AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Swansea University has published a pending award notice naming D&B Facades UK Ltd for over-cladding works at Margam and Union House on its Singleton Campus. The notice records a £6,760,837.16 net award value (£8,113,004.59 gross), but the award remains pending and a future signature date is scheduled.
Published outcomeOne pending award (award ID 1) names D&B Facades UK Ltd for lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a high-value building-facades works opportunity, with a listed net award value above the £5,000,000 maximum value shown in the process record.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
D&B Facades UK Ltd
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 6760837.16 GBP · Named supplier on a pending award
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Award 1 identifies D&B Facades UK Ltd as supplier and records status "pending". The £6,760,837.16 amount is the value of award 1, which has one named supplier.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published award notice status
99% confidencePending award; not evidenced as signed or active
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Award 1 has status "pending" in the Contract award notice published 14 October 2026.
Standstill period
98% confidenceEnds 23 October 2026, 23:59:59 +01:00
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Award 1 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-23T23:59:59+01:00.
Future signature milestone
98% confidenceScheduled for 26 October 2026
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Award 1 milestone type futureSignatureDate has dueDate 2026-10-26T23:59:59+00:00 and status scheduled.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value (net)
99% confidence£6,760,837.16
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Award 1 value.amount is 6760837.16 GBP.
Award value (gross)
99% confidence£8,113,004.59
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 8113004.59 GBP.
Process maximum value
97% confidence£5,000,000
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The process record gives value_max as 5000000 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Planned procurement notice
98% confidence10 February 2026
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Release history records planned procurement notice 011950-2026 dated 2026-02-10.
Tender notice update published
98% confidence8 May 2026
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Release history records tender update 042705-2026 published 2026-05-08T16:27:56+01:00.
Submission deadline
97% confidence18 May 2026
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-05-18T00:00:00+01:00.
Award decision date
98% confidence14 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-14T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
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The award notice document 097119-2026 was published 2026-10-14T15:17:37+01:00.
Listed contract period
95% confidence26 October 2026 to 30 March 2029
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Award 1 contractPeriod lists startDate 2026-10-26 and endDate 2029-03-30; the award remains pending.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceOver-cladding works for two buildings: Margam and Union House, Swansea University Singleton Campus
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Process description states an intention to award for over-cladding works for two buildings on the Singleton Campus.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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Process main_category and award mainProcurementCategory are "works".
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 45000000 — Construction work
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Award item 1 lists CPV 45000000, described as Construction work.
Delivery region
97% confidenceUKL18, United Kingdom
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Award item 1 delivery address specifies region UKL18 and country GB.
Lot coverage
98% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 is related to lot 1. No lot title or description is supplied.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
98% confidenceOpen
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Process tender.procurementMethod is "open".
Procedure detail
98% confidenceCompetitive flexible procedure
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Process tender.procurementMethodDetails is "Competitive flexible procedure".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceYes
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Award 1 aboveThreshold is true.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results not supplied in the published notice data
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No bid count, scores, ranking or evaluation narrative is present in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Listed contract period
95% confidence26 October 2026 to 30 March 2029
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Award 1 contractPeriod provides these dates, while award status remains pending.
Signature status
99% confidenceNot evidenced as signed
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The notice records a future signature milestone scheduled for 26 October 2026 and award status is pending.
Extension and renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award-value comparison
98% confidenceThe listed £6.76m net and £8.11m gross award values exceed the process record's £5m maximum value
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Process value_max is £5,000,000; award 1 amount is £6,760,837.16 and amountGross is £8,113,004.59.
Commercial outcome status
99% confidenceSupplier selection is announced, but contract conclusion is not evidenced
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The award notice names one supplier, but award status is pending and future signature is scheduled.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Pending lifecycle
99% confidenceThe published award is pending and must not be treated as a signed, concluded or active contract.
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Award 1 status is pending; its future signature milestone is scheduled for 26 October 2026.
Value inconsistency
99% confidenceThe award values exceed the process maximum value; the source does not explain the difference.
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Process value_max is £5,000,000, versus £6,760,837.16 net and £8,113,004.59 gross on award 1.
Supplier verification limitation
98% confidenceNo Companies House-verified legal name or company number is supplied; verification is marked not applicable.
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Supplier verification has status not_applicable, with verifiedCompanyName and verifiedCompanyNumber both null.
Published detail gap
99% confidenceLot title, lot description, individual lot value, bid count, evaluation information and renewal terms are not supplied in the published notice data.
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The supplied lot record has null title, description and value, and no such competition or term details are present.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award is pending, so the supplied data does not establish that a contract has been signed, concluded or commenced.
- The source lists award values above the process maximum value and provides no explanation for the discrepancy.
- No Companies House-verified supplier legal name or company number is supplied; verification is marked not applicable.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes lot title and description, bid count, evaluation results, pricing breakdown, individual lot value, extension terms and renewal terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Swansea UniversityD&B Facades UK Ltdover-cladding worksMargam HouseUnion HouseSingleton Campusconstruction tender award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named in the Swansea University over-cladding award notice?
D&B Facades UK Ltd is named as the supplier for award 1.
Has the over-cladding contract been signed?
The supplied notice does not evidence signature. The award is pending and a future signature date is scheduled for 26 October 2026.
What value is listed for the award?
The notice lists £6,760,837.16 net and £8,113,004.59 gross for award 1.
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.