AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Department Health has awarded and signed a contract with Mascott Construction for refurbishment, an outbuilding extension, siteworks, drainage, and mechanical and electrical alterations at Ards MHOPC. The published contract value is £283,037 excluding VAT (£339,644.40 including VAT).
Published outcomeOne active award for Lot 1 is linked to one active contract with Mascott Construction. The contract data explicitly records signature on 24 September 2026, with a stated term from 1 December 2026 to 1 April 2027.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition works procurement in Northern Ireland, with a published contract value of £283,037 excluding VAT.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Mascott Construction
96% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 283037 excluding VAT; 339644.4 including VAT GBP · Active award linked to active contract
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Award 1 names Mascott Construction as its sole supplier and is linked to Contract 1, which states the published values.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Process notice type and contract document description state “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status “active”.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status “active”.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 24 September 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-09-24.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£283,037
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Contract 1 value.amount is 283037 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£339,644.40
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 339644.4 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence24 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-24.
Contract start
99% confidence1 December 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-12-01.
Contract end
99% confidence1 April 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-04-01.
Notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published at 2026-10-14T11:31:12+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceInternal remodel and outbuilding extension, with associated siteworks, drainage, and mechanical and electrical services alterations
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Published tender description.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is “works”.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 45000000 — Construction work
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Award item 1 lists CPV 45000000.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne published lot (Lot 1); no lot title or detailed lot description supplied
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Tender and award data reference Lot 1 only; its title and description are null.
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 procedure details state below-threshold limited competition; Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Bidder count and evaluation outcome
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated contract period
99% confidence1 December 2026 to 1 April 2027
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Contract 1 period specifies these start and end dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
97% confidenceA single supplier is named for the sole published lot and linked contract.
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Award 1 names one supplier, references Lot 1, and Contract 1 links to Award 1.
Value interpretation
97% confidenceThe published £283,037 net and £339,644.40 gross figures are contract-level values linked to the sole published award; no separate lot-level pricing breakdown is supplied.
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Contract 1 provides both values, while Lot 1 has no published value.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity verification
99% confidenceMascott Construction is an unverified published supplier name: the completed Companies House matching workflow found no safe company match.
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Supplier identity status is “checked_unmatched”; verification lookup decision is “still_unmatched”; no verified company name or number is supplied.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description, or value.
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Lot 1 title, description, and value fields are null.
Competition and evaluation information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, tenderer identities, scores, or evaluation narrative is included.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Mascott Construction is the published supplier name, but the completed Companies House matching workflow found no safe match; it must be treated as unverified.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes the award decision date, bidder count, evaluation results, bid prices, lot title, detailed lot scope, lot-level value, and extension or renewal terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Ards MHOPCMascott ConstructionDepartment HealthNorthern Ireland procurementconstruction workrefurbishment contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Ards MHOPC Storage Container & Partial Refurb contract?
The published award names Mascott Construction. Its company identity could not be safely matched through the supplied Companies House verification workflow.
What is the contract value?
The contract value is £283,037 excluding VAT and £339,644.40 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published term runs from 1 December 2026 to 1 April 2027. The contract data records that it was signed on 24 September 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.