AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
VIVID Housing Ltd published an award and contract notice for emergency gas servicing. The notice identifies Signix Ltd as supplier and records a GBP 150,000 contract signed on 7 October 2026. However, the only lot is marked cancelled while the award and contract are marked active.
Published outcomeAward and contract notice published; contract record is active and has an explicit signature date, subject to the conflicting cancelled lot status.
Market significanceEmergency gas appliance maintenance requirement covering 1,950 services plus ad-hoc requirements in VIVID's Basingstoke and Eastleigh areas.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Signix Ltd
96% confidenceAward 095016-2026-1 · Lots 1 · 150000 GBP · Award active; associated contract active
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Award 095016-2026-1 names Signix Ltd and relates to lot 1. The linked contract records GBP 150,000; this is an award-level contract value, not a separately published supplier or lot allocation.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Process published_at: 2026-10-08T09:31:48+01:00; release history identifies an award, contract notice.
Award status
95% confidenceActive
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Award 095016-2026-1 has status active.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive; signed 7 October 2026
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Contract 095016-2026-1 has status active and dateSigned 2026-10-07T00:00:00+01:00.
Lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Tender lot 1 has status cancelled.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidenceGBP 150,000
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Contract 095016-2026-1 value: amount 150000, currency GBP.
Lot-level value
99% confidenceNot published
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Lot 1 value_amount is null.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signature date
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-10-07T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start date
99% confidenceUnknown
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Process contract_start_at is null and no contract period is supplied.
Contract end date
99% confidenceUnknown
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Process contract_end_at is null and no contract period is supplied.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service category
99% confidenceGas appliance maintenance services (CPV 50531200)
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Tender classification and item additional classification specify CPV 50531200.
Requirement
99% confidence1,950 gas services and ad-hoc requirements
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Lot 1 description states: '1950 gas services and ad-hoc requirements'.
Operational rationale
98% confidenceEmergency requirement due to no in-house capacity, with services required by the beginning of February
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Tender description states VIVID had an emergency requirement to fulfil 1,950 gas services by the beginning of February because of no in-house capacity.
Service areas
95% confidenceVIVID's Basingstoke and Eastleigh areas; delivery regions UKJ and UKK
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Lot 1 names Basingstoke and Eastleigh; tender item lists delivery addresses UKJ and UKK.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited procedure: award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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Process procurement_method is limited and procurement_method_details states the procedure.
Route stated
98% confidenceDirect award via ProcurePublic's Heating Framework 2025
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Tender procurementMethodRationale states this route.
Award criterion
95% confidencePrice
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Lot 1 awardCriteria lists one criterion of type price.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot published
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No tenderer count, bid count, evaluation scores or ranking is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract form/status
99% confidenceActive contract record with an explicit signature date
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Contract 095016-2026-1 status is active and dateSigned is 7 October 2026.
Options
95% confidenceNo options indicated
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.
Duration and extension terms
99% confidenceNot published
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No start date, end date, duration or extension information is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Demand signal
90% confidenceThe notice describes urgent outsourced capacity for statutory-style gas servicing activity, rather than a routine planned procurement.
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Tender description cites an emergency requirement and no in-house capacity.
Commercial structure
98% confidenceThe published value is GBP 150,000 for the active contract record; no price schedule or unit rates are published.
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Contract value is GBP 150,000; no documents or pricing breakdowns are supplied.
Evaluation signal
95% confidencePrice is the only published award criterion, but the notice provides no scoring or comparative evaluation detail.
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Lot 1 lists a price criterion; no scores or bidder information are supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Material status conflict
99% confidenceLot 1 is marked cancelled, while its linked award and contract are marked active and the contract has a signature date.
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Lot 1 status is cancelled; award and contract 095016-2026-1 statuses are active; contract dateSigned is 7 October 2026.
Value allocation
99% confidenceThe GBP 150,000 value is published on the linked contract and should not be treated as a separately published lot value.
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Contract contains the value; lot 1 value_amount is null.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo award date, contract start/end dates, duration, bid count, scores, pricing breakdown, or individual lot value is provided.
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Relevant source fields are null or absent.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The sole lot is marked cancelled despite an active linked award and signed active contract record; the notice does not explain the discrepancy.
- No award date, contract start date, end date, duration, extension terms, pricing breakdown, bid count, bidder identities, scoring or lot-level value is published.
- The GBP 150,000 contract value cannot be treated as a separately published lot value.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
VIVID HousingSignix Ltdgas servicinggas appliance maintenanceGBP 150,000BasingstokeEastleigh
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named as supplier?
Signix Ltd is named on award 095016-2026-1.
What value is published?
The linked contract record reports GBP 150,000.
Is the contract signed?
Yes. The contract record explicitly gives a signature date of 7 October 2026.
Is there a status issue?
Yes. The award and contract are active, but the linked lot is marked cancelled.
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.