AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
North Tyneside Council awarded a £36,000 internal-painting works contract for Riverside Park Estate Phase 2 to TRIDENT MAINTENANCE SERVICES LTD through a framework call-off mini competition.
Published outcomeAward active; award decision dated 2 October 2026. The published contract period runs from 5 October to 5 December 2026.
Market significanceA short-duration, low-value works award in North East England, procured through a framework agreement.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
TRIDENT MAINTENANCE SERVICES LTD
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-f0a0c7c8-188c-47a4-bf37-9b0b01d39f78-1 · 36000 GBP · Active award
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Verified supplier identity: Companies House number SC503188. The active award names Trident Maintenance Services Ltd and records a value of £36,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source status complete
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Process display_status is “awarded”, source_status is “complete”, and notice type is “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-f0a0c7c8-188c-47a4-bf37-9b0b01d39f78-1 has status “active”.
Award decision date
98% confidence2 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-02T00:00:00+01:00.
Published contract period
98% confidence5 October 2026 to 5 December 2026
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Tender and award contractPeriod specify startDate 2026-10-05 and endDate 2026-12-05T23:59:59Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£36,000 GBP
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The award value is 36000 GBP; the tender value is also 36000 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceAllocated to the sole published award and supplier
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One award is published, naming one supplier, with value £36,000.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence30 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate and submission_deadline: 2026-09-30T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence2 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-02T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period start
98% confidence5 October 2026
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Published contractPeriod startDate: 2026-10-05T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication date
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-15T14:45:03+01:00.
Contract period end
98% confidence5 December 2026
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Published contractPeriod endDate: 2026-12-05T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
96% confidenceRiverside Park Estate Phase 2 internal painting
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Process title: “Direct Award Riverside Park Estate Phase 2 Internal Painting”.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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main_category and mainProcurementCategory are “works”.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 44000000 — Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
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Published primary CPV classification.
Delivery area
96% confidenceNorth East, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address specifies region “North East” and country “United Kingdom”.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective
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procurement_method: “selective”.
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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procurement_method_details: “Call-off from a framework agreement”.
Competition description
95% confidenceNotice describes a mini competition
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Description: “Notice of awarded contract following a mini competition”.
Bidder and evaluation information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published term
97% confidenceApproximately two months, from 5 October to 5 December 2026
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Published start and end dates in the contractPeriod.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SME suitability flag
95% confidenceYes
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Tender suitability.sme is true.
VCSE suitability flag
95% confidenceNo
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Tender suitability.vcse is false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
97% confidenceFramework call-off mini competition
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The notice states both a framework call-off route and that the award followed a mini competition.
Award profile
97% confidence£36,000 short-term works requirement
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Published award value is £36,000 and published contract period is 5 October to 5 December 2026.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award versus contract execution
99% confidenceThe notice reports an active award and a published contract period, but does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed.
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Award status is active and contractPeriod is supplied; no execution or signature field is published.
Scope detail
99% confidenceDetailed specifications, quantities, quality requirements and pricing breakdown are not published.
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Information not supplied in the published notice beyond the title, category and CPV classification.
Competition detail
99% confidenceBid count, participating suppliers, evaluation criteria and scores are not published.
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not explicitly confirm contract signature or execution.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: detailed specification, quantities, pricing breakdown, bid count, bidder identities, evaluation criteria, scores and award rationale.
- No extension, renewal or option terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
North Tyneside CouncilTRIDENT MAINTENANCE SERVICES LTDRiverside Park Estate Phase 2internal paintingframework call-offmini competitionNorth East works contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Riverside Park Estate Phase 2 internal painting award?
TRIDENT MAINTENANCE SERVICES LTD, verified against Companies House number SC503188.
What is the published award value?
£36,000 GBP.
What procurement route was used?
A selective framework call-off. The notice describes the award as following a mini competition.
When is the published contract period?
From 5 October 2026 to 5 December 2026.
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