AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
National Highways Limited published an award notice for the Pecking Mill element of the Somerset and Dorset (Bath–Templecombe) route. The notice records an active award to HAMMOND (ECS) LIMITED, valued at £18,381.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded to HAMMOND (ECS) LIMITED under a framework call-off.
Market significanceThis is a small-value works procurement using a selective framework call-off route. The published data does not provide competition, evaluation, pricing or scope-detail information.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
HAMMOND (ECS) LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-d3e36def-c987-4307-91e7-e55c87bb357e-1 · 18381 GBP · active
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The award names supplier Hammond (ECS) Ltd; supplier verification resolves this by exact-name match to HAMMOND (ECS) LIMITED (company number 03379408). The award value is £18,381.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded; source record complete
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Process display status is “awarded”, source status is “complete”, and the notice is an “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-d3e36def-c987-4307-91e7-e55c87bb357e-1 has status “active”.
Contract execution
99% confidenceNot explicitly stated
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The published award record provides an active award and contract-period dates but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£18,381
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The sole award value is recorded as 18,381 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceAllocated to the sole recorded award and supplier
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One award is published, naming one supplier, with a value of £18,381.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Award date is 2026-10-16T00:00:00+01:00.
Published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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The award notice datePublished is 2026-10-19T15:26:39+01:00.
Published contract period start
99% confidence16 October 2026
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The award and tender contract period start date is 2026-10-16T00:00:00+01:00.
Published contract period end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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The award and tender contract period end date is 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceHRE - SAD/105 - Somerset and Dorset (Bath - Templecombe) - Pecking Mill
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This is the published process title and description.
Main category
99% confidenceWorks
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The tender’s mainProcurementCategory is “works”.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 34621000 — Railway maintenance or service vehicles, and railway freight wagons
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The tender classification and extracted primary classification both state CPV 34621000.
Delivery coverage
95% confidenceUnited Kingdom and several broadly stated overseas/geographic locations
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Tender delivery addresses list United Kingdom, British Oversea Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man and Rest of the World.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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The process and tender procurementMethod are “selective”.
Procurement route
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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The process and tender procurementMethodDetails state “Call-off from a framework agreement”.
SME suitability
95% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability records sme as true.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot published
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores or award rationale is supplied in the notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published term
99% confidence16 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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The published contract period runs from 2026-10-16 to 2027-03-31.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceNot published
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceFramework call-off for a single recorded supplier
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The notice identifies a call-off from a framework agreement and contains one active award naming one supplier.
Value context
99% confidence£18,381 published award value
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The notice records one award valued at £18,381.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award-versus-contract distinction
99% confidenceThe source supports an active award and a published contract period, but not an explicit statement of contract signature.
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Award status is active; no explicit signature or execution field is provided.
Scope detail
99% confidenceLimited published scope detail
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The title and description are identical and do not specify detailed activities, quantities or deliverables.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo bid count, evaluation results, award rationale, pricing breakdown, lot allocation, extension terms or renewal terms.
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed or otherwise executed; it records an active award and a contract period.
- Detailed deliverables, quantities, site-level scope and performance requirements are not supplied.
- Competition, bidder participation, evaluation methodology, scores and award rationale are not supplied.
- No pricing breakdown, extension options, renewal terms or recompetition plan is published.
- No lot titles or lot-level allocation is published; no lots are recorded in the supplied data.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
National Highways LimitedHAMMOND (ECS) LIMITEDPecking MillSomerset and Dorsetframework call-offworks contractContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Pecking Mill award?
HAMMOND (ECS) LIMITED is the verified legal supplier recorded for the sole active award.
What is the published award value?
The published value is £18,381.
Was this a framework procurement?
Yes. The notice describes the route as a call-off from a framework agreement.
When does the published contract period end?
The published end date is 31 March 2027. This does not confirm renewal or recompetition plans.
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.