AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Cumbria and Cumbria Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority have published an award notice for electrical fixed-wiring inspections across their Cumbria police and fire estates. H-LEC LTD is named for all three lots. The published award value is £46,184.35 excluding VAT (£55,421.22 including VAT).
Published outcomeAward decision published to H-LEC LTD for lots 1, 2 and 3. The record shows a future signature date of 23 October 2026, so the supplied data does not confirm that a contract had been signed when the award notice was published.
Market significanceThis is a three-lot, open-procedure award covering electrical wiring work, with one supplier selected across all lots and a stated five-year delivery period.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
H-LEC LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1, 2, 3 · £46,184.35 excluding VAT; £55,421.22 including VAT (shared award value across lots 1–3) GBP · Verified legal supplier; named on an active award record
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Award 1 names H-LEC LTD (GB-COH-12185419) as supplier for related lots 1, 2 and 3. Supplier verification matches Companies House number 12185419 and legal name H-LEC LTD.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Planning notice published
99% confidence19 June 2026
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Release history records planned procurement notice 058168-2026 published on 2026-06-19.
Tender notice published
99% confidence24 July 2026
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Release history records tender notice 070492-2026 published on 2026-07-24.
Award notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Award notice 098218-2026 is dated 2026-10-16 and described as a Contract award notice on Find a Tender.
Award status
95% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status 'active' and date 2026-10-16.
Signature status
99% confidenceFuture signature date scheduled; signing not confirmed
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Award milestone lists futureSignatureDate due 2026-10-23 with status 'scheduled'.
Stated contract period
98% confidence1 December 2026 to 30 November 2031
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Award 1 contractPeriod gives startDate 2026-12-01 and endDate 2031-11-30.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£46,184.35
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Award 1 value.amount is 46184.35 GBP.
Published award value including VAT
99% confidence£55,421.22
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 55421.22 GBP.
Tender-level maximum value
90% confidence£600,000
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Process record gives value_max as 600000 GBP; no value basis is supplied.
Lot-level allocation
99% confidenceNot published
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Lots 1, 2 and 3 have no individual values; the award value applies to the single award spanning all three lots.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence21 August 2026, 12:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-08-21T12:00:00+01:00.
Award decision date
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-16.
Assessment summaries sent
98% confidence16 October 2026
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Award 1 assessmentSummariesDateSent is 2026-10-16.
Scheduled signature date
99% confidence23 October 2026
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Award milestone futureSignatureDate is 2026-10-23T23:59:59+01:00.
Stated service start
98% confidence1 December 2026
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Award contractPeriod.startDate is 2026-12-01.
Stated service end
98% confidence30 November 2031
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Award contractPeriod.endDate is 2031-11-30T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceElectrical fixed-wiring inspections across police and fire estates in Cumbria
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Process title and description state 'Electrical Fixed Wiring Inspections' across Police and Fire estates in Cumbria.
Lots covered
99% confidenceLots 1, 2 and 3
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Award 1 relatedLots and items list lots 1, 2 and 3.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 45311100 — Electrical wiring work
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Each award item carries CPV 45311100 with description 'Electrical wiring work'.
Delivery geography
90% confidenceUnited Kingdom; Cumbria estates described in the requirement
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Award delivery addresses specify UK, while the procurement description specifies police and fire estates in Cumbria.
Lot titles and distinctions
99% confidenceNot published
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The supplied lot records contain only identifiers and status, with no titles or descriptions.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Process procurementMethod is 'open' and procurementMethodDetails is 'Open procedure'.
Procurement category
98% confidenceServices at process level; works on the award record
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Process main_category is services, while award 1 mainProcurementCategory is works.
Tender lots
99% confidenceThree lots, each marked complete
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Tender lots 1, 2 and 3 each have status 'complete'.
Bidder count and evaluation results
99% confidenceNot published
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No bid count, scoring, ranking, evaluation criteria or award rationale is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published period
98% confidenceFive years, from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2031
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The supplied award contractPeriod specifies these dates.
Signature
99% confidenceNot confirmed
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The record contains a scheduled future signature milestone rather than confirmation of signature.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceNot published
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No extension, option or variation terms are supplied.
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidenceNot published
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The supplied data provides award totals only and no pricing schedule or payment terms.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Single-supplier outcome across all lots
99% confidenceH-LEC LTD is the sole named supplier for the three-lot award
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The only supplied award names H-LEC LTD and links it to lots 1, 2 and 3.
Value interpretation
99% confidenceThe £46,184.35 net figure is a shared award total, not a per-lot or per-supplier allocation
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One award spans three lots and no lot-level values are published.
Value comparison caution
96% confidenceThe £600,000 process-level maximum cannot be treated as the awarded value or a pricing benchmark
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The process shows value_max £600,000 without a basis, whereas award 1 reports £46,184.35 net and £55,421.22 gross.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award versus signed contract
99% confidenceAward notice is published, but signature is not confirmed
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A future signature milestone is scheduled for 23 October 2026; no signed-contract confirmation is supplied.
Shared multi-lot value
99% confidenceLot-level award values are not supplied
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The one published award value covers lots 1–3 and each lot record has a null value.
Incomplete lot detail
99% confidenceLot titles and descriptions are not supplied in the published notice data
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Lot records contain identifiers and complete status only.
Category inconsistency
98% confidenceProcess-level category is services, while the award is classified as works
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Process main_category is services; award mainProcurementCategory is works.
Unpublished competition detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No tenderer count, bid prices, evaluation scores or award rationale is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published record does not confirm that the contract was signed; it only schedules a future signature date.
- No individual values are published for lots 1, 2 or 3, so the shared award value cannot be allocated between them.
- Lot titles, lot descriptions and distinctions between the three lots are not supplied.
- Bidder numbers, evaluation methodology, scores, ranking, award rationale and pricing breakdowns are not supplied.
- The process-level £600,000 maximum has no stated value basis and should not be interpreted as the award value.
- The source classifies the process as services but the award as works; the supplied data does not explain this difference.
- Extension, option, renewal and modification terms are not supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
H-LEC LTDElectrical Fixed Wiring InspectionsCumbria PoliceCumbria Fire and RescueFind a Tender awardelectrical wiring work
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier?
H-LEC LTD, verified against company number 12185419, is the sole named supplier on the award.
What is the published award value?
The award reports £46,184.35 excluding VAT and £55,421.22 including VAT for the shared three-lot award.
Has the contract been signed?
The supplied data does not confirm signature. It lists a future signature date scheduled for 23 October 2026.
When is the stated contract period?
The award record states 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2031.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.