AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Kingston University Higher Education Corporation awarded Allianz Engineering Inspection Services Limited an engineering inspection services contract for its estate. The contract was signed on 30 September 2026 and is active from 1 October 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract are recorded for Allianz Engineering Inspection Services Limited under an open procedure.
Market significanceThe published base contract value is £260,434.44 excluding VAT (£312,521.32 including VAT), with an option to extend by up to two years.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ALLIANZ ENGINEERING INSPECTION SERVICES LIMITED
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 260434.44 GBP · active
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Award 1 names the supplier and relates it to lot 1. The £260,434.44 net value is recorded on the single associated contract.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Tender notice published
98% confidence17 March 2026
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Release history records Tender notice on Find a Tender, release 024161-2026, dated 2026-03-17.
Award announced
98% confidence2 June 2026
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Award record 1 gives award_date 2026-06-02; release history records a Contract award notice on that date.
Contract signed
99% confidence30 September 2026
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Contract 1 explicitly records dateSigned as 2026-09-30.
Contract start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-01.
Current recorded status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 and contract 1 each have status active.
Contract details published
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Contract document 098171-2026 has datePublished 2026-10-16; release history identifies it as a Contract details notice.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£260,434.44
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Contract 1 value.amount is 260434.44 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£312,521.32
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 312521.32 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceSingle contract associated with award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 references awardID 1; award 1 has relatedLots ["1"].
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Base term
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 31 October 2029
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-01 and endDate is 2029-10-31.
Maximum possible end date
99% confidence31 October 2031
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Contract 1 period.maxExtentDate is 2031-10-31.
Extension option
98% confidenceUp to 2 years
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Contract 1 hasRenewal is true and renewal.description states: Up to 2 years option to extension.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceStatutory engineering inspection services across the University's estate
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Tender title and description state Engineering Inspection Service and provision of statutory Engineering Inspection Services across the University’s estate.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne recorded lot (lot 1)
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Tender data contains one lot with id 1; award 1 is related to lot 1.
Technical scope classifications
99% confidenceInspection of ventilation systems; technical inspection and testing services; technical inspection services
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Award item classifications list CPV 71315410, 71630000 and 71631000.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Process procurement_method is open and procurement_method_details is Open procedure; tender data states procurementMethod open.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceAbove threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is true.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of tenders and evaluation results not published in the supplied data
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No bid count, bidder list, scores or evaluation narrative is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is active.
Contract title
99% confidenceEngineering Inspection Service
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Contract 1 title is Engineering Inspection Service.
Renewal provision
98% confidenceExtension option of up to two years
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Contract 1 hasRenewal is true and gives this renewal description.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
97% confidenceA single active service contract covers the sole recorded lot
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One contract is linked to award 1, and award 1 relates to the only recorded lot, lot 1.
Published pricing basis
99% confidenceBoth net and gross contract values are published
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Contract 1 provides amount (£260,434.44) and amountGross (£312,521.32).
Award rationale
99% confidenceNot published in the supplied data
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No award rationale, quality criteria, pricing breakdown or evaluation scores are supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified
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The supplier was exact-name matched to verified legal name ALLIANZ ENGINEERING INSPECTION SERVICES LIMITED and company number 05441840.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value in the supplied data
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Lot record 1 has null title, description and value_amount.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice data
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No tender count, unsuccessful suppliers, award criteria, scores or pricing analysis is provided.
Conflict-of-interest document
99% confidenceNot published
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Tender documents include conflictOfInterest with description Not published.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value in the supplied data.
- Information on bid volumes, unsuccessful bidders, evaluation scores, award rationale and pricing breakdown is not supplied in the published notice data.
- The source states that the conflict-of-interest document was not published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Kingston University engineering inspection contractAllianz Engineering Inspection Services Limitedstatutory engineering inspection servicestechnical inspection servicespublic procurement award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Kingston University's Engineering Inspection Service contract?
ALLIANZ ENGINEERING INSPECTION SERVICES LIMITED won the recorded award for lot 1.
What is the published value of the contract?
The published value is £260,434.44 excluding VAT and £312,521.32 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The base term runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 October 2029, with an option to extend by up to two years.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract data explicitly records a signing date of 30 September 2026.
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