AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Bath & North East Somerset Council awarded and signed a short refurbishment-works contract for 1-2 Edgar Buildings with N K S CONTRACTS LIMITED. The contract is recorded as active for 18 to 30 October 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award (award 1) is linked to one active contract (contract 1) with N K S CONTRACTS LIMITED.
Market significanceThe published contract value is £49,681.65 excluding VAT (£59,617.98 including VAT) for a one-month term. It was procured directly below threshold without competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
N K S CONTRACTS LIMITED
100% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £49,681.65 excluding VAT; £59,617.98 including VAT (contract-level value) GBP · Verified legal identity; active award
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Award 1 names GB-COH-03554173 as supplier. Supplier verification matched company number 03554173 to N K S CONTRACTS LIMITED. Contract 1 provides the contract-level values.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice published
100% confidence8 October 2026
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Contract details notice published at 2026-10-08T11:07:46+01:00.
Award status
100% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status 'active'.
Contract signature
100% confidence7 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-07.
Contract status
100% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status 'active'.
Contract period
100% confidence18 October 2026 to 30 October 2026
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Contract 1 period records startDate 2026-10-18 and endDate 2026-10-30.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
100% confidence£49,681.65
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Contract 1 value.amount is 49681.65 GBP; the description identifies this as excluding VAT.
Contract value including VAT
100% confidence£59,617.98
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 59617.98 GBP; the description identifies this as including VAT.
Value allocation
100% confidenceContract-level value; no separate lot value published
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Contract 1 contains a value, while lot 1 has no value amount.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
100% confidence7 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-07.
Notice published
100% confidence8 October 2026
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-08T11:07:46+01:00.
Contract start
100% confidence18 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-18.
Contract end
100% confidence30 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-10-30.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
100% confidence1-2 Edgar Buildings Refurbishment Works
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Process and contract title are '1-2 Edgar Buildings Refurbishment Works'.
Procurement category
100% confidenceWorks
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is 'works'.
Classification
100% confidenceCPV 45000000 — Construction work
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Award item 1 includes CPV 45000000 with description 'Construction work'.
Delivery region
100% confidenceUKK12
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Award item 1 delivery address specifies region UKK12.
Lot structure
100% confidenceOne lot (lot 1); no published lot title or description
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Tender and award reference lot 1; the lot record has no title or description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
100% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is 'direct'.
Procedure detail
100% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states 'Below threshold - without competition'.
Above-threshold status
100% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
100% confidenceNo bid count, bidder names or evaluation information supplied in the published notice
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No such fields are present in the supplied notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
100% confidence18 to 30 October 2026
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Contract 1 period runs from 2026-10-18 to 2026-10-30.
Stated term length
90% confidenceOne month
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The published description states that the contract's one-month term has the published values.
Signature date
100% confidence7 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-07.
Extension or renewal terms
100% confidenceUnknown; information not supplied in the published notice
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No extension or renewal terms are included in the supplied data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market route
100% confidenceA low-value, below-threshold direct award without competition
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The notice states 'Below threshold - without competition'; contract value excluding VAT is £49,681.65.
Value interpretation
100% confidencePublished value covers the contract, not a separately priced lot
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A contract-level value is published and lot 1 has no separate value.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
100% confidenceVerified
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The source supplier identifier GB-COH-03554173 matched verified company number 03554173 and verified company name N K S CONTRACTS LIMITED.
Scope detail
100% confidenceLimited published detail: no lot title or lot description
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Lot 1 title and description are null.
Commercial detail
100% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: pricing breakdown, bid count, evaluation and award rationale
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These details are absent from the supplied notice data.
Term presentation
100% confidenceThe narrative describes a one-month term, while the recorded dates span 18 to 30 October 2026
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Description says '1 month term'; contract period is 2026-10-18 to 2026-10-30.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No separate lot value, lot title or lot description was published.
- No bid count, bidder information, evaluation results, pricing breakdown or award rationale was supplied.
- No extension or renewal terms were supplied.
- The published narrative calls the term one month, but the recorded contract dates run from 18 to 30 October 2026.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
1-2 Edgar Buildings Refurbishment WorksBath & North East Somerset CouncilN K S CONTRACTS LIMITEDrefurbishment works contractconstruction workdirect award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the 1-2 Edgar Buildings Refurbishment Works contract?
N K S CONTRACTS LIMITED, verified against company number 03554173.
What is the contract value?
£49,681.65 excluding VAT and £59,617.98 including VAT, published at contract level.
When does the contract run?
The recorded contract period is 18 October 2026 to 30 October 2026.
How was the contract procured?
The notice records a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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