AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Ashfield District Council has announced two active awards for housing refurbishment and general building repair work across three Ashfield areas. EQUANS Regeneration Limited is awarded Lot 1, while Lovell Partnerships Limited is awarded Lots 2 and 3. The notice shows future signature dates, so it evidences award decisions rather than confirmed signed contracts.
Published outcomeTwo suppliers were selected across three geographic lots: EQUANS for Lot 1 and Lovell Partnerships for Lots 2 and 3.
Market significanceThe published award records state combined net award values of £90.5m (£108.6m gross), subject to a material inconsistency with the process-level £69m maximum value.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
2 supplier records analysed
EQUANS Regeneration Limited
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots Lot 1 - Hucknall Area · 23500000 GBP · Active award; future signature date scheduled for 6 November 2026
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Award 1 names EQUANS Regeneration Limited as supplier, relates to Lot 1, and states a net value of £23.5m.
LOVELL PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 2 · Lots Lot 2 - Sutton Area, Lot 3 - Kirkby & Rural area · 67000000 GBP · Active award; future signature date scheduled for 16 November 2026
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Award 2 names LOVELL PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED as supplier, relates to Lots 2 and 3, and states a net value of £67m shared across those lots.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published procurement status
96% confidenceComplete / awarded
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The tender status is "complete", the display status is "awarded", and both awards have status "active".
Award decision status
98% confidenceAward announced; signature not yet evidenced
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The source is a Contract award notice and records future signature milestones of 6 November 2026 for award 1 and 16 November 2026 for award 2.
Signed contract status
98% confidenceUnknown; not evidenced
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The published data includes scheduled future signature dates, not an executed-contract indicator.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award 1 net value
99% confidence£23,500,000
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Award 1 value.amount is 23500000 GBP; gross amount is £28,200,000.
Award 2 net value
99% confidence£67,000,000
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Award 2 value.amount is 67000000 GBP; gross amount is £80,400,000. This is a shared value for Lots 2 and 3, not an individual lot value.
Combined published net award value
99% confidence£90,500,000
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Sum of the two published net award values: £23.5m plus £67m.
Process-level maximum value
90% confidence£69,000,000
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The process record states value_max of 69000000 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
99% confidence6 March 2026
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Release history records tender notice 020527-2026 published at 2026-03-06T15:14:00Z.
Submission deadline
98% confidence17 April 2026, 12:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-04-17T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Both awards record date 2026-10-07.
Award notice published
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Award notice 094947-2026 was published at 2026-10-07T17:05:06+01:00.
Planned contract start
95% confidence14 December 2026
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Both award records state contractPeriod.startDate of 2026-12-14.
Planned initial end
95% confidence13 December 2029
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Both award records state contractPeriod.endDate of 2029-12-13.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceGeneral building repairs and maintenance work to council-owned properties
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The procurement description states that contractors are to undertake general building repairs and maintenance work to properties throughout Ashfield District.
Geographic lot structure
99% confidenceThree areas: Hucknall; Sutton; Kirkby & Rural
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The description identifies Lot 1 as Hucknall, Lot 2 as Sutton, and Lot 3 as Kirkby & Rural.
Procurement category
98% confidenceWorks / construction work
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The main procurement category is works; awarded items use CPV 45000000, Construction work.
Delivery area
94% confidenceAshfield District, Nottinghamshire (UKF15)
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Award item delivery addresses identify region UKF15; the notice describes properties throughout Ashfield District.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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The process states procurementMethod "open" and procurementMethodDetails "Open procedure".
Tenderers identified
94% confidence14 tenderers listed
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Fourteen organisations are listed with the tenderer role, including the two awarded suppliers.
Award allocation
99% confidenceTwo awards across three lots
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Award 1 covers Lot 1 and award 2 covers Lots 2 and 3.
Evaluation results
99% confidenceNot published in supplied data
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No bid scores, ranking, reasons for award, or evaluation narrative is provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
95% confidence14 December 2026 to 13 December 2029
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Both awards state these contractPeriod start and end dates.
Extension options
99% confidenceTwo 12-month extension options
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Both awards state hasRenewal true and describe "2 x 12 months extension options".
Maximum stated term end
98% confidence13 December 2031
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Both awards state maxExtentDate of 2021-12-13T23:59:59Z.
Signature milestones
99% confidenceAward 1: 6 November 2026; Award 2: 16 November 2026
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Each award includes a scheduled futureSignatureDate milestone.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Lot concentration
99% confidenceLots 2 and 3 are allocated together to Lovell; Lot 1 is allocated to EQUANS
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Award 2 explicitly relates to Lots 2 and 3, while award 1 relates to Lot 1.
Value attribution
99% confidenceThe £67m award value cannot be split between Lots 2 and 3 from the supplied data
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Award 2 covers both lots but provides only one combined award value.
Award maturity
98% confidenceSuppliers should treat this as an award-stage result, not proof of executed contracts
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Future signature dates are recorded for both awards.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Material value inconsistency
99% confidenceProcess maximum value is £69m, while the two published net award values total £90.5m
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Process value_max is £69m; award net values are £23.5m and £67m.
Lot-level values
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice for individual Lots 2 and 3
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A single £67m value is recorded for award 2, which includes both lots.
Award rationale and scoring
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No evaluation scores, award rationale, or pricing breakdown is included in the supplied data.
Contract execution
99% confidenceInformation not supplied; signatures are scheduled in future milestones
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No executed-contract record is provided, while future signature dates are present.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid prices, evaluation scores, award rationale and tender rankings.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: detailed lot titles beyond the geographic descriptions.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: evidence that either contract has been signed.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: individual values for Lots 2 and 3.
- Material value inconsistency requiring administrator review: the process-level maximum is £69m, but the two published net award values total £90.5m.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Ashfield District Councilhousing refurbishmentEQUANS RegenerationLovell Partnershipshousing repairsNottinghamshire procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Ashfield housing refurbishment awards?
EQUANS Regeneration Limited was awarded Lot 1, while Lovell Partnerships Limited was awarded Lots 2 and 3.
Are the contracts signed?
The supplied notice records future signature dates, so signed contracts are not evidenced.
What is the award value?
Published net award values are £23.5m for award 1 and £67m for award 2. The latter is shared across Lots 2 and 3.
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.