AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Borough of Telford & Wrekin discontinued its open procurement for security at a five-room homelessness hostel and ad hoc housing security. No supplier was awarded a contract.
Published outcomeCancelled procurement: award record 1 is marked cancelled, with the authority stating that changed service scope could materially affect the contract requirements and outcome.
Market significanceThe authority indicates it intends to recommence the tender process once requirements are confirmed; timing and revised scope are unknown.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Initial tender notice
99% confidencePublished 19 June 2026
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Release history records Tender notice on Find a Tender, release 058274-2026, dated 2026-06-19T18:00:47+01:00.
Procurement method
99% confidenceBelow-threshold open competition
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Process fields state procurement_method 'open' and procurement_method_details 'Below threshold - open competition'.
Termination
99% confidenceProcurement discontinued on 16 October 2026
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Award 1 is marked 'cancelled' with finalStatusDate 2026-10-16; the published document is a procurement termination notice dated 16 October 2026.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published maximum tender value
97% confidenceGBP 130,000
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Process value_max is 130000 and currency is GBP.
Awarded contract value
99% confidenceUnknown; no contract was awarded
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Award 1 has status 'cancelled' and no value amount is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
99% confidence19 June 2026
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Release history records release 058274-2026 at 2026-06-19T18:00:47+01:00.
Bid deadline
99% confidence7 July 2026, 12:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-07-07T12:00:00+01:00.
Termination notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Document 097905-2026 was published at 2026-10-16T12:26:03+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceSecurity at a five-room homelessness hostel and ad hoc security in housing
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Process title is 'Security at Homeless Hostel and adhoc security in housing'; description specifies security at a 5 room homelessness hostel within Telford & Wrekin.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (Lot 1)
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Tender data lists Lot 1; cancelled award 1 relates to Lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen, below-threshold competition
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Process procurement_method is 'open' and procurement_method_details is 'Below threshold - open competition'.
Competition results
99% confidenceUnknown
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No bids received, bidders, scores, evaluation results or supplier information are supplied in the published data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
99% confidenceNo concluded contract evidenced
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The only award record is cancelled; no supplier, contract start date, end date or contract value is provided.
Term and extension options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract start/end dates or extension terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Cancellation rationale
99% confidenceThe service scope changed in a way that could materially affect the contract requirements and outcome.
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Award statusDetails states that the scope being tendered changed and could materially affect the outcome and contract requirements.
Supplier opportunity
97% confidenceA future competition is indicated, but revised requirements, procurement timing and value are not published.
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The authority says it will recommence after requirements are confirmed; no revised notice or terms are supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Record classification
99% confidenceThis is a terminated tender, not a supplier award or concluded contract.
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The document is a procurement termination notice and award 1 is marked cancelled.
Award and supplier information
99% confidenceNo successful supplier, award date, awarded value or signed-contract evidence is supplied.
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Award 1 has null award date and value; suppliers list is empty.
Scope and pricing detail
99% confidenceLot title, detailed specification, individual lot value and pricing breakdown are not supplied in the published data.
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Lot 1 has no title, description or value; no pricing information is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No successful supplier, award date, awarded value or contract signature information has been published.
- The source provides no bid count, bidder identities, evaluation results, scoring, pricing or reason for any bidder outcome.
- No contract term, start date, end date, extension option or renewal date is supplied.
- A future retender is indicated, but its timing, revised scope and value are unknown.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Borough of Telford & Wrekinhostel securityhousing securitycancelled tendersecurity services procurementTelford
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Telford & Wrekin security contract?
No supplier won. The only award record is marked cancelled.
Why was the procurement cancelled?
The authority said the service scope had changed and could materially affect the contract requirements and procurement outcome.
Will the requirement be retendered?
The authority stated it would recommence the tender process once requirements are confirmed, but gave no date.
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