AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NY Highways Limited has announced two awards for civil-engineering coring, testing and/or laboratory services. M & G INVESTMENTS LTD is named for Lot 1 and IGNE TESTING LIMITED for Lot 2. The notice schedules signature for 29 October 2026, so the supplied data does not evidence signed contracts.
Published outcomeTwo supplier-specific awards were published on 14 October 2026 under an open procedure. Award 1 is valued at £311,819 and Award 2 at £257,527, both net amounts as presented in the award data.
Market significanceThe published net award values total £569,346 across two lots. Both awards provide for an initial two-year period with up to two further 12-month extensions, subject to the stated terms.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
2 supplier records analysed
M & G INVESTMENTS LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots LOT-0001 · 311819 GBP · Award announced; signature scheduled
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Award 1 names M & G INVESTMENTS LTD, allocates Lot 1, and reports a net value of £311,819.
IGNE TESTING LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 2 · Lots LOT-0002 · 257527 GBP · Award announced; signature scheduled
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Award 2 names IGNE TESTING LIMITED, allocates Lot 2, and reports a net value of £257,527.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
96% confidenceComplete tender; awards marked active
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Tender status is 'complete'; both award records have status 'active'.
Award announcement
99% confidencePublished 14 October 2026
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The Find a Tender contract award notice is dated 14 October 2026.
Signature status
99% confidenceFuture signature scheduled; not evidenced as signed
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Each award contains a 'futureSignatureDate' milestone due 29 October 2026 with status 'scheduled'.
Planned service start
94% confidence1 November 2026
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Both award contract periods state a start date of 1 November 2026.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award 1 net value
90% confidence£311,819
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Award 1 value.amount is 311819 GBP; the associated gross amount is £4,701,828.
Award 2 net value
99% confidence£257,527
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Award 2 value.amount is 257527 GBP; the associated gross amount is £309,032.40.
Combined published net award value
99% confidence£569,346
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Sum of the two award-level net amounts: £311,819 plus £257,527.
Opportunity maximum value
84% confidence£840,000
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The opportunity-level value_max field is £840,000; its basis is not supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
99% confidence16 June 2026
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Release history records tender notice 056583-2026 published on 16 June 2026.
Submission deadline
99% confidence28 July 2026, 14:00 UTC
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The process submission_deadline is 2026-07-28T14:00:00+00:00.
Award date
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Both award records state 14 October 2026.
Assessment summaries sent
95% confidence14 October 2026
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Each award records assessmentSummariesDateSent as 14 October 2026.
Scheduled signature date
99% confidence29 October 2026
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Each award has a future signature milestone due 29 October 2026.
Initial period end
94% confidence31 October 2028
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Both award contract periods state an end date of 31 October 2028.
Maximum possible end date
94% confidence31 October 2030
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Both awards state maxExtentDate of 31 October 2030.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceCoring and testing services and/or laboratory services for civil engineering
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The notice title and description state that NYH sought suppliers for coring and testing and/or laboratory services.
Lot 1
95% confidenceTest drilling and boring work
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Award 1 links to LOT-0001 and lists CPV 45120000, 'Test drilling and boring work'.
Lot 2
95% confidenceTest drilling and boring work
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Award 2 links to LOT-0002 and lists CPV 45120000, 'Test drilling and boring work'.
Delivery region
92% confidenceNorth Yorkshire (UKE22), United Kingdom
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Both award items specify delivery region UKE22.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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The tender data states procurementMethod 'open' and procurementMethodDetails 'Open procedure'.
Tender legal basis
94% confidenceProcurement Act 2023
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Tender legalBasis is UKPGA 2023/54.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of tenders and evaluation results not supplied in the published data.
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No bid-count, bidder, score, ranking or evaluation-price breakdown is included.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
95% confidence2 years, planned from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2028
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Both awards state this contract period; the renewal description also says 'An initial contract for 2 years'.
Extension options
98% confidenceUp to two 12-month extensions
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Both awards state '2 X 12-month extensions' and hasRenewal is true.
Maximum stated term
95% confidenceUp to 4 years, ending no later than 31 October 2030
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The maxExtentDate for both awards is 31 October 2030.
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceNot evidenced
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A future signature date is scheduled, rather than a signed-contract confirmation.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
99% confidenceTwo supplier-specific awards, one per lot
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Award 1 is linked to Lot 1 and M & G INVESTMENTS LTD; Award 2 is linked to Lot 2 and IGNE TESTING LIMITED.
Value comparison
96% confidenceThe two reported net award values are £311,819 and £257,527.
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These are the award-level amount fields; they should not be compared with gross figures without clarification.
Market engagement signal
91% confidenceOpen procedure for specialist testing and laboratory capability
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The procurement used an open procedure and sought qualified, experienced suppliers for the stated services.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Signature and activation uncertainty
99% confidenceThe awards are announced and marked active, but signed contracts are not evidenced.
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The only signature information is a scheduled future signature milestone of 29 October 2026.
Value inconsistency requiring caution
99% confidenceAward 1's gross value (£4,701,828) materially exceeds its net amount (£311,819) and the £840,000 opportunity maximum.
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These values appear in the supplied award and opportunity records; no explanation or value basis is supplied.
Lot detail limitation
99% confidenceLot titles, descriptions and individual lot value fields are not supplied.
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Both lot records contain null titles, descriptions and values.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo tender count, scoring, award rationale, pricing breakdown or bidder list is provided.
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No such fields appear in the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied data does not confirm that either contract has been signed or commenced; signature is only scheduled.
- Award 1 contains an unexplained gross value of £4,701,828 alongside a net value of £311,819, while the opportunity maximum is £840,000; no basis is supplied to reconcile these figures.
- Lot names, lot descriptions, individual lot value fields, tender counts, evaluation scores, bidder details and award rationale were not supplied.
- The £840,000 opportunity maximum has no stated value basis and should not be treated as a supplier-specific award value.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
NY Highways Limitedcoring and testing serviceslaboratory servicesM & G INVESTMENTS LTDIGNE TESTING LIMITEDcivil engineering procurementFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the NY Highways coring and testing awards?
M & G INVESTMENTS LTD is named for Lot 1 and IGNE TESTING LIMITED for Lot 2.
What are the published award values?
The reported net award values are £311,819 for Award 1 and £257,527 for Award 2.
Have the contracts been signed?
The supplied notice does not evidence signature. It schedules signature for 29 October 2026.
How long could the arrangements run?
The initial period is stated as two years from 1 November 2026, with up to two 12-month extensions and a maximum stated end date of 31 October 2030.
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