AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Council of the Borough of Kirklees has published contract details for roofing works at four named schools. Four active contracts were signed on 6 October 2026 and are due to run from 26 October to 6 or 9 December 2026. All are awarded to TUCKER AND TUNSTALLS LIMITED.
Published outcomeTUCKER AND TUNSTALLS LIMITED received four active contracts covering Headlands Primary School, Norristhorpe Junior & Infant School, Slaithwaite J&I School, and Whitechapel Primary School.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition schools roofing package with combined published net contract values of £279,289.18 and gross values of £335,147.01.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
4 supplier records analysed
TUCKER AND TUNSTALLS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots Lot 1 - Headlands Primary School · £37,328.77 net; £44,794.52 gross GBP · Active contract; signed 6 October 2026
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Award 1 names TUCKER AND TUNSTALLS LIMITED; contract 1 is linked to award 1 and supplies its title, value, status and signature date. The company identity is verified against Companies House number 00134255.
TUCKER AND TUNSTALLS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 2 · Lots Lot 2 - Norristhorpe Junior & Infant school · £101,484.17 net; £121,781.00 gross GBP · Active contract; signed 6 October 2026
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Award 2 names TUCKER AND TUNSTALLS LIMITED; contract 2 is linked to award 2 and supplies its title, value, status and signature date. The company identity is verified against Companies House number 00134255.
TUCKER AND TUNSTALLS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 3 · Lots Lot 3 - Slaithwaite J&I School · £43,347.78 net; £52,017.34 gross GBP · Active contract; signed 6 October 2026
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Award 3 names TUCKER AND TUNSTALLS LIMITED; contract 3 is linked to award 3 and supplies its title, value, status and signature date. The company identity is verified against Companies House number 00134255.
TUCKER AND TUNSTALLS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 4 · Lots Lot 5 - Whitechapel Primary School · £97,128.46 net; £116,554.15 gross GBP · Active contract; signed 6 October 2026
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Award 4 names TUCKER AND TUNSTALLS LIMITED; contract 4 is linked to award 4 and supplies its title, value, status and signature date. The company identity is verified against Companies House number 00134255.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published document 097790-2026 is described as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is recorded as complete.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contracts 1–4 are each recorded with status active.
Contract signature date
99% confidence6 October 2026
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Each of contracts 1–4 records dateSigned as 2026-10-06.
Planned contract start
99% confidence26 October 2026
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Each published contract period starts on 2026-10-26.
VALUES
Published values explained
Combined published contract value
99% confidence£279,289.18 net; £335,147.01 gross
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Sum of the four published contract values: net £37,328.77, £101,484.17, £43,347.78 and £97,128.46; gross £44,794.52, £121,781.00, £52,017.34 and £116,554.15.
Largest published contract
99% confidenceLot 2 - Norristhorpe Junior & Infant school: £101,484.17 net; £121,781.00 gross
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Contract 2 has the highest published net and gross values among contracts 1–4.
Value basis
99% confidenceBoth net amount and gross amount are published for each contract.
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Each contract value includes amount and amountGross in GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract details notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Document 097790-2026 and process publication timestamp are dated 2026-10-16.
Contracts signed
99% confidence6 October 2026
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Contracts 1–4 each record dateSigned as 2026-10-06.
Works start
99% confidence26 October 2026
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Contracts 1–4 each state a period start date of 2026-10-26.
Scheduled completion
99% confidence6 December 2026 for Headlands and Norristhorpe; 9 December 2026 for Slaithwaite and Whitechapel
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Contracts 1–2 end on 2026-12-06; contracts 3–4 end on 2026-12-09.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceRoofing works at schools across the Kirklees district
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Procurement description states that the requirement was roofing works at 5 schools across Kirklees.
Published contract sites
99% confidenceHeadlands Primary School; Norristhorpe Junior & Infant school; Slaithwaite J&I School; Whitechapel Primary School
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Published contract titles identify these four sites.
Work classification
99% confidenceRoof-covering work (CPV 45261210)
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Each award item carries CPV 45261210, described as Roof-covering work.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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Awards 1–4 each state mainProcurementCategory as works.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceBelow-threshold limited competition
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The process records procurement method as limited and method details as Below threshold - limited competition.
Sourcing route
98% confidenceRestricted invited quote through the YORtender portal
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The procurement description explicitly states this route.
Competition information
99% confidenceBidder count, tenderers invited, evaluation scores and award rationale are unknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract structure
99% confidenceFour separate active contracts linked to four awards
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Contracts 1–4 each link to a different award ID and each carries active status.
Contract duration
98% confidenceApproximately 41 days for Headlands and Norristhorpe; approximately 44 days for Slaithwaite and Whitechapel
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Published periods run from 26 October 2026 to 6 December 2026 for contracts 1–2 and to 9 December 2026 for contracts 3–4.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Each contract states aboveThreshold as false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award concentration
99% confidenceOne verified SME supplier received all four published contracts.
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Awards 1–4 and linked contracts all name TUCKER AND TUNSTALLS LIMITED as supplier.
Delivery profile
99% confidenceThe published contracts are short-duration roofing works scheduled concurrently from late October 2026.
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All four contract periods start on 26 October 2026 and end in early December 2026.
Procurement route signal
98% confidenceThe buyer used a restricted invited-quote route rather than an openly competed above-threshold procedure.
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The notice describes a restricted invited quote and records below-threshold limited competition.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award-to-lot mapping ambiguity
99% confidenceAll four awards are linked in the source award data to generic tender lot 1, while the four linked contracts have distinct titles labelled Lots 1, 2, 3 and 5.
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Awards 1–4 each list relatedLot 1; contract titles identify Lot 1, Lot 2, Lot 3 and Lot 5.
Fifth-school discrepancy
99% confidenceThe description refers to roofing works at 5 schools, but only four contracts and four named school sites are published in this notice data.
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Procurement description says 5 schools; contracts 1–4 identify four school sites.
Information not supplied
99% confidenceNo tender dates, submission deadline, award decision dates, bid counts, evaluation information, pricing breakdown, lot-level tender values, or extension terms are published.
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source award records map all four awards to generic tender lot 1, but the linked contracts are titled Lots 1, 2, 3 and 5; contract titles have been used to describe the individual work packages.
- The procurement description refers to 5 schools, but the supplied data publishes only four contracts and four named school sites. The missing fifth-site outcome is unknown.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: tender and submission dates, award decision dates, bid counts, invited tenderer count, evaluation criteria or scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, tender lot values, and extension or renewal provisions.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Kirklees roofing contractsTUCKER AND TUNSTALLS LIMITEDschool roofing worksYORtenderroof-covering workKMCFM-057
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Kirklees KMCFM-057 roofing contracts?
TUCKER AND TUNSTALLS LIMITED won all four published contracts.
What is the published value of the contracts?
The four contracts have a combined published value of £279,289.18 net and £335,147.01 gross.
When are the works scheduled to take place?
All contracts are scheduled to start on 26 October 2026 and end on 6 or 9 December 2026.
Was this an open competition?
No. The notice describes a below-threshold limited-competition, restricted invited quote through YORtender.
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