AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The City of London awarded and signed a below-threshold limited-competition works contract for window repairs at 391 Cromwell Tower to P.A. FINLAY & COMPANY LIMITED. The contract is active and runs from 7 September to 27 November 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award (lot 1) and one active contract are recorded for P.A. FINLAY & COMPANY LIMITED.
Market significanceThis is a short-duration building repair works contract valued at £99,285 excluding VAT (£119,142 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
P.A. FINLAY & COMPANY LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £99,285 excluding VAT; £119,142 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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The award names supplier GB-COH-00988222. Supplier verification matches company number 00988222 to P.A. FINLAY & COMPANY LIMITED. The contract linked to award 1 has a total value of £99,285 and gross value of £119,142.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is recorded as "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 2 September 2026
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Contract 1 includes dateSigned: 2026-09-02.
Contract period
99% confidence7 September 2026 to 27 November 2026
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Contract 1 period gives startDate 2026-09-07 and endDate 2026-11-27.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£99,285
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Contract 1 value.amount is 99285 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£119,142
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 119142 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence2 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-02.
Contract start
99% confidence7 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-09-07.
Contract end
99% confidence27 November 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-11-27.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence8 October 2026
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The UK7 contract details notice was published on 2026-10-08.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceWindow repairs at 391 Cromwell Tower
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The procurement title is "Window Repairs at 391 Cromwell Tower" and the description states that it is for undertaking window repairs.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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Award 1 records mainProcurementCategory as "works".
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 45210000 — Building construction work
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The award item includes CPV 45210000, described as Building construction work.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot recorded (lot 1)
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Tender and award data identify only lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited competition
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The tender records procurementMethod "limited" and procurementMethodDetails "Below threshold - limited competition".
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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The contract records aboveThreshold as false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of invited or submitted bids not published
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No bid-count or evaluation information is supplied in the notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract form/status
99% confidenceActive signed contract
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Contract 1 is active and includes an explicit signed date of 2 September 2026.
Duration
98% confidenceApproximately 82 days
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The stated contract period is from 7 September 2026 to 27 November 2026.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option, or renewal terms are supplied in the notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial profile
97% confidenceShort-term, below-threshold repair works engagement
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The notice describes window repairs, uses below-threshold limited competition, and records a contract period ending on 27 November 2026.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe published contract value applies to the single contract linked to award 1 and lot 1
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One contract, one award and one lot are recorded; contract 1 links to awardID 1.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier name normalisation
99% confidenceSource supplier naming differs from the verified legal name
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The source name is "P A Finlay & Co Ltd", while company-number verification identifies "P.A. FINLAY & COMPANY LIMITED"; supplier_name_mismatch is true.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description, or separate value
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Lot 1 is recorded without title, description, or value fields.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid counts, bidder list, scoring, award rationale, or evaluation detail is present.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: award decision date, tender start date, submission deadline, bid count, evaluation methodology, award rationale, pricing breakdown and savings.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description, or individually stated value.
- No extension or renewal option is published; the post-end-date timing is only an estimate based on the stated contract end date.
- The source supplier name, "P A Finlay & Co Ltd", differs from the verified legal name, "P.A. FINLAY & COMPANY LIMITED". The analysis uses the verified legal name.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
P.A. FINLAY & COMPANY LIMITEDCity of London391 Cromwell Towerwindow repairsbuilding repair workspublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the window repairs contract at 391 Cromwell Tower?
P.A. FINLAY & COMPANY LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 00988222.
What is the value of the contract?
The contract value is £99,285 excluding VAT and £119,142 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The stated period is 7 September 2026 to 27 November 2026.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The published contract data records a signature date of 2 September 2026.
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.