AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Durham County Council has published contract details for earthworks at Seaham Docks Car Park. The active contract was signed with HALL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED for £106,035.20 gross and is stated to run from 3 September to 27 November 2026.
Published outcomeAward 1 is active and names HALL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED as the sole supplier. The associated contract record is active and explicitly records a signature date of 2 September 2026.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition works procurement covering car-park-related earthworks, road-repair works and resurfacing in the Durham area.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
HALL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £106,035.20 gross GBP · Verified supplier; active award
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Award 1 names HALL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED as supplier. The supplier is verified by Companies House number 02076179. Contract 1, linked to Award 1, states a gross value of 106035.20 GBP.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract details notice published 14 October 2026
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The contract document records datePublished as 2026-10-14T09:00:32+01:00.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive; signed 2 September 2026
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Contract 1 has status 'active' and dateSigned 2026-09-02T00:00:00+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£106,035.20 gross
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Contract 1 value is amountGross 106035.20, currency GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence2 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-02.
Contract start
99% confidence3 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-09-03.
Contract end
99% confidence27 November 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-11-27T23:59:59Z.
Notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
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The Find a Tender contract details notice was published on 2026-10-14.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceEarthworks required for Seaham Docks Car Park
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Tender title and description state 'Seaham Docks Car Park Earthworks' and 'Earthworks required for Seaham Docks Car Park'.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is 'works'.
Classifications
99% confidenceRoad-repair works (CPV 45233142); resurfacing works (CPV 45233251)
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Award item 1 lists these two CPV classifications.
Delivery area
95% confidenceUKC14, United Kingdom
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Award item 1 delivery address is region UKC14, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited competition
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Tender procurementMethod is 'limited' and procurementMethodDetails is 'Below threshold - limited competition'.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Tender method details state below-threshold limited competition; contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence3 September 2026 to 27 November 2026
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Contract 1 period specifies these start and end dates.
Contract value basis
99% confidenceGross value
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The contract value is supplied as amountGross.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
99% confidenceA single active award and associated contract are recorded for one supplier and one lot.
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Award 1 names one supplier and relates to lot 1; contract 1 links to awardID 1.
Work profile
94% confidenceThe published classifications indicate a combination of earthworks-related car park work, road repair and resurfacing.
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The requirement description concerns car park earthworks and the award lists road-repair and resurfacing CPVs.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
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Lot 1 contains only an identifier and complete status; no title, description or value is supplied.
Competition information
99% confidenceThe notice identifies limited competition but does not provide bidder numbers, evaluation scores or award rationale.
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No bid counts, scoring, evaluation or rationale fields are supplied in the source data.
Publication timing
99% confidenceThe contract details notice was published after the stated signature and start dates.
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The notice publication date is 14 October 2026, while the contract was signed on 2 September 2026 and started on 3 September 2026.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: award date, tender submission deadline, bid count, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale and pricing breakdown.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: lot 1 title, description and individual lot value.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published; the stated end date must not be treated as a renewal forecast.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Seaham Docks Car Park EarthworksDurham County CouncilHALL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITEDearthworks contractresurfacing worksroad-repair works
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Seaham Docks Car Park Earthworks contract?
HALL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED is named as the supplier for active Award 1.
What is the contract value?
The associated contract has a published gross value of £106,035.20.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is 3 September 2026 to 27 November 2026.
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