AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Radius Housing Association Limited awarded a heating-oil supply and delivery contract to LCC GROUP LIMITED. The contract record states it was signed on 12 October 2026 and runs to 30 September 2029, with up to two further 12-month extensions.
Published outcomeOne active award (award 1) covers lot 1, with LCC GROUP LIMITED as the named supplier.
Market significanceThe published contract value is £3.6 million excluding VAT (£4.5 million including VAT) for heating oil and delivery services in Northern Ireland.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
LCC GROUP LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £3,600,000 excluding VAT; £4,500,000 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-NI031142. Supplier verification confirms LCC GROUP LIMITED, company number NI031142, matched by company number. The contract value is recorded at contract level for award 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Tender notice published
96% confidence26 March 2026
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Release history lists Tender notice on Find a Tender, release 027857-2026, dated 2026-03-26.
Award announcement published
94% confidence9 June 2026
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Release history lists Contract award notice on Find a Tender, release 054178-2026, dated 2026-06-09; award data gives an award date of 2026-06-08.
Contract signed
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract 1 states dateSigned 2026-10-12.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract document 096648-2026 is a Contract details notice with datePublished 2026-10-13.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 and award 1 are both recorded with status active.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£3,600,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 3600000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£4,500,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 4500000 GBP.
Value allocation
89% confidenceContract-level value for award 1 / lot 1
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One award, one supplier and one related lot are recorded; no separate lot-level value is published.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
94% confidence8 June 2026
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Award 1 records award_date 2026-06-08.
Contract start date
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-12.
Initial end date
99% confidence30 September 2029
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2029-09-30.
Maximum end date
99% confidence30 September 2031
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Contract 1 period.maxExtentDate is 2031-09-30.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceHeating oil supply and delivery service
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Tender and contract title: PROVISION OF PROVIDER OF HEATING OIL AND DELIVERY SERVICE.
Procurement category
98% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is goods.
Classification
98% confidenceCPV 09240000 — Oil and coal-related products
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Award item 1 lists additional classification CPV 09240000.
Delivery region
97% confidenceNorthern Ireland (UKN)
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Award item delivery address is region UKN, United Kingdom.
Lot structure
97% confidenceOne recorded lot (lot 1)
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Tender records lot 1; award 1 relates to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceCompetitive flexible procedure
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Process procurement_method_details and tender procurementMethodDetails both state Competitive flexible procedure.
Legal basis
98% confidenceProcurement Act 2023
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Tender legalBasis is UKPGA 2023/54 and the description states that the Procurement Act 2023 applies.
Tender stages described
96% confidenceConditions of Participation, tender stage, and optional post-tender negotiation
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Tender description describes the three stages.
Award approach described
91% confidenceMost Advantageous Tender or Lowest Acceptable Cost
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Tender description states these potential award bases; no final applied criterion or evaluation result is published in the supplied data.
Bidder and scoring information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
97% confidenceApproximately 36 months
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Renewal description states an initial period of 36 months; contract dates run from 12 October 2026 to 30 September 2029.
Extension options
99% confidenceUp to two 12-month extensions, subject to satisfactory performance
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Contract renewal description states 2 x 12-month extension periods (1+1 years), and hasRenewal is true.
Maximum potential term
99% confidenceTo 30 September 2031
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Contract maxExtentDate is 2031-09-30.
Published performance metrics
98% confidenceEmergency Delivery Constraints; Issues / Complaints; Major Spillages
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Contract 1 agreedMetrics lists these three metric titles.
Pricing and volume detail
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Single-supplier arrangement
97% confidenceThe notice records one supplier for the sole recorded lot.
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Award 1 names LCC GROUP LIMITED and relates to lot 1; the tender description says Radius intended to appoint one contractor.
Operational focus
94% confidencePublished metrics indicate attention to emergency delivery capability, complaints and major spillages.
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Contract agreedMetrics lists Emergency Delivery Constraints, Issues / Complaints and Major Spillages.
Value interpretation
96% confidenceThe £3.6 million net value is a published contract-level amount, not a published price, consumption commitment or annual spend figure.
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Contract 1 gives aggregate value amounts; no unit rates, volumes or annual breakdown are supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award-to-contract chronology
99% confidenceAward information was published in June 2026, while the contract record states it was signed and started on 12 October 2026.
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Award date is 2026-06-08; contract dateSigned and startDate are both 2026-10-12.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual lot value.
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Lot 1 fields for title, description and value are null.
Competition detail
99% confidenceBid counts, shortlisted suppliers, scoring, final award criterion and evaluation results are not supplied.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified by Companies House company number NI031142; no name mismatch is reported.
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Supplier verification status is verified, match method is company_number, and nameMismatch is false.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No lot title, description or separate lot value is published for lot 1.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, shortlisted bidders, tender prices, evaluation scores, final applied award criterion, pricing schedule, committed volumes and annual value breakdown.
- The optional extensions are subject to satisfactory performance; their exercise is not confirmed.
- The published maximum end date indicates potential duration only and does not confirm continuation beyond the initial term.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Radius Housing AssociationLCC GROUP LIMITEDheating oiloil deliveryNorthern Ireland procurementProcurement Act 2023competitive flexible procedure
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Radius Housing Association's heating oil supply and delivery contract?
LCC GROUP LIMITED, company number NI031142, is the verified supplier named for award 1 and lot 1.
What is the published value of the heating oil contract?
The contract value is £3.6 million excluding VAT and £4.5 million including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The contract record states a start date of 12 October 2026 and an initial end date of 30 September 2029, with up to two optional 12-month extensions.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract data explicitly records a signature date of 12 October 2026.
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