AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Durham County Council published contract details for Phase 3 partition and ceiling works at Coulson Street under a framework for partitions, suspended ceilings and walls. The supplied contract record is for Paramount Ceilings and Partitions Ltd, with a stated signed date of 19 October 2026 and a contract value of £154,600 excluding VAT (£185,520 including VAT).
Published outcomeThe detailed contract record links contract 2 to award 2 and names Paramount Ceilings and Partitions Ltd as supplier. A separate supplied award record (award 1) names both DTJ Drywall Systems Limited and Paramount Ceilings and Partitions Ltd, but gives no allocation, value or contract linkage.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold limited-competition works procurement under an existing framework. The stated contract value is modest and the published delivery period is short, with a defect-period extension mechanism indicated.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
3 supplier records analysed
DTJ DRYWALL SYSTEMS LIMITED
88% confidenceAward 1 · Lots Lot 1 · Unknown; no individual or shared value supplied for award 1 Unknown · Active award record; no contract record supplied for this award
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The supplied award-1 supplier data names DTJ DRYWALL SYSTEMS LIMITED; award 1 is active and relates to lot 1. No corresponding detailed contract is supplied.
PARAMOUNT CEILINGS AND PARTITIONS LTD
88% confidenceAward 1 · Lots Lot 1 · Unknown; no individual or shared value supplied for award 1 Unknown · Active award record; no contract record supplied for this award
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The supplied award-1 supplier data names PARAMOUNT CEILINGS AND PARTITIONS LTD; award 1 is active and relates to lot 1. No corresponding detailed contract is supplied.
PARAMOUNT CEILINGS AND PARTITIONS LTD
99% confidenceAward 2 · Lots Lot 1 · £154,600 excluding VAT (£185,520 including VAT) GBP · Active contract record; signed 19 October 2026
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Award 2 names Paramount as supplier and relates to lot 1. Contract 2 links to awardID 2, is active, has dateSigned 2026-10-19, and states amount £154,600 and amountGross £185,520.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Process notice type and contract document description.
Tender status
98% confidenceComplete
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details_json.tender.status is "complete".
Award 2 status
98% confidenceActive
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details_json.awards[0].id 2 has status "active".
Contract 2 status
98% confidenceActive
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details_json.contracts[0].id 2 has status "active".
Contract execution
99% confidenceSigned on 19 October 2026
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Contract 2 dateSigned is 2026-10-19T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence23 October 2026
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Contract 2 period.startDate is 2026-10-23T00:00:00+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract 2 value excluding VAT
99% confidence£154,600
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Contract 2 value.amount is 154600 GBP.
Contract 2 value including VAT
99% confidence£185,520
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Contract 2 value.amountGross is 185520 GBP.
Award 1 value
99% confidenceUnknown
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Award 1 has no value amount or currency in the supplied data.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
First supplied release
98% confidence20 February 2026
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Release history records release 015551-2026 at 2026-02-20T10:40:55Z.
Contract signed
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Contract 2 dateSigned.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Contract document datePublished and release history for 098730-2026.
Contract start
99% confidence23 October 2026
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Contract 2 period.startDate.
Stated base end
99% confidence16 November 2026
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Contract 2 period.endDate is 2026-11-16T23:59:59Z.
Maximum stated extent date
99% confidence16 November 2027
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Contract 2 period.maxExtentDate is 2027-11-16T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidencePartition and Ceiling Works Coulson Street Phase 3
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Process title and tender title.
Framework context
99% confidenceUnder the Framework for the Supply and Installation of Partitions, Suspended Ceilings and Walls
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Process and tender descriptions.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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Award 2 mainProcurementCategory is "works".
Classification
98% confidenceCPV 45000000 — Construction work
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Award 2 item additional classification.
Delivery area
95% confidenceUKC1, United Kingdom
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Award 2 item delivery address region is UKC1.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (Lot 1); no published lot title or description
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Tender lists lot 1 only; supplied lot data has null title and description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is "limited".
Method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails.
Competitive participation
99% confidenceBid count and evaluation information not supplied
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No bid count, scores or evaluation narrative is present in the supplied notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Base contract period
99% confidence23 October 2026 to 16 November 2026
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Contract 2 period startDate and endDate.
Renewal or extension field
98% confidencehasRenewal is true; description: "Defect period"
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Contract 2 hasRenewal is true and renewal.description is "Defect period".
Maximum stated extent
99% confidence16 November 2027
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Contract 2 period.maxExtentDate.
Commercial terms
99% confidencePricing breakdown, payment terms, performance measures and detailed defect-period terms not supplied
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
99% confidenceThe works were sourced through a framework and recorded as below-threshold limited competition.
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Tender description references the framework; procurement method details state below threshold - limited competition.
Value interpretation
99% confidenceThe stated £154,600 net and £185,520 gross values apply to contract 2 linked to Paramount, not to award 1 or DTJ.
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Contract 2 is linked to awardID 2; award 1 has no value or contract record.
Delivery profile
96% confidenceThe published base delivery period is approximately 25 days, followed by a stated defect-period mechanism and a much later maximum extent date.
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Contract 2 start/end dates, renewal description and maxExtentDate.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Multiple award records require careful interpretation
99% confidenceAward 1 names two verified suppliers, while award 2 and its signed contract name only Paramount. No source evidence allocates award 1 between suppliers or explains the relationship between the records.
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Notice-date inconsistency
99% confidenceThe process-level published timestamp is 20 February 2026, while the contract document and later release are dated 20 October 2026. Both dates are reported without selecting one as the definitive publication date.
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process.published_at; release history; contract document datePublished.
Unpublished procurement detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: award dates, bid count, evaluation results, lot title/description, award-1 value, and individual pricing breakdowns.
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Relevant supplied fields are null or absent.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied data contains two active award records for the same lot: award 1 names DTJ Drywall Systems Limited and Paramount Ceilings and Partitions Ltd, whereas award 2 and contract 2 name only Paramount. No allocation, supersession narrative or linkage explanation is supplied.
- No value, contract record or award date is supplied for award 1, so no value or concluded-contract status can be attributed to DTJ Drywall Systems Limited or to award 1.
- Lot 1 has no supplied title, description or individual value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, tender submissions, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, payment terms and performance measures.
- The process publication timestamp (20 February 2026) differs from the contract document publication timestamp (20 October 2026); the source does not explain this difference.
- The record labels the renewal description as "Defect period" but does not provide detailed conditions for use of the maximum extent date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Durham County CouncilCoulson Street Phase 3partition worksceiling worksParamount Ceilings and Partitions LtdDTJ Drywall Systems Limitedconstruction workFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named on the signed contract?
Contract 2, linked to award 2, names Paramount Ceilings and Partitions Ltd and records a signed date of 19 October 2026.
What is the contract value?
Contract 2 states £154,600 excluding VAT and £185,520 including VAT.
Why is DTJ Drywall Systems Limited also listed?
DTJ is named alongside Paramount on separate award record 1. The supplied data does not provide a contract, value allocation or explanation linking that two-supplier record to contract 2.
When does the base contract period end?
The stated base end date is 16 November 2026. The record also gives a maximum extent date of 16 November 2027 and describes a defect period.
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