AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Humber Bridge Board has awarded and signed a contract with SPENCER BRIDGE ENGINEERING LIMITED for design and construction work to replace A-frame rocker bearings at the Hessle and Barton anchorages of the Humber Bridge.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for SPENCER BRIDGE ENGINEERING LIMITED. The contract was signed on 13 October 2026 and is due to start on 16 October 2026.
Market significanceThis is a £5,999,851 net civil-engineering and engineering-services contract supporting a specialist bridge-structure replacement scheme, with stated extension and option provisions.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SPENCER BRIDGE ENGINEERING LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots LOT-0000 · £5,999,851 net; £7,199,821.20 gross GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-08053188. Supplier verification matched company number 08053188 to SPENCER BRIDGE ENGINEERING LIMITED. Contract 1, linked to award 1, states the net and gross values.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is recorded as "complete" in the supplied contract details.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract signed
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract 1 provides dateSigned as 2026-10-13; a document is classified as "contractSigned".
Contract start
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Contract period startDate is 2026-10-16T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end
99% confidence16 August 2028
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Contract period endDate is 2028-08-16T23:59:59+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£5,999,851
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Contract 1 value.amount is 5999851 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£7,199,821.20
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 7199821.2 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceSingle contract value linked to award 1 and LOT-0000
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; award 1 is linked to LOT-0000.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
98% confidence29 May 2026
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Release history records tender notice release 050981-2026 on 2026-05-29.
Award notice published
98% confidence28 August 2026
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Release history records contract award notice release 082312-2026 on 2026-08-28.
Award date
98% confidence28 August 2026
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Award record 1 gives award_date as 2026-08-28.
Contract signed
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-13.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract document 097502-2026 gives datePublished as 2026-10-15.
Contract start
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Contract period startDate is 2026-10-16.
Scheduled contract end
99% confidence16 August 2028
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Contract period endDate is 2028-08-16.
Maximum stated extent date
98% confidence16 October 2031
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Contract period maxExtentDate is 2031-10-16.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceDetailed design and construction to replace existing A-frame rocker bearings on the Hessle and Barton anchorages of the Humber Bridge.
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The procurement description states this requirement.
Technical concept
98% confidenceThe scheme develops a provided conceptual design into a detailed design using vertically orientated pendels and a wind shoe to meet current load and translation requirements.
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The procurement description describes the intended replacement arrangement.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot: LOT-0000
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Tender lots and award 1 both reference LOT-0000.
Procurement categories
99% confidenceWorks, with services also included
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Award 1 lists mainProcurementCategory as works and additionalProcurementCategories as services.
Delivery area
94% confidenceUK region UKE
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Award item delivery address is recorded as region UKE, United Kingdom.
Classifications
97% confidenceCPV 45222200 (Engineering work for military installations) and CPV 71300000 (Engineering services)
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Award item additional classifications list these CPV entries.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender procurementMethod is "open" and procurementMethodDetails is "Open procedure".
Legal basis
98% confidenceProcurement Act 2023 (2023/54)
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Tender legalBasis identifies UKPGA 2023/54.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results not supplied in the published data.
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No bid count, tenderer list, scoring or evaluation fields are included in the supplied evidence.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Core term
99% confidence16 October 2026 to 16 August 2028
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Contract period startDate and endDate specify these dates.
Extension provision
97% confidenceThe authority may extend the contract for replacement of the tower A-frames.
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Contract renewal description states this provision.
Options
97% confidenceOptions include design and replacement of tower A-frames and development of the full scope for an A-frames monument to be retained and built under the contract.
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Contract options description states these options.
Maximum stated extent
98% confidence16 October 2031
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Contract maxExtentDate is 2031-10-16.
Performance metrics
97% confidenceNo KPIs were deemed necessary for the project.
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Contract noAgreedMetricsRationale states: "No KPI's where deemed necessary for the project."
Pricing and methodology disclosure
98% confidenceA redacted contract copy is referenced; supplier methodology and rates were excluded following a confidentiality request.
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The contract-signed document description says the methodology and rates were not included.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
99% confidenceThe published record shows one supplier, one award, one lot and one linked contract, so the disclosed contract value is not shared across multiple suppliers.
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Award 1 has one supplier and references LOT-0000; contract 1 links to award 1.
Addressable work
95% confidenceThe scope combines specialist structural design with construction and may expand through explicitly stated tower A-frame and monument options.
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The procurement description and contract options describe these elements.
Disclosure constraint
98% confidenceRates and supplier methodology are not available in the referenced redacted contract copy, limiting price and delivery-method benchmarking.
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The contract-signed document description states that methodology and rates were excluded.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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Supplier verification matched the supplied Companies House number 08053188 to SPENCER BRIDGE ENGINEERING LIMITED, with no name mismatch.
Contract evidence quality
98% confidenceStrong
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The record contains an active contract, signed date, contract period, values and a contract-signed document reference.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot title, lot description and separate lot value were not supplied in the published data.
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LOT-0000 has null title, description and value fields.
Commercial transparency
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes tender response counts, evaluation detail, supplier rates and methodology.
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No bid or evaluation fields are provided; the signed-contract document description says rates and methodology were excluded.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot title, description, individual lot value and value basis were not supplied in the published data.
- Bid count, bidder identities, evaluation methodology, award scoring and reasons for selection were not supplied.
- Supplier rates and methodology are unavailable in the referenced redacted contract copy.
- No separate renewal or re-procurement date is published; the maximum extent date reflects contractual provisions rather than a forecast.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Humber Bridge BoardSPENCER BRIDGE ENGINEERING LIMITEDSpencer Bridge EngineeringHumber BridgeAnchorage A-Frames Replacement Schemebridge engineering contractA-frame replacement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Humber Bridge Anchorage A-Frames Replacement Scheme?
SPENCER BRIDGE ENGINEERING LIMITED won award 1. Its Companies House number 08053188 was verified in the supplied supplier data.
What is the contract value?
The linked contract states £5,999,851 excluding VAT and £7,199,821.20 including VAT.
Has the contract been signed?
Yes. The contract record gives a signed date of 13 October 2026 and includes a document classified as a signed contract.
When does the contract run?
The stated core period runs from 16 October 2026 to 16 August 2028, with a maximum stated extent date of 16 October 2031.
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