World Museum Horseshoe Refurbishment contract awarded to F. PARKINSON LIMITED

Tender information last checkedLast checked 13 Oct 2026, 16:31.

Opportunity overview

Reinstatement of plaster ceilings within the Horseshoe Gallery together with redecoration and alterations to the mechanical and electrical installations. Roofing works and repointing works at roof level above the Horseshoe Gallery. The works are required due to deterioration in the plaster to the ceiling of the Horseshoe Gallery.

Awarded to

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F. PARKINSON LIMITED

Matched by number

Contract value: £1.2m
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 12 Oct 2026
Including VAT: £1.4m
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH 00446626
Location: Blackpool, UKD42, FY3 7UN, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract details notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: ocds-h6vhtk-0786bc
Status: complete
Procurement Method: selective
Procurement Method Details: Below threshold - award under framework
Competitive: No

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: National Museums Liverpool
Id: GB-PPON-PNMY-9441-BPGQ

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PNMY-9441-BPGQ

Address

Street Address: World Museum, William Brown Street
Locality: Liverpool
Postal Code: L3 8EN
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKD72

Contact

Email: procurementservices@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - central government

Organisation 2

Name: F. PARKINSON LIMITED
Id: GB-COH-00446626

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 00446626

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PXZG-7243-TPGY

Address

Street Address: 50 Mowbray Drive
Locality: Blackpool
Postal Code: FY3 7UN
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKD42

Contact

Email: marketing@fparkinson.co.uk

Roles

supplier

Details

Url: http://www.fparkinson.co.uk ↗
Scale: sme
Vcse: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Status: active
Main Procurement Category: works

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 45000000
Description: Construction work

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKD7
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-00446626
Name: F. PARKINSON LIMITED

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 1
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Above Threshold: No
Date Signed: 13 Oct 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts: 13 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 19 Mar 2027, 23:59

Value

Including VAT: 1,405,015.34
Amount: 1,170,846.12
Currency: GBP

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 096628-2026
Document Type: contractNotice
Notice Type: UK7
Description: Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096628-2026 ↗
Published: 13 Oct 2026, 14:58
Format: text/html

Related procurements

Entry 1

Id: framework
Scheme: ocid
Identifier: ocds-h6vhtk-05d929
Uri: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-05d929 ↗

Relationship

framework

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Liverpool · UKD72 · L3 8EN · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

096628-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender · 13 Oct 2026, 14:58

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

National Museums Liverpool has concluded and signed a below-threshold framework call-off for refurbishment works at World Museum’s Horseshoe Gallery. The active contract is awarded to F. PARKINSON LIMITED and runs from 13 October 2026 to 19 March 2027.

Published outcome signals

Published notice13 October 2026Evidence: Contract details notice published 2026-10-13T14:58:28+01:00.
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award 1 has status 'active'.
Contract statusActiveEvidence: Contract 1 has status 'active'.

98% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 096628-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0786bc
First published: 13 Oct 2026
Last checked: 13 Oct 2026, 16:31
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 13 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One active award and one active contract are recorded for F. PARKINSON LIMITED. The contract value is £1,170,846.12 excluding VAT (£1,405,015.34 gross).

Market significance

This is a £1.17m net works contract covering heritage-building repair, gallery refurbishment, roofing and building-services alterations in Liverpool.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

F. PARKINSON LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · Shared contract value: £1,170,846.12 excluding VAT; £1,405,015.34 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award

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Award 1 names F. PARKINSON LIMITED (GB-COH-00446626) as supplier. Supplier verification matched company number 00446626 to F. PARKINSON LIMITED. Contract 1 is linked to award 1.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Published notice

99% confidence

13 October 2026

View supporting evidence

Contract details notice published 2026-10-13T14:58:28+01:00.

Award status

99% confidence

Active

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Award 1 has status 'active'.

Contract status

99% confidence

Active

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Contract 1 has status 'active'.

Contract signature

99% confidence

13 October 2026

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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-13T00:00:00+01:00.

Contract period

99% confidence

13 October 2026 to 19 March 2027

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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.

VALUES

Published values explained

Contract value excluding VAT

99% confidence

£1,170,846.12

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Contract 1 value.amount is 1170846.12 GBP.

