lift
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Tender description: “Groundworks for External Mechanical Lift”.
Lot reference
96% confidenceLot 8: Ramps, paths and hardstanding including handrails
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Process title contains this Lot 8 description.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 34953000 — Access ramps
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Primary CPV classification is 34953000, described as Access ramps.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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Main procurement category is works.
Delivery coverage
90% confidenceBroad locations listed, including the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Europe and other territories
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Tender item deliveryAddresses lists these territories; no specific worksite is identified.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceUnknown
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The procurement_method field is null and procurementMethodDetails is blank.
Competition data
99% confidenceNot supplied
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores or selection rationale is included.
SME and VCSE suitability
96% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs and VCSEs
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Tender suitability fields state sme: true and vcse: true.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated duration
90% confidence14 days inclusive, based on supplied timestamps
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The stated period runs from 23 January 2025 to 5 February 2025 at 23:59:59 UTC.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
Contract execution
98% confidenceNot explicitly evidenced
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The supplied data is an award notice and active award record; it contains no explicit signature or concluded-contract confirmation.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value discrepancy
99% confidencePublished tender and award-record values conflict
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The tender value is £10,028.92, whereas the sole award record value is £0.00.
Timing anomaly
99% confidenceAward notice publication post-dates the stated contract period
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The notice was published on 20 October 2026, while the stated period is 23 January to 5 February 2025.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier-name quality
99% confidenceSupplier legal name unavailable
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Only a GB-COH identifier is present for the supplier; no supplier name appears in the supplied source data.
Award-value quality
99% confidenceConflicting values published
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Tender value is £10,028.92 but award value is £0.00; neither can safely be assigned as the supplier’s awarded amount.
Date quality
99% confidencePublication chronology is unusual
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The notice publication date is after both the award date and stated contract period.
Unpublished information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No procurement method, bid count, evaluation rationale, lot allocation, pricing breakdown, signature evidence, or extension terms are provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award recipient’s legal name is not present in the supplied notice data; only a Companies House identifier is provided.
- The tender-level value and award-record value are inconsistent, so no definitive awarded amount can be reported.
- The notice was published after the stated contract period, creating an unresolved chronology anomaly.
- No supplier-level or lot-level value allocation is supplied.
- No procurement method, bidder count, evaluation detail, pricing breakdown, contract signature confirmation, or extension and renewal terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Independence C I Cexternal mechanical lift groundworksaccess rampsLot 8 ramps paths hardstanding handrailsContracts Finder award notice
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received this award?
The published award links to GB-COH-5442385, but does not provide the supplier’s legal name.
What value was awarded?
The tender lists £10,028.92, while the award record lists £0.00. The supplier-level awarded value is not established by the published data.
Was the contract signed?
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.