AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
East Riding of Yorkshire Council awarded a below-threshold, limited-competition works contract to MARKHAM WALLIS LIMITED for kitchen and toilet refurbishments at County Hall in Beverley. The published contract record states that it was signed on 6 February 2026, runs from 23 February to 6 April 2026, and has a gross value of £82,937.25.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for MARKHAM WALLIS LIMITED, covering LOT-0000.
Market significanceThis is a short-duration, local public-sector refurbishment requirement valued at £69,114.38 excluding VAT (£82,937.25 gross).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
MARKHAM WALLIS LIMITED
100% confidenceAward 1 · Lots LOT-0000 · £82,937.25 gross; £69,114.38 excluding VAT GBP · Active award; active contract
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Verified supplier identity is MARKHAM WALLIS LIMITED (company number 14877687). Award 1 names the supplier and relates to LOT-0000; contract 1 linked to award 1 records the values.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
100% confidence16 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published at 2026-10-16T15:03:23+01:00.
Award status
100% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is recorded with status 'active'.
Contract signed
100% confidence6 February 2026
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Contract 1 explicitly records dateSigned as 2026-02-06.
Contract period
100% confidence23 February 2026 to 6 April 2026
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Contract 1 period records startDate 2026-02-23 and endDate 2026-04-06T23:59:59+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
100% confidence£69,114.38
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Contract 1 value.amount is 69114.38 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
100% confidence£82,937.25
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 82937.25 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signature
100% confidence6 February 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-02-06.
Contract start
100% confidence23 February 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-02-23.
Contract end
100% confidence6 April 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-04-06T23:59:59+01:00.
Notice publication
100% confidence16 October 2026
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The linked Contract details notice has datePublished 2026-10-16T15:03:23+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
100% confidenceRefurbishment of several kitchens and toilets at the County Hall site in Beverley; layouts to remain unchanged.
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Process description states: 'Refurbishment of several kitchens and toilets on the county hall site in Beverley. Layouts to remain the same'.
Contract title detail
95% confidenceReplacement of toilets in A and G block and refurbishment of kitchen CF51 and G Block.
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Contract 1 title provides this project-specific description.
Category
100% confidenceWorks / construction work
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is 'works' and its item has CPV 45000000, Construction work.
Delivery region
100% confidenceEast Yorkshire (UKE12), United Kingdom
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Award item delivery address is region UKE12, GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
100% confidenceLimited competition
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Tender records procurementMethod 'limited' and procurementMethodDetails 'Below threshold - limited competition'.
Threshold status
100% confidenceBelow threshold
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Tender procurement method detail states 'Below threshold - limited competition'; contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Competition information
100% confidenceNumber of invited suppliers and bids received: unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
100% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is 'active'.
Duration
95% confidenceApproximately 42 days
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The recorded period is 23 February 2026 to 6 April 2026.
Extension or renewal terms
100% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
100% confidenceA single supplier is named for the single recorded lot.
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Award 1 names MARKHAM WALLIS LIMITED and relates to LOT-0000 only.
Value allocation
100% confidenceThe published contract value is linked to award 1 and is not separately broken down further.
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1 and provides total net and gross values; no itemised pricing is supplied.
Delivery profile
95% confidenceThe requirement is a short, defined refurbishment programme with no layout changes stated in the notice.
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The description states layouts remain the same, and the contract period runs from 23 February to 6 April 2026.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Publication timing anomaly
100% confidenceThe notice was published after the recorded signature, start and end dates.
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The contract was signed on 6 February 2026 and runs from 23 February to 6 April 2026, while the notice publication date is 16 October 2026.
Lot detail
100% confidenceLOT-0000 has no published title, description, or separate value.
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The lot record contains an identifier and status only; no title, description or value is supplied.
Unpublished procurement detail
100% confidenceTender dates, bid counts, evaluation information, and pricing breakdowns are not supplied.
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice publication date follows the recorded contract signature, start and end dates; the source does not explain this sequence.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: tender dates, number of competitors or bids, evaluation results, award rationale, pricing breakdown, extension terms and renewal terms.
- LOT-0000 has no published title, description or individual value.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
East Riding of Yorkshire CouncilMARKHAM WALLIS LIMITEDCounty Hall Beverley refurbishmentkitchen refurbishmenttoilet refurbishmentpublic works contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the County Hall kitchen and toilet refurbishment contract?
MARKHAM WALLIS LIMITED is the verified supplier named on active award 1.
What is the contract value?
The contract record states £69,114.38 excluding VAT and £82,937.25 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is 23 February 2026 to 6 April 2026.
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