AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Rossendale Borough Council has published a contract award notice naming PENTAGON SPORT LIMITED for refurbishment of the Elder Children's Play Area at Edgeside Park. The award remains marked pending, with signature scheduled for 21 October 2026; the notice does not evidence a signed or active contract.
Published outcomePending award to PENTAGON SPORT LIMITED for play-area removal, design and installation works.
Market significanceA £140,000 net works opportunity (£168,000 gross as stated in the award record) for a playground refurbishment scheme.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
PENTAGON SPORT LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £140,000 net / £168,000 gross (award-level value) GBP · Verified supplier named on a pending award
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-03520712. Supplier verification matched company number 03520712 and verified the legal name as PENTAGON SPORT LIMITED.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Tender status
98% confidenceComplete
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The tender record and Lot 1 are both marked "complete".
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 is explicitly marked "pending" in the award data.
Award notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026
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UK6 contract award notice 095600-2026 has datePublished 2026-10-09T11:55:41+01:00.
Standstill end
98% confidence20 October 2026, 23:59:59 BST
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Award 1 specifies standstillPeriod.endDate as 2026-10-20T23:59:59+01:00.
Future signature milestone
98% confidence21 October 2026
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A scheduled futureSignatureDate milestone is given as 2026-10-21T23:59:59+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value (net)
99% confidence£140,000
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Award 1 value.amount and the flattened award value are GBP 140,000.
Award value (gross)
99% confidence£168,000
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Award 1 value.amountGross is GBP 168,000.
Stated scheme budget
96% confidence£140,000
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The tender description says the new play scheme is within a £140k budget.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
99% confidence17 July 2026
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Release history records tender notice 067854-2026 on 2026-07-17.
Submission deadline
98% confidence18 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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The process record gives submission_deadline as 2026-09-18T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence2 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-02; assessment summaries were also sent on that date.
Indicative contract period
96% confidence21 October 2026 to 29 January 2027
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Award 1 states contractPeriod.startDate 2026-10-21 and endDate 2027-01-29.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceRefurbishment of the Elder Children's Play Area at Edgeside Park
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This is the procurement title.
Works included
99% confidenceRemoval of existing play equipment and surfacing; design and installation of a new play scheme
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The tender description explicitly lists these improvement works.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (Lot 1)
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The tender contains Lot 1 only, and Award 1 relates to Lot 1.
Classifications
99% confidencePlayground equipment; park and playground equipment; site preparation work
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Award item classifications are CPV 37535200, 43325000 and 45100000.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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The process states procurementMethodDetails: "Open procedure".
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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The process and award both identify the main procurement category as works.
Above-threshold flag
98% confidenceYes
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Award 1 is marked aboveThreshold: true.
Bidder count and evaluation results
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceNot evidenced
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The award is pending and the source contains only a scheduled future signature milestone; it does not state that a contract has been signed.
Contract period
95% confidence21 October 2026 to 29 January 2027, subject to contract conclusion
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These dates are stated in Award 1's contractPeriod, while the award remains pending.
Extensions or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value interpretation
99% confidenceThe record provides both £140,000 net and £168,000 gross values; these should not be treated as separate awards.
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Both amounts appear within the single Award 1 value object.
Award allocation
98% confidenceThe stated award-level value is allocated to the sole named supplier and sole related lot in the record.
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Award 1 names one supplier and relatedLots contains only Lot 1.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Pending award status
99% confidenceThe published award notice does not establish that the contract has been signed, concluded or commenced.
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Award 1 is pending and has a scheduled future signature milestone.
Project delivery location
94% confidenceAmbiguous
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The award lists delivery regions across multiple English regions, while the title refers to Edgeside Park; no precise delivery address is supplied.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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The supplied Lot 1 record has null title, description and value fields.
Competition and evaluation information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bidder count, tender scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown is present in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award remains pending; no signed, concluded or active contract is evidenced.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, evaluation scores, award rationale, detailed pricing, extension terms and renewal options.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
- The delivery geography is broad and does not provide a precise project address.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Rossendale Borough CouncilPENTAGON SPORT LIMITEDElder Children's Play AreaEdgeside Parkplayground refurbishmentcontract award notice
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named in the award?
PENTAGON SPORT LIMITED was named as the supplier for Award 1.
Has the contract been signed?
The supplied notice does not evidence signature. The award is marked pending and lists a future signature milestone of 21 October 2026.
What is the award value?
The award record states £140,000 net and £168,000 gross.
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.