AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Newark And Sherwood District Council awarded ABCA SYSTEMS LIMITED a contract for communal electrical and fire-safety service and maintenance across its communal centres and schemes.
Published outcomeThe published contract record is active and explicitly records a signed contract dated 1 June 2026.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition public-sector services award with a gross contract value of £138,880.28.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ABCA SYSTEMS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £138,880.28 gross (£115,733.57 excluding VAT) GBP · Active contract
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Award 1 names ABCA SYSTEMS LIMITED as its supplier. Contract 1, linked to award 1, records GBP 138,880.28 amountGross and GBP 115,733.57 amount.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract details notice published 14 October 2026
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Find a Tender document 097029-2026 is described as a Contract details notice and has datePublished 2026-10-14T13:47:23+01:00.
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 1 June 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned 2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£115,733.57
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Contract 1 value.amount is 115733.57 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£138,880.28
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 138880.28 GBP.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract start
99% confidence1 June 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end
99% confidence30 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-09-30T23:59:59+01:00.
Signed date
99% confidence1 June 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication
99% confidence14 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published on 2026-10-14.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceService and maintenance for communal electrical and fire-safety compliance across NSDC communal centres and schemes.
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Process description states: 'To carry out service and maintenance to ensure compliance for electrical & fire safety within all communal centres and schemes for NSDC'.
Procurement category
98% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 50413200 — Repair and maintenance services of firefighting equipment
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Award item 1 lists CPV 50413200 with this description.
Delivery area
93% confidenceUKF15
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Award item 1 delivery address is region UKF15.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is limited.
Method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states 'Below threshold - limited competition'.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results are unknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence1 June 2026 to 30 September 2026
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Contract 1 period runs from 2026-06-01 to 2026-09-30.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Pricing basis
98% confidencePublished as a total contract value; detailed pricing is unknown.
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Contract 1 supplies net and gross total values but no rate card or pricing breakdown.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
98% confidenceOne supplier is named for the single published lot.
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Award 1 names one supplier and is linked to lot 1.
Contract timing
99% confidenceThe notice was published after the stated contract start and signature dates.
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Contract start and signed dates are 1 June 2026, while the contract details notice publication date is 14 October 2026.
Value interpretation
97% confidenceThe published total applies to the contract linked to award 1 and lot 1.
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Contract 1 is linked to awardID 1; award 1 is linked to relatedLot 1.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Lot 1 contains only its identifier and status; no title, description or value is supplied.
Award date
99% confidenceUnknown
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Award 1 does not provide an award date.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, bidder list, score, rationale or evaluation outcome is provided.
Publication timing
99% confidenceThe published notice post-dates the recorded signature and contract start dates.
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The contract dates are 1 June 2026 and the notice publication date is 14 October 2026.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published lot has no title, description or individual lot value.
- No award decision date is supplied.
- Bid numbers, competing suppliers, evaluation methodology, scores and award rationale are not supplied.
- No extension, renewal option or detailed pricing information is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
ABCA SYSTEMS LIMITEDNewark And Sherwood District Councilcommunal electrical safetyfire safety maintenancepublic contractFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Communal Electrical & Fire Safety contract?
ABCA SYSTEMS LIMITED, company number 06294877, is named as the supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £115,733.57 excluding VAT and £138,880.28 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is 1 June 2026 to 30 September 2026.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract data explicitly records a signed date of 1 June 2026.
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