AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) published a contract change notice for additional scaffold overhire and inspection works on the 1894 Building West Tower Internal Strip Out project. The notice reports a contract value of £187,064 excluding VAT (£224,476.80 including VAT) and a contract period ending 31 December 2026. No supplier is named in the supplied change-notice data.
Published outcomeThis is a post-award contract modification record, not a new award announcement. It records additional works identified during delivery as not foreseen at the time of the original award.
Market significanceThe published modification value is material for a building strip-out project, but the supplier, original award value, cumulative change value and competitive context are not supplied.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Record status
95% confidenceAwarded / contract-stage record
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Process stage is "contract" and display status is "awarded".
Latest published event
99% confidenceContract change notice published 13 October 2026
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Latest contract document is notice 096503-2026, dated 2026-10-13.
Modification date
99% confidence24 September 2026
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Contract amendment date is 2026-09-24.
Nature of record
99% confidenceContract modification
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Release history labels the 31 March and 13 October 2026 releases as contract amendments; the supplied notice is a contract change notice.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value excluding VAT
96% confidence£187,064
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Contract 1 value amount is 187064 GBP; gross amount is separately stated.
Published contract value including VAT
96% confidence£224,476.80
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Contract 1 value amountGross is 224476.8 GBP.
Value allocation
99% confidenceNo supplier allocation published
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The supplied record contains no awards or suppliers.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Original contract details notice
96% confidence17 March 2026
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Release history lists release 023985-2026 as a Contract details notice published on 2026-03-17.
Earlier contract change notice
96% confidence31 March 2026
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Release history lists release 029654-2026 as a Contract change notice published on 2026-03-31.
Latest contract change notice
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Notice 096503-2026 was published on 2026-10-13.
Published contract period
94% confidence24 September 2026 to 31 December 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-09-24 and endDate is 2026-12-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Project
99% confidenceUKRI-5929 1894 Building West Tower Internal Strip Out
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Process and tender title.
Change scope
99% confidence1894 Building West Tower scaffold overhire and inspections
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Amendment rationale states "1894 Building West Tower Scaffold Overhire and Inspections".
Reason for change
94% confidenceAdditional works identified during delivery that were not foreseen at award
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Process description says the works were not foreseen at contract award and are required for successful completion aligned to original objectives.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement procedure
99% confidenceUnknown
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Procurement method and method details are not supplied.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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No bidder counts, tender responses, evaluation results or award criteria are supplied.
Legal basis
98% confidenceProcurement Act 2023
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Tender legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceAbove threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is true.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract end date
98% confidence31 December 2026
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2026-12-31T23:59:59Z.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal provisions are supplied.
Contract execution status
93% confidenceNot explicitly stated in the supplied data
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The record contains contract details and change notices, but does not explicitly state that the contract was signed.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Delivery change exposure
94% confidenceThe record indicates additional scaffold-related requirements emerged during delivery.
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The amendment rationale identifies scaffold overhire and inspections, while the description says additional works were not foreseen at award.
Value interpretation
91% confidenceIt is unclear whether the published £187,064 value is the amended contract total, the value of this change, or another contract-value representation.
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One contract value is supplied, but no pre-change value, change delta or cumulative amendment value is provided.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier disclosure
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice data
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No supplier or award entries are included.
Value basis clarity
91% confidenceAmbiguous
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The notice supplies gross and net values but does not state whether these represent the modification increment or the revised total contract value.
Original award detail
95% confidenceLimited
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Release history identifies an earlier contract details notice, but its supplier, original value, scope and terms are not included in the supplied data.
Publication safety
94% confidenceSuitable for publication with stated limitations
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The analysis describes the record as a contract modification and leaves supplier and value allocation unreported where absent.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No supplier or awardee is published in the supplied data.
- The published values are not identified as either the individual modification value or the post-modification total contract value.
- The supplied record does not include the original contract’s supplier, value, detailed scope, procedure, bid information or evaluation results.
- No extension, renewal, pricing breakdown or individual work-package allocation is supplied.
- The data does not explicitly confirm contract signature or execution.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
UKRI1894 Building West Towerinternal strip outscaffold overhirescaffold inspectionscontract change noticeFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is the supplier for the UKRI 1894 Building West Tower contract change?
No supplier is named in the supplied contract change notice data.
What works does the change notice cover?
The amendment rationale identifies scaffold overhire and inspections at the 1894 Building West Tower.
What value is published?
The record states £187,064 excluding VAT and £224,476.80 including VAT. It does not clarify whether this is the change value or the revised contract total.
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