AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Birmingham City Council has concluded a four-year framework agreement for miscellaneous drainage works with three verified suppliers: HAYSTOUN CONSTRUCTION LTD., R & C WILLIAMS LIMITED and R W SERVICES CONTRACTORS LIMITED. The framework starts on 1 October 2026 and ends on 30 September 2030.
Published outcomeOne active award and active contract record covers lot 1 and all three suppliers. The published contract value is £4.8m excluding VAT (£5.76m including VAT); it is shared framework-level value and is not allocated between suppliers.
Market significanceThe framework covers a broad range of drainage, flood-defence, watercourse, emergency-response and associated civil-engineering works across the UKG region. Suppliers can receive call-offs either through ranked direct call-off or further competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
3 supplier records analysed
HAYSTOUN CONSTRUCTION LTD.
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Unallocated share of framework value GBP · Verified supplier; active award
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Award 1 lists supplier GB-COH-03350682. Supplier verification matched company number 03350682 and verified the legal name.
R & C WILLIAMS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Unallocated share of framework value GBP · Verified supplier; active award
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Award 1 lists supplier GB-COH-01857915. Supplier verification matched company number 01857915 and verified the legal name.
R W SERVICES CONTRACTORS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Unallocated share of framework value GBP · Verified supplier; active award
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Award 1 lists supplier GB-COH-07640901. Supplier verification matched company number 07640901 and verified the legal name.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Tender notice published
98% confidence16 June 2026
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Release history records a Tender notice on Find a Tender dated 2026-06-16.
Award decision date
98% confidence17 September 2026
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Award record 1 gives award_date 2026-09-17.
Contract award notice published
98% confidence18 September 2026
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Release history records a Contract award notice on Find a Tender dated 2026-09-18.
Framework contract signed
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 gives dateSigned 2026-10-01.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract document 095630-2026 gives datePublished 2026-10-09.
Current published status
98% confidenceActive contract and completed procurement
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Tender status is complete; award 1 and contract 1 are both recorded as active.
VALUES
Published values explained
Framework contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£4,800,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 4800000 GBP.
Framework contract value including VAT
99% confidence£5,760,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 5760000 GBP.
Supplier-level allocation
99% confidenceNot published
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The single contract value covers award 1, which has three suppliers; no supplier or lot allocation is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Framework start date
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-01.
Framework end date
99% confidence30 September 2030
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2030-09-30.
Framework term
99% confidence4 years
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The tender description states the framework will commence in October 2026 and be in place for four years; the contract dates align.
Call-off duration
98% confidenceMay extend beyond framework expiry
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Tender description states contracts called off from the framework may extend beyond its expiry.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Procurement type
99% confidenceWorks framework for miscellaneous drainage works
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Tender title and description; award mainProcurementCategory is works.
Core activities
97% confidenceDrainage, watercourse, reservoir, flood-defence, environmental and related civil-engineering works
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Tender description lists routine and emergency clearance, flood defences, watercourse repair, drainage systems, dredging, earthworks, retaining structures and related works.
Emergency capability
97% confidenceIncludes 24-hour emergency clearance and flood-event support
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Tender description specifies 24-hour emergency clearance of grill structures and highway culverts, and out-of-hours work including sandbag provision during flood events.
Delivery area
95% confidenceUKG region, United Kingdom
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Award item delivery address is region UKG, GB.
Relevant classifications
99% confidenceReservoirs; ground-drainage; drainage works; river regulation and flood control; flood prevention; flood-defence maintenance
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Award item additional CPV classifications: 44611600, 45111240, 45232452, 45246000, 45246400 and 45246410.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is Open procedure.
Framework structure
99% confidenceClosed framework with and without reopening competition
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Tender techniques.frameworkAgreement records type closed and method withAndWithoutReopeningCompetition.
Call-off route: direct award
97% confidenceRanked provider approached first, subject to capacity, timescales and tendered pricing
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Framework description states the provider ranked first may receive a call-off if able to meet requirements; subsequent ranked providers may be approached if needed.
Call-off route: further competition
98% confidenceAll framework providers invited to tender; more competitive pricing may be submitted
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Framework description states all providers will be invited and may submit more competitive pricing.
Competition metrics
99% confidenceNot published
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Information on tenderer numbers, rankings, scores and evaluation outcomes is not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract form
96% confidenceInfrastructure Conditions of Contract Measurement Version 2011, based on ICE Conditions of Contract 7th Edition, with Council amendments
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Tender description identifies the adopted contract conditions and refers to Council amendments.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceYes
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as true.
Lot coverage
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 relatedLots and its item both reference lot 1.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Revenue opportunity
98% confidenceFramework access does not establish supplier-specific spend
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Three suppliers share one award and the £4.8m net framework value is not allocated between them; call-offs may be made by direct award or further competition.
Call-off commercial dynamic
96% confidenceCapacity and response to Council timescales may affect direct call-off access; further competitions permit revised pricing
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The framework description makes direct award conditional on provider capability and costs, while further competition permits more competitive pricing.
Operational demand profile
97% confidencePotentially includes reactive and emergency works alongside planned maintenance and construction
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Scope includes routine and reactive maintenance, 24-hour emergency clearance, flood events, drainage construction and environmental works.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published contract status
99% confidenceThe source explicitly supports a concluded active framework contract
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Contract 1 is active, has a signed date of 2026-10-01, and provides a defined contract period.
Shared value treatment
99% confidenceFramework value retained as shared and unallocated
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One award lists three suppliers but provides no individual supplier or lot values.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value
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Lot record 1 contains null title, description and value fields.
Missing competition and evaluation information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, supplier ranking, scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The £4.8m excluding-VAT and £5.76m including-VAT values are shared framework-level figures; no allocation by supplier or lot is published.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: tenderer count, bidder rankings, award scores, evaluation rationale, pricing breakdowns and supplier-specific call-off commitments.
- No extension, renewal or replacement procurement terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Birmingham City Council drainage frameworkmiscellaneous drainage works frameworkflood defence worksHAYSTOUN CONSTRUCTION LTD.R & C WILLIAMS LIMITEDR W SERVICES CONTRACTORS LIMITED
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who are the suppliers on Birmingham City Council's miscellaneous drainage works framework?
The published award names HAYSTOUN CONSTRUCTION LTD., R & C WILLIAMS LIMITED and R W SERVICES CONTRACTORS LIMITED.
What is the value of the drainage works framework?
The published framework contract value is £4.8m excluding VAT and £5.76m including VAT. This is a shared framework-level value, not an allocation to any individual supplier.
When does the framework run?
The signed framework contract runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2030. Individual call-offs may extend beyond the framework expiry.
How can call-offs be awarded?
The Council may make a ranked direct call-off where a provider can meet its requirements, or run a further competition among all framework providers.
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