AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Rotherham Borough Council awarded a below-threshold limited-competition works contract to RB ALLAN & SONS LIMITED for roof membrane and timber decking replacement at a six-bay modular nursery building at Wales Primary School following water damage from previous leaks.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for RB ALLAN & SONS LIMITED. The contract record gives a gross value of £84,877.84 and a period from 20 July 2026 to 31 August 2026.
Market significanceThis is a small, single-supplier local-authority roof-works award in Rotherham. The published notice was issued after the stated contract period.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
RB ALLAN & SONS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 84877.84 GBP · Active award; active contract
View supporting evidence
Award 1 names RB ALLAN & SONS LIMITED as sole supplier. Contract 1, linked to award 1, records amountGross £84,877.84.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
View supporting evidence
Process notice_type and contract document description.
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
View supporting evidence
Tender status is "complete"; process source_status is "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
View supporting evidence
Award 1 status is "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 status is "active".
Contract signature
95% confidenceSource data contains conflicting signature information
View supporting evidence
Structured contract dateSigned is 20 July 2026, while the notice description states that date was entered for validation and that the actual contract was signed on 7 October 2026.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£84,877.84 gross
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 value.amountGross is 84877.84 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceSingle contract linked to award 1 and lot 1
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 references awardID 1; award 1 references related lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Structured contract start date
99% confidence20 July 2026
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-07-20.
Structured contract end date
99% confidence31 August 2026
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-08-31.
Notice publication date
99% confidence7 October 2026
View supporting evidence
Process published_at and contract document datePublished are 2026-10-07.
Actual signature date stated in narrative
92% confidence7 October 2026
View supporting evidence
The description says: "The actual contract was signed 07/10/2026."
SCOPE
What was awarded
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
View supporting evidence
Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "works".
Requirement
98% confidenceRoofing membrane and timber decking placement/replacement for a six-bay modular nursery building after water damage caused by previous leaks
View supporting evidence
Tender title and description.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 45260000 — Roof works and other special trade construction works
View supporting evidence
Award item additional classification.
Delivery region
98% confidenceUKE31, United Kingdom
View supporting evidence
Award item delivery address region is UKE31.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1)
View supporting evidence
Tender lots contains only lot 1; award 1 is related to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited
View supporting evidence
Tender procurementMethod is "limited".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
View supporting evidence
Tender procurementMethodDetails.
Above threshold
99% confidenceNo
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Bidder count
100% confidenceUnknown
View supporting evidence
No bid or tender response count is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence20 July 2026 to 31 August 2026
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.
Recorded contract value
99% confidence£84,877.84 gross
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 value.
Extension or options
100% confidenceUnknown
View supporting evidence
No extension or option terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market route
96% confidenceBelow-threshold limited competition was used for a defined roofing repair works requirement.
View supporting evidence
Procedure detail and scope description.
Award structure
98% confidenceThe record shows one supplier, one award, one contract and one lot, so the gross contract value is attributable to the sole supplier record.
View supporting evidence
Award 1 has one supplier and related lot 1; contract 1 links to award 1.
Publication timing
99% confidenceThe notice was published after the structured contract end date.
View supporting evidence
Contract end date is 31 August 2026; notice publication is 7 October 2026.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Signature-date contradiction
99% confidenceThe structured dateSigned field is 20 July 2026, but the narrative says this date was used to pass validation and the actual signature date was 7 October 2026.
View supporting evidence
Contract dateSigned and tender description.
Chronology anomaly
99% confidenceThe narrative actual signature date and publication date both fall after the structured contract end date.
View supporting evidence
Narrative says signed 7 October 2026; contract endDate is 31 August 2026; publication is 7 October 2026.
Missing competition data
100% confidenceBidder count, bid values and evaluation information are not supplied.
View supporting evidence
No such fields appear in the provided data.
Missing lot value
100% confidenceNo separate lot value is supplied.
View supporting evidence
Lot 1 value fields are null.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No bidder count, tender response information, evaluation results, award decision date, or separate lot value is provided.
- The notice was published after the structured contract end date.
- The signature date is contradictory: structured data records 20 July 2026, while the notice narrative says the actual contract was signed on 7 October 2026.
- The stated actual signature date is later than the structured contract end date of 31 August 2026.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Wales Primary School roof replacementRotherham Borough Council contract awardRB Allan and Sonsroof works contractmodular building roofingFind a Tender 094890-2026
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded the Wales Primary School roof replacement contract?
RB ALLAN & SONS LIMITED is the sole supplier named for award 1.
What is the recorded contract value?
The contract record gives a gross value of £84,877.84.
What work is covered?
The requirement covers roofing membrane and timber decking work on a six-bay modular nursery building following water damage from previous leaks.
When did the contract run?
The structured contract period is 20 July 2026 to 31 August 2026, though the notice narrative creates a signature-date chronology issue that should be reviewed.
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.