AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS Property Services Limited has awarded and signed a contract with Direct Construction (Midlands) Ltd for an access ramp and associated external works at Tutbury Health Centre.
Published outcomeAward 1 is active. The contract is active and was signed on 1 October 2026.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition works contract with a net value of £58,319 and a gross value of £69,982.80.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Direct Construction (Midlands) Ltd
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £58,319 net; £69,982.80 gross GBP · Active award and contract
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Award 1 names Direct Construction (Midlands) Ltd as its supplier. Contract 1 is linked to awardID 1 and records GBP 58,319 amount and GBP 69,982.80 amountGross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract details notice published 7 October 2026
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Contract document 094786-2026 is described as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender and has datePublished 2026-10-07T14:12:12+01:00.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status 'active'.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 1 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period
98% confidence1 October 2026 to 26 October 2026
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Contract 1 period records startDate 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00 and endDate 2026-10-26T23:59:59Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value, excluding VAT
99% confidence£58,319
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Contract 1 value.amount is 58319 GBP.
Contract value, including VAT
99% confidence£69,982.80
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 69982.8 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end
99% confidence26 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-10-26T23:59:59Z.
Notice published
99% confidence7 October 2026
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The contract details notice has datePublished 2026-10-07T14:12:12+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceAccess ramp and associated external works at Tutbury Health Centre
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The tender title and description state: 'Tutbury Health Centre - Access ramp and associated external works'.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is 'works'.
CPV classification
99% confidence45210000 — Building construction work
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Award item 1 lists CPV 45210000 with description 'Building construction work'.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 is related to lot 1; the tender contains lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is 'limited'.
Method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states 'Below threshold - limited competition'.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract term
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 26 October 2026
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Contract 1 period provides these start and end dates.
Signed date
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceSingle-supplier, single-lot works award
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One active award relates to lot 1 and names one supplier; one contract is linked to that award.
Value presentation
98% confidencePublished net and gross contract values indicate VAT is separately reported
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Contract 1 reports amount of £58,319 and amountGross of £69,982.80.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award date
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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Award 1 does not provide an award date.
Lot title and description
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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Lot 1 has no title or description fields.
Lot-level value
99% confidenceNot separately supplied
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No value is recorded for lot 1; contract-level values are published.
Competition and evaluation information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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The source states limited competition but provides no bid count, evaluation results or scoring.
Delivery location
96% confidenceNot explicitly stated in the structured notice data
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The requirement names Tutbury Health Centre, but no contract delivery address or delivery location field is published.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not provide an award date.
- The published notice does not provide a title or description for lot 1.
- No individual lot value is published.
- Bid counts, bidder identities, evaluation methodology, scores and award rationale are not published.
- Extension and renewal terms are not published.
- A delivery address or structured delivery location is not published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Tutbury Health Centre Access RampNHS Property Services LimitedDirect Construction Midlands Ltdaccess ramp contractbuilding construction workFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Tutbury Health Centre Access Ramp contract?
Direct Construction (Midlands) Ltd is named as the supplier for active award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £58,319 excluding VAT and £69,982.80 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 26 October 2026.
What procurement method was used?
The notice describes a below-threshold limited-competition procedure.
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