AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Newcastle City Council terminated this below-threshold open procurement for FF&E and joinery services for the Outer West Leisure Centre and Pool project. The published record contains no winning supplier, award value or contract start/end dates.
Published outcomeCancelled/terminated procurement; no contract award is evidenced.
Market significanceThe opportunity concerned furnishing, equipment and joinery for a proposed multi-use leisure, swimming pool and library facility in Newcastle upon Tyne, but it did not result in a published supplier award.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement notice published
99% confidence20 July 2026
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Release history records a Tender notice on Find a Tender dated 2026-07-20.
Procurement terminated
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award 1 has status "cancelled" and finalStatusDate 2026-10-13; the associated document is a Procurement termination notice published on that date.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published maximum tender value
95% confidenceGBP 150,000
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Opportunity-level value_max is 150000 GBP.
Awarded contract value
99% confidenceUnknown
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The cancelled award has no value amount.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice publication
99% confidence20 July 2026, 14:52 BST
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process.published_at is 2026-07-20T14:52:15+01:00.
Submission deadline
99% confidence4 August 2026, 12:00 BST
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process.submission_deadline is 2026-08-04T12:00:00+01:00.
Termination notice publication
99% confidence13 October 2026, 12:35 BST
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Termination document 096509-2026 was published at 2026-10-13T12:35:09+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceProvision, delivery, installation and commissioning of furniture, fixtures, equipment and joinery services.
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Opportunity description states that the Council sought a qualified manufacturer and supplier for FF&E and joinery services.
Project context
98% confidenceNew multi-use leisure centre, swimming pool and library facility in Newcastle upon Tyne.
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Opportunity description identifies the facility and location.
Planned amenities
97% confidence25m eight-lane pool, 17m training pool, sports hall, gym, café, children's play area, community meeting rooms and library.
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Opportunity description lists these proposed facilities.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (Lot 1); no published lot title or description.
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Tender data lists Lot 1 only, with no title or description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceBelow-threshold open competition
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process.procurement_method_details is "Below threshold - open competition".
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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process.main_category is "goods".
Competition outcome
99% confidenceNo successful bidder or bid-count information published.
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No suppliers are listed and the sole award record is cancelled.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
99% confidenceNo concluded or active contract evidenced.
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The only award is marked "cancelled" and no contract start or end date is supplied.
Contract duration
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract start date, end date or duration is supplied.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal terms are supplied in the published record.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market implication
90% confidenceThis requirement may need to be re-procured if the underlying project requirement remains; no re-procurement is evidenced in the supplied record.
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The published procurement was terminated, with no replacement notice included in the release history.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceGBP 150,000 is a published maximum tender value, not an awarded contract value.
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The process specifies value_max of 150000 GBP, while the cancelled award has no value.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Termination status
99% confidenceThe record is a termination notice, despite the display status being "awarded".
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Notice type is "Procurement termination notice" and the sole award status is "cancelled".
Supplier and award information
99% confidenceNo winning supplier, individual award value or award date was published.
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No suppliers are listed; award 1 has null value and award date fields.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 is identified but has no published title, description or value.
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Lot 1 fields for title, description and value are null.
Contract information
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: contract start/end dates, duration, pricing breakdown, evaluation results, bid count and termination reason.
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These fields are absent from the supplied process, award and lot data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No termination reason is supplied.
- No supplier, award date or awarded contract value is published.
- No contract execution, start or end information is supplied.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid counts, evaluation results, pricing detail, extension terms and renewal terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Newcastle City CouncilOuter West Leisure CentreFF&Ejoinery servicesprocurement terminationleisure centre procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Outer West Leisure Centre FF&E and joinery contract?
No winner is published. The sole award record is cancelled.
Was a contract awarded?
No concluded or active contract is evidenced in the supplied record; the procurement was terminated.
What was the published value?
The published maximum tender value was GBP 150,000. No awarded contract value is published.
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