AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Flintshire County Council directly awarded Harley and Clarke as principal contractor for Low Carbon Heat Grant works at Unit 47, Greenfield Business Park. The contract covers design and construction, including fabric improvements supporting low-carbon heating installation.
Published outcomeAward 1 is active and has one named supplier, Harley and Clarke. Contract 1 is active, with a stated signed date of 1 September 2026.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, direct works procurement valued at £239,000 excluding VAT (£286,000 including VAT), focused on low-carbon heat enabling works.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
harley and clarke
93% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £239,000 excluding VAT; £286,000 including VAT GBP · Active award; supplier named as principal contractor
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Award 1 names supplier 'harley and clarke'; the description states Harley & Clarke Construction Ltd has been appointed as Principal Contractor. Contract 1, linked to award 1, gives the contract values.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Process display identifies the notice as a Contract details notice; contract document 094906-2026 is a UK7 contractNotice.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status 'active'.
Contract signed
99% confidence1 September 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-09-01.
Contract period
99% confidence1 September 2026 to 30 November 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-09-01 and endDate is 2026-11-30.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£239,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 239000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£286,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 286000 GBP.
Value attribution
96% confidenceSingle contract linked to award 1
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Contract 1 references awardID 1, which has one named supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence1 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-01.
Contract start
99% confidence1 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-09-01.
Contract end
99% confidence30 November 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-11-30.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Document 094906-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-07.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is 'works'.
Scope
98% confidenceDesign and construction works for Low Carbon Heat Grant-funded improvements at Unit 47, Greenfield Business Park, including building-fabric improvements supporting low-carbon heating systems.
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Tender description.
Associated specialist works
96% confidenceMechanical, heating, BMS and electrical works form part of the wider project.
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Tender description.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 45000000 — Construction work
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Award item additional classification.
Delivery geography
90% confidenceUnited Kingdom (regional detail not stated in the delivery address)
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Award delivery address specifies country GB and region UK.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is 'direct'.
Method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states 'Below threshold - without competition'.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
95% confidenceNo competition was indicated by the stated procedure; bidder counts and evaluation information are not provided.
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Tender procurementMethodDetails; no bidder or evaluation data supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Form of contract
97% confidenceJCT Design and Build Contract 2024
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Tender description states the supplier was appointed under a JCT Design and Build Contract 2024.
Term
98% confidenceApproximately three months
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Stated period runs from 1 September to 30 November 2026.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or option information is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
97% confidenceA single active contract is linked to one active award and one named supplier.
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Contract 1 links to award 1; award 1 lists one supplier.
Buyer route to market
99% confidenceThe buyer used a below-threshold direct award without competition.
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Tender procurementMethodDetails.
Project focus
96% confidenceThe procurement combines construction and building-fabric work with enabling work for low-carbon heat delivery.
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Tender description.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier naming
98% confidenceThe structured supplier name is 'harley and clarke', while the title and description refer to 'Harley & Clarke Construction Ltd'. The supplied data does not provide a company number to confirm the legal-name relationship.
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Supplier party name; tender title and description; supplier company-number fields are null.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 is present but has no title, description or separate value.
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Tender lot and supplied lot record.
Contract-level value
99% confidenceThe published values are held at contract level rather than lot level.
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Contract 1 has values; lot 1 has no value.
Notice timing
99% confidenceThe contract details notice was published after the stated signing and start dates.
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Contract signed and started 1 September 2026; notice published 7 October 2026.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 has no title, description or separately stated value.
- No extension, option, renewal or replacement-procurement information is provided.
- Structured supplier name differs from the fuller supplier name used in the title and description; no company number is supplied to verify the legal-name relationship.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Flintshire County CouncilHarley and ClarkeUnit 47 GreenfieldLow Carbon Heat Grantconstruction worksJCT Design and Build Contract 2024
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the contract?
Award 1 names harley and clarke as supplier; the description identifies Harley & Clarke Construction Ltd as principal contractor.
What is the contract value?
The contract value is £239,000 excluding VAT and £286,000 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The stated period is 1 September 2026 to 30 November 2026.
Was the procurement competed?
The notice describes it as a below-threshold direct procurement without competition.
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