AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Independence C I C published an awarded-contract notice for a single-storey bedroom and shower-room extension under ARMI DPS Lot 16. The award record identifies a supplier only by Companies House number 05530538; no supplier name was supplied.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded, dated 3 May 2023. The notice reports a contract period from 20 October 2023 to 16 February 2024, but does not explicitly confirm signature.
Market significanceThis is a small, project-specific building-extension requirement with a published overall tender value of £52,491.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Unverified supplier (Companies House number 05530538)
84% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-ca8fe7bc-0fc3-455d-bc8f-67f94b471d92-1 · Lots Lot 16 Major Adaptations Extensions, Conversions · Not individually published GBP · active award
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The award supplier reference is GB-COH-05530538. The supplied party record gives the same Companies House identifier but no supplier name; award value is £0 while the tender-level value is £52,491.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Process notice type and award document title.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-ca8fe7bc-0fc3-455d-bc8f-67f94b471d92-1 has status 'active'.
Award decision date
98% confidence3 May 2023
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Award date is 2023-05-03T00:00:00+01:00.
Published notice date
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished and process published_at are 2026-10-08T15:41:47+01:00.
Reported contract period
98% confidence20 October 2023 to 16 February 2024
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Tender and award contractPeriod fields state these dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published tender-level value
98% confidence£52,491
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Tender value amount is 52491 GBP; process value_max is 52491.
Award-record value
99% confidence£0
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The sole award record reports value amount 0 GBP.
Value attribution
99% confidenceThe £52,491 figure is published at tender level and is not allocated to the supplier in the award record.
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Tender value is £52,491, whereas the award value is £0.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence24 April 2023, 17:00 (UTC+1)
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Tender period endDate is 2023-04-24T17:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence3 May 2023
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Award date is 2023-05-03T00:00:00+01:00.
Reported contract start
98% confidence20 October 2023
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Contract period startDate is 2023-10-20T00:00:00+01:00.
Reported contract end
98% confidence16 February 2024
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Contract period endDate is 2024-02-16T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceSingle-storey bedroom and shower-room extension
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Tender description states 'single storey bedroom/shower room extension'.
Lot
98% confidenceLot 16: Major Adaptations Extensions, Conversions
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Process title states 'ARMI DPS Award Notice Lot 16 Major Adaptations Extensions, Conversions'.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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main_category and mainProcurementCategory are 'works'.
CPV classification
99% confidence45262800 — Building extension work
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Primary CPV classification is 45262800 with this description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
93% confidenceARMI DPS, Lot 16
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The published title identifies this as an ARMI DPS award notice for Lot 16.
Procurement method
99% confidenceNot published
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procurement_method is null and procurementMethodDetails is blank.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceNot published
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation method, scores or award rationale is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Reported duration
94% confidenceApproximately 119 days
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Reported period runs from 20 October 2023 to 16 February 2024.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceNot published
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No extension or renewal information is supplied.
SME/VCSE suitability
97% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs and VCSEs
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Tender suitability fields set sme and vcse to true.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Project structure
84% confidenceThe notice appears to concern a single, defined adaptation and extension project rather than an allocated multi-supplier value.
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The description names one single-storey extension requirement and one supplier reference; no separate lot allocation or individual price is published.
Value interpretation
99% confidenceThe published £52,491 tender-level figure should not be treated as the supplier's award value because the award record reports £0.
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Tender value is £52,491 and award value is £0.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier name absent
99% confidenceThe source supplies only Companies House number 05530538, not a supplier name; the supplier cannot be named from the supplied evidence.
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Supplier party has no name or legalName, while the supplier verification result is not_applicable.
Value inconsistency
99% confidenceTender-level value is £52,491 but the award record value is £0; the source does not explain the difference.
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Tender value amount is 52491 GBP and award value amount is 0 GBP.
Late publication relative to contract period
99% confidenceThe award notice was published on 8 October 2026, after the reported contract period ended on 16 February 2024.
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Notice datePublished is 2026-10-08; contractPeriod endDate is 2024-02-16.
Delivery geography is broad and non-specific
98% confidencePublished delivery countries include the United Kingdom and several non-UK regions, despite the project description giving a Wolverhampton address.
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Delivery-address entries list British Oversea Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man, Rest of the World and United Kingdom; the description references Cheviot Road, WV2 2HD.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published source does not provide a supplier company name, only Companies House number 05530538; supplier identity is therefore unverified by name in this analysis.
- The tender-level £52,491 value conflicts with the £0 value on the award record; no explanation or supplier-level allocation is published.
- The notice gives no bid count, bidder identities, scores, evaluation rationale, pricing breakdown or award rationale.
- The source does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
- No extension, renewal or replacement-procurement terms are published.
- The reported delivery geography is internally broad and does not clearly identify the project delivery location beyond the address embedded in the description.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Independence C I CARMI DPSLot 16building extension workmajor adaptations£52,491Contracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won this contract?
The award names a supplier only through Companies House number 05530538. No company name is supplied in the source data.
What was the published value?
The tender-level value is £52,491. The individual award record instead reports £0, so £52,491 is not attributed as the supplier's award value.
When was the reported contract period?
20 October 2023 to 16 February 2024.
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.