AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority awarded a stock condition survey contract to RIDGE AND PARTNERS LLP through a further competition under Crown Commercial Service’s Estate Management Services 2 framework (RM6343), Lot 4.
Published outcomeThe published contract record is active, with a stated signed date and start date of 10 August 2026. The contract end date is 31 October 2026.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, framework call-off for building surveying services across the Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service estate, valued at £33,349 excluding VAT (£40,018.80 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
RIDGE AND PARTNERS LLP
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £33,349 excluding VAT; £40,018.80 including VAT GBP · verified; awarded supplier under active award and contract record
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Award 1 identifies supplier GB-COH-OC309402. Contract 1, linked to award 1, states £33,349 net and £40,018.80 gross. Supplier verification matched Companies House number OC309402 to RIDGE AND PARTNERS LLP.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published document 096511-2026 is described as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender.
Tender status
99% confidenceComplete
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details_json.tender.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 signed date
99% confidence10 August 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-08-10T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start date
99% confidence10 August 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-08-10T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end date
99% confidence31 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-10-31T23:59:59Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£33,349
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Contract 1 value.amount is 33349 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£40,018.80
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 40018.8 GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceContract-level value linked to award 1
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Contract 1 is linked to awardID 1; the record contains one supplier and one related lot.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence10 August 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned.
Contract period begins
99% confidence10 August 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate.
Contract period ends
99% confidence31 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Document 096511-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-13T12:38:53+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceStock condition surveys across the TWFRS estate
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Tender title is "Stock Condition Surveys" and tender description states procurement of stock condition surveys across the TWFRS estate.
Service classification
99% confidenceBuilding surveying services (CPV 71315300)
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Award item 1 includes CPV 71315300, described as Building surveying services.
Framework route
99% confidenceCrown Commercial Service Estate Management Services 2 framework (RM6343), Lot 4 – Surveying and Strategic Advice
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Tender description explicitly identifies framework RM6343 and Lot 4.
Awarded lot
98% confidenceLot 1 in this procurement record
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Award 1 and its item are related to lot 1. The lot has no published title or description.
Delivery region
98% confidenceUKC, United Kingdom
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Award item 1 delivery address specifies region UKC, GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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Tender procurementMethod is "selective".
Procurement route
99% confidenceBelow-threshold award under framework
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - award under framework".
Competition format
99% confidenceFurther competition under the framework
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Tender description states that the contract was awarded following a further competition under the framework.
Competitive procurement indicated
99% confidenceYes
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Tender competitive is true.
Bidder count and evaluation results
99% confidenceNot published
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No bid count, scoring, ranking or evaluation detail is supplied in the published record.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract title
99% confidenceStock Condition Surveys
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Contract 1 title is "Stock Condition Surveys".
Contract period
99% confidence10 August 2026 to 31 October 2026
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Contract 1 period start and end dates.
Contract duration
96% confidenceApproximately 83 days
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Calculated from the explicit contract dates of 10 August 2026 to 31 October 2026.
Above threshold
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Extension or option terms
99% confidenceNot published
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied in the record.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market route
99% confidenceThe authority used an established CCS estate-management framework and a further competition rather than an open standalone tender.
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Tender description identifies RM6343 and says the award followed a further competition; procurement method details state below-threshold award under framework.
Commercial scale
99% confidenceThe stated net contract value is £33,349 for a short survey engagement.
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Contract value is £33,349 excluding VAT and the stated period runs from 10 August to 31 October 2026.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published record completeness
96% confidenceGood for supplier, contract value, framework route and contract dates; limited for tender competition detail.
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The notice supplies an identified supplier, linked award and contract, values, dates and framework details, but no bidder count, scores or pricing breakdown.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 is identified but has no published title, description or separate value.
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Lot 1 is present with status complete, while its title, description and value fields are null.
Award date
99% confidenceNot supplied
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Award 1 award_date is null.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published record does not provide an award decision date.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual lot value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, bidder identities, evaluation criteria, scores, ranking, award rationale and pricing breakdown.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published.
- The stated delivery region is UKC; no more granular service-location breakdown is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue AuthorityRIDGE AND PARTNERS LLPStock Condition SurveysRM6343Estate Management Services 2building surveying servicesframework call-off
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Stock Condition Surveys contract?
RIDGE AND PARTNERS LLP, verified against Companies House number OC309402.
What is the contract value?
£33,349 excluding VAT, or £40,018.80 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period runs from 10 August 2026 to 31 October 2026.
How was the contract awarded?
It was awarded following a further competition under Crown Commercial Service’s Estate Management Services 2 framework, RM6343, Lot 4.
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