AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Riverside Group Limited has published a contract award notice naming preferred suppliers for two commercial gas maintenance and repair lots. Both awards remain pending, with standstill ending on 19 October 2026 and future signature dates scheduled for 21 October 2026; the notice does not evidence signed or active contracts.
Published outcomeAward 1 (Lot 1 North and Central, including Bristol and Gloucester) names ASHLEY & MCDONOUGH LIMITED at £15,000,000 gross. Award 2 (Lot 2 London and South) names STONEGROVE LTD. at £10,000,000 gross.
Market significanceThe two pending awards total £25,000,000 gross and cover a planned three-year service period, with up to two further one-year extensions by agreement.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
2 supplier records analysed
ASHLEY & MCDONOUGH LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots Lot 1: North and Central (including Bristol and Gloucester) · 15000000 GBP · Pending award
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Award 1 names source supplier "Ashley & McDonough Compliance Services Ltd" (GB-COH 05426731); verified company name supplied is ASHLEY & MCDONOUGH LIMITED. The award value is £15,000,000 gross and status is pending.
STONEGROVE LTD.
99% confidenceAward 2 · Lots Lot 2: London and South · 10000000 GBP · Pending award
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Award 2 names Stonegrove Limited (GB-COH 01228559), matched to verified company name STONEGROVE LTD. The award value is £10,000,000 gross and status is pending.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Current award status
99% confidencePending for both awards
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Both award records have status "pending".
Award notice publication
99% confidence8 October 2026
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The UK6 contract award notice is dated 2026-10-08T11:05:23+01:00.
Contract conclusion status
99% confidenceNot evidenced as signed or concluded
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Both awards are pending and list a scheduled future signature date of 21 October 2026.
Planned contract start
98% confidence1 February 2027
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Each pending award gives contractPeriod.startDate as 2027-02-01.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award 1 value
99% confidence£15,000,000 gross
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 15000000 GBP.
Award 2 value
99% confidence£10,000,000 gross
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Award 2 value.amountGross is 10000000 GBP.
Combined pending-award value
99% confidence£25,000,000 gross
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Sum of the separately published gross values: £15,000,000 for Award 1 and £10,000,000 for Award 2.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Planned procurement notice
99% confidence23 April 2026
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Release history lists planned procurement notice 037028-2026, released on 2026-04-23.
Tender notice published
99% confidence8 June 2026
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Release history lists tender notice 053618-2026, released on 2026-06-08.
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence10 July 2026, 12:00 BST
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Opportunity submission_deadline is 2026-07-10T12:00:00+01:00.
Award decision date
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Both award records are dated 2026-10-08.
Standstill end
99% confidence19 October 2026, 23:59:59 BST
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Each award gives standstillPeriod.endDate as 2026-10-19T23:59:59+01:00.
Scheduled future signature date
99% confidence21 October 2026
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Each award lists a futureSignatureDate milestone due 2026-10-21T23:59:59+01:00 with status scheduled.
Planned initial end date
98% confidence31 January 2030
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Each award gives contractPeriod.endDate as 2030-01-31T23:59:59+00:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service requirement
98% confidenceCommercial and communal gas servicing, maintenance and repair
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The notice describes planned servicing, statutory gas safety inspections, reactive repairs, emergency response and support for commercial and communal gas assets.
Key activities
98% confidenceAnnual servicing and Landlord Gas Safety Records, preventative maintenance, responsive and emergency repairs, diagnostics, temporary heating, and condition reporting
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These activities are explicitly listed in the opportunity description.
Lot 1 coverage
94% confidenceNorth and Central, including Bristol and Gloucester
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Award 1 title states "Lot 1 North and Central (Plus Bristol ang Gloucester)"; delivery regions listed are UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ and UKK.
Lot 2 coverage
98% confidenceLondon and South
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Award 2 title states "Lot 2 London and South"; delivery regions listed are UKH, UKI, UKJ and UKK.
Classifications
99% confidenceCPV 50710000 and 50720000
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Both awards list repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations (50710000) and central heating (50720000).
