AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Warrington Housing Association awarded a short fire risk assessment consultancy call-off to Pennington Choices Limited through direct selection under an established Procure Plus framework.
Published outcomeThe published contract record is active, signed on 6 August 2026, and covers 17 August to 2 October 2026.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, non-competitive framework call-off for fire safety consultancy, valued at £39,770.54 gross.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
PENNINGTON CHOICES LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared contract value: £39,770.54 gross GBP · Verified supplier; active award
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Award 1 names PENNINGTON CHOICES LIMITED as supplier. Supplier verification matched company number 03945920. Contract 1, linked to award 1, has a gross value of GBP 39,770.54.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract details notice published 15 October 2026
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Contract document 097355-2026 has datePublished 2026-10-15T11:09:13+01:00.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is active.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is active.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 6 August 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-08-06.
Contract period
99% confidence17 August 2026 to 2 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-08-17 and endDate is 2026-10-02.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£39,770.54 gross
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 39770.54 and currency is GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceThe published gross contract value is linked to award 1; no separate lot value is supplied.
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Contract 1 references awardID 1. Lot 1 has no published value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence6 August 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-08-06.
Service start
99% confidence17 August 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-08-17.
Service end
99% confidence2 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-10-02.
Notice publication
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published on 2026-10-15.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceFire Risk Assessment (FRA) consultancy services for Warrington Housing Association
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The notice title and description state that FRA consultancy services were required.
Service classifications
99% confidenceFire and explosion protection and control consultancy services; fire-prevention services
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Award item classifications are CPV 71317100 and CPV 75251110.
Lot
98% confidenceLot 1; no published lot title or description
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Award 1 is related to lot 1. The lot record has no title or description.
Delivery geography
94% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item delivery address identifies region UK and country GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Route to market
99% confidenceBelow-threshold award under framework via direct selection
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procurementMethodDetails is 'Below threshold - award under framework'; the description says a consultant was appointed through direct selection under an established framework.
Competition
99% confidenceNon-competitive
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Tender competitive is false.
Framework reference
99% confidenceRelated framework process: ocds-h6vhtk-05220f
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relatedProcesses identifies ocds-h6vhtk-05220f with relationship framework.
Bid and evaluation information
99% confidenceUnknown; not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, bidder list, scores or evaluation rationale is provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract form
99% confidenceFramework call-off contract
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Warrington Housing Association is described as the customer contracting authority for the call-off contract awarded under the Procure Plus framework.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Extension or option terms
99% confidenceUnknown; not supplied in the published notice.
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No extension, option or renewal terms are provided.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Call-off profile
98% confidenceA short-duration fire-safety consultancy engagement procured through a framework direct selection.
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The notice describes direct selection under an established framework; the contract period runs from 17 August to 2 October 2026.
Commercial value basis
99% confidenceThe published amount is gross; no net value, rate card or pricing breakdown is supplied.
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Contract value provides amountGross only.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Notice timing
99% confidenceThe contract details notice was published after the stated signature and service-period dates.
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Signature is dated 6 August 2026; service period is 17 August to 2 October 2026; notice publication is 15 October 2026.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
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The lot record contains null title, description and value fields.
Competition detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bid count, participant identities, scores and evaluation rationale.
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No such fields are provided in the source data.
Pricing detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: net value and pricing breakdown.
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Only amountGross is stated in the contract value.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No individual lot value, lot title or lot description is published.
- No bid count, evaluation scores, selection rationale beyond direct selection, or competing supplier information is published.
- No net value, rate card or pricing breakdown is published.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published.
- The notice was published after the stated signing date and service period; the analysis reports the source chronology without inferring a reason.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Pennington Choices LimitedWarrington Housing AssociationProcure Plusfire risk assessment consultancyFRA consultancyfire safety servicesframework call-off
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Warrington Housing Association FRA consultancy contract?
Pennington Choices Limited, verified against company number 03945920.
What is the contract value?
The published gross contract value is £39,770.54.
How was the supplier selected?
The notice states that the supplier was appointed by direct selection under an established framework.
When did the contract run?
The published contract period was 17 August 2026 to 2 October 2026.
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