AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Leicestershire County Council awarded a contract for repairs to Beaumanor Hall’s outdoor high ropes course to HIGH-LOW ROPES COURSE CONSULTING LTD.
Published outcomeA contract details notice records an active award and an explicitly signed contract with HIGH-LOW ROPES COURSE CONSULTING LTD.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition purchase for specialist outdoor sports-equipment repairs, valued at £19,615 excluding VAT (£23,583 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
HIGH-LOW ROPES COURSE CONSULTING LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £19,615 excluding VAT; £23,583 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Verified company name supplied for company number 09343149. Award 1 names this supplier. Contract 1, linked to award 1, states £19,615 net and £23,583 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete"; lot 1 status is "complete".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 14 October 2026
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Contract 1 gives dateSigned as 2026-10-14T00:00:00Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£19,615
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Contract 1 value.amount is 19615 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£23,583
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 23583 GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceContract-level value allocated to the sole named supplier and award
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Contract 1 links to award 1, which names one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-14T00:00:00Z.
Contract start
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Contract period startDate is 2026-10-14T00:00:00Z.
Contract end
99% confidence14 October 2027
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Contract period endDate is 2027-10-14T23:59:59+01:00.
Notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published at 2026-10-14T15:52:40+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceRepairs to Beaumanor Hall’s outdoor high ropes course
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Contract title: "Repairs to Beaumanor Hall's Outdoor high rope course."
Operational purpose
98% confidenceUrgent repairs intended to keep the course safe and usable for educational outdoor activities
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Tender description states that urgent repairs are needed to ensure the course stays safe and usable for educational outdoor activities.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 37410000 — Outdoor sports equipment
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Award item additional classification is CPV 37410000.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne lot (lot 1); no published lot title or separate description
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Tender lists only lot 1, with no title or description supplied.
Delivery location
90% confidenceUnited Kingdom (region not further specified)
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Award item delivery address gives region UK and country GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceBelow-threshold limited competition
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procurementMethod is "limited" and procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - limited competition".
Suppliers approached
90% confidenceSix companies
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Tender description says: "We have approached six companies".
Responses received
90% confidenceThree companies
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Tender description says that three companies responded to the invitation to quote.
Published quoted submissions
90% confidenceHigh Low: £19,615 excluding VAT; Inside Out: £23,800 excluding VAT; Technical Outdoor Solutions: £17,310 excluding VAT
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Tender description lists these three submissions and associated VAT-inclusive figures.
Evaluation rationale
95% confidenceNot published beyond the stated selection outcome
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The notice says EPP was offered to the selected company but provides no scored evaluation, criteria weighting, or detailed award rationale.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence14 October 2026 to 14 October 2027
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Contract period gives startDate 2026-10-14 and endDate 2027-10-14.
Published payment terms
96% confidenceNo payment terms stated for the awarded contract
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Contract data does not provide payment terms. The tender description states staged terms only in relation to Technical Outdoor Solutions’ quotation.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract field aboveThreshold is false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Awarded price relative to published quotes
96% confidenceThe awarded net value (£19,615) matches the High Low quotation listed in the tender description; it is £2,305 below the Inside Out quote and £2,305 above the Technical Outdoor Solutions quote.
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Tender description lists High Low at £19,615, Inside Out at £23,800 and Technical Outdoor Solutions at £17,310 excluding VAT; contract net value is £19,615.
Price was not the only observable consideration
94% confidenceThe lowest published quotation was not selected, but the notice does not publish a definitive reason for the choice.
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Technical Outdoor Solutions is listed at £17,310 excluding VAT, while the contract is awarded at £19,615 excluding VAT. No detailed evaluation rationale is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Notice type and evidential strength
98% confidenceHigh
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This is a Contract details notice containing an active contract record, explicit signature date, period and contract value.
Published evaluation detail
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No evaluation scores, weighting, detailed rationale, or formal comparison of the quotations is provided.
Lot detail
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual lot value.
Contract payment terms
97% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No payment schedule is recorded for the awarded contract.
Extension and renewal terms
97% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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The contract record gives an end date but no options, extensions or renewal provisions.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not provide evaluation scores, scoring weights, or a detailed reason why HIGH-LOW ROPES COURSE CONSULTING LTD was selected over the other quoted suppliers.
- No bid submission deadline or award decision date is published.
- Lot 1 has no published title, detailed description or separate lot value.
- No contract payment terms, extension options or renewal provisions are published.
- The suggested October 2027 renewal or recompetition timing is an estimate derived only from the explicit contract end date, not a procurement forecast.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Beaumanor high ropes repairsHIGH-LOW ROPES COURSE CONSULTING LTDLeicestershire County Council contract awardoutdoor sports equipment repairshigh ropes course contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Beaumanor high ropes repairs contract?
HIGH-LOW ROPES COURSE CONSULTING LTD won the contract.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £19,615 excluding VAT and £23,583 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published period runs from 14 October 2026 to 14 October 2027.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract data records a signature date of 14 October 2026.
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