AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Rochford District Council awarded and signed a contract with QUINN (LONDON) LIMITED for compliance and upgrade works at The Mill Arts & Events Centre in Rayleigh. The contract covers building-fabric and M&E upgrades while the public venue remains operational.
Published outcomeAward 1, covering lot 1, was awarded to QUINN (LONDON) LIMITED. The contract is recorded as active, signed on 7 August 2026, and scheduled from 10 August 2026 to 27 January 2027.
Market significanceThis is a £1.347m net works contract (£1.617m gross) for refurbishment and statutory/compliance upgrades to an operational public venue, competed through a below-threshold open procedure.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
QUINN (LONDON) LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £1,347,433.14 net; £1,616,919.77 gross GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names QUINN (LONDON) LIMITED as supplier for lot 1. The supplied supplier-verification record matches Companies House number 04005400 by company number. Contract 1, linked to award 1, supplies the contract values.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete" and lot 1 status is "complete" in the supplied tender data.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 7 August 2026
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Contract 1 gives dateSigned as 2026-08-07 and includes a document with documentType "contractSigned".
Contract commencement
99% confidence10 August 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-08-10.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£1,347,433.14
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Contract 1 value.amount is 1347433.14 GBP; the award record reports the same value_amount.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£1,616,919.77
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 1616919.77 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceThe published contract value relates to the single contract linked to award 1 and lot 1.
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There is one award, one supplier, one lot and one linked contract in the supplied data.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
97% confidence24 March 2026
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Release history records a Tender notice on Find a Tender released on 2026-03-24.
Tender notice update
97% confidence25 March 2026
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Release history records a tender update released on 2026-03-25.
Award date
98% confidence22 May 2026
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The supplied award record gives award_date as 2026-05-22.
Award notice published
98% confidence3 June 2026
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Release history records a Contract award notice released on 2026-06-03.
Contract signed
99% confidence7 August 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-08-07.
Contract start
99% confidence10 August 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-08-10.
Contract end
99% confidence27 January 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-01-27T23:59:59Z.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
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The contract-details document and release history give publication date 2026-10-14.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceRefurbishment, compliance and upgrade works at The Mill Arts & Events Centre, Bellingham Lane, Rayleigh, Essex.
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The tender title and description identify the venue and requirement.
Principal works
99% confidenceNew roof; replacement windows and external doors; new heating and ventilation plant; and mechanical and electrical compliance works.
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These works are explicitly listed in the tender description.
Operating constraint
99% confidenceThe multi-purpose public venue is to remain operational throughout the works; the contractor must programme, phase and sequence activities accordingly.
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The tender description states this requirement.
Procurement category
98% confidenceWorks, with building installation work classification (CPV 45300000).
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "works" and its item carries CPV 45300000, Building installation work.
Delivery region
94% confidenceUKH36
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The award item specifies a delivery address in region UKH36.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen competition below threshold
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Tender procurementMethod is "open" and procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - open competition".
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1)
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The tender data contains only lot 1; award 1 and contract 1 are linked to it.
Bidder count and evaluation results
99% confidenceUnknown
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CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence10 August 2026 to 27 January 2027
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Contract 1 period gives these start and end dates.
Stated duration
91% confidenceApproximately 170 days
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Calculated from the explicit contract dates of 10 August 2026 and 27 January 2027.
Extension or option terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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VAT presentation
99% confidenceBoth net and gross values are published.
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Contract 1 reports amount of £1,347,433.14 and amountGross of £1,616,919.77.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Delivery complexity
98% confidenceThe contractor must deliver fabric, HVAC and M&E compliance works while maintaining operation of a public-facing multi-purpose venue.
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The tender description specifies the works and requires the centre to remain operational throughout.
Commercial scale
98% confidenceThe contract has a published net value of £1.347m for a period of approximately 170 days.
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Contract value and period are supplied in contract 1.
Award rationale
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on scoring, quality, price, bid ranking and reasons for selection is not supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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Supplier identity was matched by company number 04005400 to QUINN (LONDON) LIMITED; no name mismatch is reported.
Award-to-contract linkage
99% confidenceClear
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Contract 1 explicitly references awardID 1; award 1 names the same supplier and relates to lot 1.
Published information gap
99% confidenceLot title, lot-level value, submission deadline, bidder count, evaluation results, detailed pricing and extension terms are not supplied.
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These fields are null, absent or not reported in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: submission deadline, bidder count, tender prices, scoring, evaluation outcome, award rationale and detailed pricing.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: lot title, lot description and a separately stated lot value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: extension, option and renewal terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
QUINN (LONDON) LIMITEDRochford District CouncilThe Mill Arts & Events CentreRayleighbuilding compliance worksrefurbishment worksFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Mill Arts & Events Centre compliance and upgrade works contract?
QUINN (LONDON) LIMITED won award 1 for lot 1.
What is the value of the contract?
The published value is £1,347,433.14 excluding VAT and £1,616,919.77 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published period runs from 10 August 2026 to 27 January 2027.
What work is included?
The requirement includes a new roof, replacement windows and external doors, heating and ventilation plant, and mechanical and electrical compliance works.
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.