AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Teignbridge District Council awarded the Harewood House HMO refurbishment to FIFIELDS LIMITED following a below-threshold open competition. The works cover upgrading a former B&B property for HMO standards, including two en-suite bedrooms, fireproofing, acoustic upgrades and decoration.
Published outcomeAward 1 is active and names FIFIELDS LIMITED as the sole supplier. The published award value is £298,000 excluding VAT (£357,600 gross). The notice schedules a future signature date, so it should not be described as a signed contract on the supplied evidence.
Market significanceThis is a regional construction refurbishment opportunity valued at £298,000 excluding VAT, with a planned 12-month delivery period.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
FIFIELDS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 298000 GBP · verified supplier; award active
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Award 1 lists supplier GB-COH-04443109, FIFIELDS LIMITED. Supplier verification matches Companies House number 04443109 and verified company name FIFIELDS LIMITED.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
96% confidenceComplete; award status active
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Tender status is "complete" and Award 1 status is "active".
Award announcement
99% confidenceContract award notice published 12 October 2026
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Award notice document 096260-2026 has datePublished 2026-10-12T16:28:37+01:00.
Signature status
98% confidenceFuture signature scheduled; signing not evidenced
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Award milestone type "futureSignatureDate" is scheduled for 2026-11-02T23:59:59Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£298,000
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Award 1 value.amount is 298000 GBP.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£357,600
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 357600 GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceSingle award value associated with Award 1 and lot 1
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Award 1 names one supplier and related lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
99% confidence7 August 2026
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Release history records tender notice 075335-2026 dated 2026-08-07.
Submission deadline
98% confidence11 September 2026
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-09-11T00:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-12T00:00:00+01:00.
Scheduled signature date
98% confidence2 November 2026
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Future-signature milestone is due 2026-11-02T23:59:59Z.
Planned contract period
98% confidence3 November 2026 to 1 November 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate is 2026-11-03 and endDate is 2027-11-01T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceHMO refurbishment of Harewood House
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Tender title and award title identify Harewood House HMO refurbishment.
Works scope
98% confidenceUpgrade a former B&B property to HMO standards, including two en-suite bedrooms, fireproofing, acoustic upgrades and decoration
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Published tender description states these upgrades.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks / construction work
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Award mainProcurementCategory is works; item CPV 45000000 is Construction work.
Delivery region
93% confidenceUKK4, United Kingdom
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Award delivery address specifies region UKK4.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen competition
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Tender procurementMethod is "open" and procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - open competition".
Threshold classification
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Award aboveThreshold is false.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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Tender lists lot 1; Award 1 is related to lot 1.
Competition metrics
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Planned duration
97% confidenceApproximately 12 months
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Published contract period runs from 3 November 2026 to 1 November 2027.
Signature milestone
98% confidenceScheduled for 2 November 2026
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Award milestone is a scheduled futureSignatureDate.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Awarded delivery profile
96% confidenceA single verified SME supplier is named for the sole published lot.
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One lot is published and Award 1 names FIFIELDS LIMITED as its only supplier.
Pricing interpretation
98% confidenceThe notice provides both net and gross award values, but no pricing schedule or cost breakdown.
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Award value contains amount £298,000 and amountGross £357,600; no breakdown is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract execution evidence
99% confidenceThe award notice contains a scheduled future signature date, not confirmation of signature or execution.
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Milestone type is futureSignatureDate with status scheduled.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate lot value.
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Lot record contains null title, description and value_amount.
Evaluation information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid counts, scores, award rationale or evaluation results are provided.
Value basis
95% confidenceThe source provides net and gross values but does not explicitly state a value basis beyond those fields.
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Process-level value_basis is null; award value has amount and amountGross.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied evidence does not confirm that the contract was signed; it only records a scheduled future signature date.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information on tender responses, evaluation, award rationale, pricing breakdown, extensions and renewal options was not supplied in the published notice.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Harewood House HMO refurbishmentFIFIELDS LIMITEDTeignbridge District CouncilHMO refurbishmentconstruction workpublic procurement award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Harewood House HMO refurbishment contract?
FIFIELDS LIMITED was named as the supplier for Award 1.
What is the published award value?
The published value is £298,000 excluding VAT and £357,600 including VAT.
Has the contract been signed?
The supplied notice schedules signature for 2 November 2026, but does not confirm that signing occurred.
What works are included?
The published scope includes HMO-standard upgrades, two en-suite bedrooms, fireproofing, acoustic upgrades and decoration.
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