AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Royal Air Force Museum awarded and signed a short asbestos-removal works contract with INSULATION CONTRACTING SERVICES LIMITED. The published contract value is £28,400 excluding VAT (£34,080 including VAT), for 14–30 September 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award and active contract are reported for INSULATION CONTRACTING SERVICES LIMITED under a below-threshold limited-competition procedure.
Market significanceThis is a small, short-duration asbestos-removal engagement, including work-area establishment, removal and cleaning activities, reassurance air testing and completion certification.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
INSULATION CONTRACTING SERVICES LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £28,400 excluding VAT; £34,080 including VAT GBP · Active award and contract
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Verified supplier identity is linked to active award 1 and contract 1. The published contract value is not separately allocated by supplier, but this award names one supplier.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published document is described as “Contract details notice on Find a Tender” (UK7).
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status “active”.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status “active”.
Contract signed
99% confidence11 September 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-09-11.
Contract period
99% confidence14 September 2026 to 30 September 2026
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Contract 1 period records startDate 2026-09-14 and endDate 2026-09-30.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£28,400
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Contract 1 value amount is 28400 GBP; amountGross is separately reported as 34080.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£34,080
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Contract 1 value amountGross is 34080 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceSingle-supplier contract value
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1, which names only INSULATION CONTRACTING SERVICES LIMITED.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence11 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-11.
Contract start
99% confidence14 September 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-09-14.
Contract end
99% confidence30 September 2026
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2026-09-30.
Notice published
99% confidence8 October 2026
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-08.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is “works”.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 45262660 — Asbestos-removal work
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Award item 1 carries CPV 45262660, described as “Asbestos-removal work”.
Work scope
99% confidenceEstablishment of an asbestos work area; removal of asbestos-containing materials, asbestos cement panels and associated debris; cleaning; reassurance air testing; and completion cleanliness certification.
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Published tender description sets out these activities.
Delivery geography
98% confidenceRegions UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ and UKK
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Award item delivery addresses list these UK regions.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited competition
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Tender procurementMethod is “limited” and procurementMethodDetails is “Below threshold - limited competition”.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Tender states “Below threshold - limited competition”; contract aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence17 calendar days
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Published period runs from 14 September through 30 September 2026.
Testing and certification
99% confidencePost-removal reassurance air testing by a UKAS-accredited analyst and certification of area cleanliness are included.
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Published tender description specifies these requirements.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Work-package profile
97% confidenceThe published scope combines licensed asbestos-removal activities with independently accredited reassurance testing and completion certification.
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Tender description specifies removal, cleaning, UKAS-accredited reassurance testing and certification.
Commercial scale
99% confidencePublished value is £28,400 excluding VAT for a 17-day contract period.
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Contract value amount is 28400 GBP and period is 14–30 September 2026.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award date
99% confidenceNot published
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Award record has no award_date.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 is identified, but no lot title, description or separate lot value is published.
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Lot record contains ID and status only; award and contract values are published at contract level.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceNot published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Contract publication timing
99% confidenceThe contract details notice was published after the reported signature date and contract end date.
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Notice published 8 October 2026; signature is 11 September 2026; end date is 30 September 2026.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award decision date is published.
- The notice does not publish bid counts, evaluation methodology, scores, prices or reasons for supplier selection.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separately allocated value.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published.
- The notice was published after the reported contract end date; the analysis reports the dates as supplied without inferring a reason.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Royal Air Force MuseumINSULATION CONTRACTING SERVICES LIMITEDasbestos removalasbestos-removal workFind a Tenderbelow-threshold contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Royal Air Force Museum asbestos-removal contract?
INSULATION CONTRACTING SERVICES LIMITED (company number 02767306) is the verified supplier named on the active award.
What was the contract value?
The published value is £28,400 excluding VAT and £34,080 including VAT.
When did the contract run?
The published contract period was 14 September to 30 September 2026.
What work was included?
The scope included asbestos work-area establishment, removal and cleaning, reassurance air testing by a UKAS-accredited analyst, and cleanliness certification.
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