AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Cumbria has concluded a contract with FREDERICK POTTS & SON LIMITED for roof repairs at Kendal Police Station.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are reported. The contract was signed on 23 September 2026, runs from 5 October 2026 to 2 November 2026, and has a stated value of £142,396 excluding VAT (£170,875.20 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a short-duration, below-threshold roofing works contract procured through limited competition to address building-condition risks at an operational police estate asset.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
FREDERICK POTTS & SON LIMITED
100% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Contract-level value: £142,396 excluding VAT; £170,875.20 including VAT GBP · Verified legal supplier; active award
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-13503259. Supplier verification matches company number 13503259 to FREDERICK POTTS & SON LIMITED. The published contract links to award 1; its value is not separately allocated by supplier or lot.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
100% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published document is described as “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Procurement status
100% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is “complete”.
Award status
100% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status “active”.
Contract status
100% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status “active”.
Contract signature
100% confidence23 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-23.
Contract period
100% confidence5 October 2026 to 2 November 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-05 and endDate is 2026-11-02.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
100% confidence£142,396
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Contract 1 value amount is 142396 GBP; amountGross is separately reported.
Contract value including VAT
100% confidence£170,875.20
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Contract 1 value amountGross is 170875.2 GBP.
Value attribution
100% confidenceOne contract-level value linked to award 1
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Contract 1 references awardID 1. No individual lot value is published.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
100% confidence23 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-23.
Contract start
100% confidence5 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-05.
Contract end
100% confidence2 November 2026
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2026-11-02.
Notice published
100% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract details notice publication timestamp is 2026-10-13T12:18:10+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
100% confidenceEssential roof repair works at Kendal Police Station
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Tender title is “Kendal Police Station Roof Repairs”; description states that essential roof repair works are required.
Work category
100% confidenceRoof works and other special trade construction works (CPV 45260000)
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Award item additional classification is CPV 45260000.
Operational rationale
100% confidenceMitigation of water penetration, building-fabric damage, operational disruption and escalating maintenance costs
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Tender description identifies these risks and states the works support a safe, compliant and operationally effective estate.
Lot structure
100% confidenceOne lot, identified as lot 1
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Tender contains lot 1; award 1 and its item relate to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
100% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is “limited”.
Procedure detail
100% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - limited competition”.
Threshold status
100% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
100% confidenceNumber of bidders and evaluation outcomes unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract form/status
100% confidenceActive contract linked to award 1
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Contract 1 has status “active” and awardID 1.
Duration
98% confidenceApproximately 29 days
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Published period runs from 5 October 2026 to 2 November 2026.
Extensions or options
100% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Pricing detail
100% confidenceContract total published; rate schedule and payment terms unknown
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The contract reports net and gross totals only.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial profile
100% confidenceShort, defined roofing repair engagement with a published contract total of £142,396 excluding VAT.
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The scope concerns roof repairs and contract 1 reports a 5 October to 2 November 2026 period and £142,396 net value.
Route-to-market signal
100% confidenceThe buyer used below-threshold limited competition.
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - limited competition”.
Demand driver
100% confidenceBuilding-condition and operational-resilience risks are stated as the driver for the works.
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The tender description identifies risks from water penetration, fabric damage, disruption and maintenance costs.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
100% confidenceVerified
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Company-number matching verifies FREDERICK POTTS & SON LIMITED, company number 13503259; no source-name mismatch is reported.
Value quality
100% confidenceContract-level net and gross values are published; no lot-level value is supplied.
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Contract 1 reports amount and amountGross, while lot 1 has no value.
Competition and evaluation detail
100% confidenceNot published
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Lot scope detail
100% confidenceLot 1 is identified but has no separate title or description.
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Lot 1 contains status only; the overarching tender provides the repair description.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award decision date is published.
- No bid count, bidder identities beyond the awarded supplier, evaluation methodology, scores or award rationale is published.
- Lot 1 has no separate title, description or value.
- No extension, option, renewal or reprocurement terms are published.
- No pricing schedule, payment terms or detailed specification is published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Kendal Police Station Roof RepairsFREDERICK POTTS & SON LIMITEDCumbria police estateroof repairs contractbelow threshold limited competition
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Kendal Police Station Roof Repairs contract?
FREDERICK POTTS & SON LIMITED, verified against company number 13503259.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £142,396 excluding VAT, or £170,875.20 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published period runs from 5 October 2026 to 2 November 2026.
What procurement route was used?
The notice describes a below-threshold limited-competition procurement.
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