AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Stratford School Academy awarded its mechanical and electrical services requirement for two London sites to ERGRO TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED. The published contract record states that it was signed on 31 August 2026, starts on 1 September 2026 and has an initial end date of 31 August 2029.
Published outcomeOne active award, covering lot 1, was made to ERGRO TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED. The stated contract value is £240,596 excluding VAT (£288,715 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a school M&E services contract with an initial three-year term and up to two additional one-year extensions by mutual agreement. The maximum possible end date published is 31 August 2031.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ERGRO TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £240,596 excluding VAT; £288,715 including VAT GBP · Active award and active contract
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Award 1 identifies supplier GB-COH-03823788; supplier verification matches company number 03823788 to ERGRO TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED. Contract 1 is linked to award 1 and states the net and gross values.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Tender notice published
98% confidence3 February 2026
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Release history lists Tender notice on Find a Tender dated 2026-02-03.
Award decision date
98% confidence19 June 2026
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Award record 1 gives award_date as 2026-06-19.
Contract award notice published
98% confidence22 June 2026
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Release history lists Contract award notice on Find a Tender dated 2026-06-22.
Contract signed
99% confidence31 August 2026
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Contract 1 explicitly gives dateSigned as 2026-08-31.
Contract start
99% confidence1 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-09-01.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Contract document and release history give publication date 2026-10-16.
Published contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 and award 1 are both marked active.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£240,596
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Contract 1 value.amount is 240596 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£288,715
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 288715 GBP.
Earlier projected five-year turnover
92% confidenceCirca £380,000
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Tender description states projected turnover for the five-year contract was expected to be circa £380,000.
Value interpretation
96% confidenceThe published signed-contract value is lower than the earlier projected five-year turnover; the notice does not explain the difference or provide an extension-period value breakdown.
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Tender description gives circa £380,000 projected turnover, while contract 1 gives £240,596 net and £288,715 gross.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Initial term
99% confidence1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.
Maximum potential term
99% confidenceUp to 31 August 2031
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Contract 1 maxExtentDate is 2031-08-31.
Extension structure
98% confidenceUp to two further years, in 1+1-year increments, by mutual agreement and based on qualitative and financial performance
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Contract renewal description.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceMechanical and electrical services
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Tender and contract title is Stratford School Academy M&E Tender; tender description describes Mechanical and Electrical M&E services.
Service priorities
97% confidenceSafe, reliable and efficient operation of mechanical and electrical systems, statutory compliance, uninterrupted academy operations, and a comfortable and sustainable learning environment
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Tender description.
Sites
96% confidenceTwo academy sites, each with a kitchen and restaurant area
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Tender description.
Service classifications
99% confidenceMechanical engineering services (CPV 71333000) and mechanical and electrical engineering services (CPV 71334000)
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Award item 1 additional classifications.
Delivery area
94% confidenceLondon (UKI41)
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Award item delivery address is UKI41; buyer is located in London.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
98% confidenceCompetitive flexible procedure, described as a two-stage tender process
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Process procurementMethodDetails and tender description.
Procurement method
97% confidenceSelective
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Process procurementMethod is selective.
Lots
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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Tender lots contains lot 1; award 1 and contract 1 relate to lot 1.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids, bidder identities, evaluation scores and award rationale were not supplied in the published data.
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No such fields are present in the supplied notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Review arrangements
94% confidenceTermly and annual reviews
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Tender description.
Break clause
92% confidenceA break clause is described as supporting both parties if the relationship does not prosper.
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Tender description.
Renewal
98% confidenceExtension is optional, by mutual agreement, and conditional on qualitative and financial performance.
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Contract 1 renewal description.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceAbove threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is true.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Incumbency signal
91% confidenceThe winner appears to be the provider named as the Academy's current contractor in the tender description; the data does not state whether this affected the outcome.
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Tender description names Ergro Technical Services as current contractor; award identifies ERGRO TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED as supplier.
Commercial structure
96% confidenceThe agreement combines a three-year initial period, performance-linked optional extensions, periodic reviews and a break clause.
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Tender and contract renewal descriptions.
Operational importance
95% confidenceThe scope centres on business-critical estate operation and statutory compliance across educational sites.
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Tender description priorities.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and contract evidence
99% confidenceA contract award notice and a later contract details notice are supplied, and the contract record explicitly includes a signature date, active status, term and value.
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Release history; contract 1 dateSigned, status, period and value.
Value comparison limitation
99% confidenceThe earlier circa £380,000 projected five-year turnover differs from the stated contract value. No explanation, pricing schedule or extension-value allocation was supplied.
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Tender description and contract 1 value.
Lot detail limitation
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate lot value.
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Supplied lot 1 fields are null for title, description and value.
Evaluation transparency
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bid count, bid prices, evaluation criteria weightings, scores and detailed reasons for award.
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These fields are absent from the supplied data.
Supplier verification
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified against company number 03823788; no supplier-name mismatch is flagged.
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Supplier verification status is verified, match method is company_number, and nameMismatch is false.
Conflict-of-interest publication
99% confidenceThe conflict-of-interest document is marked not published.
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Tender documents include conflictOfInterest with description Not published.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published data does not provide bidder numbers, competing suppliers, tender prices, scores, weightings or a detailed award rationale.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- The tender's circa £380,000 five-year projected turnover differs from the contract's published £240,596 net value; the source does not explain the difference or allocate value to optional extensions.
- The published notice does not provide a detailed pricing breakdown, service specification, KPIs or performance results.
- The conflict-of-interest document is marked not published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Stratford School Academy M&E TenderERGRO TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITEDmechanical and electrical servicesschool facilities managementLondon M&E contractFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Stratford School Academy M&E Tender?
ERGRO TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED, verified against company number 03823788, won award 1 for lot 1.
What is the published contract value?
The contract record states £240,596 excluding VAT and £288,715 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The initial term runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029. The published maximum end date is 31 August 2031 if optional extensions are agreed.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The supplied contract record explicitly gives a signature date of 31 August 2026.
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