AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Madeley Parish Council appointed KOMPAN LIMITED for the Madeley Centre Play Area, covering supply and installation of play equipment, safety surfacing and fencing. The contract record explicitly states it was signed on 28 August 2026, with a stated gross value of £90,000 and a delivery period from 1 to 21 September 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award (award 1) is attributed to KOMPAN LIMITED for lot 1. However, the release history also records a contract termination notice published on 7 October 2026, while the supplied contract record remains active.
Market significanceThis is a small below-threshold open-competition playground equipment and installation procurement. The published data identifies the supplier and contract value but does not provide bid numbers, evaluation results or pricing detail.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
KOMPAN LIMITED
96% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 90000 GBP · active award; subsequent termination notice recorded
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Award 1 identifies KOMPAN LIMITED as supplier and relates to lot 1. Contract 1, linked to award 1, states a gross value of GBP 90,000. Release history records a later termination notice.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Tender procedure
98% confidenceComplete; below-threshold open competition
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Tender status is "complete" and procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - open competition".
Award
98% confidenceActive award to KOMPAN LIMITED
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Award 1 has status "active" and names KOMPAN LIMITED as its supplier.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 28 August 2026
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Contract 1 includes dateSigned: 2026-08-28 and a document with documentType "contractSigned".
Contract period
99% confidence1 September 2026 to 21 September 2026
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Contract 1 period gives startDate 2026-09-01 and endDate 2026-09-21.
Termination signal
95% confidenceA contract termination notice is recorded as published on 7 October 2026
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Release history includes release 094849-2026, labelled "Contract termination notice on Find a Tender" with contractTermination tag.
VALUES
Published values explained
Stated signed-contract value
99% confidence£90,000 gross
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Contract 1 value is amountGross 90000, currency GBP.
Published opportunity maximum
90% confidence£75,000
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Process-level value_max is 75000 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence20 May 2025, 13:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2025-05-20T13:00:00+01:00.
Recorded award date
86% confidence5 June 2025
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Award summary record for award 1 gives award_date 2025-06-05.
Contract signed
99% confidence28 August 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-08-28.
Contract start
99% confidence1 September 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-09-01.
Contract end
99% confidence21 September 2026
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2026-09-21.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Contract-notice document 094847-2026 gives datePublished 2026-10-07.
Termination notice published
95% confidence7 October 2026
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Release history dates release 094849-2026 at 2026-10-07T15:09:25+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceSupply and install new play equipment, safety surfacing and fencing for children from toddler age to approximately 12/13 years.
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Published process description.
Required play activities
98% confidenceSwinging, climbing, sliding, imaginative play and sensory play, including a centrepiece item within the play-area boundary.
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Published process description.
Design requirement
97% confidenceEquipment should fit the village's rural aspect and cover the identified age range.
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Published process description.
CPV classifications
99% confidence37535200 Playground equipment; 43325000 Park and playground equipment
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Award item additionalClassifications.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne lot (lot 1); no published lot title or separate lot description.
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Tender lists lot 1 only; the supplied lot record has null title and description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceOpen
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Tender procurementMethod is "open".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow-threshold open competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states this wording.
Competition metrics
99% confidenceNot published
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No bidder count, tender count, scores or evaluation results are supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status in contract record
97% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is "active".
Contract term
99% confidence21 days inclusive, from 1 to 21 September 2026
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Explicit contract period start and end dates.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Extensions and renewals
99% confidenceNot published
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value basis
99% confidenceThe £90,000 stated contract value is gross; no pricing breakdown is published.
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Contract value field is amountGross 90000; no line-item or pricing fields are supplied.
Scope composition
98% confidenceThe requirement combines equipment supply with installation, surfacing and fencing.
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Published process description.
Delivery geography
94% confidenceThe award item lists delivery addresses across UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ and UKK; no more specific delivery-site allocation is supplied.
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Award item deliveryAddresses lists these regions.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Lifecycle inconsistency
97% confidenceThe contract record is active, but the release history records a contract termination notice published on 7 October 2026. The supplied termination details do not state the termination date, reason or resulting contract status.
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Contract 1 status is active; release 094849-2026 is tagged contractTermination.
Date inconsistency
99% confidenceThe supplied award summary gives an award date of 5 June 2025, whereas the contract record states it was signed on 28 August 2026. The source does not explain the sequence.
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Award summary award_date is 2025-06-05; contract dateSigned is 2026-08-28.
Competition information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, bid values, evaluation criteria, scores and award rationale.
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No such fields are present in the supplied data.
Lot and pricing information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: lot title, lot-specific value and pricing breakdown.
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Lot 1 title and value are null; no pricing schedule is supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lifecycle status requires administrator review: contract 1 is recorded as active, while the release history records a contract termination notice published on 7 October 2026.
- Material date sequence requires administrator review: the award summary date is 5 June 2025, but the supplied contract was signed on 28 August 2026, with no source explanation.
- No bidder count, evaluation results, award rationale or pricing breakdown is supplied.
- No extension or renewal terms are supplied.
- No lot title, lot-specific description or individual lot value is supplied.
- No termination notice contents, termination date, reason or post-termination status are supplied.
- The published opportunity maximum (£75,000) differs from the explicitly stated gross contract value (£90,000); the source does not explain the difference.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Madeley Centre Play AreaMadeley Parish CouncilKOMPAN LIMITEDplayground equipmentplay area contractpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier for the Madeley Centre Play Area?
KOMPAN LIMITED is named as the supplier for award 1 and lot 1.
What contract value is stated?
The contract record states a gross value of £90,000.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract record explicitly gives a signed date of 28 August 2026.
Is the contract status clear?
No. The contract record is active, but the release history also records a termination notice published on 7 October 2026.
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