AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council announced the award of Bourne Hall Lift Refurbishment to APEX LIFTS LIMITED. The published award record covers lift refurbishment works at Bourne Hall in Ewell and states a net award value of £97,802 (£117,362 gross).
Published outcomeAward announced to APEX LIFTS LIMITED for award/lot 1. The award is marked active, but the record shows a future signature milestone rather than an explicitly signed contract.
Market significanceA below-threshold, limited-competition works award for lift refurbishment, with a short stated delivery period from 4 January to 28 February 2027.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
APEX LIFTS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 97802 GBP · verified supplier; award active
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Award 1 names APEX LIFTS LIMITED as supplier and gives £97,802 currency GBP. Supplier identity is verified by GB-COH company number 03703714.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice and award status
98% confidenceContract award notice published; award status active
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The process is labelled 'Contract award notice on Find a Tender', published 13 October 2026; award 1 has status 'active'.
Signature status
99% confidenceFuture signature date scheduled; signature not evidenced
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Award milestone type 'futureSignatureDate' is scheduled for 30 October 2026. No signed-contract field or completed signature milestone is supplied.
Tender status
95% confidenceComplete
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Tender lot 1 has status 'complete'.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value (net)
99% confidence£97,802
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Award 1 value.amount is 97802 GBP.
Award value (gross)
99% confidence£117,362
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 117362 GBP.
Value allocation
93% confidenceAward-level value allocated to the sole named supplier and related lot 1
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Award 1 names one supplier and relates to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-13.
Award notice publication
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award notice document 096540-2026 was published on 2026-10-13T13:19:54+01:00.
Scheduled signature date
99% confidence30 October 2026
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Scheduled futureSignatureDate milestone due 2026-10-30T23:59:59Z.
Stated contract period
99% confidence4 January 2027 to 28 February 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod lists startDate 2027-01-04 and endDate 2027-02-28.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceBourne Hall lift refurbishment
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Process and award title: 'Bourne Hall Lift Refurbishment'.
Site
99% confidenceBourne Hall, Spring Street, Ewell, KT17 1UD
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Process description identifies this address.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is 'works'.
Classifications
99% confidenceLifts; parts of lifts; lift installation work
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Award item classifications are CPV 42416100, 42419510 and 45313100.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKJ26, United Kingdom
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Award delivery address is region UKJ26, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is 'limited'.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states 'Below threshold - limited competition'.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of invited suppliers and received quotes unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Evaluation information
99% confidenceAward criteria, scores and rationale unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence4 January 2027 to 28 February 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod specifies these dates.
Duration
95% confidenceApproximately 56 days
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Calculated from the explicit period 4 January 2027 to 28 February 2027.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Signed contract
99% confidenceNot evidenced
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The supplied record contains a scheduled future signature date, not confirmation of signature.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
98% confidenceOne award, one named supplier and one related lot
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The source contains award 1, supplier APEX LIFTS LIMITED and related lot 1.
Market route
99% confidenceThe Council used a below-threshold limited-competition route for the requirement.
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states 'Below threshold - limited competition'.
Delivery profile
98% confidenceThe stated delivery window is short, covering January and February 2027.
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The explicit contract period runs from 4 January 2027 to 28 February 2027.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Publication safety
96% confidenceSuitable for publication with lifecycle qualification
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The analysis distinguishes the active award notice from a signed contract and reports the scheduled future signature date.
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified
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APEX LIFTS LIMITED was verified through matching company number 03703714; verification status is completed and verified.
Unpublished competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, award criteria, scores or award rationale is present in the supplied data.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no separate published title, description or value
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Lot 1 is supplied with status only; its title, description and value are null.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The record does not evidence that the contract was signed; it shows only a future signature date scheduled for 30 October 2026.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: number of quotes or bidders, award criteria, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown and savings.
- Lot 1 has no separately published title, description or value.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Bourne Hall Lift RefurbishmentEpsom and Ewell Borough CouncilAPEX LIFTS LIMITEDlift refurbishmentlift installation workpublic procurement award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Bourne Hall Lift Refurbishment award?
APEX LIFTS LIMITED, verified under company number 03703714.
What is the published value of the award?
£97,802 net and £117,362 gross.
Has the contract been signed?
A signed contract is not evidenced in the supplied data. The record shows a signature date scheduled for 30 October 2026.
When is the stated delivery period?
From 4 January 2027 to 28 February 2027.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.