AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
West Lancashire Borough Council awarded a legal disrepair surveying services contract to CKI BUILDING SURVEYORS LTD. The contract is explicitly recorded as signed, active and valued at £18,000 excluding VAT (£21,600 including VAT).
Published outcomeOne active award and associated active contract are recorded for lot 1, with CKI BUILDING SURVEYORS LTD as supplier.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold public-sector specialist building surveying engagement supporting housing disrepair claims in West Lancashire.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CKI BUILDING SURVEYORS LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £18,000 excluding VAT; £21,600 including VAT GBP · Active award and active contract
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Award 1 names CKI BUILDING SURVEYORS LTD as its sole supplier. Contract 1 is linked to award 1 and records GBP 18,000 net and GBP 21,600 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Document 094881-2026 is described as a 'Contract details notice on Find a Tender' and has notice type UK7.
Procurement status
97% confidenceComplete
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Tender DN831912 has status 'complete'; lot 1 also has status 'complete'.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status 'active'.
Contract signed
99% confidence15 September 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-09-15.
Contract start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-01.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£18,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 18000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£21,600
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 21600 GBP.
Value attribution
97% confidenceContract-level value linked to award 1
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1, which names one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence15 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned: 2026-09-15.
Contract start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate: 2026-10-01.
Contract end
99% confidence31 December 2026
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Contract 1 period endDate: 2026-12-31T23:59:59Z.
Notice published
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Contract details notice 094881-2026 was published on 2026-10-07.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSpecialist legal disrepair surveying services supporting management and resolution of housing disrepair claims
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Tender description states this requirement.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is 'services'.
Service classification
99% confidenceCPV 71315300 — Building surveying services
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Award item 1 additional classification is CPV 71315300.
Delivery area
95% confidenceUKD47
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Award item 1 lists delivery address region UKD47.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - unknown
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is 'Below threshold - unknown'.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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No bid count, bidder identities, evaluation results or award rationale are supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 31 December 2026
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Contract 1 period gives these start and end dates.
Term length
96% confidenceApproximately 3 months
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Calculated from the explicit contract period of 1 October through 31 December 2026.
VAT treatment
99% confidence£18,000 excluding VAT; £21,600 including VAT
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Contract records amount 18000 and amountGross 21600 in GBP.
Extension or option
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, renewal or option terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Engagement profile
97% confidenceA short-term, specialist surveying contract for housing disrepair claims.
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The description specifies specialist legal disrepair surveying; the explicit contract period runs from 1 October to 31 December 2026.
Award structure
99% confidenceSingle-supplier award for one lot.
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Award 1 is associated with lot 1 and identifies one supplier.
Commercial value
99% confidence£18,000 excluding VAT at contract level.
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Contract 1 records a net value of GBP 18,000.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Value completeness
99% confidenceNet and gross contract values are available.
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Contract 1 contains amount and amountGross in GBP.
Date completeness
99% confidenceSignature, start and end dates are available.
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Contract 1 contains dateSigned and a period startDate/endDate.
Competition data
99% confidenceNot available
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No tenderer count, bids, scoring or award decision rationale is supplied.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no supplied title or description.
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Lot 1 contains only its ID and status in the supplied data.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
West Lancashire Borough CouncilCKI BUILDING SURVEYORS LTDlegal disrepair surveyorbuilding surveying serviceshousing disrepair claimspublic contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Legal Disrepair Surveyor contract?
CKI BUILDING SURVEYORS LTD is named as the sole supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The contract value is £18,000 excluding VAT and £21,600 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The recorded term runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 December 2026.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract data explicitly records a signature date of 15 September 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.