AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Hampshire County Council awarded and signed a short works contract with T COLEBORN AND SON LIMITED for bespoke replacement ventilation grilles and repair, replacement or over-cladding of vanity-unit bases at Swanwick Lodge Secure Unit.
Published outcomeThe published contract record is active. It names one verified supplier, T COLEBORN AND SON LIMITED, for lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a small, specialist metalwork and building-work requirement delivered through a below-threshold framework award.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
T COLEBORN AND SON LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared contract value: £5,200 excluding VAT; £6,240 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract record
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Award 1 identifies supplier GB-COH-03608296. Supplier verification matched company number 03608296 to T COLEBORN AND SON LIMITED. Contract 1 linked to award 1 records £5,200 amount and £6,240 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract details notice published 16 October 2026
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The notice document is dated 2026-10-16 and described as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive contract record
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Contract 1 has status 'active'.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 9 September 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-09-09.
Contract period
99% confidence12 October 2026 to 31 October 2026
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Contract 1 period records startDate 2026-10-12 and endDate 2026-10-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£5,200
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Contract 1 value.amount is 5200 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£6,240
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 6240 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence9 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-09.
Contract start
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-12.
Contract end
99% confidence31 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-10-31.
Notice publication
99% confidence16 October 2026
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-16.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceReplacement of corroded and blocked ventilation grilles, including cutting out existing grilles and bespoke manufacture; repair, replacement or over-cladding of ensuite vanity-unit bases.
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The published tender description specifies the grille and vanity-base works.
Service setting
98% confidenceSwanwick Lodge Secure Unit, a secure children's home.
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The tender title and description identify Swanwick Lodge and describe it as a secure children's home.
Technical requirement
98% confidenceSpecialist metalwork fabrication and robust solutions.
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The description says bespoke grilles and vanity-base works require specialist metalwork fabrication, with robust solutions required.
Classification
95% confidenceBuilding construction work (CPV 45210000)
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Award item 1 lists CPV 45210000.
Delivery region
92% confidenceUKJ3, United Kingdom
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Award item 1 records delivery address region UKJ3.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
98% confidenceSelective
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Tender procurementMethod is 'selective'.
Method detail
99% confidenceBelow-threshold award under a framework
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states 'Below threshold - award under framework'.
Competition indicator
96% confidenceNot competitive in the published record
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Tender competitive field is false.
Framework reference
95% confidenceRelated framework process: ocds-h6vhtk-05484c
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The relatedProcesses entry has relationship 'framework' and this identifier.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract type
99% confidenceWorks
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is 'works'.
Term
98% confidence20 calendar days, from 12 to 31 October 2026
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Calculated from the published contract period dates.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value structure
99% confidenceThe notice provides both net and gross contract values, indicating £1,040 VAT on the stated figures.
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Contract value is £5,200 and amountGross is £6,240; the difference is £1,040.
Route to market
97% confidenceThe work was placed through an identified framework rather than a competitive tender process in this record.
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The record states below-threshold award under framework and competitive is false.
Specialist demand signal
96% confidenceThe requirement combines fabrication capability with work in a secure, high-durability environment.
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The scope calls for bespoke metalwork fabrication and robust solutions at a secure children's home.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award date
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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Award 1 does not contain an award date.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
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Lot 1 is identified but its title, description and value fields are null.
Competition detail
98% confidenceBidder count, evaluation scores and award rationale are not supplied.
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No such fields appear in the provided notice data.
Extension and renewal terms
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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The contract record provides an end date but no extension or renewal terms.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not publish an award date.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or allocated value.
- Bid counts, evaluation detail, pricing breakdown and award rationale are not supplied.
- No extension or renewal terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Swanwick LodgeHampshire County CouncilT COLEBORN AND SON LIMITEDventilation grillesmetalwork fabricationworks contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Swanwick Lodge ventilation grilles contract?
T COLEBORN AND SON LIMITED, verified against company number 03608296.
What is the contract value?
£5,200 excluding VAT and £6,240 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is 12 October 2026 to 31 October 2026.
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