AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Stockton on Tees Borough Council published an award and contract notice for the Thornaby to Stockton Town Centre Cycleway Project. The notice identifies ESH CONSTRUCTION LIMITED as supplier and records a £87,070 contract signed on 6 October 2026 for Lot 1, covering Stage 1 early contractor involvement and contract-pricing services.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded to ESH CONSTRUCTION LIMITED. The associated Lot 1 is separately marked cancelled, while the award and contract records are active; the notice does not establish whether Stage 2 construction will proceed.
Market significanceThis is a small disclosed Stage 1 appointment within a potential two-stage cycleway scheme. Any later construction phase remains conditional on successful Stage 1 completion and agreement of price, programme, methodology and risk allocation.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ESH CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
98% confidenceAward 097440-2026-1 · Lots 1 · 87070 GBP · active
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Verified supplier identity links company number 02529939 to ESH CONSTRUCTION LIMITED; active award 097440-2026-1 names Esh Construction Ltd and related Lot 1. The associated signed contract records £87,070. There is one supplier on this award, so the contract value is presented at award level.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Process published_at and release history both state 2026-10-15T12:36:26+01:00.
Award record
96% confidenceActive
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Award 097440-2026-1 has status active.
Contract record
98% confidenceActive; signed 6 October 2026
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Contract 097440-2026-1 has status active and dateSigned 2026-10-06T00:00:00+01:00.
Lot status
98% confidenceCancelled
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Tender lot 1 is marked status cancelled.
VALUES
Published values explained
Signed contract value
99% confidence£87,070
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Contract 097440-2026-1 value is GBP 87,070.
Construction-stage value
99% confidenceUnknown
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No Stage 2 construction contract sum or lot value is supplied. Stage 2 is conditional on later agreement.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signature date
99% confidence6 October 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-10-06.
Notice publication date
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Process published_at is 2026-10-15.
Contract start and end
99% confidenceUnknown
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contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null; no term is published in the supplied notice data.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Project
99% confidenceThornaby to Stockton Town Centre Cycleway Project
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Process title and tender title state this name.
Works classification
99% confidenceCPV 45233162 — Cycle path construction work
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Tender classification identifies CPV 45233162.
Stage 1 services
98% confidenceEarly Contractor Involvement and Contract Pricing Services
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Lot 1 description says the construction partner is appointed to provide these Stage 1 services.
Potential Stage 2
98% confidenceConstruction may proceed only subject to successful Stage 1 and agreement of contract sum, programme, methodology and risk allocation.
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Lot 1 description expressly makes progression to Stage 2 conditional.
Delivery region
94% confidenceUKC11
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Tender item delivery address specifies region UKC11.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
98% confidenceFurther competition under NEPO211 Civil Engineering and Infrastructure Works Framework, Lot 5
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Procurement method rationale states this route.
Published procedure label
98% confidenceAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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Process procurement_method_details and tender procurementMethodDetails state this label.
Tenders received
96% confidenceThree compliant tenders
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Lot 1 description states that three compliant tenders were received.
Evaluation weighting
98% confidenceQuality 60%; price 30%; social value 10%
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Lot 1 description and award criteria give these weightings.
Selection rationale
99% confidenceNot published
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The supplied notice data gives no bidder scores, ranking or narrative reasons for selection.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
96% confidenceActive contract record
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Contract 097440-2026-1 is marked active.
Signature
99% confidenceSigned on 6 October 2026
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The contract record explicitly provides dateSigned 2026-10-06.
Options
96% confidenceNo options recorded
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.
Duration, start and end
99% confidenceNot published
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No start or end date, duration, extension provision or renewal term is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
87% confidenceThe disclosed £87,070 contract appears to relate to Stage 1 services rather than a priced construction delivery phase.
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The contract value is associated with the only award, while the lot description defines the appointment as Stage 1 early contractor involvement and pricing services; no Stage 2 sum is supplied.
Competition signal
97% confidenceThe framework further competition drew three compliant tenders, with quality weighted more heavily than price.
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Lot description states three compliant tenders and 60% quality, 30% price and 10% social value weighting.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting lifecycle data
99% confidenceThe award and contract are active, but the only related Lot 1 is marked cancelled.
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Award and contract statuses are active; tender lot 1 status is cancelled.
Interpretation of conflict
99% confidenceThe supplied data does not explain the cancellation or resolve its relationship to the active signed contract.
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No cancellation rationale, amendment record or explanatory notice text is supplied.
Published information gaps
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes award date, contract start/end dates, duration, individual evaluation scores, bidder identities, Stage 2 price and detailed pricing.
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Relevant supplied fields are null or absent.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The sole related Lot 1 is marked cancelled while the associated award and signed contract are active; the supplied notice does not explain or reconcile this contradiction.
- The notice does not publish an award date, contract commencement date, end date, duration, extension terms or renewal terms.
- No Stage 2 construction value, programme, methodology, risk allocation or confirmation of progression is published.
- No bid scores, bidder names beyond the winner, ranking, selection rationale or detailed price breakdown is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Thornaby to Stockton Town Centre Cycleway ProjectESH CONSTRUCTION LIMITEDStockton on Tees Borough CouncilNEPO211cycle path constructionearly contractor involvement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded the Thornaby to Stockton Town Centre Cycleway Project contract?
The active award names ESH CONSTRUCTION LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 02529939.
What is the contract value?
The associated signed contract records a value of £87,070 excluding any unpublished later Stage 2 construction sum.
Will the project progress to construction?
The notice says Stage 2 construction is only potential and depends on successful Stage 1 completion and agreement of the construction contract sum, programme, methodology and risk allocation.
Is the contract active?
The contract and award records are marked active and the contract is recorded as signed on 6 October 2026. However, the related Lot 1 is marked cancelled, and the supplied data does not explain this status conflict.
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