AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
West Suffolk Council has published a contract award notice for internal strip-out, demolition and asbestos-removal works at 33-35 High Street to form a retail unit. The award is to SEWELLS RESERVOIR CONSTRUCTION LIMITED.
Published outcomeAward 1 is recorded as active, with a stated net value of £89,436 and gross value of £107,323.20. The notice schedules a future signature date of 23 October 2026; it does not confirm that the contract has been signed.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition works award with a short stated delivery period, from 26 October to 21 December 2026.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SEWELLS RESERVOIR CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 89436 GBP · verified
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Award 1 identifies the supplier as SEWELLS RESERVOIR CONSTRUCTION LIMITED. The supplied GB-COH identifier 02349942 was verified by company-number match. Award 1 has a single supplier and is linked to lot 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract award notice on Find a Tender
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Document 096731-2026 is described as a Contract award notice on Find a Tender.
Tender status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is recorded as complete.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is recorded as active.
Signature status
99% confidenceFuture signature scheduled; signature not confirmed
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Award milestone lists a futureSignatureDate of 23 October 2026 with status scheduled.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£89,436
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Award 1 value amount is GBP 89,436.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£107,323.20
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Award 1 value amountGross is GBP 107,323.20.
Value allocation
97% confidenceAward-level value linked to one supplier and 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 096731-2026 was published at 2026-10-13T16:59:23+01:00.
Scheduled signature date
99% confidence23 October 2026
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The scheduled futureSignatureDate is 2026-10-23.
Stated contract start
99% confidence26 October 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-26.
Stated contract end
99% confidence21 December 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod endDate is 2026-12-21T23:59:59+00:00.
Stated delivery period
94% confidenceApproximately 56 days
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Calculated from the stated start date of 26 October 2026 to end date of 21 December 2026.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Project
99% confidence33-35 High Street - Internal Strip Out_REV B
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This is the published tender title.
Published scope
99% confidenceStrip-out and internal demolition, including asbestos removal, of an existing building to form a retail unit
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This is the published tender description.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is works.
CPV classification
99% confidence45111000 — Demolition, site preparation and clearance work
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Award item 1 carries this CPV classification.
Lot
98% confidenceLot 1; no published lot title or description
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Award 1 is related to lot 1; the lot record has no title or description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is limited.
Method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states this wording.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Award 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bidders and evaluation results unknown
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No bidder count, bidder identities beyond the awardee, scores or evaluation narrative is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated contract period
99% confidence26 October 2026 to 21 December 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod provides these start and end dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal terms are supplied in the notice data.
Pricing detail
98% confidenceNet and gross award values published; pricing breakdown unknown
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The award contains amount and amountGross but no rate card, bill of quantities or pricing breakdown.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Work package profile
94% confidenceA short-duration demolition, strip-out and asbestos-removal package supporting retail-unit formation
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Based on the published scope and stated contract period.
Route-to-market signal
99% confidenceThe buyer used a below-threshold limited-competition route for this requirement
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The tender states 'Below threshold - limited competition'.
Award rationale
99% confidenceUnknown
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No award rationale, evaluation results or scoring information is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceSignature is not evidenced
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The only signature-related field is a future signature milestone scheduled for 23 October 2026; no signed-contract confirmation is supplied.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value
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The lot record contains only its identifier and complete status; award-level value is reported separately.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No submission deadline, bidder count, scores, criteria outcomes or award rationale is present.
Commercial terms
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No extension terms, renewal terms or itemised pricing are provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice schedules, but does not confirm, contract signature; the contract should not be described as signed or concluded.
- No lot title, lot description or separate lot value is published for lot 1.
- No tender deadline, bidder count, bid prices, evaluation criteria, scores or award rationale is supplied.
- No extension, renewal or detailed pricing terms are supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
West Suffolk CouncilSEWELLS RESERVOIR CONSTRUCTION LIMITED33-35 High Streetstrip-outinternal demolitionasbestos removaldemolition workscontract award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded the 33-35 High Street strip-out contract?
SEWELLS RESERVOIR CONSTRUCTION LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 02349942.
What is the published contract value?
The award states £89,436 excluding VAT and £107,323.20 including VAT.
Has the contract been signed?
The notice does not confirm signature. It records a signature date scheduled for 23 October 2026.
What work is included?
The published scope covers strip-out, internal demolition and asbestos removal to form a retail unit.
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