AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College awarded a cold-water storage tank chlorination and disinfection requirement to H2OCHEM LTD following requests for quotations.
Published outcomeThe published contract record identifies H2OCHEM LTD as the supplier for award 1. The contract is recorded as active and explicitly states a signing date of 1 September 2026.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition works procurement with a published gross contract value of £69,127.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
H2OCHEM LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared contract value: £69,127 gross (£57,606 excluding VAT) GBP · Verified supplier; award active
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-15680493; supplier verification identifies verified company name H2OCHEM LTD and company number 15680493. The contract linked to award 1 states £69,127 gross and £57,606 excluding VAT.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published document is described as "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% confidence1 September 2026
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Contract 1 states dateSigned: 2026-09-01T00:00:00+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£57,606
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Contract 1 value.amount is 57606 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£69,127
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 69127 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signing date
99% confidence1 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start date
99% confidence1 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-09-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end date
99% confidence30 November 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-11-30T23:59:59Z.
Notice publication date
99% confidence12 October 2026
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-12T19:21:49+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceCold-water storage tank chlorination and disinfection
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Process title and description state "Cold water Storage Tank Chlorination and Disinfection".
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "works".
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 45330000 — Plumbing and sanitary works
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Award item 1 lists CPV 45330000 with this description.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKJ
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Award item delivery address specifies region UKJ.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1); no published lot title or description
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Tender contains lot 1 only; its title and description are not supplied.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is "limited".
Method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - limited competition".
Award route described
99% confidenceFollowing requests for quotations
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Process description states the award followed requests for quotations.
Number of bids
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Evaluation and award rationale
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice beyond the request-for-quotations description.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence1 September 2026 to 30 November 2026
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Contract 1 period gives those start and end dates.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial scale
98% confidence£69,127 gross for a three-month stated term
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Contract value.amountGross is £69,127 and the stated period runs from 1 September to 30 November 2026.
Route to market
99% confidenceBelow-threshold limited competition using requests for quotations
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The notice identifies a below-threshold limited-competition method and states that requests for quotations were used.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published lifecycle evidence
99% confidenceThe record supports a signed and active contract, not merely an award announcement.
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Contract 1 explicitly provides dateSigned and active status.
Value allocation
98% confidenceThe published contract value is linked to award 1 and its sole supplier, but no separate lot value is published.
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; award 1 covers lot 1, whose value is not supplied.
Competition detail
99% confidenceBid count, bidder identities, scoring and detailed evaluation information are not supplied in the published notice.
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No such fields appear in the supplied notice data.
Scope detail
99% confidenceNo lot title or detailed lot description is published beyond the overall requirement title and description.
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Lot 1 title and description are null.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: number of quotations or bids, competing suppliers, evaluation methodology, scores and detailed award rationale.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: lot title, lot description, individual lot value and pricing breakdown.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: extension, renewal or variation terms. The renewal point is only an estimate based on the stated end date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
H2OCHEM LTDRoyal Holloway and Bedford New Collegecold water storage tank chlorinationwater tank disinfectionRHUL-27047public procurement contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the RHUL-27047 contract?
H2OCHEM LTD, verified under company number 15680493, is named as the supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published value is £57,606 excluding VAT and £69,127 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is from 1 September 2026 to 30 November 2026.
How was the procurement run?
It was reported as a below-threshold limited-competition procurement following requests for quotations.
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