AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Hampshire County Council awarded B F KEANE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED an electrical-installation works contract for enabling works supporting security enhancements at Elizabeth II Court South. The published contract record states that it was signed on 16 September 2026 and has a scheduled delivery period from 12 October to 6 November 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract record are published for supplier B F KEANE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED. The contract value is £44,030 excluding VAT (£52,836 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a short-duration, below-threshold framework award for out-of-hours electrical infrastructure work, involving interfaces with fire-alarm and incumbent IT specialists.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
B F KEANE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £44,030 excluding VAT; £52,836 including VAT GBP · Verified legal supplier; active award and contract record
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Award 1 names this supplier. Its GB-COH identifier is 03631117, which matches the supplied verified company number and verified company name. Contract 1 is linked to Award 1; the published record contains one supplier and one contract.
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” (UK7).
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is recorded with status “active”.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is recorded with status “active”.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 16 September 2026
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Contract 1 includes dateSigned: 2026-09-16.
Scheduled contract period
99% confidence12 October 2026 to 6 November 2026
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Contract 1 period specifies startDate 2026-10-12 and endDate 2026-11-06.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£44,030
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Contract 1 value.amount is 44030 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£52,836
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 52836 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidencePublished as the single contract value linked to Award 1 and Lot 1
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Contract 1 links to Award 1, and Award 1 relates to Lot 1 and names one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence16 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-16.
Scheduled start
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-12.
Scheduled end
99% confidence6 November 2026
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2026-11-06.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026
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The notice document datePublished and process published_at are 2026-10-16.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceElectrical infrastructure works for proposed speed gates and an extension to the access-control system at Elizabeth II Court and Elizabeth II Court South
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The published description specifies cable containment and power supplies required for the proposed speed gates and access-control extension.
Work discipline
99% confidenceElectrical installation work
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Award item classification is CPV 45310000, Electrical installation work.
Delivery conditions
98% confidenceOut-of-hours working
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The published description states that work is to be undertaken out of hours.
Interfaces
97% confidenceFire-alarm specialist and incumbent IT specialist involvement
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The published description identifies a fire-alarm specialist and an incumbent IT specialist as involved.
Delivery region
93% confidenceUKJ3, United Kingdom
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The award item delivery address is recorded as region UKJ3, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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Tender procurementMethod is recorded as “selective”.
Method detail
99% confidenceBelow-threshold award under framework
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - award under framework”.
Competitive indicator
94% confidenceCompetitive procedure indicated
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Tender competitive is recorded as true.
Framework relationship
99% confidenceRelated framework process: ocds-h6vhtk-05484c
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The relatedProcesses section identifies this process with relationship “framework”.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract type
99% confidenceWorks
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is “works”.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false; tender details also state below-threshold award under framework.
VAT presentation
99% confidenceBoth net and gross values published
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Contract 1 provides amount (£44,030) and amountGross (£52,836).
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Delivery profile
96% confidenceShort, time-bounded enabling package
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The published period runs from 12 October to 6 November 2026 and the description defines enabling electrical infrastructure works.
Coordination requirement
88% confidenceDelivery is likely to require interface management across electrical, fire-alarm and IT workstreams
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The notice identifies fire-alarm and incumbent IT specialists as involved. This is an observation on the stated interfaces, not a published evaluation finding.
Award route
99% confidenceFramework route used for a below-threshold requirement
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The procurement method detail states “Below threshold - award under framework”.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceHigh
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The named supplier is verified against supplied GB-COH company number 03631117; no name mismatch or address-like supplier name is flagged.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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Lot 1 is recorded as complete, but its title, description and value fields are null.
Competition detail
99% confidenceBidder count, tender responses, evaluation scores and award rationale are not published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Contract-performance status
98% confidenceThe active contract record and scheduled dates do not evidence completion or performance outcomes
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The source provides active statuses and contract dates but no completion, delivery or performance record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not provide a lot title, lot description or separate lot value for Lot 1.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, tender prices, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale and savings.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: extension options, renewal options and pricing breakdowns.
- No contract-performance, completion or outcomes information is published; an active record does not establish that works have been completed.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Hampshire County CouncilB F KEANE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITEDElizabeth II Court Southsecurity enhancement workselectrical installation workframework awardFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Elizabeth II Court South security enhancement enabling works contract?
B F KEANE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED, verified under company number 03631117.
What is the contract value?
The published value is £44,030 excluding VAT and £52,836 including VAT.
When is the contract scheduled to run?
The published contract period is 12 October 2026 to 6 November 2026.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract record explicitly gives a signature date of 16 September 2026.
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