AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Newham Community Learning awarded facilities management work to DONLAND ENGINEERING LIMITED for Sarah Bonnell School. A later contract change notice records a 5.5-month extension for planned preventative maintenance (PPM), running from 1 September 2026 to 12 February 2027 while longer-term requirements are finalised.
Published outcomeAward 2 is active and names DONLAND ENGINEERING LIMITED. The published change record gives a contract value of £186,431 excluding VAT (£223,717.20 including VAT) for the amended contract record; this should not be treated as the original award value.
Market significanceThis is a direct, below-threshold-without-competition award for school facilities-management-related services, followed by a short continuity extension focused on statutory compliance, building safety and asset maintenance.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
DONLAND ENGINEERING LIMITED
98% confidenceAward 2 · Lots 1 · 87631 GBP · active
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Active award 2 names the verified supplier through GB-COH company number 00940666 and records award value £87,631.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Original award
97% confidenceActive award dated 10 March 2026
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Award 2 has status "active" and award_date 2026-03-10.
Award notice publication
98% confidence1 April 2026
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Release history records a Contract award notice published on 2026-04-01.
Contract change notice
99% confidencePublished 14 October 2026
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Release history and contract document 097031-2026 identify a Contract change notice published on 2026-10-14.
Amendment
99% confidence5.5-month PPM extension
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Contract amendment rationale states a 5.5-month extension for PPM services at Sarah Bonnell School.
VALUES
Published values explained
Original award value
98% confidence£87,631
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Award 2 value_amount is 87631 GBP.
Amended contract value excluding VAT
97% confidence£186,431
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Contract 1 value.amount is 186431 GBP.
Amended contract value including VAT
97% confidence£223,717.20
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 223717.2 GBP.
Value relationship
96% confidenceThe source does not state whether the amended contract value is incremental or a revised total, and it is not explicitly linked to award 2.
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The award and contract records carry different identifiers and values; no allocation or reconciliation is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award decision date
98% confidence10 March 2026
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Award 2 award_date is 2026-03-10.
Amendment date
97% confidence18 August 2026
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Contract amendment date and contract period start are 2026-08-18.
Extension service period
99% confidence1 September 2026 to 12 February 2027
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Amendment rationale explicitly specifies this PPM extension period.
Recorded contract period
97% confidence18 August 2026 to 12 February 2027
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Contract 1 period is recorded with startDate 2026-08-18 and endDate 2027-02-12.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceFacilities management services
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Process title is "Facilities Management"; tender title is also "Facilities Management".
Site
99% confidenceSarah Bonnell School only
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Process description states services are delivered at Sarah Bonnell school only.
Extension scope
99% confidencePlanned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) services
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Amendment rationale identifies PPM services.
Extension purpose
99% confidenceContinuity of statutory compliance, building safety and asset maintenance while long-term requirements are finalised
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Stated in the amendment rationale.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
98% confidenceDirect procurement
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Process procurement_method is "direct".
Competition detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Process procurement_method_details states "Below threshold - without competition".
Legal basis
96% confidenceProcurement Act 2023
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Tender legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54.
Bid and evaluation information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Recorded amended contract period
97% confidence18 August 2026 to 12 February 2027
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Contract 1 period provides these dates.
Extension duration
99% confidence5.5 months
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The amendment rationale describes the PPM extension as 5.5 months.
Extension and renewal terms
98% confidenceOnly the published 5.5-month extension is stated; further options or renewal terms are unknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Contract conclusion/signature
97% confidenceNot stated
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The supplied records include an active award and a contract change notice, but do not explicitly state signature or conclusion.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Continuity procurement
99% confidenceThe amendment is expressly framed as an interim continuity measure pending finalisation of longer-term procurement requirements.
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Amendment rationale states the extension is to ensure uninterrupted services while long-term requirements are finalised.
Supplier opportunity signal
94% confidenceA future longer-term facilities management requirement may be in development, but no timetable, scope or route to market is published.
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Amendment rationale references long-term procurement requirements; no further procurement details are supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award-to-contract linkage
98% confidenceThe supplied data does not explicitly link active award 2 to contract 1, despite the same procurement context. Values must therefore remain separately reported.
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Award 2 is valued at £87,631, while contract 1 has awardID 1 and values of £186,431 net / £223,717.20 gross.
Date inconsistency
99% confidenceThe recorded contract period starts on 18 August 2026, while the amendment rationale says the extension service period starts on 1 September 2026. Both dates are reported without selecting one as the operational start date.
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Contract period startDate is 2026-08-18; amendment rationale states period from 01/09/2026.
Publication timing
99% confidenceThe change notice was published after both the recorded amendment date and the stated extension service start date.
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Amendment date is 2026-08-18, extension starts 2026-09-01, and notice publication is 2026-10-14.
Supplier verification
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified against the supplied Companies House company number.
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Verification status is verified; match method is company_number; verified company number is 00940666.
Unpublished information
98% confidenceLot title, detailed technical specification, bid count, evaluation, pricing breakdown, original contract period and further extension options are not supplied in the published notice data.
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Information is absent from the supplied structured record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source does not explicitly link award 2 to contract 1, so their values and identifiers cannot be reconciled or attributed as one record.
- The recorded contract start date (18 August 2026) differs from the stated extension service start date (1 September 2026).
- The source does not state whether the £186,431 net / £223,717.20 gross contract values are incremental extension values or revised total contract values.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: lot title, detailed scope, original contract term, bid count, evaluation details, pricing breakdown and future option terms.
- The source does not explicitly confirm contract signature or conclusion.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Newham Community LearningDONLAND ENGINEERING LIMITEDSarah Bonnell Schoolfacilities managementplanned preventative maintenancePPMcontract change notice
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the facilities management award?
DONLAND ENGINEERING LIMITED, verified against company number 00940666, is named on active award 2.
What is the published extension period?
The amendment rationale states that PPM services are extended from 1 September 2026 to 12 February 2027.
Was the procurement competed?
The record describes a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
What is the contract value?
The active award is valued at £87,631. A later contract record shows £186,431 excluding VAT and £223,717.20 including VAT, but the source does not explain the relationship between those figures.
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