AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Natural England awarded and signed a contract with T G CRUSE GROUNDWORKS LIMITED to refurbish a cattle-handling facility at Parsonage Down National Nature Reserve.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for supplier T G CRUSE GROUNDWORKS LIMITED.
Market significanceA short, below-threshold refurbishment contract valued at £48,300 excluding VAT (£57,906 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
T G CRUSE GROUNDWORKS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £48,300 excluding VAT; £57,906 including VAT GBP · Active award; active contract
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Award 1 names T G CRUSE GROUNDWORKS LIMITED as sole supplier. Contract 1, linked to award 1, states £48,300 amount and £57,906 amountGross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Tender notice published
99% confidence3 September 2026
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Release history records tender notice 083316-2026 dated 2026-09-03.
Submission deadline
99% confidence24 September 2026, 17:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-09-24T17:00:00+01:00.
Contract signed
99% confidence11 September 2026
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Contract 1 explicitly records dateSigned as 2026-09-11T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period
99% confidence28 September 2026 to 15 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-09-28 and endDate is 2026-10-15.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Release history and contract document 094834-2026 record publication on 2026-10-07.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£48,300
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Contract 1 value.amount is 48300 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£57,906
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 57906 GBP.
Published process maximum value
94% confidence£49,999
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Process value_max is 49999 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice publication
99% confidence3 September 2026
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Release history.
Contract signature
99% confidence11 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned.
Contract start
99% confidence28 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate.
Contract end
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate.
Contract details notice publication
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Contract document and release history.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceRefurbishment of a cattle-handling facility at Parsonage Down NNR
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Process title and description.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot: Lot 1
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Tender lists one lot, ID 1; award 1 is linked to lot 1.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Process and award mainProcurementCategory are goods.
CPV classification
99% confidence03320000 — Cattle, livestock and small animals
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Award item additional classification.
Delivery region
94% confidenceUKK, United Kingdom
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Award item delivery address specifies region UKK.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen
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Tender procurementMethod is open.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - open competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of tenders and bidder identities are not stated
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No tender-response count or unsuccessful supplier data is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is active.
Contract period
99% confidence28 September 2026 to 15 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.
Signed date
99% confidence11 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned.
Extension or renewal options
98% confidenceNot stated
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No option, extension or renewal field is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Contract profile
96% confidenceThis is a short-duration, below-threshold single-supplier contract for a defined refurbishment requirement.
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Contract value, aboveThreshold=false, one supplier, and period from 28 September to 15 October 2026.
Value interpretation
95% confidenceThe recorded £49,999 process maximum is higher than the £48,300 contract value excluding VAT; the data does not explain the difference.
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Process value_max is £49,999; contract amount is £48,300 excluding VAT.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Material date inconsistency
99% confidenceThe recorded contract signature date (11 September 2026) precedes the recorded submission deadline (24 September 2026).
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-09-11; process submission_deadline is 2026-09-24.
Award date
99% confidenceNot supplied
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Award 1 award_date is null and no award date appears in the embedded award data.
Lot description and value
99% confidenceNot supplied
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Lot 1 has no title, description or value.
Notice naming
95% confidenceThe linked document is labelled contractNotice despite being described as a Contract details notice.
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Document documentType is contractNotice; description and noticeType identify a Contract details notice.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award date, tender-response count, bid evaluation information, lot-level description, or lot-level value is supplied.
- The contract document's technical type is recorded as contractNotice while its description identifies a Contract details notice.
- The signature date precedes the recorded submission deadline, which is a material chronology contradiction requiring source verification.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Natural EnglandT G CRUSE GROUNDWORKS LIMITEDParsonage Down NNRhandling facility refurbishmentcattle handling facilitypublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the contract?
T G CRUSE GROUNDWORKS LIMITED is named as the sole supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The contract value is £48,300 excluding VAT and £57,906 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The recorded contract period runs from 28 September 2026 to 15 October 2026.
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.