AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Ards and North Down Borough Council has published a pending award decision for marine work services to Strangford Moorings. The award is not yet a signed or active contract: the notice schedules signature after a standstill period.
Published outcomeOne pending award covers lot 1, with Strangford Moorings named as supplier. The published net award value is £274,500 (gross £329,400).
Market significanceThis is an above-threshold, open-procedure services opportunity for planned and reactive marine maintenance supporting five council harbours and coastal navigational aids.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Strangford Moorings
96% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 274500 GBP · Pending awardee
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Award 1 names Strangford Moorings as supplier for related lot 1. The £274,500 net value is stated for the single award.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published award status
99% confidencePending award
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Award 1 is marked "pending" in the source award data.
Contract signature
98% confidenceScheduled for after 28 October 2026; not evidenced as signed
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The award milestone is "futureSignatureDate" due 2026-10-28T23:59:59Z.
Planned initial service period
90% confidence1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027
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Award contractPeriod gives these start and end dates; renewal text describes the start date as anticipated.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£274,500
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Award 1 value.amount is 274500 GBP.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£329,400
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 329400 GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceThe published award value applies to award 1, which covers lot 1.
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Award 1 has relatedLots ["1"] and one named supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice first published
99% confidence21 July 2026
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Release history records tender notice 068514-2026 on 2026-07-21.
Tender update published
99% confidence13 August 2026
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Release history records tender update 077050-2026 on 2026-08-13.
Published submission deadline
99% confidence20 August 2026, 12:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-08-20T12:00:00+01:00.
Award decision date
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-16.
Standstill end
99% confidence27 October 2026, 23:59:59 UTC
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Award 1 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-27T23:59:59Z.
Future signature date
99% confidence28 October 2026, 23:59:59 UTC
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Award milestone dueDate is 2026-10-28T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
96% confidenceMarine work services, including planned and reactive maintenance requiring additional assistance or specialist skills.
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The procurement description specifies planned and reactive maintenance tasks beyond the council harbour team’s basic operational work.
Assets and geography
96% confidenceFive harbours—Groomsport, Donaghadee, Ballywalter, Ballyhalbert and Cook Street, Portaferry—plus coastal navigational aids; delivery is in Northern Ireland.
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Process description names the assets; award delivery address region is UKN.
Service classifications
99% confidenceRepair, maintenance and associated services related to marine and other equipment (CPV 50240000); marine services (CPV 98360000).
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Award item additionalClassifications lists both CPV codes and descriptions.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1).
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Tender lots contains lot 1 and award 1 relates to lot 1.
Optional geographical scope
92% confidenceThe council may request work at any location within Zones 1 and 2 identified in tender Appendix 2.
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Award options description states this possible scope.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Process procurement_method_details is "Open procedure".
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Process main_category and award mainProcurementCategory are services.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceYes
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Award 1 aboveThreshold is true.
Competition data
99% confidenceBidder count, evaluation scores and reasons for selection were not supplied in the published data.
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No bidder-count, scoring or award-rationale fields are present in the supplied notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
94% confidenceOne year, anticipated from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027.
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Award contractPeriod lists these dates; renewal description calls the start date anticipated and initial period one year.
Extension structure
98% confidenceUp to three further one-year extensions, reviewed annually and subject to satisfactory performance and mutual agreement.
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Award renewal description states 3x one-year extensions on these conditions.
Maximum potential end date
99% confidence31 October 2030
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Award contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2030-10-31T23:59:59Z.
Contract status
99% confidenceNot evidenced as concluded, signed or active.
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The award is pending and its signature milestone is scheduled in the future.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Service model
96% confidenceThe council retains basic harbour operations internally and is seeking external support for additional or specialist planned and reactive work.
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The procurement description distinguishes the Council Harbours' team’s basic tasks from additional tasks for the contractor.
Extension dependency
98% confidenceAny extension is conditional on annual review, satisfactory performance and mutual agreement.
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Award renewal description states these conditions.
Award maturity
99% confidenceThe outcome remains subject to the published standstill and future signature timetable.
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Award status is pending, standstill ends 27 October 2026, and signature is scheduled after that.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award status caveat
99% confidenceThis is a pending award, not evidence of a signed, concluded or active contract.
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Award 1 status is pending and the future signature date is scheduled for 28 October 2026.
Supplier verification limitation
99% confidenceNo verified Companies House legal name or company number was supplied; supplier identity is reported from the published GB-PPON party record.
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Supplier verification fields are null and the source supplier identifier is GB-PPON-PWPX-3617-VVXP.
Value presentation
99% confidenceThe notice provides both net and gross award values; no separate lot pricing or rate-card breakdown was supplied.
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Award 1 reports amount £274,500 and amountGross £329,400; lot record has no value.
Notice-date distinction
99% confidenceThe process-level published_at field is 13 August 2026, while the supplied award-notice document and release history date the award publication to 16 October 2026.
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Process published_at is 2026-08-13; document datePublished and award release date are 2026-10-16.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award is pending; the supplied data does not confirm whether the contract was later signed or commenced.
- No verified Companies House legal name or company number was supplied for Strangford Moorings.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, lot-level value, detailed specification, and tender-document zone definitions.
- The anticipated start date and extension arrangements are published terms, not confirmation that services commenced or extensions will be exercised.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Ards and North Down Borough CouncilStrangford Mooringsmarine work servicesharbour maintenancemarine servicesNorthern Ireland procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is the named supplier for the ANDBC marine work services award?
Strangford Moorings is named as the supplier for award 1 and lot 1. No verified Companies House legal name was supplied in the source data.
What is the value of the award?
The published award value is £274,500 excluding VAT and £329,400 including VAT.
Has the contract been signed?
The supplied data does not evidence signature. The award is pending, with signature scheduled after the standstill period.
How long could the arrangement run?
The anticipated initial term is one year to 31 October 2027, with up to three further one-year extensions and a maximum potential end date of 31 October 2030.
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.