AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
QE Facilities Ltd directly awarded a below-threshold repair and maintenance services contract for direct labour costs to GEMINI GRP LIMITED. The contract record states it was signed on 31 July 2026 and runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 January 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract are recorded for GEMINI GRP LIMITED, covering lot 1.
Market significanceThe published net contract value is £60,000 (£72,000 gross). The procurement was conducted without competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
GEMINI GRP LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £60,000 net; £72,000 gross (contract total) GBP · Verified supplier; active award
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Supplier verification identifies GEMINI GRP LIMITED, company number 06524311. Award 1 names the supplier and relates to lot 1. Contract 1, linked to award 1, records GBP 60,000 amount and GBP 72,000 amountGross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Process display status identifies the notice as a Contract details notice; contract document is described as a UK7 contract details notice.
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 signature
99% confidenceSigned on 31 July 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-07-31T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period
99% confidence1 August 2026 to 31 January 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-08-01 and endDate is 2027-01-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£60,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 60000 GBP; the tender description also states 'cost £60,000.00'.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£72,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 72000 GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceThe published contract total is linked to award 1 and its sole named supplier; no separate lot-level value is published.
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Contract 1 is linked to awardID 1. Award 1 has one supplier and one related lot, while lot 1 has no published value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence31 July 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-07-31.
Contract start
99% confidence1 August 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-08-01.
Contract end
99% confidence31 January 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-01-31.
Notice published
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Process and contract document publication timestamp is 2026-10-08T15:56:10+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceDirect labour costs
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Tender title and contract title/description state 'Labour Costs' and 'Direct Labour costs'.
Service category
99% confidenceRepair and maintenance services
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Award item additional classification is CPV 50000000, Repair and maintenance services.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne lot (lot 1)
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Tender contains lot 1; award 1 and contract 1 relate to that award/lot.
Delivery geography
94% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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The award item delivery address specifies region UK and country GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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Tender procurementMethod is 'direct'.
Competition basis
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states 'Below threshold - without competition'.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Bidder information
99% confidenceNot published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Evaluation and award rationale
99% confidenceNot published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract type
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services.
Duration
96% confidenceApproximately six months
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The stated period runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 January 2027.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceNot published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-to-market signal
99% confidenceThis requirement was sourced through a below-threshold direct award without competition.
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states 'Below threshold - without competition'.
Commercial scale
96% confidenceA £60,000 net direct-labour requirement over approximately six months.
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Contract amount is £60,000 and its stated period is 1 August 2026 to 31 January 2027.
Supplier positioning
96% confidenceThe sole published awardee is an SME.
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Award 1 names one supplier; supplier details classify it as an SME.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified
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Supplier verification completed through company-number matching and identifies GEMINI GRP LIMITED (06524311).
Source-name consistency
98% confidenceNo material supplier-name mismatch identified
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Source supplier name is 'Gemini Grp Ltd'; verification reports nameMismatch false and supplies the legal name GEMINI GRP LIMITED.
Value presentation
99% confidenceNet and gross values are both published
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Contract 1 reports amount £60,000 and amountGross £72,000 in GBP.
Unpublished procurement detail
99% confidenceBid count, bidder identities, evaluation detail, pricing breakdown and extension terms are not supplied in the published notice.
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award decision date is published.
- No tender deadline, bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation criteria, scores or award rationale is published.
- Lot 1 has no separate title, description or value in the published data.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published.
- No detailed pricing or cost breakdown beyond the published net and gross contract totals is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
QE Facilities LtdGEMINI GRP LIMITEDLabour Costsdirect labourrepair and maintenance servicesbelow-threshold direct awardpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the QE Facilities Ltd Labour Costs contract?
GEMINI GRP LIMITED was the sole published supplier for award 1.
What is the value of the contract?
The contract record gives a value of £60,000 excluding VAT and £72,000 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is 1 August 2026 to 31 January 2027.
Was the procurement competed?
The notice describes it as a below-threshold direct procurement without competition.
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.