AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS Property Services Limited has published contract details for fire-alarm system installation work at The Willows Surgery. The contract is recorded as active and signed on 8 October 2026, with AMSPEC LIMITED named as the supplier.
Published outcomeAward 1 covers lot 1 and names AMSPEC LIMITED as supplier. The published contract value is £43,152.30 excluding VAT (£51,782.76 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition works procurement for a short fire-alarm installation project.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
AMSPEC LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £43,152.30 excluding VAT; £51,782.76 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; award and contract active
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The supplier record is verified by GB-COH company number 04379106. Award 1 names Amspec Limited and contract 1, linked to award 1, states the published contract value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Document 095504-2026 is described as a "Contract details notice on Find a Tender" and is a UK7 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 8 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-08.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£43,152.30
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Contract 1 value.amount is 43152.3 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£51,782.76
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 51782.76 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-08.
Contract start
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-08T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end
99% confidence6 November 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-11-06T23:59:59Z.
Notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Notice 095504-2026 was published at 2026-10-09T10:11:00+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Project
99% confidenceThe Willows Fire Alarm at The Willows Surgery
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The tender and contract title state "The Willows Fire Alarm at The Willows Surgery".
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "works".
Classification
99% confidenceFire-alarm system installation work (CPV 45312100)
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Award item 1 carries CPV 45312100, described as fire-alarm system installation work.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 and its item are linked to related lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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The tender procurementMethod is "limited".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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The tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - limited competition".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence8 October 2026 to 6 November 2026
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Contract 1 period runs from 2026-10-08 to 2026-11-06.
Published extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
99% confidenceA single supplier is named for the single published lot.
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The tender contains lot 1 only, and award 1 names AMSPEC LIMITED and is linked to lot 1.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe published value is contract-level and can be associated with AMSPEC LIMITED because contract 1 is linked only to award 1, which names that supplier.
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Contract 1 references awardID 1; award 1 names one supplier, AMSPEC LIMITED.
Competition insight
99% confidenceThe procedure was limited competition, but the number of invited suppliers and bids received is unknown.
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The procurement method detail is published, but no participant or tender count is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published notice completeness
99% confidenceLot title, detailed scope, bid count, evaluation results, pricing breakdown and extension terms are not supplied in the published notice data.
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Lot 1 has no title, description or value, and no evaluation, participant, pricing-breakdown or extension fields are provided.
Value basis
99% confidenceBoth net and gross contract values are published; the notice does not provide a separate value for the lot.
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Contract 1 provides amount and amountGross, while lot 1 has no value.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: detailed specification, lot title, lot-level value, bidder and bid counts, evaluation criteria or scores, award decision date, and extension or renewal terms.
- No separate award value is published; the reported value is taken from contract 1, which is linked to award 1.
- The notice does not state whether the requirement will recur after the contract end date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
The Willows Fire AlarmAMSPEC LIMITEDNHS Property Services Limitedfire-alarm system installationThe Willows SurgeryCPV 45312100
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the The Willows Fire Alarm contract?
AMSPEC LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 04379106, is named as supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £43,152.30 excluding VAT and £51,782.76 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published period runs from 8 October 2026 to 6 November 2026.
What work is covered?
The award is classified as fire-alarm system installation work at The Willows Surgery.
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