AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
LiveWest Homes Limited terminated this below-threshold open competition for buttress installation and associated repairs at Lepers Arch, Truro. The termination notice says the decision followed complications with the Section 20 process. No supplier, award value or contract dates are published.
Published outcomeTerminated procurement; no contract award is evidenced.
Market significanceThis was a works opportunity with a published maximum value of £145,000, concerning heritage-sensitive repairs to a listed wall in Truro.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Initial tender notice published
99% confidence4 March 2026
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Release history records a Tender notice on Find a Tender dated 2026-03-04.
Procurement terminated
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award 1 is marked cancelled with finalStatusDate 2026-10-12; the procurement termination notice was published on 2026-10-12.
Termination reason
99% confidenceComplications with the Section 20 process
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Award statusDetails states: "Due to complications with the Section 20 process a decision has been made to terminate this work".
VALUES
Published values explained
Published maximum opportunity value
95% confidence£145,000
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Process value_max is 145000 GBP.
Awarded contract value
99% confidenceUnknown
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The cancelled award has no value amount.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice publication
99% confidence4 March 2026
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Process published_at is 2026-03-04T07:57:09Z.
Submission deadline
99% confidence30 March 2026, 17:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-03-30T17:00:00+01:00.
Termination notice publication
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Termination document published_at is 2026-10-12T08:30:24+01:00.
Contract start and end
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract_start_at or contract_end_at is supplied.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Works required
96% confidenceInstallation of seven additional buttresses and repairs to existing buttresses and wall
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Process description specifies an additional 7 buttresses and repair works to existing buttresses and wall.
Site and heritage context
96% confidenceListed wall surrounding properties known as Sister Steps, Truro
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Process description identifies the listed wall and Sister Steps in Truro.
Compliance context
94% confidenceWorks were required to follow the planning application and Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by AC A
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Process description states that listed-wall works must be carried out in line with those documents.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (Lot 1)
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Tender data lists Lot 1 only; the cancelled award relates to Lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceBelow-threshold open competition
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Process procurement_method_details is "Below threshold - open competition".
Category
99% confidenceWorks
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Process main_category is works.
Competition outcome
99% confidenceNo successful supplier published
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No suppliers are listed and the sole award is cancelled.
Bid count and evaluation results
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
99% confidenceNo concluded contract evidenced
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The only award is cancelled, and the source is a procurement termination notice.
Duration, extensions and renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market implication
99% confidenceThe published opportunity did not result in a recorded award because the procurement was terminated.
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Award 1 is cancelled and its status details cite Section 20 process complications.
Supplier relevance
97% confidencePotential future requirements are uncertain.
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The notice terminates the work but does not state whether or when it will be retendered.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Record type
99% confidenceTermination notice, not an award notice
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The source notice type is "Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender" and the award status is cancelled.
Supplier and award information
99% confidenceNo supplier or awarded value published
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Suppliers array is empty and the cancelled award has no value amount.
Contract dates and terms
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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Contract start/end, duration and extension fields are absent or null.
Location precision
99% confidenceThe supplied structured location is the buyer's Exeter address, while the work description identifies Truro
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Locations data is labelled "Buyer location" and the description states the works are in Truro.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- This is a termination record rather than evidence of an awarded or signed contract.
- No supplier, award value, contract dates, duration, extension terms, bid count or evaluation information is published.
- The £145,000 figure is a published maximum opportunity value, not a contract award value.
- The structured location identifies the buyer's Exeter address; the works location is described as Truro but no more precise works address is supplied.
- The notice does not state whether the requirement will be retendered.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Lepers Arch TruroLiveWest Homes Limitedbuttress installationlisted wall repairsprocurement terminationSection 20 process
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Was a supplier awarded the Lepers Arch, Truro works contract?
No. The published record shows the procurement was terminated and names no supplier.
Why was the procurement terminated?
The termination notice cites complications with the Section 20 process.
What was the published value?
The opportunity had a published maximum value of £145,000; no awarded contract value is published.
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