AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College has published contract details for monitored CCTV provision at its Kingswood Site. The direct award is to BAUWATCH (UK) LIMITED.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract record covers lot 1. The contract record states it was signed on 27 August 2026 and runs to 31 January 2027.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, direct security-services procurement valued at £28,611 net (£34,334 gross).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BAUWATCH (UK) LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £28,611 net; £34,334 gross (contract-level value) GBP · Verified supplier; active award
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-07830541. Supplier verification matched company number 07830541 to BAUWATCH (UK) LIMITED. Contract 1 is linked to award 1 and gives the stated values.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender lot 1 has status "complete"; the process source status is "complete".
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 execution
99% confidenceSigned on 27 August 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-08-27.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£28,611
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Contract 1 value.amount is 28611 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£34,334
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 34334 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceContract-level value linked to award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; award 1 relates to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence27 August 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-08-27.
Contract start
99% confidence27 August 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-08-27.
Contract end
99% confidence31 January 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-01-31T23:59:59Z.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence12 October 2026
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The UK7 contract details notice has datePublished 2026-10-12.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceMonitored CCTV provision for Kingswood Site
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Process description states: "Awarded to Bauwatch (UK) Limited for Monitored CCTV Provision for Kingswood Site via a direct award."
Category
99% confidenceSecurity services
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Award item classification is CPV 79710000, described as Security services.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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Tender data lists lot 1; award 1 and contract 1 are linked to it.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKJ, United Kingdom
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Award item delivery address specifies region UKJ and country GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect award
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct" and the description says the requirement was awarded via a direct award.
Competition basis
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Bid and evaluation information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bid counts, evaluation scores or award rationale beyond the direct-award description are provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence27 August 2026 to 31 January 2027
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Contract 1 period runs from 2026-08-27 to 2027-01-31.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No extension, option or renewal fields are provided in the contract data.
Contract legal basis
98% confidenceProcurement Act 2023
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Tender legalBasis identifies UKPGA 2023/54.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceSingle-supplier direct award for monitored CCTV services
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One supplier is named on active award 1; the procedure is direct and the description identifies monitored CCTV provision.
Value interpretation
94% confidenceThe notice provides both net and gross contract amounts; the £5,723 difference is consistent with VAT but no tax-rate field is published.
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Contract 1 records £28,611 amount and £34,334 amountGross.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award date
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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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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The lot record supplies only its identifier and complete status; its title, description and value fields are null.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No tenderer count, bid values, scoring, or evaluation narrative is present.
Renewal information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No renewal or extension terms are included.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published data does not provide an award decision date.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description, individual value or pricing breakdown.
- Bid counts, competing suppliers, evaluation criteria, scores and detailed award rationale are not published.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published.
- The delivery address is specified only at UKJ regional level; the process description identifies Kingswood Site but does not provide its address.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
BAUWATCH (UK) LIMITEDRoyal Holloway and Bedford New CollegeKingswood Sitemonitored CCTVsecurity servicesdirect awardProcurement Act 2023
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Kingswood Site security contract?
BAUWATCH (UK) LIMITED, company number 07830541, is named as the supplier on award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £28,611 excluding VAT and £34,334 including VAT.
Was the contract competitively tendered?
The notice describes a direct award below threshold without competition.
When does the contract end?
The published contract end date is 31 January 2027.
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.