AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Oxfordshire County Council has awarded and signed a contract with CME HEATING LIMITED for hot and cold water pipework replacement at Fringford School. The published contract value is £49,887 excluding VAT (£59,864.40 including VAT).
Published outcomeOne active award and active contract are recorded for CME HEATING LIMITED. The contract was signed on 10 July 2026, with a stated period from 13 July to 11 December 2026.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition works procurement for water plumbing work in Oxfordshire.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CME HEATING LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £49,887 excluding VAT; £59,864.40 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names CME HEATING LIMITED as supplier. Supplier verification matches Companies House number 05417805. The value is published at contract level for contract 1, which is linked solely to award 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Process notice type and contract document description.
Tender status
99% confidenceComplete
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details_json.tender.status is 'complete'; lot 1 status is 'complete'.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is 'active'.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is 'active'.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 10 July 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-07-10.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£49,887
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Contract 1 value.amount is 49887 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£59,864.40
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 59864.4 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence10 July 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-07-10.
Contract start
99% confidence13 July 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-07-13.
Stated contract end
99% confidence11 December 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-12-11.
Contract-details notice published
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Document 095259-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-08.
Maximum extent date
99% confidence12 July 2030
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Contract 1 period.maxExtentDate is 2030-07-12.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceHot and cold water pipework replacement at Fringford School
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Tender title and description.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is 'works'.
CPV classification
99% confidence45332200 — Water plumbing work
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Award item additional classification.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKJ14
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Award item delivery address region is UKJ14.
Lots
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1); no lot title or separate lot value published
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Tender and award data reference only lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is 'limited'.
Method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of invited bidders and bids received not published
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published contract period
99% confidence13 July 2026 to 11 December 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.
Renewal/extension field
99% confidenceHas renewal: yes; maximum extent date stated as 12 July 2030
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Contract 1 hasRenewal is true and maxExtentDate is 2030-07-12.
Renewal description
99% confidenceCommencement and completion dates are variable under clause 2.7 of the JCT contract; the contract period includes 12 months' rectification.
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Contract 1 renewal.description.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe published £49,887 net and £59,864.40 gross figures apply to the contract linked to the sole published award; no separate pricing or lot-level breakdown is published.
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1 and provides aggregate contract value; only lot 1 is published.
Award rationale
99% confidenceNot published
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No evaluation scoring, award rationale, tenderer list or pricing comparison is supplied in the published notice data.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published record coverage
98% confidenceThe notice provides a signed date, contract period, maximum extent date, values, supplier identity, scope and procedure, supporting a clear post-award record.
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Published contract, award, party and tender fields.
Lot detail limitation
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or distinct value.
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Lot record contains only ID and status; contract value is published at contract level.
Competition and evaluation limitation
99% confidenceInformation on bids, invited suppliers, evaluation criteria, scores and award reasons was not supplied in the published notice.
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No such fields are present in the supplied data.
Term interpretation limitation
99% confidenceThe published end date and maximum extent date are both reported, but the notice says commencement and completion dates are variable under the JCT contract.
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Contract period dates, maxExtentDate and renewal.description.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No lot title, lot description or separately allocated lot value was published.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder numbers, invited suppliers, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale and pricing breakdown.
- The notice states that commencement and completion dates are variable under clause 2.7 of the JCT contract, so the stated dates should be read alongside that provision.
- No future procurement or renewal exercise date was published; the maximum extent date is not a procurement forecast.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
CME HEATING LIMITEDOxfordshire County CouncilFringford Schoolwater pipework replacementwater plumbing workpublic procurement contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Fringford School water pipework replacement contract?
CME HEATING LIMITED, verified against company number 05417805.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £49,887 excluding VAT and £59,864.40 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The stated period is 13 July 2026 to 11 December 2026. The notice also gives a maximum extent date of 12 July 2030 and says dates are variable under the JCT contract.
What work is covered?
Hot and cold water pipework replacement at Fringford School, classified as water plumbing work.
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