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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The tender records procurementMethod as open and procurementMethodDetails as "Open procedure".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceAbove threshold
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Both award records state aboveThreshold: true.
Number of awards
99% confidenceTwo pending awards across two lots
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The tender has Lots 1 and 2, each linked to a separate pending award.
Bidder count and evaluation results
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial planned term
98% confidence3 years: 1 February 2027 to 31 January 2030
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Each award's contractPeriod runs from 2027-02-01 to 2030-01-31.
Extension provision
98% confidenceUp to two further one-year extensions, by agreement of both parties
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Award 1 states "1 year plus 1 year extension at agreement of both parties"; Award 2 states "1 year plus 1 year at the agreement of both parties".
Maximum stated extent
98% confidenceUp to 31 January 2032
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Each award gives maxExtentDate as 2032-01-31T23:59:59+00:00.
Performance focus
97% confidenceSafety, legislative compliance, KPIs, resident communication, ICT integration and continuous improvement
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These requirements are stated in the opportunity description.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market structure
96% confidenceTwo geographic awards divide delivery between a North/Central lot and a London/South lot.
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Separate award titles and regional delivery lists are published for Lots 1 and 2.
Operational requirement
98% confidenceThe requirement includes planned and reactive delivery, including 24/7 emergency response and temporary heating provision.
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The opportunity description explicitly includes 24/7 emergency response, reactive repairs and temporary heating.
Award maturity
99% confidenceSuppliers should treat the outcome as pending rather than an active contract award until signature or concluded-contract evidence is published.
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The awards are pending, standstill has a stated end date, and signature milestones are scheduled in the future.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Pending awards, not concluded contracts
99% confidenceThe notice is an award notice, but both awards remain pending and signature is scheduled rather than evidenced.
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Award status is pending; future signature milestones are scheduled for 21 October 2026.
Supplier name difference
99% confidenceThe source name for Award 1 is "Ashley & McDonough Compliance Services Ltd", while supplied company-number verification identifies ASHLEY & MCDONOUGH LIMITED.
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Award 1 supplier verification reports nameMismatch: true and a verified legal name of ASHLEY & MCDONOUGH LIMITED for company number 05426731.
Lot data completeness
99% confidenceLot records do not provide standalone lot titles, descriptions or values; titles and values are taken from their linked awards.
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The supplied lots array has null titles, descriptions and values, while the awards contain titles and gross values.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceBid counts, tenderer names beyond the named suppliers, award evaluation, scoring, pricing detail and reasons for selection are not supplied.
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No such fields are present in the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Both published awards are pending; the supplied data does not evidence signature, contract conclusion or service commencement.
- The source supplier name for Award 1 differs from the supplied verified legal company name. This analysis uses ASHLEY & MCDONOUGH LIMITED as the verified legal supplier name and retains the source wording as evidence only.
- The published notice data does not provide bid counts, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing schedules, mobilisation details or performance thresholds.
- Lot records themselves do not contain titles, descriptions or values; award-level titles and values have been used for the respective lots.
- The Lot 1 award title contains the apparent source typographical wording "ang Gloucester"; this analysis renders the place name as Gloucester without inferring any further change.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
The Riverside Group Limitedcommercial gas maintenancegas service and repairASHLEY & MCDONOUGH LIMITEDSTONEGROVE LTD.Find a Tenderpending contract award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who has been named for Riverside's commercial gas maintenance awards?
ASHLEY & MCDONOUGH LIMITED is named for Lot 1, and STONEGROVE LTD. is named for Lot 2. Both awards are pending.
What is the total value of the pending awards?
The separately published gross award values total £25,000,000: £15,000,000 for Lot 1 and £10,000,000 for Lot 2.
Are these contracts signed?
No signed or concluded contracts are evidenced in the supplied data. Both awards are pending, and signature is scheduled for 21 October 2026.
When is delivery planned to start?
Both pending awards state a planned start date of 1 February 2027.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.