AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Burnley Borough Council awarded Catchpoint (UK) Ltd. a direct below-threshold contract to replace the fire alarm system at Burnley Town Hall with a hybrid wireless and hard-wired system. The published contract record states that it was signed on 22 September 2026 and is active, with delivery scheduled from 19 October to 27 November 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award for lot 1 to Catchpoint (UK) Ltd. The contract value is £96,975 excluding VAT (£116,370 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a small, short-duration public-sector fire-alarm installation contract awarded without competition under a below-threshold direct procedure.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CATCHPOINT (UK) LTD.
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £96,975 excluding VAT; £116,370 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-04105583. Supplier verification matches Companies House number 04105583 to CATCHPOINT (UK) LTD. Contract 1, linked to award 1, states £96,975 net and £116,370 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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The tender status is recorded as "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 22 September 2026
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Contract 1 includes dateSigned: 2026-09-22.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£96,975
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Contract 1 value.amount is 96975 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£116,370
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 116370 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence22 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-22.
First release recorded
95% confidence25 September 2026
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Release history records release 090825-2026 at 2026-09-25T09:43:37+01:00.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Document 096243-2026 has datePublished 2026-10-12T16:12:05+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-19.
Contract end
99% confidence27 November 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-11-27T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceReplacement of the entire fire alarm system at Burnley Town Hall using a hybrid wireless and hard-wired system.
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Published procurement title and description.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "works".
CPV classification
99% confidence45312100 — Fire-alarm system installation work
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Award item 1 additional classification.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot recorded (lot 1).
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Tender and award data both reference lot 1 only.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKD46
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Award item delivery address specifies region UKD46.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition".
Competition information
98% confidenceNo competition was stated in the published procedure detail; bidder numbers and evaluation information were not supplied.
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Published tender procedure detail and absence of bidder or evaluation fields.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence19 October 2026 to 27 November 2026
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Contract 1 period start and end dates.
Contract value basis
99% confidence£96,975 excluding VAT and £116,370 including VAT
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Contract 1 provides amount and amountGross in GBP.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award route
99% confidenceThe requirement was placed through a below-threshold direct procedure without competition.
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Published procurementMethodDetails.
Delivery profile
92% confidenceThe published contract period is approximately six weeks, indicating a defined installation project rather than an open-ended service arrangement.
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Contract period runs from 19 October to 27 November 2026; scope is fire-alarm system replacement.
Value attribution
96% confidenceThe published contract value can be associated with the sole award and sole named supplier, but no separate lot-level price breakdown is published.
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One award, one supplier and one related lot are recorded; the contract is linked to award 1.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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The source Companies House identifier 04105583 was matched by company number to CATCHPOINT (UK) LTD.; no name mismatch is reported.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value.
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Lot record contains no title, description or value amount.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, tenderer list, award rationale, scores or evaluation breakdown is provided.
Notice chronology
99% confidenceThe contract was signed before the recorded first release and contract-details publication dates.
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dateSigned is 22 September 2026; first release is 25 September 2026; contract details notice publication is 12 October 2026.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 has no published title, description, value or pricing breakdown.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder numbers, tender submissions, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale and savings.
- No extension, renewal or replacement procurement terms are published.
- The contract value is published at contract level; no separate lot-level valuation is available.
- The contract signature predates the recorded notice releases; the analysis reports each published date without inferring a reason.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Burnley Town Hall fire alarm contractBurnley Borough Council procurementCatchpoint UK Ltdfire-alarm system installation45312100public sector contract award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Burnley Town Hall fire alarm contract?
CATCHPOINT (UK) LTD. won the sole published award.
What is the contract value?
The published value is £96,975 excluding VAT and £116,370 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published period is 19 October 2026 to 27 November 2026.
Was the contract competitively tendered?
The notice describes the procedure as below threshold and without competition.
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