AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
National Highways Limited published an awarded-contract notice for HRE - WHE/1L - Welwyn Garden - Hertford East - Port Hill. The notice records an active award to MGroup for £33,120.26, with a stated contract period from 13 to 16 October 2026. The source does not explicitly confirm contract signature.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded. The supplier name, MGroup, remains unverified following a completed Companies House matching workflow.
Market significanceThis is a short-duration, low-value works call-off from a framework agreement. It may be relevant to suppliers active in rail-related maintenance, service vehicles or associated works, although the published scope is limited.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
MGroup (unverified source name)
90% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-dc695812-5104-4879-af3d-19389734fb31-1 · 33120.26 GBP · Active award
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The award lists supplier 'MGroup' and an award value of £33,120.26. Supplier verification status is checked_unmatched.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Process notice type and award document description.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-dc695812-5104-4879-af3d-19389734fb31-1 has status 'active'.
Award date
98% confidence13 October 2026
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Award date is 2026-10-13T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication date
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished is 2026-10-14T11:34:54+01:00.
Contract conclusion
96% confidenceNot explicitly evidenced
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The supplied record is an award notice and does not state that a contract was signed.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£33,120.26
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The award value is 33120.26 GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceAllocated to the single published award; no lot-level allocation published
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One award is supplied and no lots are listed.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
97% confidence13 October 2026
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Tender period endDate is 2026-10-13T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract start
98% confidence13 October 2026
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Award and tender contract period startDate are 2026-10-13T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract end
98% confidence16 October 2026
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Award and tender contract period endDate are 2026-10-16T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Published title
99% confidenceHRE - WHE/1L - Welwyn Garden - Hertford East - Port Hill
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Process and tender title.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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mainProcurementCategory is 'works'.
Primary CPV
99% confidence34621000 — Railway maintenance or service vehicles, and railway freight wagons
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Published primary classification.
Delivery locations
95% confidenceUnited Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man and Rest of the World
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Tender item deliveryAddresses lists these locations.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective
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procurementMethod is 'selective'.
Procurement route
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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procurementMethodDetails states this route.
SME suitability
93% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability.sme is true.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bid, tenderer, score or evaluation information is provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated contract period
98% confidence13 October 2026 to 16 October 2026
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Published contractPeriod startDate and endDate.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No extension or option terms are included in the supplied data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
94% confidenceShort works call-off under a framework agreement
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The route is described as a framework call-off and the stated period runs from 13 to 16 October 2026.
Pricing detail
99% confidenceOnly a total award value is published
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No unit rates, pricing schedule or cost breakdown is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceThe published supplier name is unverified
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The completed Companies House workflow returned checked_unmatched for MGroup; no verified legal company name or number is supplied.
Scope detail
99% confidenceLimited published description
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The description repeats the title and provides no further technical scope.
Lot detail
99% confidenceNo lots published
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The supplied lots array is empty and the award has no lot IDs.
Contract status evidence
96% confidenceAward notice does not explicitly evidence signature
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The source records an active award but provides no signed-contract confirmation.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplier name MGroup is unverified: the completed Companies House matching workflow found no safe company match, and no company number is published.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, bidder identities, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale and savings.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: detailed technical scope, lot titles, lot-level values, pricing breakdown, extensions and renewal terms.
- The award notice does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
National Highways LimitedMGroupWelwyn GardenHertford EastPort Hillrailway maintenanceframework call-offContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the award?
The notice names MGroup. The Companies House matching workflow completed without finding a safe company match, so this is an unverified source name.
What is the award value?
The published award value is £33,120.26.
When is the stated contract period?
The notice states 13 October 2026 to 16 October 2026.
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.