AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
St Helens Council has published contract details for refurbishment of the outdoor play area at The Orchard, Burnage Avenue. The contract is recorded as signed with JOHN WADE GROUNDWORKS LIMITED.
Published outcomeAward 1 and contract 1 are active. The signed contract value is £148,330 excluding VAT (£177,996 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold works contract procured through limited competition, with a short recorded delivery period.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
JOHN WADE GROUNDWORKS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Not individually stated; the contract linked to award 1 is valued at £148,330 excluding VAT (£177,996 including VAT). GBP · Verified; award active
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The award names JOHN WADE GROUNDWORKS LIMITED (Companies House number 04836715). Supplier verification identifies the same verified company name and number. Contract 1 is linked to award 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceComplete
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The tender status is "complete" and the notice is a Contract details notice on Find a Tender.
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% confidence7 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-07.
Contract start
99% confidence11 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-11.
Contract end
99% confidence5 November 2026
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2026-11-05T23:59:59Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£148,330
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Contract 1 value.amount is 148330 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£177,996
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 177996 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceOne active contract linked to award 1; no separate lot value is published.
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Contract 1 references awardID 1, while lot 1 has no published value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-07.
Contract-details notice published
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Notice publication timestamp is 2026-10-08T16:52:08+01:00.
Recorded contract period
99% confidence11 October 2026 to 5 November 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate provide these dates.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceRefurbishment of the outdoor play area at The Orchard, Burnage Avenue.
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The notice title and description state this requirement.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "works".
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 45000000 — Construction work
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The award item carries this additional CPV classification.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne lot (lot 1); no lot title or detailed lot description published.
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Tender data contains lot 1 only, with status complete and no title or description.
Delivery region
96% confidenceUKD3
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The award item lists delivery address region UKD3.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited competition
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The tender procurementMethod is "limited" and procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - limited competition".
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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The procurement method details state below threshold, and contract 1 has aboveThreshold set to false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation outcomes are unknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence11 October 2026 to 5 November 2026
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Contract 1 period gives these start and end dates.
VAT treatment
99% confidence£148,330 excluding VAT; £177,996 including VAT
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Contract 1 reports amount and amountGross in GBP.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial profile
98% confidenceShort-duration outdoor-play-area refurbishment works contract.
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The stated scope is refurbishment of an outdoor play area and the recorded period runs from 11 October to 5 November 2026.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe published contract value applies to contract 1 linked to the sole recorded award and should not be treated as a separately published lot value.
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Contract 1 links to award 1; lot 1 has no individual published value.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award-date availability
99% confidenceNo separate award date is published.
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Award 1 has no award_date value; contract signature date is separately recorded.
Lot detail availability
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
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Lot 1 fields for title, description and value are null.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceBid count, bidder identities, scores and award rationale are not supplied.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No separate award date is supplied; the contract signature date should not be treated as an award decision date.
- Lot 1 has no published title, detailed description or individual value.
- Information on bid numbers, evaluation, award rationale, pricing breakdown and extension or renewal options is not supplied in the published notice.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
The Orchard External Play AreaSt Helens CouncilJOHN WADE GROUNDWORKS LIMITEDoutdoor play area refurbishmentconstruction workFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded The Orchard External Play Area contract?
JOHN WADE GROUNDWORKS LIMITED, company number 04836715, is named on active award 1.
What is the contract value?
The linked contract is valued at £148,330 excluding VAT and £177,996 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The recorded period runs from 11 October 2026 to 5 November 2026. The contract data records it as signed on 7 October 2026.
What procurement route was used?
The notice states below-threshold limited competition.
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