AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Oxfordshire County Council awarded CME HEATING LIMITED the boiler and pipework replacement works at Dry Sandford School. The published contract record states that it was signed on 10 July 2026 and is active.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract are recorded for CME HEATING LIMITED under lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition works procurement with a published contract amount of £301,047 and gross amount of £361,256.40.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CME HEATING LIMITED
100% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £301,047 contract value; £361,256.40 gross amount GBP · Active award and active contract
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Award 1 names CME HEATING LIMITED as supplier. The supplier is verified against Companies House number 05417805. The value is published at contract level for contract 1, which is linked to award 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
100% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The source identifies the notice as “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Award status
100% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status “active”.
Contract status
100% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status “active”.
Contract signature
100% confidenceSigned 10 July 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-07-10.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
100% confidence£301,047
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Contract 1 value.amount is 301047 GBP.
Published gross contract amount
100% confidence£361,256.40
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 361256.4 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
100% confidence10 July 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-07-10.
Contract start
100% confidence13 July 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-07-13.
Contract end
100% confidence11 December 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-12-11.
Notice published
100% confidence8 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published on 2026-10-08.
Maximum extent date
100% confidence12 July 2030
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Contract 1 period.maxExtentDate is 2030-07-12.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Project
100% confidenceBoiler and Pipework Replacement Works at Dry Sandford School
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The tender title and description state “Boiler and Pipework Replacement Works” and “Dry Sandford School - Boiler and Pipework Replacement Works”.
Procurement category
100% confidenceWorks
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is “works”.
Technical classifications
100% confidenceBoiler installation work (CPV 45331110); water plumbing work (CPV 45332200)
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Award item 1 lists these two CPV classifications.
Delivery region
100% confidenceUKJ14
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Award item 1 lists a delivery address in region UKJ14, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
100% confidenceLimited competition
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The tender states procurementMethod “limited” and procurementMethodDetails “Below threshold - limited competition”.
Threshold status
100% confidenceBelow threshold
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The contract records aboveThreshold as false.
Lot structure
100% confidenceOne recorded lot (lot 1)
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The tender contains lot 1 and award 1 is related to lot 1.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
100% confidence13 July 2026 to 11 December 2026
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Contract 1 period records these start and end dates.
Renewal field
100% confidenceRenewal recorded; terms describe variable commencement/completion and a 12-month rectification period before final payment
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Contract 1 hasRenewal is true. Its renewal description states: “Commencement and completion date variable as per clause 2.7 of JCT contract. Contract period includes 12 months rectification before final payment.”
Maximum extent
100% confidence12 July 2030
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Contract 1 period.maxExtentDate is 2030-07-12.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
100% confidenceSingle-supplier, single-lot works award
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One award, one supplier and one related lot are recorded.
Value allocation
98% confidenceThe published value is linked to the contract and its single award; no separate lot value is published.
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1, while lot 1 has no value amount in the source.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and contract evidence
98% confidenceHigh quality
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The published OCDS data provides an active award, active contract, named supplier, signed date, period, and values.
Supplier identity
100% confidenceVerified
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The supplier was matched by Companies House number 05417805 to CME HEATING LIMITED.
Publication timing
100% confidenceNotice published after the recorded signature and start dates
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The notice publication date is 8 October 2026; the recorded signature and start dates are 10 and 13 July 2026 respectively.
Unpublished procurement detail
100% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid counts, tender deadline, evaluation information, award decision date, lot title and pricing breakdown.
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award decision date, tender publication date, submission deadline, bidder count, bid prices, evaluation scores or award rationale is supplied.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value.
- The renewal description does not define option periods or provide a reliable renewal/procurement timetable.
- The relationship between the 11 December 2026 end date, the stated 12-month rectification period, and the 12 July 2030 maximum extent date is not fully explained in the published record.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
CME HEATING LIMITEDOxfordshire County CouncilDry Sandford Schoolboiler replacementpipework replacementpublic procurement contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded the Dry Sandford School boiler and pipework works?
CME HEATING LIMITED was named as supplier for award 1.
What is the published contract value?
The contract records £301,047 and a gross amount of £361,256.40.
When does the recorded contract run?
It is recorded as starting on 13 July 2026 and ending on 11 December 2026.
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