AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Orwell Housing Association Ltd has concluded a direct, below-threshold contract with S P SCAFFOLDING (EAST ANGLIA) LIMITED for scaffolding and associated services supporting property repairs, maintenance, refurbishment, compliance and building-safety activity.
Published outcomeOne active award and active contract are reported for S P SCAFFOLDING (EAST ANGLIA) LIMITED. The contract was signed on 5 October 2026 and is scheduled to run from 4 January 2027 to 3 January 2029.
Market significanceThe contract has a stated value of £165,000 excluding VAT (£198,000 gross) for the initial two-year term, with an optional extension of up to 12 months.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
S P SCAFFOLDING (EAST ANGLIA) LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £165,000 excluding VAT; £198,000 gross (contract-level value) GBP · Verified legal identity; award active
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Award 1 names the supplier and relates to lot 1. The supplied verification record matches Companies House number 04633900 by company number. Contract 1 provides the contract-level values.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published document 096459-2026 is described as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender and lot 1 are marked "complete" in the supplied contract data.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is marked "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is marked "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 5 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-05.
Scheduled contract start
99% confidence4 January 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2027-01-04.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£165,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 165000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£198,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 198000 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceContract-level value; no separate lot value published
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Contract 1 contains the value, while lot 1 has no value amount.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence5 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-05.
Notice published
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Document 096459-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-13.
Initial term start
99% confidence4 January 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2027-01-04.
Initial term end
99% confidence3 January 2029
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2029-01-03.
Maximum possible end date
99% confidence3 January 2030
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Contract 1 period maxExtentDate is 2030-01-03.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceScaffolding works and associated services
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The tender title and description specify scaffolding and associated services.
Supported activities
99% confidenceResponsive repairs, void property works, planned maintenance, refurbishment, compliance programmes, building safety works and other property-related activities
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These activities are listed in the published tender description.
Procurement category
98% confidenceWorks
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "works".
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 45262100 — Scaffolding work
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Award item 1 includes CPV 45262100.
Delivery area
96% confidenceUKH region
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Award item 1 specifies a delivery address region of UKH.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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The tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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The tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition".
Competition information
99% confidenceNo competition or bid-count information supplied beyond the stated without-competition procedure
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The supplied notice data contains no bid count, bidder list or evaluation results.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial duration
99% confidenceTwo years
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The renewal description states that the initial term is two years; the scheduled period runs from 4 January 2027 to 3 January 2029.
Extension option
99% confidenceUp to one further period of 12 months
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Contract 1 renewal description states that the Authority may extend for up to one further period of 12 months.
Renewal flag
99% confidenceYes
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Contract 1 hasRenewal is true.
Agreed performance measures
99% confidenceCustomer satisfaction; appointments made and kept including no access; job completion within target time; number of complaints
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Contract 1 lists four agreed metrics with these titles.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceSingle-supplier, single-lot scaffolding services arrangement
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One award names one supplier and relates to lot 1; one associated contract is supplied.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe published £165,000 net and £198,000 gross amounts apply at contract level and should not be treated as a separately published lot value.
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Only contract 1 contains monetary values; no lot-level value is supplied.
Service demand context
98% confidenceThe scope spans both reactive property work and planned or compliance-related activity.
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The description covers responsive repairs and voids alongside planned maintenance, refurbishment, compliance and building-safety work.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published award detail
99% confidenceA signed active contract record is supplied, including value, dates, scope and extension terms.
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Contract 1 has an active status, dateSigned, period, value and renewal fields.
Unpublished evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: award rationale, tender responses, pricing breakdown, bid scores and evaluation methodology.
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No such fields are present in the supplied data.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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The supplied lot record contains only ID and status.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: award date, bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation scores, award rationale and pricing breakdown.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No published detail explains whether or when the optional extension will be exercised.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Orwell Housing AssociationS P SCAFFOLDING (EAST ANGLIA) LIMITEDscaffolding contractscaffolding servicesIpswich procurementFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Orwell Housing Association's scaffolding contract?
S P SCAFFOLDING (EAST ANGLIA) LIMITED, verified by Companies House number 04633900.
What is the value of the scaffolding contract?
The contract value is £165,000 excluding VAT and £198,000 including VAT. These are contract-level values.
When does the contract run?
The scheduled initial term runs from 4 January 2027 to 3 January 2029, with an option for up to a further 12 months.
Was the contract competitively tendered?
The notice states a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition.
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