AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Environment Agency published a transparency notice for a proposed direct award to CSO ENGINEERING LIMITED for recovery and disposal of vessels at three Thames locations. The award record is pending, so the supplied data does not establish that a contract has been signed or started.
Published outcomeOne pending award names CSO ENGINEERING LIMITED, with a stated net value of £200,000 and gross value of £240,000.
Market significanceThis is a specialised, above-threshold salvage and refloating-services requirement awarded through a direct-award route justified as a sole supplier for technical reasons.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CSO ENGINEERING LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 200000 GBP · Pending award
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Supplier verification identifies GB-COH-14979350 as CSO ENGINEERING LIMITED; award 1 names that supplier and records a pending status. The £200,000 value is award-level, with one related lot.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceTransparency notice on Find a Tender
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The process and award document identify the notice as a “Transparency notice on Find a Tender”.
Process status
95% confidenceComplete
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The tender status is recorded as “complete”.
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 is explicitly marked “pending”.
Signature milestone
98% confidenceScheduled for 15 October 2026
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Award milestone type “futureSignatureDate” has dueDate 2026-10-15T23:59:59+01:00 and status “scheduled”.
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceNot established by supplied data
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The award remains pending and the only signature field is a scheduled future-signature milestone.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award net value
99% confidence£200,000
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Award 1 value.amount is 200000 GBP.
Award gross value
99% confidence£240,000
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 240000 GBP.
Lot-level value
99% confidenceNot published
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Lot 1 has no value amount or currency in the supplied data.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026, 14:16 BST
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The notice document datePublished is 2026-10-15T14:16:56+01:00.
Stated contract period start
98% confidence15 October 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod.startDate is 2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract period end
98% confidence16 October 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-16T23:59:59+01:00.
Scheduled signature date
98% confidence15 October 2026
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The futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled for 15 October 2026.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceRecovery and disposal of vessels
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The notice description states that the works comprise vessel recovery and disposal.
Locations
99% confidenceSunbury Dry Dock; Sunbury Tail Moorings; Penton Hook / Dicks Pitt area
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These locations are listed in the procurement description.
Service classification
99% confidenceCPV 63725000 — Salvage and refloating services
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Award item 1 carries CPV 63725000 with this description.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot
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Tender lot 1 is the only supplied lot, and award 1 relates to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award
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The tender procurementMethodDetails field states “Direct award”.
Published rationale
99% confidenceSole supplier
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The procurementMethodRationale is “Sole Supplier”.
Rationale classification
99% confidenceSingle supplier for technical reasons
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The rationale classification is “singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons”.
Threshold status
99% confidenceAbove threshold
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Award 1 is marked aboveThreshold: true.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot published
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The supplied notice data contains no bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores or comparative assessment.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is “services”.
Stated period
98% confidence15–16 October 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod runs from 15 October to 16 October 2026.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceNot published
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No extension, option or renewal terms are included in the supplied data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
99% confidenceSingle pending award for a one-lot requirement
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One award is supplied, it names one supplier, and relates to the sole listed lot.
Value interpretation
99% confidenceAward-level value; not a published lot-price breakdown
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The £200,000 net and £240,000 gross figures appear on award 1, while lot 1 has no value.
Market access signal
96% confidenceLimited competitive-access signal from this notice
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The notice records a direct award on a sole-supplier technical-reasons basis; no competition metrics are supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award status caution
99% confidencePending award, not evidenced as signed or active
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Award 1 is pending and its signature milestone is only scheduled.
Date relationship
98% confidenceThe stated period starts on the same date as the scheduled signature milestone
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The contract start date and scheduled signature date are both 15 October 2026.
Missing published information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: award decision date, bid data, evaluation, pricing breakdown, lot value, and extension or renewal terms.
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice and related records.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The record is a pending award with a scheduled signature milestone; it does not demonstrate a signed, concluded or active contract.
- No award decision date, tender publication date, submission deadline, bid count, bidder list, evaluation result, scores or pricing breakdown is supplied.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
- The stated contract period begins on the same date as the scheduled signature milestone; the source does not explain this timing.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Thames Vessel Remove 07/26Environment AgencyCSO ENGINEERING LIMITEDvessel recoveryvessel disposalsalvage and refloating servicesdirect award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named in the pending award?
CSO ENGINEERING LIMITED, verified against company number 14979350.
Has the contract been signed?
The supplied data does not establish signature. The award is pending and lists only a scheduled signature milestone.
What work is covered?
Recovery and disposal of vessels at Sunbury Dry Dock, Sunbury Tail Moorings, and the Penton Hook / Dicks Pitt area.
What is the stated value?
The award-level value is £200,000 net and £240,000 gross.
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