Wolverhampton City Council awards library refurbishment to William Gough & Sons

Tender information last checkedLast checked 15 Oct 2026, 18:55.

Opportunity overview

The project comprises of a light refurbishment of the Children's library within the Central Library and Bilston library. The scope of works includes wall plaster repairs, decorations and new floor finishes. Note: all of the library's books, their shelving and the reception counter at Bilston library is to be removed by the Employer prior to the project's commencement. A site visit is mandatory and all enquiries for a visit should be arranged through the portal.

Awarded to

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WILLIAM GOUGH & SONS LIMITED

Matched by number

Contract value: £43.3k
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 8 Oct 2026
Including VAT: £52k
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH 03959464
Location: Bilston, UKG39, WV14 6JD, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract details notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: QQ26057
Status: complete
Procurement Method: limited
Procurement Method Details: Below threshold - limited competition

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: Wolverhampton City Council
Id: GB-PPON-PVBV-7568-LBLL

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PVBV-7568-LBLL

Address

Street Address: Civic Centre, St Peter's Square
Locality: Wolverhampton
Postal Code: WV1 1SH
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKG39

Contact

Email: corporate.procurement@wolverhampton.gov.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - sub-central government

Organisation 2

Name: WILLIAM GOUGH & SONS LIMITED
Id: GB-COH-03959464

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 03959464

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PRPD-4835-QNQM

Address

Street Address: Tudor House
Locality: Bilston
Postal Code: WV14 6JD
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKG39

Contact

Email: admin@williamgough.co.uk

Roles

supplier

Details

Url: http://www.williamgough.co.uk ↗
Scale: sme
Vcse: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Status: active
Main Procurement Category: works

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 45453100
Description: Refurbishment work

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKG
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-03959464
Name: WILLIAM GOUGH & SONS LIMITED

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 1
Award ID: 1
Title: QQ26057 - Light refurbishment of the Children's library within the Central Library and Bilston library
Status: active
Above Threshold: No
Date Signed: 9 Oct 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts: 12 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 27 Nov 2026, 23:59

Value

Including VAT: 51,999.62
Amount: 43,333.02
Currency: GBP

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 097671-2026
Document Type: contractNotice
Notice Type: UK7
Description: Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097671-2026 ↗
Published: 15 Oct 2026, 17:17
Format: text/html

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Wolverhampton · UKG39 · WV1 1SH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

097671-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender · 15 Oct 2026, 17:17

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Wolverhampton City Council has awarded and recorded an active contract for light refurbishment works at the children's libraries in Central Library and Bilston Library to WILLIAM GOUGH & SONS LIMITED.

Published outcome signals

Notice typeContract details notice on Find a TenderEvidence: Process notice_type and contract document description.
Tender statusCompleteEvidence: details_json.tender.status is "complete"; lot 1 status is "complete".
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award 1 status is "active".

98% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed3 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 097671-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0788f1
First published: 15 Oct 2026
Last checked: 15 Oct 2026, 18:55
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 15 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

The contract was signed on 9 October 2026, starts on 12 October 2026 and is scheduled to end on 27 November 2026.

Market significance

This is a below-threshold, limited-competition works contract valued at £43,333.02 excluding VAT (£51,999.62 including VAT).

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

WILLIAM GOUGH & SONS LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · £43,333.02 excluding VAT; £51,999.62 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract

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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-03959464. Supplier verification matches Companies House number 03959464 and verified name WILLIAM GOUGH & SONS LIMITED. Contract 1, linked to award 1, states the contract value.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice type

99% confidence

Contract details notice on Find a Tender

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Process notice_type and contract document description.

Tender status

99% confidence

Complete

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details_json.tender.status is "complete"; lot 1 status is "complete".

Award status

99% confidence

Active

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Award 1 status is "active".

Contract status

99% confidence

Active

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Contract 1 status is "active".

Contract signature date

99% confidence

9 October 2026

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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-09.

VALUES

Published values explained

Contract value excluding VAT

99% confidence

£43,333.02

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Contract 1 value.amount is 43333.02 GBP.

