AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
North Northamptonshire Council awarded Montagu Trail footpath surface improvement works to N R GROUNDWORKS LIMITED. The published contract record states that it was signed on 4 September 2026 and is active from 1 October 2026 to 1 April 2028.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract record are published for N R GROUNDWORKS LIMITED. The contract value is stated as £68,165 excluding VAT and £81,798 gross.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition works procurement for trail surface improvements, with a published net value of about £68k.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
N R GROUNDWORKS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £68,165 net; £81,798 gross GBP · Verified; active award
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Award 1 names N R GROUNDWORKS LIMITED as supplier. The supplied supplier verification matches Companies House number 04839618 by company number.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The published document is described as “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status “active”.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status “active”.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 4 September 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-09-04.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£68,165
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Contract 1 value.amount is 68165 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£81,798
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 81798 GBP.
Value presentation discrepancy
98% confidenceThe tender description states £68,165.37, while the contract value field states £68,165 excluding VAT.
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The description includes “£68,165.37”; contract 1 records amount 68165 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence4 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-04.
Contract start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-01.
Contract end
99% confidence1 April 2028
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2028-04-01.
Notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-15.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceFootpath surface improvements at Montagu Trail Path
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The tender title is “Montagu Trail Improvements” and its description says “The footpath surface improvements at Montagu Trail Path”.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is “works”.
Classification
99% confidenceConstruction work (CPV 45000000)
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The award item includes CPV 45000000, described as Construction work.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 1; no published lot title or description
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Award 1 and contract 1 relate to lot 1; the supplied lot record has no title or description.
Published delivery coverage
98% confidenceRegions UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ and UKK
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The award item lists these delivery-address regions.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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The tender procurementMethod is “limited”.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold – limited competition
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The tender procurementMethodDetails is “Below threshold - limited competition”.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 1 April 2028
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Contract 1 period records these start and end dates.
Performance monitoring
96% confidenceProgramme monitoring every 3 months; cost and quality monitoring every month
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The contract's agreed metrics specify observations at these frequencies.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal terms are supplied in the published record.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
99% confidenceSingle-supplier, single-lot works contract
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One supplier is listed on award 1, which relates to lot 1.
Published value basis
99% confidenceBoth net and gross contract values are provided
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Contract 1 includes amount (£68,165) and amountGross (£81,798).
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Value discrepancy
99% confidenceThe narrative tender description gives £68,165.37, whereas the structured contract net value is £68,165.
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Both values appear in the supplied notice data; the record does not explain the £0.37 difference.
Delivery geography is broad
97% confidenceThe published delivery regions span much of England and do not provide a precise works location beyond the Montagu Trail Path description.
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Nine delivery regions are listed on the award item, while the requirement description names Montagu Trail Path.
Unpublished competition and evaluation information
99% confidenceInformation on bidders, bids received, scores, award rationale and pricing breakdown is not supplied in the published notice.
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No such fields are present in the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The tender description and structured contract value differ by £0.37; the source does not resolve this difference.
- No award date, tender deadline, bid count, bidder list, evaluation results, award rationale, detailed pricing or lot description is supplied.
- No extension or renewal terms are published.
- The delivery-region list is broad and does not establish the precise location of the works.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Montagu Trail ImprovementsNorth Northamptonshire CouncilN R GROUNDWORKS LIMITEDfootpath surface improvementsconstruction workFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Montagu Trail Improvements contract?
N R GROUNDWORKS LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 04839618.
What is the published contract value?
£68,165 excluding VAT and £81,798 including VAT. The tender description separately shows £68,165.37.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is 1 October 2026 to 1 April 2028; it records a signing date of 4 September 2026.
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