Contract value including VAT

99% confidence

£1,405,015.34

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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 1405015.34 GBP.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Contract signed

99% confidence

13 October 2026

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Contract 1 dateSigned.

Contract start

99% confidence

13 October 2026

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Contract 1 period.startDate.

Contract end

99% confidence

19 March 2027

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Contract 1 period.endDate.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

98% confidence

Reinstatement of plaster ceilings in the Horseshoe Gallery, redecoration, mechanical and electrical alterations, roofing works and repointing at roof level.

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Published tender description.

Purpose

98% confidence

Works are required because of deterioration in the Horseshoe Gallery plaster ceiling.

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Published tender description.

Procurement category

99% confidence

Works

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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is 'works'.

Classification

99% confidence

CPV 45000000 — Construction work

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Award item additional classification.

Delivery area

95% confidence

UKD7, United Kingdom

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Award item delivery address region is UKD7.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procurement method

99% confidence

Selective

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Tender procurementMethod is 'selective'.

Route

99% confidence

Below-threshold award under framework

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Tender procurementMethodDetails states 'Below threshold - award under framework'.

Competition flag

99% confidence

Not competitive

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Tender competitive field is false.

Framework reference

99% confidence

ocds-h6vhtk-05d929

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Related process is identified as a framework with this OCID.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Contract type

99% confidence

Works contract

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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is works.

Contract duration

95% confidence

Approximately 157 days

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Contract period runs from 13 October 2026 to 19 March 2027.

Above threshold

99% confidence

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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Contract structure

99% confidence

A single active supplier award is linked to lot 1 and a single active contract.

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Award 1 names one supplier, relates to lot 1, and contract 1 links to award 1.

Commercial route

98% confidence

The buyer used an existing framework route rather than a competitive procurement flagged in this notice.

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Procurement method details state below-threshold award under framework and competitive is false.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

98%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-0786bc
Analysed: 13 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

National Museums Liverpool

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Buyer party named National Museums Liverpool.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Public authority — central government

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Buyer classification UK_CA_TYPE is publicAuthorityCentralGovernment.

Buyer location

99% confidence

World Museum, William Brown Street, Liverpool, L3 8EN

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Buyer party address.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Legal supplier identity

99% confidence

F. PARKINSON LIMITED (company number 00446626)

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Verified supplier identity matched by Companies House company number.

Supplier classification

99% confidence

SME

View supporting evidence

Supplier party details scale is 'sme'.

Supplier location

99% confidence

Blackpool, United Kingdom

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Supplier party address gives Blackpool, FY3 7UN.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated reprocurement point

80% confidence

Around March 2027, based on the stated contract end date

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Contract ends 19 March 2027; this is a date-based estimate, not a procurement forecast.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Award date

99% confidence

Not supplied in the published notice data

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Award record award_date is null.

Lot detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value

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Lot 1 title, description and value fields are null.

Evaluation and competition detail

98% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice

View supporting evidence

No bidder count, evaluation scores, pricing breakdown or award rationale is provided.

Extension and renewal terms

98% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice

View supporting evidence

No extension or renewal option fields are provided.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The published data does not provide an award decision date.
Lot 1 has no published title, description, or individual value.
Information on tender participants, bid prices, evaluation, award rationale and savings is not supplied in the published notice.
No extension or renewal options are published; the March 2027 reprocurement point is only a date-based estimate.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the World Museum Horseshoe Refurbishment contract?

F. PARKINSON LIMITED, verified under company number 00446626, is the supplier on the active award.

What is the contract value?

The contract value is £1,170,846.12 excluding VAT and £1,405,015.34 including VAT.

When does the contract run?

The signed contract runs from 13 October 2026 to 19 March 2027.

What work is included?

The scope includes plaster-ceiling reinstatement, redecoration, mechanical and electrical alterations, roofing work and repointing around the Horseshoe Gallery.

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World Museum Horseshoe Refurbishment

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

F. PARKINSON LIMITED

Classification

Lots

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Lots and requirements

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Additional Identifiers

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Suppliers

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Period

Value

Documents

Related procurements

Relationship

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

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