AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Newark And Sherwood District Council awarded a fire and security maintenance services contract to FREEDOM FIRE & SECURITY MAINTENANCE LIMITED. The published contract record states that it was signed on 18 March 2026, runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029, and has a net value of £46,834 and gross value of £58,361.76.
Published outcomeOne active award and active contract are recorded for FREEDOM FIRE & SECURITY MAINTENANCE LIMITED under a below-threshold limited-competition procedure.
Market significanceThis is a three-year, below-threshold public-sector maintenance contract covering several fire and security system types. The published record does not disclose bid numbers, evaluation results or pricing detail.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
FREEDOM FIRE & SECURITY MAINTENANCE LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £46,834 net; £58,361.76 gross (contract-level value) GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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The award names supplier GB-COH-06296505. Supplier verification matched company number 06296505 to FREEDOM FIRE & SECURITY MAINTENANCE LIMITED. Contract 1, linked to award 1, states amounts of 46,834 and 58,361.76 GBP.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceContract details notice published; tender marked complete
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The notice is titled "Contract details notice on Find a Tender" and the tender status is "complete".
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 18 March 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-03-18.
Contract period
99% confidence1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-04-01 and endDate is 2029-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£46,834
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Contract 1 value.amount is 46834 GBP, alongside amountGross of 58361.76.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£58,361.76
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 58361.76 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceSingle published contract linked to award 1; no separate lot value published
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Contract 1 is linked to awardID 1, while lot 1 has no value amount.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence18 March 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-03-18.
Contract start
99% confidence1 April 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-04-01.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2029
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2029-03-31.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
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The source record gives published_at and document datePublished as 2026-10-14.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service scope
98% confidenceMaintenance of fire alarms, intruder alarms, alarm monitoring, emergency lighting, CCTV, access control and disabled refuges
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The published description lists these service areas.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
CPV classification
99% confidence50413200 — Repair and maintenance services of firefighting equipment
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Award item 1 includes CPV 50413200.
Delivery region
97% confidenceUKF15
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Award item 1 delivery address specifies region UKF15.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne lot recorded, without a published title or description
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Tender and award records reference lot 1; its title and description are null.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited competition
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The tender procurementMethod is "limited" and procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - limited competition".
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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The procurement method detail says below-threshold limited competition and contract 1 has aboveThreshold set to false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of invited suppliers, tenders received and evaluation outcomes unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidenceThree years
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The recorded period runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029.
VAT treatment
99% confidenceBoth net and gross contract amounts are published
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Contract 1 provides amount of £46,834 and amountGross of £58,361.76.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Service bundle
96% confidenceThe requirement combines fire-life-safety and security maintenance disciplines in one contract.
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The description covers fire alarm and emergency-lighting maintenance alongside intruder alarms, monitoring, CCTV, access control and disabled refuges.
Published pricing visibility
99% confidenceA total net and gross contract value is available, but no rates, cost breakdown or lot-level allocation is published.
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Contract 1 includes total amounts; lot 1 and the award record contain no individual value.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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Supplier verification matched the published GB-COH identifier 06296505 to FREEDOM FIRE & SECURITY MAINTENANCE LIMITED by company number, with no name mismatch.
Award date
99% confidenceNot published
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Award 1 has no award date and no separate award date is supplied elsewhere in the record.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value
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Lot 1 title, description and value fields are null.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No tender count, bidder list, evaluation scoring or award rationale is included in the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published record does not provide an award date.
- Information on bidder numbers, tender responses, evaluation criteria, scores and award rationale was not supplied in the published notice.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No extension, option, renewal or pricing-breakdown terms were supplied. The renewal timing is only an estimate based on the stated contract end date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Newark And Sherwood District CouncilFREEDOM FIRE & SECURITY MAINTENANCE LIMITEDfire and security maintenancefire alarm maintenanceCCTV maintenanceaccess control maintenancepublic procurement contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Newark and Sherwood fire and security service contract?
FREEDOM FIRE & SECURITY MAINTENANCE LIMITED, verified against Companies House company number 06296505.
What is the published contract value?
The contract records £46,834 excluding VAT and £58,361.76 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029.
What services are included?
The notice describes maintenance for fire alarms, intruder alarms, alarm monitoring, emergency lighting, CCTV, access control and disabled refuges.
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