AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Newark and Sherwood District Council has awarded and signed a contract with JOHNSON ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS LTD. to replace auditorium stair nosings at the Palace Theatre with LED nosings.
Published outcomeThe active contract is for electrical installation work, running from 11 September 2026 to 10 December 2026.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition works award worth £41,000 excluding VAT (£49,200 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
JOHNSON ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS LTD.
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £41,000 excluding VAT; £49,200 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names this supplier and is linked to contract 1. The supplier is verified against Companies House number 08507594; contract 1 gives amounts of GBP 41,000 and gross GBP 49,200.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceContract details notice published; tender and lot marked complete
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The source describes a "Contract details notice on Find a Tender" published 13 October 2026; tender and lot 1 each have status "complete".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive and explicitly signed
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Contract 1 has status "active" and dateSigned of 11 September 2026.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£41,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 41000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£49,200
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 49200 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence11 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-11.
Contract start
99% confidence11 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-09-11.
Contract end
99% confidence10 December 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-12-10T23:59:59Z.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence13 October 2026
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The contract-details notice datePublished is 2026-10-13T16:54:06+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceReplacement of existing auditorium stair nosings at the Palace Theatre with LED nosings to improve safety and reduce trip-and-fall risk.
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Tender description.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "works".
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 45310000 — Electrical installation work
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Award item 1 additional classification.
Delivery area
93% confidenceUKF15, United Kingdom
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Award item delivery address specifies region UKF15 and country GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited competition
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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"; contract is marked aboveThreshold false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence11 September 2026 to 10 December 2026
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Contract 1 period start and end dates.
VAT treatment
99% confidencePublished as £41,000 net and £49,200 gross
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Contract 1 reports amount and amountGross in GBP.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal terms are supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
94% confidenceA short-duration, below-threshold safety-related works contract.
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The published scope concerns LED stair-nosing replacement for safety; the contract runs for approximately three months and is marked below threshold.
Value interpretation
94% confidenceThe published gross amount is £8,200 higher than the net amount, consistent with VAT being reported separately.
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Contract reports £41,000 amount and £49,200 amountGross.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published data coverage
98% confidenceThe notice provides signed-contract dates, status, scope, supplier, classification and net/gross value.
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These fields are present in the contract, award, party and tender records.
Unpublished tender detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value; bid count, award date, evaluation detail and pricing breakdown are not supplied.
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Lot 1 only provides an ID and complete status; the relevant fields are absent from the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not provide the number of bids, tender submissions, scores, award rationale or comparative pricing.
- No separate title, description or allocated value is published for lot 1.
- No award-decision date, extension terms, renewal options or detailed pricing schedule is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Palace Theatre LED nosingsJOHNSON ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS LTD.Newark and Sherwood District Councilelectrical installation workFind a Tender contract award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Palace Theatre LED nosings contract?
JOHNSON ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS LTD., verified against Companies House number 08507594.
What is the contract value?
£41,000 excluding VAT and £49,200 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
From 11 September 2026 to 10 December 2026.
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.