AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
East Suffolk Services Limited has concluded and signed a contract with PITKIN & RUDDOCK (IPSWICH) LIMITED for the supply and installation of air-conditioning equipment at its new Bentwaters office site.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active signed contract are recorded for supplier PITKIN & RUDDOCK (IPSWICH) LIMITED.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition procurement for air-conditioning equipment and installation, with a published net contract value of £25,966.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
PITKIN & RUDDOCK (IPSWICH) LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £25,966 net (£31,159.20 gross) GBP · Verified supplier; active award and active signed contract
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The award names GB-COH-05764988 as supplier. Supplier verification matched company number 05764988 to PITKIN & RUDDOCK (IPSWICH) LIMITED. The contract linked to award 1 gives the total contract value; it is not separately allocated by lot.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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The tender record states status 'complete'; lot 1 also states status 'complete'.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is recorded with status 'active'.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive and signed
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Contract 1 is recorded as 'active' and gives dateSigned as 2026-10-01.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£25,966
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Contract 1 value.amount is 25966 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£31,159.20
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 31159.2 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-01.
Contract start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-01.
Contract end
99% confidence4 January 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-01-04T23:59:59Z.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence8 October 2026
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The UK7 contract details notice 095032-2026 has datePublished 2026-10-08.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupply and installation of air-conditioning equipment at the new ESSL office site at Bentwaters.
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Published procurement title and description.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1)
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The tender contains lot 1 only; award 1 and contract 1 are linked to that lot.
Product classification
98% confidenceCPV 42512200 — Wall air-conditioning machines
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Award item 1 lists this additional CPV classification.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKH14
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The award item delivery address is recorded at regional level as UKH14.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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The tender records procurementMethod as 'limited'.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — limited competition
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The tender records procurementMethodDetails as 'Below threshold - limited competition'; the contract is marked aboveThreshold false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids not published
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 4 January 2027
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Contract 1 period start and end dates.
Extension or option terms
99% confidenceNot published
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Awarded commercial basis
99% confidencePublished contract total is £25,966 excluding VAT and £31,159.20 including VAT.
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Contract 1 provides both amount and amountGross in GBP.
Market access signal
99% confidenceThe buyer used a below-threshold limited-competition route.
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Published procurement method details state 'Below threshold - limited competition'.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Notice type and evidential strength
99% confidenceContract details notice with explicit active contract and signature date
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The source is a UK7 Contract details notice and contract 1 includes active status and dateSigned.
Award date
99% confidenceNot published
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Award 1 has no award_date in the supplied record.
Lot-level pricing and description
99% confidenceNot published
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Lot 1 has no title, description or value in the supplied notice data; the published contract total is therefore retained at contract level.
Evaluation and bid data
99% confidenceNot published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published record does not provide an award decision date.
- Lot 1 has no published title, detailed description or individual value.
- Bid count, evaluation criteria, scoring, pricing breakdown and reasons for supplier selection are not supplied.
- No extension, renewal or option terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
East Suffolk Services LimitedPITKIN & RUDDOCK (IPSWICH) LIMITEDair conditioning equipmentBentwaterscontract awardUK public procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the East Suffolk Services air-conditioning contract?
PITKIN & RUDDOCK (IPSWICH) LIMITED, verified against company number 05764988.
What is the value of the contract?
The published value is £25,966 excluding VAT and £31,159.20 including VAT.
When does the contract end?
The published contract end date is 4 January 2027.
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.