AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Northumberland County Council awarded the Willowburn Leisure Centre boiler replacement works to GEOFFREY ROBINSON LIMITED. The published contract record states it was signed on 9 September 2026 and runs to 23 October 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award for lot 1 is linked to GEOFFREY ROBINSON LIMITED. The contract value is £128,659.19 excluding VAT (£154,391.03 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, openly competed public-works contract for replacement of gas boiler plant at Willowburn Leisure Centre in Alnwick.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
GEOFFREY ROBINSON LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £128,659.19 excluding VAT; £154,391.03 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-01042638. Supplier verification matches company number 01042638 to GEOFFREY ROBINSON LIMITED. The value is recorded on contract 1, which is linked to award 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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The tender record has status "complete" and lot 1 has status "complete".
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 9 September 2026
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Contract 1 gives dateSigned as 2026-09-09.
Contract period
99% confidence9 September 2026 to 23 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-09-09 and endDate is 2026-10-23.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£128,659.19
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Contract 1 value.amount is 128659.19 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£154,391.03
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 154391.03 GBP.
Tender value ceiling
83% confidence£120,000
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Process value_max is 120000 GBP; its tax basis is not specified in the supplied process-level data.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
98% confidence25 March 2026
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Release history records tender notice release 027308-2026 on 2026-03-25.
Submission deadline
98% confidence15 April 2026, 12:00 (UTC+01:00)
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-04-15T12:00:00+01:00.
Contract signed and started
99% confidence9 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned and period.startDate are both 2026-09-09.
Contract end
99% confidence23 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-10-23T23:59:59+01:00.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Release history and contract document record publication on 2026-10-20.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceReplacement of gas boiler plant at Willowburn Leisure Centre, Willowburn Avenue, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 2JH.
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The process description states that the appointed contractor will replace the gas boiler plant at the centre.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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The process and award main procurement category are "works".
Classification
98% confidenceCPV 45000000 — Construction work
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Award item 1 carries additional classification CPV 45000000, described as Construction work.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKC21
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Award item 1 lists delivery address region UKC21.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen competition
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The tender record states procurementMethod "open" and procurementMethodDetails "Below threshold - open competition".
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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The contract record states aboveThreshold: false.
Competition information
99% confidenceBid count, bidder identities and evaluation results are unknown.
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No bid count, tenderer list, scores or evaluation information is supplied in the published data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract duration
97% confidenceApproximately 45 calendar days, from 9 September to 23 October 2026
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Calculated from the explicit contract start and end dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal provisions are supplied.
VAT treatment
99% confidenceBoth net and gross contract values are published.
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Contract 1 provides amount and amountGross.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
99% confidenceA single active award covers the sole published lot.
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The tender has one lot (lot 1), and award 1 relates to lot 1.
Value comparison caution
92% confidenceThe published gross contract value exceeds the process-level £120,000 ceiling, but the process-level value basis is unspecified and the contract publishes both net and gross values.
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Process value_max is £120,000 without a value basis; contract net value is £128,659.19 and gross value is £154,391.03.
Delivery window
93% confidenceThe stated works period is short, indicating a time-bounded replacement project; no phasing or programme detail is published.
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The contract period spans 9 September to 23 October 2026; no further delivery schedule is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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Supplier verification matched the source company number 01042638 to GEOFFREY ROBINSON LIMITED, with no name mismatch.
Notice chronology
99% confidenceThe contract details notice was published after the stated contract start and signature dates.
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Contract signature/start is 9 September 2026, while the contract details notice publication date is 20 October 2026.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
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The supplied lot record contains only ID and status.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo bid count, award decision date, evaluation results, pricing breakdown, renewal terms or detailed work programme is provided.
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These fields are absent from the supplied process, award, lot and contract records.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separately allocated value.
- The published record does not provide bid counts, tenderer identities, evaluation scoring, award decision date or reasons for supplier selection.
- No extension, renewal or detailed delivery-programme terms are supplied.
- The process-level £120,000 value ceiling has no stated tax basis, so it should not be treated as directly comparable with either published contract-value figure.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Willowburn Leisure Centre boiler replacementNorthumberland County Council contract awardGEOFFREY ROBINSON LIMITEDAlnwick boiler worksNCC1811
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Willowburn Leisure Centre boiler replacement contract?
GEOFFREY ROBINSON LIMITED, company number 01042638, is the verified supplier named on the active award.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £128,659.19 excluding VAT and £154,391.03 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period runs from 9 September 2026 to 23 October 2026.
What work is included?
The published description covers replacement of the gas boiler plant at Willowburn Leisure Centre in Alnwick.
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