AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Affinity Water Limited awarded a framework arrangement for a no-dig pipe-leak repair system and solution to ORIGIN TECH LTD. The published contract record is active and gives a signature date of 1 October 2026, but the source also marks the only lot as cancelled.
Published outcomeThe source names ORIGIN TECH LTD as supplier for award 095674-2026-C-04406-1, relating to lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a single-supplier, limited-procedure framework for specialist no-dig leakage-repair supplies. The stated rationale is that only Origin Tech could provide the required system and solution due to exclusive rights.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ORIGIN TECH LTD
98% confidenceAward 095674-2026-C-04406-1 · Lots 1 · Unknown Unknown · Verified supplier named on an active award and contract record
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Supplier verification identifies company number 12359793 as ORIGIN TECH LTD; the active award names Origin Tech Limited and links it to lot 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
97% confidenceAwarded / complete
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Process display status is "awarded" and source status is "complete".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 095674-2026-C-04406-1 has status "active".
Contract record status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 095674-2026-C-04406-1 has status "active".
Contract signature date
98% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract record dateSigned is "2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00".
Lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1 has status "cancelled", despite being linked to the active award and contract records.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award and contract value
99% confidenceUnknown
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No value amount, currency or value basis is supplied for the process, award, lot or contract.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
98% confidence1 October 2026
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The contract record gives dateSigned as 2026-10-01.
Award/contract notice published
97% confidence9 October 2026
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Release history records award and contract notices at 11:33 and 13:36 BST on 9 October 2026.
Contract start
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract start date is supplied.
Contract end
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract end date is supplied.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceFramework agreement for a no-dig system and solution to repair pipe leaks.
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Tender description states that the framework will be called off for a no-dig system and solution for fixing pipe leakage; lot 1 describes supply for pipe-leak repair.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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The process main procurement category is "goods".
CPV classification
97% confidence44190000 — Miscellaneous construction materials
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This is the primary CPV classification in the tender data.
Delivery coverage
91% confidenceHertfordshire, London, Kent and Essex; published UK regions also include UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ and UKK.
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Item delivery location description names Hertfordshire, London, Kent and Essex, with the listed regional delivery addresses.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited procedure: award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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Tender procurementMethod is "limited" and procurementMethodDetails states the procedure.
Stated rationale
98% confidenceExclusive-rights rationale
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The source classifies the rationale as protection of exclusive rights and states: "Only Origin Tech can provide the no dig system and solution."
Framework arrangement
99% confidenceYes
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Tender techniques state hasFrameworkAgreement: true.
Competition information
99% confidenceNo bid count, evaluation results or scoring information supplied.
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No such information appears in the supplied notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract form
98% confidenceFramework agreement for call-offs
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The tender description says "Framework Agreement to call off" the required system and solution.
Options
97% confidenceNo options indicated for lot 1
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.
Duration
99% confidenceUnknown
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No start date, end date or duration is supplied.
Extension and renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Supply-market structure
94% confidenceThe published rationale indicates a single-source specialist supply position for this requirement.
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The buyer states that only Origin Tech can provide the system and solution, citing exclusive-rights protection.
Value transparency
99% confidenceCommercial scale cannot be assessed from the published data.
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No award, contract, lot or framework value is supplied.
Call-off visibility
95% confidenceThe framework structure means the notice does not itself evidence call-off volumes or spend.
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The requirement is described as a framework agreement to call off the system and solution; no call-off data is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting lifecycle data
99% confidenceThe only lot is marked cancelled while the linked award and contract are both active and the contract has a signature date.
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Lot 1 status is "cancelled"; award and contract status are "active"; contract dateSigned is 1 October 2026.
Duplicate/inconsistent award identifiers
98% confidenceThe supplied award table includes 095575-2026-C-04406-1 as well as the notice award ID 095674-2026-C-04406-1; only the latter is supported by the detailed award and contract records.
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The award table lists both IDs, whereas details_json awards and contracts identify 095674-2026-C-04406-1.
Supplier verification
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified by company number.
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Verification status is "verified" using company number 12359793, with verified company name ORIGIN TECH LTD.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo award value, contract start/end date, duration, pricing, bid count, evaluation detail, lot title or renewal terms are provided.
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Relevant supplied fields are null or absent.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice contains an unresolved status conflict: lot 1 is cancelled while its linked award and contract are active and the contract has a recorded signature date.
- A separate award-table identifier, 095575-2026-C-04406-1, is not reconciled with the detailed award and contract identifier 095674-2026-C-04406-1.
- No award or contract value, currency, pricing structure, contract start/end date, duration, extension terms, renewal terms, bid count or evaluation information is supplied.
- The lot has no published title, and no individual lot value is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Affinity WaterORIGIN TECH LTDno-dig injection systempipe leak repairframework agreementwater procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier?
ORIGIN TECH LTD, verified against company number 12359793, is named on active award 095674-2026-C-04406-1.
What is being supplied?
A no-dig system and solution for repairing pipe leaks under a framework arrangement.
Was a contract signed?
Yes. The published contract record has an active status and records a signature date of 1 October 2026.
What is the contract value?
No award or contract value is supplied in the published notice.
Is the award status fully clear?
Not fully. The award and contract records are active, but the linked lot is marked cancelled.
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