AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council has awarded and recorded an active contract to A COOLE ELECTRICAL LIMITED for installing electricity mains isolation switches and meter tails in social housing in Welwyn Hatfield. The contract record states it was signed on 9 October 2026.
Published outcomeOne supplier, A COOLE ELECTRICAL LIMITED, is named for award 1 and lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold open-competition electrical installation services contract, valued at £108,000 gross, with a three-year stated term and an optional one-year renewal.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
A COOLE ELECTRICAL LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £108,000 gross contract value is recorded for contract 1; no individual supplier allocation is separately published. GBP · verified; award and contract active
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-06628465. Supplier verification matches company number 06628465 to A COOLE ELECTRICAL LIMITED. Contract 1 linked to award 1 is active and has amountGross 108000 GBP.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Tender notice published
98% confidence11 May 2026
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Release history records tender notice 042883-2026 dated 2026-05-11.
Tender deadline
98% confidence12 June 2026, 12:00 BST
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Process field submission_deadline is 2026-06-12T12:00:00+01:00.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract document 095530-2026 has datePublished 2026-10-09T10:50:56+01:00.
Contract signed
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract 1 field dateSigned is 2026-10-09T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is active; award 1 status is active.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£108,000 gross
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 108000 GBP.
Earlier opportunity maximum value
94% confidence£95,000
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Process field value_max is 95000 GBP.
Value comparison
97% confidenceThe published gross contract value is £13,000 higher than the earlier £95,000 maximum value field; the notice does not explain the basis difference.
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Process value_max is 95000 GBP, while contract 1 value.amountGross is 108000 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract start
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-09T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract end
99% confidence30 September 2029
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2029-09-30T23:59:59+01:00.
Maximum possible end date
99% confidence30 September 2030
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Contract 1 period.maxExtentDate is 2030-09-30T23:59:59+01:00; renewal description is '1 year'.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceInstallation of electricity mains isolation switches and meter tails within social housing in the Borough of Welwyn Hatfield.
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Tender description states the Council seeks installation of electricity mains isolation switches within social housing, including a Wylex 100amp double-pole switch and meter tails.
Associated activities
98% confidenceContractor administration and provision of an NICEIC test certificate.
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Tender description lists administration and supply of a NICEIC test certificate.
Supplier eligibility requirement
98% confidenceA valid Meter Operation Code of Practice Agreement registration certificate was required as part of the tender submission.
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Tender description states this certificate was imperative and had to be provided with the tender.
Classifications
99% confidenceElectrical installation work (CPV 45310000); installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment (CPV 51100000).
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Award item 1 additionalClassifications lists these CPV codes and descriptions.
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'. Contract states aboveThreshold false.
Lots
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1).
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Tender lists lot 1; award 1 and its item relate to lot 1.
Competition results
99% confidenceNumber of tenders, bidder identities, evaluation scores and award rationale are unknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence9 October 2026 to 30 September 2029.
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.
Renewal option
99% confidenceYes: one year, taking the stated maximum extent to 30 September 2030.
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Contract hasRenewal is true; renewal description is '1 year'; maxExtentDate is 2030-09-30.
Contract form/status
99% confidenceActive contract record; signed date explicitly published.
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Contract 1 is active and provides dateSigned of 2026-10-09.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market opportunity
96% confidenceThe award covers a defined social-housing electrical installation requirement with testing certification and meter-operation registration requirements.
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Tender description specifies installations in social housing, NICEIC test certificates and Meter Operation Code of Practice Agreement registration.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe £108,000 figure is the published gross value for the contract record; no pricing schedule, volume assumptions or lot-level breakdown is published.
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Contract 1 provides amountGross only; no pricing or quantity data is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Value discrepancy
98% confidenceThe process-level maximum value (£95,000) differs from the contract's published gross value (£108,000). The notice data does not state whether different tax or valuation bases explain this.
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Process value_max is 95000 GBP; contract value.amountGross is 108000 GBP.
Published competition detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: tender count, evaluation methodology, scores, award decision date and award rationale.
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No such fields are present in the supplied notice data.
Lot and pricing detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value, and no pricing breakdown is supplied.
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Lot 1 title, description and value fields are null; contract data provides only a contract-level gross value.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified by Companies House company-number match. The source name 'A Coole Electrical Ltd' differs only in presentation from the verified legal name 'A COOLE ELECTRICAL LIMITED'.
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Supplier verification status is verified, matchMethod is company_number, and both source and verified names are supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source presents an unexplained difference between the earlier £95,000 maximum value and the £108,000 gross contract value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores, award rationale, award decision date and pricing schedule.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value, so contract-level value cannot be further disaggregated.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Welwyn Hatfield Borough CouncilA COOLE ELECTRICAL LIMITEDmains isolator switcheselectrical installation worksocial housingcontract award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Welwyn Hatfield mains isolator switches contract?
A COOLE ELECTRICAL LIMITED, verified against company number 06628465, is named as the supplier for award 1 and lot 1.
What is the published contract value?
The contract record states a gross value of £108,000.
When does the contract run?
The stated term runs from 9 October 2026 to 30 September 2029, with a published one-year renewal option and maximum extent to 30 September 2030.
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