AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Mercian Trust awarded and signed a demolition contract for 55 and 56 Lichfield Street (The Cottages) to CITY DEMOLITION CONTRACTORS (BIRMINGHAM) LIMITED.
Published outcomeOne active award and active contract are recorded for supplier CITY DEMOLITION CONTRACTORS (BIRMINGHAM) LIMITED under lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition works contract for demolition, valued at £85,217 excluding VAT (£102,260.40 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CITY DEMOLITION CONTRACTORS (BIRMINGHAM) LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £85,217 excluding VAT; £102,260.40 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names the supplier and relates to lot 1. Contract 1 is linked to award 1 and states GBP amount 85,217 and amountGross 102,260.40. The supplier is verified by Companies House number 02324716.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract details notice published 15 October 2026
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Notice document 097312-2026 is described as a Contract details notice and dated 2026-10-15T10:12:07+01:00.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive; signed 15 October 2026
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Contract 1 has status "active" and dateSigned 2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Lot status
96% confidenceLot 1 complete
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Tender lot 1 has status "complete".
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£85,217
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Contract 1 value.amount is 85217 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£102,260.40
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 102260.4 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceContract-wide value allocated to the sole recorded award and supplier
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Contract 1 is linked only to award 1, which names one supplier and relates to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end
99% confidence30 November 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-11-30T23:59:59Z.
Notice publication
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract details notice 097312-2026 was published at 2026-10-15T10:12:07+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceDemolition of 55 and 56 Lichfield Street (The Cottages)
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Tender description states that The Mercian Trust sought to contract for demolition of 55 and 56 Lichfield Street (The Cottages).
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "works".
CPV
99% confidence45111100 — Demolition work
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Award item 1 includes CPV 45111100 with description "Demolition work".
Delivery location
90% confidenceUnited Kingdom; no more specific delivery location published in the award item
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Award item delivery address is region UK, country GB.
Supporting parties
95% confidenceWakemans Limited produced the requirement documents; The CPC administered the tender process
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Tender description states these roles.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is "limited".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - limited competition".
Competition information
98% confidenceNumber of invited suppliers, bids and evaluation results not published
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No bid counts, supplier invitation list, scores or evaluation outcomes are supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence15 October 2026 to 30 November 2026
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Contract 1 period provides these start and end dates.
Duration
95% confidenceApproximately 47 days
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Calculated from the published contract period from 15 October 2026 through 30 November 2026.
VAT treatment
99% confidence£85,217 excluding VAT; £102,260.40 including VAT
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Contract value provides amount and amountGross in GBP.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal terms are supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
97% confidenceA single supplier is recorded against one lot and one linked active contract.
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Award 1 names one supplier, relates to lot 1, and contract 1 links to award 1.
Market route
97% confidenceThe buyer used a below-threshold limited-competition route for a short demolition works requirement.
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Published procedure detail is "Below threshold - limited competition"; the contract period is 15 October to 30 November 2026 and CPV is demolition work.
Award rationale
99% confidenceNot published
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No award rationale, scoring, pricing comparison or evaluation narrative is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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Supplier identity was matched by Companies House number 02324716; the verified company name matches the source supplier name.
Notice and contract linkage
98% confidenceClear
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Contract 1 references awardID 1; award 1 identifies the sole supplier and related lot 1.
Published information gap
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: tender dates, submission deadline, bid count, evaluation details, award decision date, lot title, lot-level value and extension terms.
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These fields are null or absent from the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: tender publication and submission dates, invited-supplier count, bid count, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale and award decision date.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separately stated lot value.
- No renewal, extension, variation, performance or pricing-breakdown information is published.
- The delivery address is published only at United Kingdom level; the cited Lichfield Street premises are not independently geocoded in the supplied data.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
The Mercian TrustCITY DEMOLITION CONTRACTORS (BIRMINGHAM) LIMITEDQMHS Cottage Demolitiondemolition contractLichfield Streetpublic procurementbelow threshold limited competition
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won The Mercian Trust QMHS Cottage Demolition contract?
CITY DEMOLITION CONTRACTORS (BIRMINGHAM) LIMITED won award 1 and is the supplier named in the linked active contract.
What is the value of the QMHS Cottage Demolition contract?
The published contract value is £85,217 excluding VAT and £102,260.40 including VAT.
When does the demolition contract run?
The published contract period runs from 15 October 2026 to 30 November 2026.
What procurement route was used?
The notice records a below-threshold limited-competition procedure.
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