AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
VIVID Housing Ltd has published a contract award notice for flooring replacement works covering communal areas, wet rooms and domestic properties. The shared award is to LEAVES BUILDING & MAINTENANCE CONTRACTORS LIMITED and SOLENT CONTRACT FLOORING LTD.
Published outcomeAward 1 is recorded as active, with a £3,000,000 contract value shared across two suppliers. The notice schedules a future signature date of 2 November 2026; it does not evidence that a contract has been signed.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold open-competition works award with a stated three-year core period and potential extensions up to 1 December 2032. Individual supplier allocations and values are not published.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
2 supplier records analysed
LEAVES BUILDING & MAINTENANCE CONTRACTORS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared award value: £3,000,000; individual allocation not published GBP · Verified supplier; included in active award
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Verified Companies House name and number 06798589 are matched by company number. Award 1 lists the supplier alongside SOLENT CONTRACT FLOORING LTD.
SOLENT CONTRACT FLOORING LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared award value: £3,000,000; individual allocation not published GBP · Verified supplier; included in active award
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Verified Companies House name and number 05813534 are matched by company number. Award 1 lists the supplier alongside LEAVES BUILDING & MAINTENANCE CONTRACTORS LIMITED.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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The tender record and lot 1 are marked "complete".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Award decision date
98% confidence24 September 2026
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Award 1 records date 2026-09-24.
Future signature milestone
98% confidence2 November 2026 (scheduled)
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Award 1 includes a scheduled futureSignatureDate milestone of 2026-11-02T23:59:59+00:00.
Contract conclusion
98% confidenceNot evidenced as signed
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The notice contains a future signature milestone but no explicit signed-contract field or completed signature milestone.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£3,000,000 excluding VAT; £3,600,000 gross including VAT
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Award 1 value records amount £3,000,000 and amountGross £3,600,000 in GBP.
Value allocation
99% confidenceShared across two suppliers; no individual supplier or lot allocation published
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One award names two suppliers and one related lot, without allocation fields.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
99% confidence11 August 2026
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Release history records tender notice 076290-2026 dated 2026-08-11.
Submission deadline
98% confidence15 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-09-15T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence24 September 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-09-24.
Award notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Award notice 098641-2026 was published 2026-10-19.
Planned contract start
98% confidence1 December 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate is 2026-12-01.
Core contract end
98% confidence1 December 2029
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Award 1 contractPeriod endDate is 2029-12-01T23:59:59+00:00.
Maximum possible end date
98% confidence1 December 2032
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Award 1 contractPeriod maxExtentDate is 2032-12-01T23:59:59+00:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceFlooring replacement to communal areas, wet rooms and domestic properties
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Procurement title and description state this scope.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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The process main category and award main procurement category are both "works".
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1)
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The tender contains lot 1 only; award 1 is related to lot 1.
Relevant CPV classifications
99% confidence44112200 Floor coverings; 45432111 Laying work of flexible floor coverings; 45432130 Floor-covering work
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Award item 1 lists these CPV additional classifications.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen
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Tender procurementMethod is "open".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - open competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - open competition" and the award is marked aboveThreshold false.
Competition metrics
99% confidenceNot published
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No bid, tenderer, score or evaluation-result data is supplied in the notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Core term
98% confidence3 years, from 1 December 2026 to 1 December 2029
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Award contractPeriod provides the stated start and end dates.
Extension provision
98% confidence24 months plus 12 months
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Award renewal description is "24 Months + 12 Months"; maxExtentDate is 1 December 2032.
Renewal status
99% confidenceExtension options are stated; exercise of any option is not evidenced
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hasRenewal is true, but no exercised-extension record is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
88% confidenceTwo suppliers are named under one award for one lot, suggesting a shared or multi-supplier delivery arrangement; allocation mechanics are not published
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Award 1 names two suppliers, relates to only lot 1, and provides no supplier-specific allocation or call-off mechanism.
Tax treatment
99% confidenceThe published gross value is £600,000 above the net award value
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Award 1 records £3,600,000 gross and £3,000,000 amount.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier-name normalisation
99% confidenceThe source supplier name "Leaves Building and Maintenance Contractors Limited" differs from the verified legal name "LEAVES BUILDING & MAINTENANCE CONTRACTORS LIMITED". The verified legal name is used in this analysis.
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Supplier verification matched company number 06798589 and marks nameMismatch true.
Shared-value ambiguity
99% confidenceThe £3,000,000 net award value is shared at award level; supplier-level and lot-level values are not supplied.
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Award 1 contains two suppliers and one overall value; lot 1 has no value.
Contract execution status
99% confidenceInformation supplied records a future signature date rather than completed signature evidence.
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The futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled for 2 November 2026.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceLot title, lot description, bid count, evaluation results, pricing breakdown, supplier allocations and detailed delivery arrangements are not supplied.
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not evidence a signed contract: it records a scheduled future signature date of 2 November 2026.
- The £3,000,000 net value and £3,600,000 gross value are not allocated between the two named suppliers or to individual work packages.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or value.
- Information on bids received, evaluation methodology, scores, pricing, service levels and delivery allocation is not supplied.
- The source name for LEAVES BUILDING & MAINTENANCE CONTRACTORS LIMITED differs from the verified legal name; the verified company-number match supports the legal name used here.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
VIVID Housing flooring replacementLEAVES BUILDING & MAINTENANCE CONTRACTORS LIMITEDSOLENT CONTRACT FLOORING LTDfloor coverings contract awardPortsmouth housing worksFind a Tender 098641-2026
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won VIVID Housing's Flooring Replacement contract?
Award 1 names LEAVES BUILDING & MAINTENANCE CONTRACTORS LIMITED and SOLENT CONTRACT FLOORING LTD.
What is the value of the Flooring Replacement award?
The published award value is £3,000,000 excluding VAT and £3,600,000 including VAT. It is shared at award level, with no individual supplier allocation published.
When is the contract due to start?
The published contract period starts on 1 December 2026, although the notice schedules signature for 2 November 2026 and does not evidence that signature has occurred.
How long could the arrangement run?
The core period ends on 1 December 2029, with stated extension provisions of 24 months plus 12 months and a maximum extent date of 1 December 2032.
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