AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Newcastle City Council has an active contract with STRAIGHTLINE (NE) LIMITED for the supply and installation of fire doors in housing blocks. The published contract record states it was signed on 19 May 2025 and later updated to £5,166,270.44 following an increase for phase 4.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract are recorded for lot 1, to STRAIGHTLINE (NE) LIMITED.
Market significanceThis is a substantial fire-door installation programme with a published active contract value above £5.1 million. The notice describes additional works for phase 4 with no change of contractor.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
2 supplier records analysed
STRAIGHTLINE (NE) LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 096367-2026-008553-1 · Lots 1 · £5,166,270.44 shared contract value for the sole recorded supplier and lot GBP · active
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Verified company name and number 01482191 supplied for GB-COH-01482191. Active contract 096367-2026-008553-1 is linked to award 096367-2026-008553-1 and lot 1, with value GBP 5,166,270.44.
STRAIGHTLINE (NE) LIMITED
93% confidenceAward 028131-2025-P-008553-1 · Lots 1 · Not published for this award record GBP · active
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Award 028131-2025-P-008553-1 lists supplier GB-COH-01482191 and lot 1, but no award value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Process procurement_method_details: Open procedure.
Tender deadline
99% confidence13 February 2025, 09:00 UTC
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Process submission_deadline: 2025-02-13T09:00:00Z.
Contract signed
99% confidence19 May 2025
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Contract 096367-2026-008553-1 dateSigned: 2025-05-19T00:00:00+01:00.
Initial published award record
95% confidence28 May 2025
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Award 028131-2025-P-008553-1 first_seen_at and compiled release date: 2025-05-28T14:18:01+01:00.
Latest published update
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Process source_updated_at and release 096367-2026 date: 2026-10-13T09:39:58+01:00.
Current recorded status
98% confidenceActive
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Award and contract 096367-2026-008553-1 each have status active.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published active contract value
99% confidence£5,166,270.44
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Contract 096367-2026-008553-1 value: GBP 5,166,270.44.
Process maximum value
98% confidence£4,000,000
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Process value_max: 4000000 GBP.
Value relationship
98% confidenceThe active contract value is £1,166,270.44 above the process maximum value field.
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Published contract value is £5,166,270.44; process value_max is £4,000,000. The contract amendment states an increase was required for phase 4.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
99% confidence13 February 2025, 09:00 UTC
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Process submission_deadline.
Contract signature date
99% confidence19 May 2025
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Contract dateSigned.
Contract duration
99% confidence720 days
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Contract period.durationInDays: 720; tender lot 1 also states 720 days.
Estimated end timing
82% confidenceAround 8 May 2027, calculated from the published signature date plus 720 days
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Contract signed 19 May 2025 and has a duration of 720 days. This is a calculation, not a published end date or procurement forecast.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupply and installation of fire doors in housing blocks
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Process title and lot 1 description.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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Process main_category and tender mainProcurementCategory: works.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 45000000 — Construction work
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Tender and contract item classifications.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne recorded lot: lot 1
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Tender contains lot 1; both award records and contract relate to lot 1.
Delivery coverage
93% confidenceDelivery location is described as Newcastle upon Tyne; contract item also lists UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ and UKK regions.
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Tender item deliveryLocation description and deliveryAddresses.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Process procurement_method: open; procurement_method_details: Open procedure.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of tenders, bidder identities, evaluation scores and award rationale are unknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 096367-2026-008553-1 status: active.
Signature
99% confidenceSigned on 19 May 2025
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Contract dateSigned is explicitly published.
Term
99% confidence720 days
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Contract period.durationInDays: 720.
Amendment
98% confidenceA contract increase was recorded to allow completion of phase 4; the notice states there was no change of contractor.
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Contract amendment 1 description and rationale.
Extension terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Additional-work signal
98% confidenceThe published amendment links the contract increase to completing phase 4, while retaining the original contractor.
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Amendment 1 states: 'A contract increase is required to allow the contractor to complete phase 4 of the programme'; rationale states no change of contractor.
Value interpretation
97% confidenceThe £5.17 million figure is a contract-level value for the one recorded contract and should not be treated as a separately published lot price or pricing schedule.
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Contract provides one value and is linked to sole recorded lot 1; no pricing breakdown is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Duplicate or successive award records
98% confidenceTwo active award IDs are supplied for the same requirement, supplier and lot: 028131-2025-P-008553-1 and 096367-2026-008553-1.
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Awards dataset shows both IDs, each linked to lot 1 and the same supplier. The contract is linked only to 096367-2026-008553-1.
Value inconsistency
99% confidenceThe process maximum value is £4,000,000, while the later active contract value is £5,166,270.44. The amendment records an increase for phase 4, but does not provide a detailed value history.
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Process value_max; contract value; amendment 1.
Geographic ambiguity
94% confidenceThe item says Newcastle upon Tyne but also lists delivery regions across much of England and Scotland; the precise delivery footprint is unclear.
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Tender item deliveryLocation and deliveryAddresses.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bid count, tender prices, evaluation results, detailed scope quantities, start date, explicit end date, extension terms and pricing breakdown.
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No such fields are present in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Two active award IDs are supplied for the same requirement, lot and supplier; the data does not explain their relationship. The contract is linked only to 096367-2026-008553-1.
- The process maximum value (£4,000,000) differs from the published active contract value (£5,166,270.44). The notice identifies a phase 4 increase but does not provide the original contract value or amendment amount.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation and award rationale, itemised pricing, scope quantities, explicit start and end dates, and extension or renewal provisions.
- Delivery data is internally broad: Newcastle upon Tyne is named, but multiple UK regions are also listed.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Newcastle City Council fire doors contractSTRAIGHTLINE (NE) LIMITEDfire door installationhousing blocksconstruction workpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Newcastle City Council fire doors contract?
The recorded supplier is STRAIGHTLINE (NE) LIMITED, company number 01482191.
What is the published contract value?
The active contract record states £5,166,270.44.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract record explicitly gives a signature date of 19 May 2025.
Why was the contract increased?
The published amendment says an increase was required to allow the contractor to complete phase 4, with no change of contractor.
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