AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
UK Research and Innovation has concluded a below-threshold limited competition for precast blocks supporting Drum and Gas Platforms. The published contract is with POUNDFIELD PRECAST LIMITED.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are reported for supplier POUNDFIELD PRECAST LIMITED. The contract record states it was signed on 12 October 2026 and runs from 13 October to 27 November 2026.
Market significanceThis is a short-duration, below-threshold goods contract for concrete products, with a published gross contract value of £23,357.90.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
POUNDFIELD PRECAST LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £23,357.90 gross; £19,464.92 excluding VAT GBP · verified; active award and contract
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-02714196. Supplier verification matched company number 02714196 to POUNDFIELD PRECAST LIMITED. Contract 1, linked to award 1, reports GBP 23,357.90 gross and GBP 19,464.92 net.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice
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The process description states: “THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION”; the document is labelled “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is “complete” and source status is “complete”.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status “active”.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status “active”.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 12 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-12.
Contract period
99% confidence13 October 2026 to 27 November 2026
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Contract 1 period records startDate 2026-10-13 and endDate 2026-11-27.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£19,464.92
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Contract 1 value.amount is 19464.92 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£23,357.90
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 23357.90 GBP.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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The contract field aboveThreshold is false and procurement method details state “Below threshold - limited competition”.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-12.
Contract start
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-13.
Contract end
99% confidence27 November 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-11-27.
Notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
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The contract-details notice was published at 2026-10-14T09:24:57+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidencePrecast blocks for support of Drum and Gas Platforms
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The tender title and brief description state this requirement.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is “goods”.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 44114200 — Concrete products
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Award item 1 carries CPV 44114200, described as Concrete products.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (Lot 1)
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Tender data contains Lot 1, and award 1 is related to Lot 1.
Delivery coverage
93% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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The award item delivery address is recorded at UK level.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
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”.
Competition notice
99% confidenceNot a call for competition
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The published description explicitly states this is a contract details notice, not a call for competition.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract reference
99% confidenceCSP26899
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Tender ID is CSP26899.
Contract duration
98% confidenceApproximately 46 days
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The published period runs from 13 October 2026 to 27 November 2026.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Purchase profile
96% confidenceShort-term concrete-products supply requirement
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The contract covers precast blocks, is categorised as goods with CPV Concrete products, and has a period from 13 October to 27 November 2026.
Published commercial scale
99% confidence£23,357.90 gross
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Contract 1 reports amountGross of 23357.90 GBP.
Evaluation and bid insight
99% confidenceNot published
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Information on bid numbers, tenderers, award criteria, scores and reasons for selection is not supplied in the published notice.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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Supplier verification completed using company number 02714196 and returned POUNDFIELD PRECAST LIMITED.
Value allocation
98% confidenceContract value is safely attributable to the sole published contract and sole awarded supplier
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Contract 1 links to award 1, which lists one supplier, POUNDFIELD PRECAST LIMITED.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot title and description not supplied
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Lot 1 is present but has no published title or description.
Competition detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, competing supplier list, evaluation criteria, scores or award rationale is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not provide a title or description for Lot 1.
- The published notice does not state the number of bids, identities of unsuccessful suppliers, evaluation criteria, scores, pricing breakdown, or reasons for award.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published.
- No delivery location more specific than United Kingdom is published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
CSP26899UK Research and InnovationPOUNDFIELD PRECAST LIMITEDprecast blocksconcrete productsDrum and Gas PlatformsUK public procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the CSP26899 contract?
POUNDFIELD PRECAST LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 02714196.
What is the published contract value?
£19,464.92 excluding VAT and £23,357.90 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is 13 October 2026 to 27 November 2026.
Was this an open competition?
No. The notice states that the procurement was concluded following a below-threshold limited competition.
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