AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Herefordshire Council awarded safeguarding fencing works at Aconbury Primary School to SC JOSEPH LIMITED. The published contract record is active, was signed on 23 September 2026, and runs to 6 November 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award, covering lot 1, is recorded for SC JOSEPH LIMITED.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold construction works contract valued at £53,132 excluding VAT (£63,758.40 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SC JOSEPH LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £53,132 excluding VAT; £63,758.40 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award
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Award 1 names S C Joseph Ltd as supplier; supplier verification matches Companies House number 03742155 to SC JOSEPH LIMITED. Contract 1, linked to award 1, states £53,132 net and £63,758.40 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published document description: "Contract details notice on Find a Tender".
Tender status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete" in the source contract data.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 23 September 2026
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Contract 1 specifies dateSigned: 2026-09-23.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£53,132
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Contract 1 value.amount is 53132 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£63,758.40
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 63758.4 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceContract-level value linked to award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 is linked to awardID 1; award 1 relates to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence23 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-23.
Contract start
99% confidence23 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-09-23.
Contract end
99% confidence6 November 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-11-06.
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% confidenceSafeguarding fencing works at Aconbury Primary School, Herefordshire
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Tender title and description state "Aconbury Safeguarding Fencing Works" and "Safeguarding fencing works at Aconbury Primary School, Herefordshire."
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "works".
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 45000000 — Construction work
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Award item additional classification is CPV 45000000, "Construction work".
Delivery region
96% confidenceHerefordshire (UKG11)
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Award delivery address region is UKG11.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure information
99% confidenceBelow threshold — unknown procedure
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - unknown".
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bidder count, tenderer list, evaluation results or scoring information is provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Form stated in description
94% confidenceJCT Minor Works with Contractor's Design contract
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Tender description states "with a JCt Minor Works with Contractor's Design contract."
Above threshold
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Term
99% confidence23 September 2026 to 6 November 2026
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Contract period startDate and endDate are stated in contract 1.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No extension or renewal provision is included in the supplied contract data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Contract scale
97% confidenceShort-duration, below-threshold works requirement
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The contract is marked below threshold and runs from 23 September to 6 November 2026.
VAT treatment
99% confidencePublished gross value is £10,626.40 higher than the net value
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Published values are £53,132 net and £63,758.40 gross.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier name normalisation
99% confidenceVerified legal name used
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The source award names "S C Joseph Ltd", while verification identifies SC JOSEPH LIMITED using the same Companies House number (03742155).
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate lot value
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Lot 1 is identified and complete, but its title, description and value fields are null.
Award date
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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The award record has no award_date.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, scores, evaluation rationale or unsuccessful supplier information is present.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source supplier name differs in formatting from the verified legal name: "S C Joseph Ltd" is verified as SC JOSEPH LIMITED using company number 03742155.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: award date, bidder numbers, tender evaluation, pricing breakdown, lot title and lot-specific value.
- No extension, renewal or option terms are published; the stated end date should not be treated as a forecast of future procurement activity.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Aconbury Safeguarding Fencing WorksHerefordshire CouncilSC JOSEPH LIMITEDAconbury Primary Schoolsafeguarding fencingconstruction works contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Aconbury Safeguarding Fencing Works contract?
SC JOSEPH LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 03742155.
What is the contract value?
The published value is £53,132 excluding VAT and £63,758.40 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is 23 September 2026 to 6 November 2026.
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