AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Sport Wales awarded the Arena Lighting Upgrade at Sport Wales National Centre to KNOX & WELLS LIMITED following a below-threshold open competition. The published contract record states that the contract was signed on 9 October 2026, with delivery scheduled from 30 November to 11 December 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for lot 1. The contract is awarded to KNOX & WELLS LIMITED.
Market significanceThis is a single-supplier works opportunity for arena lighting upgrade and related construction services in Wales. The published contract value is £135,323.04 excluding VAT (£162,387.65 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
KNOX & WELLS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Individual supplier value not separately allocated; one contract is recorded at £135,323.04 excluding VAT (£162,387.65 including VAT). GBP · Verified supplier; award and contract active
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Award 1 names source supplier "Knox & Wells". Supplier verification identifies the legal supplier as KNOX & WELLS LIMITED (company number 00306681). Contract 1 is linked to award 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Tender status
98% confidenceComplete
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The tender record has status "complete" and lot 1 has status "complete".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 9 October 2026
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Contract 1 explicitly gives dateSigned as 2026-10-09.
Contract delivery period
99% confidence30 November 2026 to 11 December 2026
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Contract 1 period gives startDate 2026-11-30 and endDate 2026-12-11.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£135,323.04
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Contract 1 value.amount is 135323.04 GBP; the record also supplies amountGross separately.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£162,387.65
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 162387.65 GBP.
Published opportunity value maximum
90% confidence£83,333.33
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The supplied opportunity-level field value_max is 83333.33 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
99% confidence3 August 2026
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Release history records tender notice 073339-2026 published on 2026-08-03.
Submission deadline
99% confidence14 September 2026 at 12:00 BST
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The supplied process field submission_deadline is 2026-09-14T12:00:00+01:00.
Contract signed
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-09.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence11 October 2026
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Contract document 095877-2026 and release history give publication date 2026-10-11.
Scheduled contract start
99% confidence30 November 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-11-30.
Scheduled contract end
99% confidence11 December 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-12-11.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Project
99% confidenceArena Lighting Upgrade at Sport Wales National Centre
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The contract title describes the Arena Lighting Upgrade ("The Project") at Sport Wales National Centre.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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Award 1 lists mainProcurementCategory as "works".
Classifications
99% confidenceConstruction work (CPV 45000000); construction-related services (CPV 71500000)
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Award item 1 lists these two additional CPV classifications.
Delivery region
98% confidenceWales (UKL)
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Award item 1 deliveryAddresses specifies region UKL.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne recorded lot: lot 1
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The tender contains lot 1, and award 1 is related to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen competition, below threshold
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The tender states procurementMethod "open" and procurementMethodDetails "Below threshold - open competition".
Legal framework
98% confidenceProcurement Act 2023 (2023 c.54); Welsh devolved regulations apply
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Tender legalBasis is UKPGA 2023/54; buyer details state Welsh devolved regulations apply.
Competition results
99% confidenceNumber of tenders, bidder identities, evaluation scores and award rationale are unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract identifier
99% confidence1
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The published contract record is identified as contract 1 and linked to award 1.
Term
98% confidence12 calendar days scheduled, from 30 November to 11 December 2026
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Contract 1 period runs from 2026-11-30 to 2026-12-11.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 states aboveThreshold: false.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Delivery profile
91% confidenceShort scheduled delivery window for a defined lighting-upgrade works package
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The contract title concerns an arena lighting upgrade and the recorded period spans 30 November to 11 December 2026.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe contract record reports both net and gross values; the relationship to the lower opportunity-level maximum is not explained
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Contract 1 gives £135,323.04 net and £162,387.65 gross, while the supplied opportunity-level value_max is £83,333.33.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Value inconsistency
99% confidenceThe published opportunity-level maximum (£83,333.33) is lower than the contract value (£135,323.04 excluding VAT; £162,387.65 including VAT). The notice data does not explain the difference.
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Supplied process value_max and contract 1 value fields.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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The supplied lot record contains no title, description or value amount.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified: source name "Knox & Wells" is matched to KNOX & WELLS LIMITED. No supplier-name mismatch flag is present.
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Supplier verification reports status "verified", verified company number 00306681, verified company name KNOX & WELLS LIMITED, and nameMismatch false.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation on bid count, pricing breakdown, scoring and award rationale was not supplied in the published notice data.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The opportunity-level maximum of £83,333.33 conflicts with the higher published contract net and gross values; the source does not explain which figure should be used for comparison.
- No individual lot value is published, although the single award is linked to lot 1.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, tender prices, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale, detailed specification, extensions and renewal terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Sport WalesKNOX & WELLS LIMITEDArena Lighting UpgradeSport Wales National CentreCardiffworks contractFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Sport Wales Arena Lighting Upgrade contract?
KNOX & WELLS LIMITED won award 1 for lot 1. The source notice names "Knox & Wells" and supplier verification identifies KNOX & WELLS LIMITED as the legal supplier.
What is the published contract value?
The contract record states £135,323.04 excluding VAT and £162,387.65 including VAT.
When is the contract scheduled to run?
The published contract period is 30 November 2026 to 11 December 2026. The record also states it was signed on 9 October 2026.
What procedure was used?
The notice describes a below-threshold open competition.
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