AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Newark And Sherwood District Council has published contract details for construction of five new HRA homes and ancillary works at Church Circle, Ollerton. The contract was awarded directly below threshold without competition to T BALFE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED.
Published outcomeAward 1 and contract 1 are recorded as active. The source explicitly records the contract as signed on 12 May 2026, with a stated term to 11 February 2027.
Market significanceThe published contract value is £1,165,621.79 excluding VAT (£1,398,746.15 including VAT) for a small residential new-build works project.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
T BALFE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £1,165,621.79 excluding VAT; £1,398,746.15 including VAT GBP · Verified legal entity; award and linked contract active
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-01818688. Supplier verification matches company number 01818688 to T BALFE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED. Contract 1 is linked to award 1; its value is contract-level rather than separately allocated by lot.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract details notice published 14 October 2026
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Document 097056-2026 is labelled “Contract details notice on Find a Tender” and dated 2026-10-14.
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 12 May 2026
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Contract 1 states dateSigned: 2026-05-12.
Contract term
99% confidence12 May 2026 to 11 February 2027
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Contract 1 period states startDate 2026-05-12 and endDate 2027-02-11.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£1,165,621.79
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Contract 1 value.amount is 1165621.79 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£1,398,746.15
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 1398746.15 GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceOne contract-level value linked to award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 links to award 1; award 1 relates to lot 1. No separate lot value is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence12 May 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-05-12.
Contract start
99% confidence12 May 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-05-12.
Contract end
99% confidence11 February 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-02-11.
Notice publication
99% confidence14 October 2026
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The contract-details document datePublished is 2026-10-14.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceConstruction of five new HRA properties and ancillary works at Church Circle, Ollerton
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Tender title and description state this scope.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is “works”.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 45211100 — Construction work for houses
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Award item 1 includes CPV 45211100.
Delivery area
95% confidenceUKF15
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Award item 1 delivery address region is UKF15.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1)
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Tender and award records each identify lot 1 only.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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Tender procurementMethod is “direct”.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - without competition”.
Competition information
99% confidenceNo bid count, evaluation results or award rationale supplied
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence12 May 2026 to 11 February 2027
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Contract 1 period provides these dates.
VAT treatment
99% confidence£1,165,621.79 net and £1,398,746.15 gross
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Contract 1 provides amount and amountGross in GBP.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-to-market signal
99% confidenceThe buyer used a below-threshold direct route without competition for this works requirement.
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - without competition”.
Project scale
99% confidenceThe requirement covers five new homes, with a published gross contract value of £1.40 million.
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Tender description specifies five properties; contract 1 amountGross is £1,398,746.15.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Notice timing
99% confidenceThe contract-details notice was published after the recorded signature and start date.
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Contract signed and started on 12 May 2026; the notice was published on 14 October 2026.
Award date
99% confidenceNot supplied
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Award 1 has no award date in the supplied data.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value.
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Lot 1 fields are null; the contract provides a single contract-level value.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, bidder list, scoring, evaluation or award-rationale data is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award date is supplied.
- No bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown is supplied.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value.
- The contract value is published at contract level; no further allocation is available.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
T BALFE CONSTRUCTION LIMITEDNewark And Sherwood District CouncilChurch Circle OllertonHRA Phase 6housing construction contract45211100
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Church Circle, Ollerton contract?
T BALFE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED, company number 01818688, is named as the supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £1,165,621.79 excluding VAT and £1,398,746.15 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The supplied contract record states a start date of 12 May 2026 and an end date of 11 February 2027.
What procurement route was used?
The notice records a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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