AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council awarded METADOR LIMITED a direct below-threshold contract to supply and install specialist metal doors at the Beach Base.
Published outcomeThe contract record is active, was signed on 15 September 2026, and is scheduled to run from 1 October to 31 December 2026.
Market significanceThis is a short-duration, below-threshold works contract valued at £31,938.40 excluding VAT (£38,326.08 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
METADOR LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £31,938.40 excluding VAT; £38,326.08 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 identifies METADOR LIMITED as supplier. The supplier is verified against Companies House number 12219662. Contract 1, linked to award 1, states the contract value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published document is described as 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% confidence15 September 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-09-15.
Contract start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-01.
Contract end
99% confidence31 December 2026
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2026-12-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£31,938.40
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Contract 1 value.amount is 31938.4 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£38,326.08
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 38326.08 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceContract-level value linked to award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 links to award 1; award 1 links to lot 1 and one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence15 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-15.
Contract start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract period startDate is 2026-10-01.
Notice published
99% confidence12 October 2026
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The Find a Tender notice datePublished is 2026-10-12.
Contract end
99% confidence31 December 2026
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Contract period endDate is 2026-12-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupply and installation of specialist metal doors at the Beach Base
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Process title and description state this requirement.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is 'works'.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1)
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Tender and award data identify only lot 1.
Classifications
99% confidenceInstallation of doors and windows (CPV 45421130); repair and maintenance services (CPV 50000000)
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Award item 1 lists these additional CPV classifications.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is 'direct'.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states this wording.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNo bidder count or evaluation information supplied in the published notice.
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No bid, bidder, score or evaluation fields are provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 31 December 2026
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Contract 1 period states these start and end dates.
Duration
98% confidenceApproximately three months
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Calculated from the explicit contract period of 1 October to 31 December 2026.
Extension or option terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-to-market observation
99% confidenceThe buyer used a direct, below-threshold route without competition.
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Tender procedure details explicitly state 'Below threshold - without competition'.
Contract profile
97% confidenceA defined specialist-door supply and installation requirement with a short stated delivery period.
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The description covers specialist metal doors; the explicit contract period runs from 1 October to 31 December 2026.
Pricing interpretation
99% confidenceThe published record provides total net and gross contract values but no unit rates or pricing breakdown.
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Contract value fields provide aggregate amounts only.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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METADOR LIMITED was matched by company number 12219662; the verified company name matches the source supplier name.
Award date
99% confidenceNot supplied
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Award 1 has no award_date in the supplied award record.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Lot 1 is identified but its title, description and value fields are null.
Commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No tender submissions, bid count, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown or extension terms are provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published record does not state an award decision date.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No bidder count, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale or competing supplier information is provided.
- No pricing schedule, unit rates, payment terms, performance measures, variation provisions, extension options or renewal terms are supplied.
- The estimated re-procurement horizon is derived only from the published contract end date and is not a procurement forecast.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
METADOR LIMITEDRedcar and Cleveland Borough CouncilBeach Base Improvementsreplacement doorsspecialist metal doorsdirect awardpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Beach Base Improvements - Replacement Doors contract?
METADOR LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 12219662.
What is the contract value?
£31,938.40 excluding VAT and £38,326.08 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
From 1 October 2026 to 31 December 2026.
How was the contract procured?
It was a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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