AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Wolverhampton City Council awarded Oval Drive Improvement Works to J P Landscapes & Construction Limited. The contract is recorded as signed on 29 September 2026, with a term from 29 September 2026 to 29 March 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for the sole published supplier, J P Landscapes & Construction Limited.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition works procurement for recreation-installation-related improvement works, with a published contract value of £42,836.47 excluding VAT (£51,403.76 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
J P LANDSCAPES & CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £42,836.47 excluding VAT; £51,403.76 including VAT GBP · Active award; active contract
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-04840565. Contract 1 is linked to award 1 and records GBP amount £42,836.47 and gross amount £51,403.76.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Document 096293-2026 is described as “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is “complete”.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status “active”.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status “active”.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 29 September 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-09-29.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£42,836.47
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Contract 1 value.amount is 42836.47 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£51,403.76
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 51403.76 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidencePublished at contract level for the single awarded supplier and lot
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Contract 1 links to award 1; award 1 names one supplier and relates to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence29 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-29.
Contract start
99% confidence29 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-09-29.
Contract end
99% confidence29 March 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-03-29.
Notice published
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Notice 096293-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-12.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceOval Drive improvement works
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Process title is “QQ26052 - Oval Drive Improvement Works”.
Published work activities
99% confidenceSite clearance, stump removal, scrub clearance, play-equipment supply and installation, safety-surface construction, and tree and shrub planting
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Process description lists these activities.
Main procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is “works”.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 45212140 — Recreation installation
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Award item 1 carries CPV 45212140 with description “Recreation installation”.
Delivery geography
92% confidenceUKG region, United Kingdom
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Award item delivery address is region UKG, country GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited competition
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Tender procurementMethod is “limited” and procurementMethodDetails is “Below threshold - limited competition”.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Tender method details state “Below threshold - limited competition”; contract aboveThreshold is false.
Lots
99% confidenceOne published lot (Lot 1)
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Tender lists lot 1; award 1 and its item relate to lot 1.
Competition data
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence29 September 2026 to 29 March 2027
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Contract 1 period runs from 2026-09-29 to 2027-03-29.
Duration
94% confidenceApproximately six months
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Calculated from the explicit contract start and end dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market positioning
90% confidenceA small, below-threshold public-works opportunity combining landscape clearance, planting, play equipment and safety-surface works.
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Published scope and contract value support this characterisation.
Award structure
98% confidenceOne supplier is named for the sole published lot.
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Only lot 1 is published, and award 1 names one supplier.
Pricing detail
98% confidenceOnly total net and gross contract values are published; unit rates and pricing breakdown are unknown.
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Contract value fields provide totals only.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award date
99% confidenceNot published separately
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Award record has no award_date; contract signature date is published separately.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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Lot 1 is listed with status complete but no title, description or value fields.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, bidder list, scoring or award-rationale data is provided.
Contract value basis
99% confidenceNet and gross values are published; no further pricing breakdown is supplied
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Contract 1 provides amount and amountGross only.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No separately published award decision date is available; the signed-contract date should not be treated as an award-decision date.
- Lot 1 has no published title, detailed description or individual value.
- The notice does not publish bid counts, other participants, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale or savings.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published.
- No unit pricing, bill of quantities or pricing breakdown is published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Oval Drive Improvement WorksWolverhampton City CouncilJ P Landscapes & Construction Limitedrecreation installationpublic works contractplay equipmentlandscaping
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Oval Drive Improvement Works contract?
J P LANDSCAPES & CONSTRUCTION LIMITED, company number 04840565, is the published supplier for award 1.
What is the published contract value?
The contract value is £42,836.47 excluding VAT and £51,403.76 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is from 29 September 2026 to 29 March 2027.
What work is included?
The published scope includes clearance works, play-equipment installation, safety surfaces, and tree and shrub planting.
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