AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Stockton on Tees Borough Council has awarded and signed a direct, below-threshold contract for emergency repairs to the damaged parapet of Grade II Listed Leven Bridge. The contract was awarded to P.C.RICHARDSON & CO.(MIDDLESBROUGH),LIMITED.
Published outcomeOne active award and active contract are recorded for supplier P.C.RICHARDSON & CO.(MIDDLESBROUGH),LIMITED. The contract was signed on 7 October 2026 and runs from 12 October to 7 December 2026.
Market significanceThis is a £40,000 net (£48,000 gross) specialist emergency works requirement procured without competition, citing public-safety urgency and historic-masonry requirements.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
P.C.RICHARDSON & CO.(MIDDLESBROUGH),LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £40,000 net; £48,000 gross (contract-level value) GBP · verified; active award
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The supplier is matched by Companies House number 00196308. Award 1 names PC Richardson & Co. (M'bro.) Ltd and contract 1, linked to award 1, states £40,000 amount and £48,000 amountGross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The process identifies the notice as “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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The tender status is recorded as “complete”.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is recorded with status “active”.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is recorded with status “active”.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 7 October 2026
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Contract 1 provides dateSigned: 2026-10-07.
Contract period
99% confidence12 October 2026 to 7 December 2026
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Contract 1 period gives startDate 2026-10-12 and endDate 2026-12-07.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£40,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 40000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£48,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 48000 GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceContract-level value for the single recorded award and lot
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Contract 1 links to award 1; award 1 relates to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-07.
Contract start
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-12.
Notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The contract-details notice datePublished is 2026-10-15.
Contract end
99% confidence7 December 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-12-07.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceEmergency repair of the damaged parapet at Leven Bridge, a Grade II Listed structure
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The tender description states that the requirement concerns emergency repair works to the damaged parapet of Leven Bridge.
Reason for urgency
99% confidenceVehicle-strike damage caused displaced masonry and an immediate public-safety risk
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The description says the parapet sustained significant damage following a vehicle strike, with displaced masonry and an immediate risk to public safety.
Specialist requirement
99% confidenceHistoric masonry repair, including like-for-like materials and heritage compliance
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The description requires specialist experience in sensitive historic-masonry repair, sourcing and installing like-for-like materials, and compliance with heritage requirements.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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Award 1 records mainProcurementCategory as works.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 45233142 — Road-repair works
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The award item lists CPV 45233142 with description “Road-repair works”.
Delivery region
98% confidenceUKC11
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The award item delivery address specifies region UKC11.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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The tender procurementMethod is “direct”.
Method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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The tender procurementMethodDetails is “Below threshold - without competition”.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold: false.
Competition information
97% confidenceNo competitive process is recorded; bid count and evaluation information were not supplied
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The notice states below threshold without competition and provides no bid-count or evaluation fields.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidenceApproximately 56 days from 12 October 2026 to 7 December 2026
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The stated contract period runs from 12 October 2026 to 7 December 2026.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied in the notice data.
Contract form or pricing detail
99% confidenceNot supplied
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The published data provides contract values but no pricing schedule or contract-form detail.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Emergency specialist works
99% confidenceThe contract combines urgent public-safety repairs with listed-asset and heritage constraints.
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The description cites vehicle-strike damage, immediate public-safety risk, Grade II Listed status, and specialist historic-masonry requirements.
Route to market
99% confidenceThe buyer used a direct below-threshold route without competition.
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The procurement method is direct and the stated method detail is below threshold without competition.
Market visibility
98% confidenceThe published record does not disclose alternative suppliers, bid volumes, evaluation or award rationale beyond the stated urgent and specialist context.
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No bidder, bid-count, scoring or detailed evaluation data are supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier name variation handled
99% confidenceThe source party name differs from the verified legal company name; the analysis uses the verified legal name and retains the source name as a trading-style reference.
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Verification by company number 00196308 gives P.C.RICHARDSON & CO.(MIDDLESBROUGH),LIMITED, while the source party is PC Richardson & Co. (M'bro.) Ltd.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
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Lot 1 is present with complete status, but its title, description and value fields are null.
Award date
99% confidenceNot supplied
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Award 1 has no award_date value.
Commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bid count, tender responses, evaluation, pricing breakdown, contract form, extension terms and renewal terms.
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source supplier party name, “PC Richardson & Co. (M'bro.) Ltd”, differs from the verified legal name, “P.C.RICHARDSON & CO.(MIDDLESBROUGH),LIMITED”; verification by company number 00196308 supports the legal name used in this analysis.
- No award date is supplied.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation method or scores, detailed award rationale, pricing breakdown, contract form, and extension or renewal terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Leven Bank Bridge Parapet RepairStockton on Tees Borough CouncilP.C.RICHARDSON & CO.(MIDDLESBROUGH),LIMITEDbridge parapet repairhistoric masonry repairemergency works contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Leven Bank Bridge Parapet Repair contract?
P.C.RICHARDSON & CO.(MIDDLESBROUGH),LIMITED won the recorded award. The source notice names PC Richardson & Co. (M'bro.) Ltd.
What is the contract value?
The contract value is £40,000 excluding VAT and £48,000 including VAT.
Was the contract competed?
The notice records a direct procurement below threshold without competition.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is 12 October 2026 to 7 December 2026.
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