AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Pirbright Institute has issued a contract award notice naming CJB Commissing Services for site steam management and maintenance/repair of specialised steam boilers. The award remains pending, with a standstill period ending 23 October 2026 and a future signature date scheduled for 11 November 2026.
Published outcomeOne pending award covers lot 1. The published award value is £1,653,360.79 excluding VAT (£1,984,032.95 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is an above-threshold open-procedure services award for a planned three-year boiler and steam-management requirement, with an optional one-year extension.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CJB Commissing Services
96% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £1,653,360.79 excluding VAT; £1,984,032.95 including VAT GBP · Pending award
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Award 1 names CJB Commissing Services as supplier for lot 1. The published value applies to the single award.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Current award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 is marked "pending" in the contract award notice data.
Award notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Award notice 097211-2026 was published on 2026-10-14.
Standstill period end
99% confidence23 October 2026, 23:59:59 BST
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Award 1 states standstillPeriod.endDate of 2026-10-23T23:59:59+01:00.
Future signature date
98% confidence11 November 2026
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A scheduled futureSignatureDate milestone is 2026-11-11T23:59:59+00:00.
Planned contract start
98% confidence1 December 2026
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Award 1 states a contractPeriod startDate of 2026-12-01.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£1,653,360.79
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Award 1 value.amount is 1653360.79 GBP.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£1,984,032.95
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 1984032.95 GBP.
Opportunity value ceiling
90% confidence£1,400,000
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The process-level value_max is 1400000 GBP.
Value inconsistency
99% confidenceThe published award value excluding VAT exceeds the process-level £1.4m value ceiling.
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Process value_max is £1,400,000, while award value.amount is £1,653,360.79.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Planning notice first published
99% confidence16 July 2026
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Release history records planned procurement notice 067107-2026 on 2026-07-16.
Tender notice published
99% confidence22 July 2026
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Release history records tender notice 069324-2026 on 2026-07-22.
Tender update published
99% confidence19 August 2026
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Release history records tender update 078751-2026 on 2026-08-19.
Submission deadline
99% confidence28 August 2026, 12:00 BST
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Process data gives submission_deadline as 2026-08-28T12:00:00+01:00.
Award decision date
98% confidence14 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-14.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSite steam management and maintenance and repair of specialised steam boilers.
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Process title and description state "Site Steam Management and Boiler Maintenance" and describe steam management and boiler maintenance and repair.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot: lot 1.
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Tender data contains one lot with id 1; award 1 is related to lot 1.
Technical classifications
99% confidenceSteam-generating boilers; repair and maintenance services of boilers.
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Award items list CPV 42162000 and CPV 50531100.
Options
97% confidenceUnforeseen additional requirements may be included where necessary to keep systems working and compliant with HSE requirements.
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Award options description states this explicitly.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender data states procurementMethod "open" and procurementMethodDetails "Open procedure".
Threshold status
99% confidenceAbove threshold
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Award 1 states aboveThreshold: true.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of tenders, bidder identities, scores and evaluation rationale are unknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Planned initial term
98% confidence1 December 2026 to 30 November 2029
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Award contractPeriod specifies these start and end dates.
Maximum potential end date
98% confidence30 November 2030
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Award contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2030-11-30.
Extension
99% confidenceOptional one-year extension
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Award renewal description says "Optional 1 year Extension".
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceNot evidenced as concluded or signed.
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The award is pending and the notice schedules a future signature date.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award maturity
99% confidenceSuppliers should treat this as a pending award rather than an active concluded contract.
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The record is pending, with standstill and future signature milestones still stated.
Service opportunity
97% confidenceThe requirement combines steam-management activity with specialised boiler maintenance and repair, with defined provision for unforeseen additional requirements.
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The process description and options wording state these elements.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award status requires caution
99% confidenceThe contract award notice is published, but the award is pending; signing and contract commencement are not confirmed.
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Award status is pending, a standstill end date is stated, and signature is scheduled for a future date.
Published value discrepancy
99% confidenceThe £1,653,360.79 award value excluding VAT is higher than the £1,400,000 process-level ceiling.
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Award value.amount is £1,653,360.79; process value_max is £1,400,000.
Supplier legal identity
99% confidenceThe supplier name is reproduced from the published notice; no verified legal company identity was supplied.
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No verified company name or number is present in the supplier verification data.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual lot value.
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Lot data contains null title, description and value fields.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The record is a pending award, not evidence of a signed or active contract.
- The published process-level £1.4m ceiling conflicts with the £1,653,360.79 award value excluding VAT; the source does not explain the difference.
- No verified legal company name or company number was supplied for CJB Commissing Services.
- Information on tender numbers, bid prices, evaluation scores, award rationale and savings was not supplied in the published notice.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value.
- No confirmed contract signature or actual commencement date is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
The Pirbright InstituteCJB Commissing Servicessteam managementboiler maintenanceboiler repairFind a Tenderpending contract award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named in the Pirbright Institute boiler maintenance award?
CJB Commissing Services was named as the supplier for the single pending award.
Has the contract been signed?
No. The published data marks the award as pending and lists a future signature date of 11 November 2026.
What is the published award value?
£1,653,360.79 excluding VAT, or £1,984,032.95 including VAT.
How long is the planned contract term?
The planned initial period is 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2029, with an optional one-year extension.
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