AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
University of Bedfordshire published a transparency notice for a direct, below-threshold procurement of F-gas inspections and air-conditioning plant servicing. Award 1 names WATFORD REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING LIMITED, but the award remains pending and the notice schedules a future signature date; it does not evidence a signed or active contract.
Published outcomePending award to WATFORD REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING LIMITED for lot 1, with an award value of £28,330 excluding VAT (£33,996 including VAT).
Market significanceA single-supplier, below-threshold direct procurement for specialist air-conditioning and refrigeration-related works/services in the University of Bedfordshire area.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
WATFORD REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING LIMITED
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 28330 GBP · Pending award
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Verified supplier identity: company number 00457930. Award 1 names the supplier and has status “pending”; its value amount is £28,330 excluding VAT. The value applies to the single award, not a separately published lot value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
96% confidencePublished transparency notice; tender and lot marked complete
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The notice is described as a “Transparency notice on Find a Tender”; tender status and lot 1 status are “complete”.
Award status
100% confidencePending
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Award 1 status is “pending”.
Signature status
100% confidenceNot evidenced as signed; future signature date scheduled for 27 October 2026
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Award milestone type is “futureSignatureDate”, due 2026-10-27T23:59:59Z, with status “scheduled”.
Planned contract period
98% confidence12 November 2026 to 11 November 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod gives startDate 2026-11-12 and endDate 2027-11-11.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
100% confidence£28,330
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Award 1 value.amount is 28330 GBP.
Award value including VAT
100% confidence£33,996
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 33996 GBP.
Lot-level value
100% confidenceNot published
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Lot 1 has no value amount or currency in the supplied data.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Notice publication
100% confidence14 October 2026
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The award notice was published at 2026-10-14T11:00:48+01:00.
Scheduled signature date
100% confidence27 October 2026
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Scheduled futureSignatureDate milestone due 2026-10-27T23:59:59Z.
Planned start date
98% confidence12 November 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate is 2026-11-12.
Planned end date
98% confidence11 November 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod endDate is 2027-11-11.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
97% confidenceF-gas inspections and servicing of air-conditioning plant
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Procurement title and description state: “To carry out F gas inspections and servicing of AC plant and servicing”.
Procurement category
100% confidenceWorks
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is “works”.
Relevant CPV classifications
100% confidence45331220 Air-conditioning installation work; 45331231 Installation work of refrigeration equipment
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Award item 1 lists these additional CPV classifications.
Delivery region
96% confidenceUKH, United Kingdom
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Award item delivery address specifies region UKH and country GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
100% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is “direct”.
Method detail
100% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - without competition”.
Competition information
99% confidenceNo competition or bid-count data published
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The notice identifies a direct below-threshold procedure without competition; no bid count or evaluation information is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Planned term
97% confidenceApproximately 12 months
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The published contract period runs from 12 November 2026 to 11 November 2027.
Extension or renewal terms
100% confidenceNot published
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No extension or renewal provisions are included in the supplied notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
100% confidenceOne pending award covers the only published lot
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The tender contains lot 1 only, and award 1 is related to lot 1.
Commercial position
100% confidenceThe published £28,330 excluding-VAT value is associated with the pending award
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Award 1 lists value.amount of 28330 GBP and status pending.
Market access route
100% confidenceThis requirement was sourced through a direct below-threshold route without competition
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Tender procurement method and detail are direct and “Below threshold - without competition”.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Pending rather than concluded award
100% confidenceThe record must not be treated as a signed, active or commenced contract
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Award 1 is pending and only a scheduled future signature date is published.
Supplier-name variation resolved
98% confidenceThe source notice uses “Watford Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Ltd”; verified legal identity is WATFORD REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING LIMITED
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Supplier verification reports a normalised-name match to company number 00457930 and flags a name mismatch.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo award decision date, bid count, evaluation rationale, pricing breakdown, lot-level value, or extension terms
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice and related extracted records.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award is pending; the source does not establish that a contract has been signed, started or is active.
- No award decision date, bidder information, evaluation outcome, award rationale or pricing breakdown is published.
- No separate lot value or detailed lot description is published.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
University of BedfordshireF-gas inspectionsair-conditioning servicingWATFORD REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING LIMITEDdirect awardFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named for the University of Bedfordshire F-gas servicing award?
The pending award names WATFORD REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING LIMITED, verified under company number 00457930.
Has the contract been signed?
No signed contract is evidenced. The award is pending and the notice lists a scheduled future signature date of 27 October 2026.
What is the published award value?
The award value is £28,330 excluding VAT, with £33,996 including VAT.
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