AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Tendring District Council awarded a Pre-Construction Services Agreement (PCSA) for the Carnarvon Terrace demolition and construction project to DUNCAN CAMERON & HUTCHINSON LIMITED. The contract record states that it was signed on 2 September 2026 and runs from 7 September 2026 to 28 January 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award and active contract are recorded for DUNCAN CAMERON & HUTCHINSON LIMITED, covering lot 1.
Market significanceThis is an above-threshold PCSA for early-stage delivery planning of a proposed mixed residential, public car park, community space and public-realm development in Tendring.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
DUNCAN CAMERON & HUTCHINSON LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · GBP 199,187.60 net; GBP 239,025.12 gross GBP · verified; active award and contract
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The supplier is identified in award 1 and contract 1. Supplier verification matched Companies House number 00487967 by company number. Contract 1 records GBP 199,187.60 excluding VAT and GBP 239,025.12 including VAT.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Preliminary market engagement published
98% confidence22 January 2026
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Release history lists preliminary market engagement notices dated 22 January 2026.
Tender notice published
98% confidence15 April 2026
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Release history lists a tender notice dated 15 April 2026.
Award announced
98% confidence20 July 2026
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Award record gives an award date of 20 July 2026; the contract award notice was published on 21 July 2026.
Contract signed
99% confidence2 September 2026
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Contract 1 states dateSigned as 2 September 2026.
Contract period
99% confidence7 September 2026 to 28 January 2027
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Contract 1 period states startDate 7 September 2026 and endDate 28 January 2027.
Contract details published
99% confidence8 October 2026
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The contract details notice is dated 8 October 2026.
VALUES
Published values explained
Signed contract value, excluding VAT
99% confidenceGBP 199,187.60
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Contract 1 value.amount is 199187.6 GBP.
Signed contract value, including VAT
99% confidenceGBP 239,025.12
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 239025.12 GBP.
Award-record value
99% confidenceGBP 17,523,082.06
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The separate award dataset records GBP 17,523,082.06 for award 1, while the published contract record states GBP 199,187.60 net and GBP 239,025.12 gross.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
98% confidence20 July 2026
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Award 1 has award_date 2026-07-20.
Contract signature date
99% confidence2 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-02.
Contract start date
99% confidence7 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-09-07.
Contract end date
99% confidence28 January 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-01-28.
Stated contract duration
95% confidenceAbout 144 days
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Calculated from the explicit contract period of 7 September 2026 to 28 January 2027.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Procurement purpose
99% confidencePre-Construction Services Agreement (PCSA) under a two-stage procurement
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The notice description says the tender was run as a two-stage procurement with a PCSA and that the award notice relates to the PCSA.
Proposed wider project
99% confidenceDemolition of an existing steel-framed car park and development of 28 apartments, a replacement multi-storey public car park, community spaces and publicly accessible urban realm with landscaping.
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Stated in the tender and project description.
Procurement category
98% confidenceWorks
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Award 1 has mainProcurementCategory 'works' and is classified as CPV 45000000, Construction work.
Delivery area
96% confidenceUKH3, United Kingdom
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Award item 1 lists delivery address region UKH3.
Main construction period mentioned in notice
98% confidence18 months anticipated
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The project description states that the construction period is anticipated to take 18 months. This is distinct from the signed PCSA period.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender data states procurementMethodDetails 'Open procedure'.
Lots
99% confidenceOne lot recorded (lot 1)
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The tender includes lot 1 and award 1 relates to lot 1.
Bidder and evaluation information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Conflict-of-interest publication
99% confidenceNot published
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Tender documents list the conflict-of-interest document as 'Not published'.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is active.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceAbove threshold
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Contract 1 states aboveThreshold: true.
Performance metrics
99% confidenceNo agreed metrics recorded; rationale: below GBP 5 million
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Contract 1 states noAgreedMetricsRationale 'Below £5m'.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
99% confidenceThe signed contract is for a PCSA, rather than evidence of award of the full anticipated construction programme.
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The description expressly says the award notice is to notify of the award of the PCSA; the contract value and period are separately stated in contract 1.
Value interpretation
99% confidenceThe published signed-contract value is GBP 199,187.60 net (GBP 239,025.12 gross). A much larger award-record value is also present but is not reconciled in the supplied data and should not be treated as the signed PCSA value.
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Contract 1 and the separate award record report materially different values for award 1.
Follow-on construction opportunity
99% confidenceThe wider development is described as having an anticipated 18-month construction period, but the supplied notice does not establish whether the PCSA supplier will receive a subsequent construction contract.
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The notice describes a two-stage PCSA procurement and an anticipated construction period, but publishes no follow-on award or commitment.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting value records
99% confidenceThe award dataset reports GBP 17,523,082.06, whereas the signed contract record reports GBP 199,187.60 net and GBP 239,025.12 gross. The source does not explain the difference.
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Award 1 value_amount and contract 1 value fields conflict materially.
Lot detail unavailable
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual lot value.
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Lot 1 fields for title, description and value are null.
Competition detail unavailable
99% confidenceInformation on tenders received, unsuccessful suppliers, scoring and award rationale was not supplied in the published notice data.
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No such fields appear in the supplied records.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified by Companies House number 00487967; no source-name mismatch is recorded.
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Supplier verification status is verified with match method company_number and nameMismatch false.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains unreconciled values: GBP 17,523,082.06 in the award dataset versus GBP 199,187.60 net and GBP 239,025.12 gross in the signed contract record.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder numbers, bid prices, evaluation scores, award rationale, lot title, lot description, individual lot value, extension terms and renewal terms.
- The notice describes an anticipated 18-month wider construction period but does not confirm a follow-on construction award or commitment to the PCSA supplier.
- The conflict-of-interest document is listed as not published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Carnarvon TerraceTendring District CouncilDuncan Cameron & HutchinsonPCSAconstruction procurementClacton-on-SeaFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Carnarvon Terrace PCSA?
DUNCAN CAMERON & HUTCHINSON LIMITED, verified under company number 00487967, is the supplier recorded for award 1 and contract 1.
What is the signed PCSA contract value?
The contract record states GBP 199,187.60 excluding VAT and GBP 239,025.12 including VAT.
When does the PCSA run?
The published contract period runs from 7 September 2026 to 28 January 2027.
Does this confirm award of the full construction works?
No. The notice states that it announces award of a Pre-Construction Services Agreement. It does not publish a follow-on construction contract award.
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.