AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Royal Air Force Museum has awarded and signed a below-threshold limited-competition works contract to MCPHILLIPS (WELLINGTON) LIMITED for enabling works at the Hangar 1 compound. The work covers investigating, exposing, tracing and removing redundant underground services, with reinstatement.
Published outcomeAward 1 and contract 1 are recorded as active. The contract was signed on 27 July 2026, started on 17 August 2026, and has a stated end date of 31 October 2026.
Market significanceThis is a short-duration, specialist enabling-works contract valued at £32,150 excluding VAT (£38,580 including VAT). It includes potential extension or options where additional utilities or contaminants are identified during the works.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
MCPHILLIPS (WELLINGTON) LIMITED
100% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £32,150 excluding VAT; £38,580 including VAT (contract-level value) GBP · Verified legal supplier; award and contract active
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-00832117. Supplier verification matched company number 00832117 to MCPHILLIPS (WELLINGTON) LIMITED. Contract 1, linked to award 1, records GBP 32,150 net and GBP 38,580 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
100% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The supplied document is titled “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Procurement status
97% confidenceComplete
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Tender lot 1 has status “complete”; the process display status is “awarded”.
Award status
100% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is recorded with status “active”.
Contract status
100% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is recorded with status “active”.
Contract signed
100% confidence27 July 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-07-27.
Contract start
100% confidence17 August 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-08-17.
Stated contract end
100% confidence31 October 2026
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2026-10-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
100% confidence£32,150
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Contract 1 value.amount is 32150 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
100% confidence£38,580
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 38580 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceContract-level value linked to award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; award 1 is linked to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
100% confidence27 July 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-07-27.
Contract start
100% confidence17 August 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-08-17.
Stated end date
100% confidence31 October 2026
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2026-10-31.
Maximum stated extent date
100% confidence31 December 2026
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Contract 1 period maxExtentDate is 2026-12-31.
Notice published
100% confidence8 October 2026
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-08.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
100% confidenceInvestigation and enabling works for redundant underground services within the Hangar 1 compound
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The process description specifies investigation and enabling works to identify, expose, trace and remove redundant underground services.
Included activities
100% confidenceExcavation, duct clearance, pipework and cable removal, gas main exposure and capping, and ground reinstatement
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These activities are listed in the supplied process description.
Main procurement category
100% confidenceWorks
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Award 1 records mainProcurementCategory as “works”.
Classification
100% confidenceCPV 45112000 — Excavating and earthmoving work
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Award item 1 lists this additional CPV classification.
Lot structure
100% confidenceOne recorded lot (lot 1)
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The tender and award each reference lot 1 only.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
100% confidenceLimited
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The tender records procurementMethod as “limited”.
Procedure detail
100% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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The tender records procurementMethodDetails as “Below threshold - limited competition”.
Above-threshold status
100% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Competition information
100% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation information not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, tenderer list, scores or evaluation narrative is present in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Base period
100% confidence17 August 2026 to 31 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate state these dates.
Maximum stated extent
100% confidenceUp to 31 December 2026
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Contract 1 period maxExtentDate is 2026-12-31.
Extension and options
100% confidencePossible if additional utilities or contaminants are identified during works
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Contract 1 states hasRenewal and hasOptions as true, with this description in both fields.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial risk driver
100% confidenceThe scope may expand if additional utilities or contaminants are identified during works.
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The contract’s extension and option descriptions explicitly cite additional utilities or contaminants.
Delivery profile
96% confidenceShort enabling-works engagement with a conditional potential extension.
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The stated base period runs from 17 August to 31 October 2026, with a maximum extent date of 31 December 2026.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published value basis
100% confidenceBoth net and gross contract values are supplied.
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Contract 1 provides amount (£32,150) and amountGross (£38,580), in GBP.
Supplier identity quality
100% confidenceVerified against the supplied company number; no name mismatch is reported.
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Supplier verification status is verified using company-number matching, with verified name identical to the source supplier name.
Notice timing
100% confidenceThe contract details notice was published after the stated signing and start dates.
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The notice was published on 8 October 2026; dateSigned is 27 July 2026 and startDate is 17 August 2026.
Information not supplied in the published notice
100% confidenceLot title, lot-level value, bid count, evaluation criteria or scores, pricing breakdown and detailed delivery location are not supplied.
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied data; delivery addresses are broad UK regions rather than a specific site.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, bidder identities beyond the awarded supplier, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale and pricing breakdown.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate lot value.
- The delivery-address data lists broad UK regions and does not identify a precise delivery site in the structured award data.
- The notice describes conditional extension/options but does not state whether either mechanism will be exercised.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Royal Air Force MuseumMCPHILLIPS (WELLINGTON) LIMITEDHangar 1 enabling worksunderground servicesexcavationcable removalFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Royal Air Force Museum enabling works contract?
MCPHILLIPS (WELLINGTON) LIMITED, verified by company number 00832117, is named as the supplier for award 1.
What is the value of the contract?
The contract value is £32,150 excluding VAT and £38,580 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
It started on 17 August 2026 and has a stated end date of 31 October 2026, with a maximum stated extent date of 31 December 2026.
What work is covered?
The contract covers investigation and enabling works relating to redundant underground services at the Hangar 1 compound, including excavation, duct clearance, cable and pipework removal, gas-main exposure and capping, and reinstatement.
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