Contract value including VAT

99% confidence

£51,999.62

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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 51999.62 GBP.

Value allocation

98% confidence

Single contract linked to award 1 and lot 1

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Contract 1 awardID is 1; award 1 relatedLots and item relatedLot are 1.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Contract signed

99% confidence

9 October 2026

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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-09.

Contract start

99% confidence

12 October 2026

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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-12.

Contract end

99% confidence

27 November 2026

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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-11-27.

Notice published

99% confidence

15 October 2026

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Process published_at and contract document datePublished are 2026-10-15.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Light refurbishment of the children's library areas within Central Library and Bilston Library.

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Tender title and description.

Works included

99% confidence

Wall plaster repairs, decoration and new floor finishes.

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Tender description.

Employer enabling works

98% confidence

The employer was to remove library books, shelving and the reception counter at Bilston Library before project commencement.

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Tender description.

Classification

99% confidence

CPV 45453100 — Refurbishment work

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Award item additional classification.

Delivery area

95% confidence

West Midlands region (UKG), United Kingdom

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Award delivery address region is UKG.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procurement method

99% confidence

Limited competition

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Tender procurementMethod is "limited".

Procedure detail

99% confidence

Below threshold - limited competition

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Tender procurementMethodDetails.

Threshold status

99% confidence

Below threshold

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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.

Site visit requirement

98% confidence

Mandatory

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Tender description states that a site visit is mandatory.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Contract form/status

99% confidence

Active contract

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Contract 1 status is "active".

Term

99% confidence

12 October 2026 to 27 November 2026

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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.

Extension or renewal terms

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice data.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Contract scale

98% confidence

Short-duration refurbishment package with a stated term of about seven weeks.

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Contract period runs from 12 October to 27 November 2026.

Supplier opportunity signal

97% confidence

The requirement covers building-fabric repair, decoration and floor finishes in operational library locations, with employer-led clearance specified for Bilston Library.

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Tender description.

Route-to-market signal

99% confidence

The buyer used a below-threshold limited-competition procedure and required a site visit.

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Tender procurementMethodDetails and description.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

98%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-0788f1
Analysed: 15 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Wolverhampton City Council

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Buyer party name.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Sub-central government public authority

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Buyer party classification is publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment.

Buyer location

99% confidence

Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

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Buyer address lists Wolverhampton, WV1 1SH.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Legal supplier identity

99% confidence

WILLIAM GOUGH & SONS LIMITED (Companies House no. 03959464)

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Supplier verification identifies a company-number match and verified company name.

Supplier location

99% confidence

Bilston, United Kingdom

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Supplier party address lists Bilston, WV14 6JD.

Supplier classification

98% confidence

SME

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Supplier party details scale is "sme".

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Expected contract completion

99% confidence

27 November 2026

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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-11-27.

Renewal outlook

99% confidence

No renewal or extension option is published; the stated end date is not a procurement forecast.

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Information not supplied in the published notice data beyond the contract end date.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Award-to-contract linkage

99% confidence

Clear

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Contract 1 links to award 1, and award 1 links to lot 1.

Supplier identity

99% confidence

Verified

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Verified company name and number match the source supplier through company-number matching.

Lot detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.

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Lot record contains no title, description or value; contract-level value is used.

Competition and evaluation information

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice.

View supporting evidence

No bidder count, tenderer identities, scores or evaluation narrative is provided.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value; the reported value is the linked contract-level value.
Information not supplied in the published notice: submission deadline, tender publication date, award decision date, bidder count, competing suppliers, evaluation methodology, scores, pricing breakdown and award rationale.
No extension or renewal terms are published.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the Wolverhampton library refurbishment contract?

WILLIAM GOUGH & SONS LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 03959464.

What is the contract value?

£43,333.02 excluding VAT, or £51,999.62 including VAT.

When does the contract run?

The published contract period is 12 October 2026 to 27 November 2026.

What works are covered?

Wall plaster repairs, decoration and new floor finishes at the children's library areas in Central Library and Bilston Library.

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QQ26057 - Light refurbishment of the Children's library within the Central Library and Bilston library

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

WILLIAM GOUGH & SONS LIMITED

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