AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Renfrewshire Council published an award-and-contract notice for the design and construction of the Park Mains High School extension. The notice identifies Galliford Try Construction Limited t/a Morrison Construction as supplier and records a £32,000,000 contract signed on 25 March 2026. However, the associated lot is marked cancelled while the award and contract are marked active, so the published lifecycle data is contradictory.
Published outcomeOne active award names Galliford Try Construction Limited t/a Morrison Construction. The contract record is active and includes an explicit signing date, but the related lot is cancelled.
Market significanceA reported £32 million UK school-construction design-and-build contract covering new teaching and PE annexes, dining works, internal alterations and external works.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Galliford Try Construction Limited t/a Morrison Construction
82% confidenceAward 095818-2026-RC-CPU-24-053-1 · Lots 1 · Not individually stated GBP · Unverified supplier name; named on active award
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The award names this supplier for lot 1. No verified legal company name was supplied, and the supplier verification result is checked_unmatched.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence9 October 2026
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The award-and-contract notice was published at 2026-10-09T16:36:53+01:00.
Award status
93% confidenceActive
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Award 095818-2026-RC-CPU-24-053-1 is marked active.
Contract status
93% confidenceActive
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Contract 095818-2026-RC-CPU-24-053-1 is marked active.
Contract signed
98% confidence25 March 2026
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The contract record includes dateSigned: 2026-03-25T00:00:00Z.
Related lot status
98% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1 is marked cancelled, despite being the related lot for the active award and contract.
Contract commencement
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract start date is supplied.
VALUES
Published values explained
Reported contract value
98% confidence32,000,000
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The active contract record states a value of GBP 32,000,000.
Individual supplier allocation
99% confidenceUnknown
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The published contract value is recorded at contract level; no separate supplier allocation is supplied.
Lot value
99% confidenceUnknown
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No lot value is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signing date
98% confidence25 March 2026
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Explicit dateSigned field in the contract record.
Award/contract notice publication
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Published_at field and release history both give 9 October 2026.
Tender deadline
99% confidenceUnknown
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No submission deadline is supplied.
Contract end date
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract end date is supplied.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Procurement requirement
98% confidenceDesign and construction of an extension to Park Mains High School
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Notice description states that Renfrewshire Council sought a contractor for the design and construction requirements of the extension.
New-build elements
93% confidenceTwo stand-alone annex buildings and a courtyard infill extension, approximately 4,330m² GIFA
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Lot description describes a three-storey teaching annex, single-storey dining infill extension and two-storey PE annex.
Alterations and external works
93% confidenceApproximately 1,755m² of internal alterations, covered dining area and transport/parking changes
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Lot description specifies internal reconfiguration, a 120m² covered courtyard dining area, bus drop-off changes and additional parking.
Classification
99% confidenceBuilding construction work; construction work for school buildings
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CPV 45210000 is primary and CPV 45214200 is additionally listed.
Delivery location
98% confidencePark Mains High School, Barrhill Road, Erskine PA8 6EY, United Kingdom
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The item delivery-location description provides this address.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective — restricted procedure
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The notice states procurementMethod selective and procurementMethodDetails Restricted procedure.
Main category
99% confidenceWorks
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The notice identifies the main procurement category as works.
Award criteria
90% confidenceTechnical questions 70%; price 30%
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Lot 1 award criteria list Technical Questions with description 70 and price with description 30.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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No bidder count, tenderer names, scoring results or evaluation narrative is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
93% confidenceActive record
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The contract status is active.
Signing evidence
98% confidenceExplicitly signed on 25 March 2026
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The contract has an explicit dateSigned field.
Options
96% confidenceNo options stated
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.
Duration and end date
99% confidenceUnknown
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No start date, end date, duration, extension or renewal terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Delivery model
97% confidenceDesign-and-build school expansion project
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The title and description state design and construction requirements for a high-school extension.
Evaluation emphasis
90% confidenceQuality-weighted evaluation
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Published award criteria weight technical questions at 70% and price at 30%.
Value interpretation
98% confidence£32 million is reported for the contract record, not broken down by lot or supplier
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The contract carries the value; no individual lot or supplier allocation is published.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contradictory lifecycle statuses
99% confidenceActive award and contract conflict with cancelled related lot
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Award and contract are active, while related lot 1 is cancelled.
Supplier identity limitation
99% confidenceThe named supplier is unverified
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The completed supplier check returned checked_unmatched and did not provide a verified legal company name or number.
Value allocation limitation
98% confidenceContract value is not allocated by lot or supplier
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GBP 32,000,000 appears only in the contract record.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo start date, end date, duration, bidder count, tender deadline or evaluation results
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Relevant fields are absent or null in the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The related lot is marked cancelled while the associated award and contract are marked active; the source does not resolve this contradiction.
- The supplier identity check completed without a safe company match (checked_unmatched). The named supplier should be treated as unverified.
- The £32,000,000 value is published only at contract level and is not allocated by lot or supplier.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: contract start and end dates, duration, renewal or extension terms, tender deadline, bidder count, evaluation scores and award rationale.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Park Mains High School ExtensionRenfrewshire Councilschool construction contractdesign and buildMorrison ConstructionGalliford Try Construction LimitedUK public procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named as supplier for the Park Mains High School Extension?
The award names Galliford Try Construction Limited t/a Morrison Construction. The supplied identity-check result is checked_unmatched, so no verified legal company identity is available in this dataset.
What is the reported contract value?
The contract record reports a value of £32,000,000. No individual lot or supplier value allocation is published.
Has the contract been signed?
Yes. The contract record explicitly states a signing date of 25 March 2026.
Is the procurement lifecycle data consistent?
No. The award and contract are marked active, but the related lot is marked cancelled.
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