AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Westminster City Council’s published award and contract data names FM Conway Limited as supplier for an integrated highways and public realm contract. The contract record states it was signed on 15 September 2026 and has a £1.25 billion value, while the notice describes this as an estimated, indexed maximum across an initial term and possible extensions.
Published outcomeFM Conway Limited is the sole named supplier on award 094935-2026-P1381-1 for lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a long-term Westminster highways and public-realm delivery arrangement covering maintenance, renewal, projects, design and associated systems and support services.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
FM Conway Limited
96% confidenceAward 094935-2026-P1381-1 · Lots 1 · £1,250,000,000 contract record value; the notice describes this as an estimate including possible extensions and indexation GBP · Active award and active contract
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The award names FM Conway Limited as its supplier and relates to lot 1. The linked contract record is active and states £1,250,000,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice status
94% confidenceAward and contract notice; source status complete
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The release dated 7 October 2026 is tagged "award, contract" and the process source status is "complete".
Award status
96% confidenceActive
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Award 094935-2026-P1381-1 has status "active".
Contract status
97% confidenceActive; signed 15 September 2026
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Contract 094935-2026-P1381-1 has status "active" and dateSigned "2026-09-15".
Lot status
98% confidenceCancelled (inconsistent with the active award and contract records)
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Lot 1 is recorded with status "cancelled", while the same lot is linked to the active award and signed active contract.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract record value
96% confidence£1,250,000,000 excluding VAT
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The contract record states value amount 1250000000 GBP.
Initial-period estimate
89% confidence£725,000,000 excluding VAT
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Lot 1 states an estimated £725,000,000 for the initial eight years and six months.
Extension estimate
89% confidence£525,000,000 excluding VAT
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Lot 1 states an estimated £525,000,000 for extensions of up to four years.
Spend caveat
93% confidenceActual expenditure may be higher or lower than the estimates
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The notice says actual expenditure depends on instructed work types and volumes, budgets and contractual indexation.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
97% confidence15 September 2026
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The contract record gives dateSigned as 2026-09-15.
Initial service start
94% confidence1 October 2026
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The lot options text states that the initial service period runs from 1 October 2026.
Initial service end
94% confidence31 March 2035
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The lot options text states that the initial service period ends on 31 March 2035.
Maximum possible service end
94% confidence31 March 2039
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The options text permits extension periods totalling no more than four years and states a maximum service period ending on 31 March 2039.
Notice published
96% confidence7 October 2026
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The award and contract release is dated 2026-10-07.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Core scope
94% confidenceIntegrated highways and public realm repair, maintenance, renewal, improvement, design and project delivery
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The lot description states that FM Conway Limited was appointed to deliver an integrated highways and public realm contract covering these activities.
Assets and activities
91% confidenceCarriageways, footways, lighting, drainage, bridges, structures, statues, monuments, security and hostile-vehicle mitigation, reactive works and public-realm projects
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These activities are listed in the lot description.
Supporting services
92% confidenceDesign and professional services, inspections, regulatory and operational support, pipe subway and tunnel management, and highways and traffic software and data
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These services are expressly listed in the lot description.
Delivery geography
91% confidencePrincipally City of Westminster, with contract-provided work possible outside city boundaries
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The delivery location states this explicitly; the delivery region is UKI32.
Excluded arrangement
94% confidenceSeparate Audit and Asset Management Contract
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The lot description says this contract is outside the award.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
96% confidenceSelective; competitive procedure with negotiation
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The tender data records procurement method "selective" and method details "Competitive procedure with negotiation".
Published evaluation criteria
79% confidenceQuality/Technical 40; Price/Commercial 40; Responsible Procurement 20
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The lot award-criteria data lists these three criteria and figures.
Bidder count and scores
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Form of contract
94% confidenceNEC4 Term Service Contract, Main Option A, with bespoke amendments
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The lot description states this contract form.
Initial term
94% confidenceEight years and six months
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The notice describes an initial service period from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2035.
Extension option
94% confidenceAt the Council’s discretion, one or more periods totalling up to four years, following reasonable consultation with the contractor
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The options description states these conditions.
Task orders
91% confidenceMay be issued until the end of the service period and may continue afterwards where permitted by the contract
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The options description states this explicitly.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
92% confidenceThe published £1.25 billion figure is an estimated total including indexation and potential extensions, rather than a guaranteed spend commitment.
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The lot description splits the estimate between the initial period and extensions and states actual expenditure may be higher or lower.
Scope flexibility
90% confidenceThe Council reserves the right to include additional supporting or related works and services during the term in accordance with the contract.
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The lot description states this reservation.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Lifecycle inconsistency
98% confidenceLot 1 is marked cancelled despite being linked to an active award and an active signed contract.
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Lot status is "cancelled"; award and contract statuses are "active"; the contract has a signed date.
Evaluation-data ambiguity
90% confidenceThe criteria list includes Quality/Technical 40, Price/Commercial 40 and Responsible Procurement 20, but also contains a separate price entry of 100; the published structure does not clarify how these entries relate.
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The awardCriteria data contains all four entries.
Missing competition information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, tender scores and reasons for award.
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No such fields are present in the supplied record.
Lot title
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: a separate title for lot 1.
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Lot 1 has no title field.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: a separate title for lot 1.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, tender scores, award rationale and individual pricing breakdowns.
- The criteria data includes an unexplained additional price entry of 100 alongside the stated 40/40/20 entries.
- The published record has a material lifecycle inconsistency: lot 1 is marked cancelled while the linked award and signed contract are active. Administrator review is required before publication.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Westminster City CouncilFM Conway Limitedhighways maintenancepublic realmNEC4 Term Service ContractUK public procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Westminster Highways and Public Realm Contract?
FM Conway Limited is the sole named supplier on the published award for lot 1.
What is the published value?
The contract record states £1.25 billion excluding VAT. The notice describes this as an estimate covering the initial period, possible extensions and indexation.
When does the service period begin?
The notice states 1 October 2026.
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