AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Southern Housing has concluded a contract with BB7 CONSULTING LIMITED for fire-engineering specialist services at four courts. The contract was signed on 30 September 2026 and runs to 31 October 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are reported for BB7 CONSULTING LIMITED under lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold limited-competition services procurement valued at £142,056 gross.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BB7 CONSULTING LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £142,056 gross shared contract value GBP · verified; active award and contract
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Supplier identity is verified against Companies House number 13111820. Award 1 names BB7 CONSULTING LIMITED; contract 1, linked to award 1, has a gross value of 142056 GBP.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract details notice published at 2026-10-13T13:10:27+01:00.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status 'active'.
Contract signature
99% confidence30 September 2026
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Contract 1 states dateSigned 2026-09-30T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period
99% confidence30 September 2026 to 31 October 2027
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Contract 1 period states startDate 2026-09-30T00:00:00+01:00 and endDate 2027-10-31T23:59:59Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£142,056 gross
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Contract 1 value is amountGross 142056, currency GBP.
Lot-level value allocation
97% confidenceNot separately published
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Lot 1 contains no value amount; the contract value is linked to award 1 and lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence30 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-30T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence30 September 2026
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Contract 1 startDate is 2026-09-30T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end
99% confidence31 October 2027
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Contract 1 endDate is 2027-10-31T23:59:59Z.
Notice publication
99% confidence13 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published at 2026-10-13T13:10:27+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceFire-engineering specialist services for four courts
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Title: 'Procurement of Specialists - 4 Courts (Fire Engineer)'; description: 'Procurement of Specialists at 4 Courts (Fire Engineer)'.
Service categories
99% confidenceEngineering services; fire-prevention services
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Award item classifications list CPV 71300000 Engineering services and CPV 75251110 Fire-prevention services.
Delivery area
99% confidenceSouth East England (UKJ)
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Award item delivery address region is UKJ.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1)
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Tender and award data identify only lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is 'limited'.
Competition detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states 'Below threshold - limited competition'.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Bidder count and evaluation
99% confidenceNot published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is 'active'.
Duration
98% confidenceApproximately 13 months, from 30 September 2026 to 31 October 2027
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Derived from the explicit contract period dates.
Extension or option terms
99% confidenceNot published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceSingle-supplier, single-lot fire-engineering appointment
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One supplier is named on award 1, which relates to the only listed lot.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe £142,056 gross figure is the contract-level value for the award and is not a pricing schedule.
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Contract 1 reports only amountGross 142056 GBP; no rate card or pricing breakdown is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published contract evidence
99% confidenceThe record explicitly reports an active contract, signature date, contract period and gross value.
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Contract 1 includes status, dateSigned, period and value fields.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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Company-number matching confirms BB7 CONSULTING LIMITED and company number 13111820.
Information not supplied
99% confidenceNo tender deadline, award decision date, bidder count, evaluation results, lot title, lot-level value, pricing breakdown, or extension terms are published.
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Relevant fields are absent or null in the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: tender deadline, award decision date, number of bidders, evaluation methodology, scoring, award rationale, pricing breakdown and extension or renewal terms.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value; the reported £142,056 is a contract-level gross value.
- The estimate of a re-procurement horizon is based only on the explicit end date and is not a procurement forecast.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Southern HousingBB7 CONSULTING LIMITEDfire engineeringfire-prevention servicesengineering servicesfour courtspublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Southern Housing's fire engineer procurement for four courts?
BB7 CONSULTING LIMITED won the active award for lot 1.
What is the value of the contract?
The published gross contract value is £142,056.
When does the contract end?
The published contract end date is 31 October 2027.
What services are covered?
The notice identifies engineering services and fire-prevention services for four courts.
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