AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
UK Research & Innovation has announced a pending award to Leader Construction for MRC LMB minor works in Cambridge. The award covers estate maintenance, repairs and small refurbishment or installation projects. It is not evidenced as a signed or active contract.
Published outcomePending award: Leader Construction is the named supplier for award 1, covering lot 1.
Market significanceThe published award value is £4.5m net (£5.4m gross) for a single-lot works requirement, with a proposed initial three-year term and extension options.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Leader Construction
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £4,500,000 net; £5,400,000 gross (shared award value; one named supplier and one related lot) GBP · Pending award
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Award 1 names Leader Construction as supplier, relates to lot 1, is pending, and states amount £4,500,000 and amountGross £5,400,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAward notice published; underlying award status is pending
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The notice is a 'Contract award notice on Find a Tender' published 19 October 2026; award 1 is marked 'pending'.
Award decision date
98% confidence5 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-05.
Standstill end
99% confidence28 October 2026, 23:59:59 UTC
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Award 1 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-28T23:59:59+00:00.
Future signature milestone
99% confidence2 November 2026
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Award milestone is futureSignatureDate, scheduled for 2026-11-02T23:59:59Z.
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceNot evidenced
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The award remains pending and the notice supplies a future signature milestone rather than a concluded-contract status.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value (net)
99% confidence£4,500,000
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Award 1 value.amount is 4500000 GBP.
Published award value (gross)
99% confidence£5,400,000
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 5400000 GBP.
Lot-level value
99% confidenceUnknown
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Lot 1 has no published value; the notice provides an award-level value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Planned procurement notice
98% confidence5 August 2026
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Release history records planned procurement notice 074051-2026 on 2026-08-05.
Tender notice update
98% confidence16 September 2026
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Release history records tender update 087814-2026 on 2026-09-16.
Submission deadline
99% confidence17 September 2026, 17:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-09-17T17:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Award notice 098472-2026 was published 2026-10-19T13:14:46+01:00.
Proposed contract start
98% confidence1 January 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod.startDate is 2027-01-01T00:00:00Z.
Proposed initial end
98% confidence1 January 2030
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Award 1 contractPeriod.endDate is 2030-01-01T23:59:59Z.
Maximum stated extent date
98% confidence1 January 2031
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Award 1 contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2031-01-01T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceMinor works across the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology estate in Cambridge
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The published description states that LMB intends to procure minor works across its Cambridge estate.
Included work types
99% confidenceBuilding-fabric maintenance and repair; M&E systems work; hard landscaping; small-scale refurbishment and installation projects
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These work types are expressly listed in the tender description.
Operating environments
99% confidenceLaboratory, office and domestic environments
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The description says works may be undertaken within laboratory, office and domestic environments.
Classification
99% confidenceConstruction work (CPV 45000000)
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Award item 1 lists CPV 45000000, Construction work.
Delivery region
98% confidenceUKH12
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Award item 1 delivery address is region UKH12.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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The process and tender data state procurement method open and 'Open procedure'.
Framework agreement
98% confidenceYes
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Tender techniques.hasFrameworkAgreement is true.
Above threshold
99% confidenceYes
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Award 1 aboveThreshold is true.
Number of bids or tenderers
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Evaluation results and award rationale
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
96% confidenceThree years proposed, from 1 January 2027 to 1 January 2030
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The stated contract period runs from 2027-01-01 to 2030-01-01; renewal description says the duration is three years.
Extension options
93% confidenceOptions for further 12-month periods are stated
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Award renewal description refers to options to extend for further 12-month periods.
Maximum extent date
98% confidence1 January 2031
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Award contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2031-01-01T23:59:59Z.
Renewal wording consistency
99% confidenceInconsistent: the description refers to 'five (4) years (3+1)', while the maximum extent date indicates four years from the proposed start
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The renewal description contains contradictory five/four-year wording and '3+1'; contract dates run from 1 January 2027 to 1 January 2031.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
99% confidenceA single pending award is linked to one lot and one named supplier
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Award 1 relates to lot 1 and names Leader Construction as its sole supplier.
Work profile
94% confidenceThe requirement combines planned or reactive estate works with small capital improvement activity in specialist and non-specialist environments
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The description covers maintenance, repair, refurbishment and installation work across laboratory, office and domestic environments.
Value interpretation
99% confidenceThe £4.5m net figure is an award-level published value; no pricing schedule, call-off profile or lot-level breakdown is supplied
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Award 1 contains the net value, while lot 1 has no value and no pricing data is published.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Pending status
99% confidenceThe notice is an award announcement, but award 1 remains pending; do not treat it as a signed, concluded or active contract
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Award status is pending and a future signature date is scheduled.
Term and extension inconsistency
99% confidenceThe renewal description is internally inconsistent and does not cleanly reconcile with the maximum extent date
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It says 'five (4) years (3+1)', while dates indicate a proposed four-year maximum extent.
Supplier legal-identity evidence
99% confidenceNo verified legal company name or company number is supplied; Leader Construction is reported as the source supplier name
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Supplier verification is not_applicable and verified company fields are null.
Publication completeness
99% confidenceLot title, lot description, lot value, bid count, scoring, award rationale, pricing breakdown and final signature information are not supplied in the published notice
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award is pending, so the supplied data does not establish that a contract has been signed, concluded, started or is active.
- The renewal wording is contradictory: it refers to 'five (4) years (3+1)', whereas the stated maximum extent date suggests four years from the proposed start.
- No verified legal company name or company number is supplied for Leader Construction; the reported supplier name is the source name.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation scores, award rationale, detailed pricing, final contract documentation and confirmation of signature.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
MRC LMB Minor WorksUKRILeader ConstructionCambridge minor worksconstruction workFind a Tender award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named in the MRC LMB Minor Works award?
Leader Construction is the named supplier for pending award 1.
What is the published value?
The award states £4.5m net and £5.4m gross. This is an award-level value.
Has the contract been signed?
The supplied data does not evidence signature or conclusion. The award is pending, with a future signature milestone of 2 November 2026.
What work is covered?
The requirement includes building-fabric and M&E maintenance and repair, hard landscaping, and small refurbishment and installation projects across the LMB estate.
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