AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
North Lincolnshire Council published an award and contract notice for replacement of the Block B boiler at Sir John Nelthorpe. The notice records a £57,203.35 contract dated 6 October 2026 and names F.R. TOWNSEND & CO., LIMITED as supplier. However, the only lot is marked cancelled while the award and contract records are active.
Published outcomeOne active award is linked to F.R. TOWNSEND & CO., LIMITED for lot 1. The contract record is active and includes a dateSigned field.
Market significanceA small works procurement for boiler replacement in the North Lincolnshire area, published under a restricted procedure.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
F.R. TOWNSEND & CO., LIMITED
96% confidenceAward 096031-2026-1 · Lots 1 · Not individually stated; the linked contract value is £57,203.35. GBP · Verified supplier on active award
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Supplier verification identifies company number 01101963 as F.R. TOWNSEND & CO., LIMITED. Award 096031-2026-1 is active, names source supplier FR Townsend, and relates to lot 1. Contract 096031-2026-1 is linked to this award.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Process published_at and releaseHistory release_date: 2026-10-12T12:18:48+01:00.
Award record
98% confidenceActive
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Award 096031-2026-1 has status active.
Contract record
98% confidenceActive; dated 6 October 2026
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Contract 096031-2026-1 has status active and dateSigned 2026-10-06T00:00:00+01:00.
Lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1 has status cancelled in tender.lots and the supplied lots data.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£57,203.35
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Contract 096031-2026-1 value.amount is 57203.35 and currency is GBP.
Award-level value
99% confidenceNot stated
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The supplied award record has no value_amount or currency.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract date signed
99% confidence6 October 2026
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Contract 096031-2026-1 dateSigned: 2026-10-06T00:00:00+01:00.
Award and contract notice published
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Process published_at: 2026-10-12T12:18:48+01:00.
Contract start and end
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract_start_at or contract_end_at is supplied.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceReplacement of the Block B boiler at Sir John Nelthorpe
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Process and lot 1 descriptions state: Replacement of Block B Boiler at Sir John Nelthorpe.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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Process main_category and tender mainProcurementCategory are works.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 45210000 — Building construction work
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Tender classification and supplied classification record.
Delivery region
98% confidenceUKE13
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Tender item 1 deliveryAddresses lists region UKE13.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective — restricted procedure
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Process procurement_method is selective and procurement_method_details is Restricted procedure.
Award criteria
93% confidenceQuality 40%; price 60%
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Lot 1 awardCriteria lists Quality description 40 and price description 60.
Bidder count and scores
99% confidenceUnknown
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No bid count, tenderer identities, scores, or evaluation narrative is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
98% confidenceActive record
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Contract 096031-2026-1 status is active.
Options
99% confidenceNo options stated
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.
Duration, commencement and expiry
99% confidenceUnknown
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No start date, end date, duration, extension, or renewal terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value allocation
96% confidenceThe £57,203.35 is a contract-level value linked to the sole active award; no separate lot or award value is published.
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Contract is linked by awardID to 096031-2026-1 and contains the only published monetary value; award and lot value fields are empty.
Evaluation weighting
93% confidencePublished criteria place greater weight on price (60%) than quality (40%).
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Lot 1 awardCriteria lists quality 40 and price 60.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Status inconsistency
99% confidenceThe active award and active contract are linked to lot 1, but lot 1 is marked cancelled. The supplied data does not explain this conflict.
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Award and contract statuses are active; tender.lots[0] and supplied lot 1 status are cancelled.
Supplier naming
99% confidenceThe source supplier name differs from the verified legal company name; the verified legal name is used in this analysis.
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supplier_name_mismatch is true; source name is FR Townsend and verified company name is F.R. TOWNSEND & CO., LIMITED.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo award date, contract start/end date, duration, bid count, bidder list, scoring detail, pricing breakdown, 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
- Lot 1 is marked cancelled although the linked award and contract records are active; the source does not resolve the status conflict.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: award date, contract commencement and end dates, duration, extension or renewal terms, bid count, evaluation scores, bidder identities, and pricing breakdown.
- The £57,203.35 figure is stated on the contract record, not as a separate award or lot value.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
North Lincolnshire CouncilF.R. TOWNSEND & CO., LIMITEDSir John NelthorpeBlock B boiler replacementboiler replacementworks contractrestricted procedure
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named as the supplier?
The verified legal supplier is F.R. TOWNSEND & CO., LIMITED, company number 01101963.
What is the published contract value?
The linked contract record states £57,203.35.
Was the contract signed?
The contract record includes a dateSigned field of 6 October 2026.
Is the procurement status clear?
Not fully. The award and contract records are active, while the linked lot is marked cancelled.
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.