AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Hampshire County Council has awarded and signed a contract with A.J. TAYLOR ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED for access-control works at three nursing care homes in Hampshire. The published contract value is £12,395 excluding VAT (£14,847 including VAT).
Published outcomeAward 1 and contract 1 are recorded as active. The contract was signed on 17 August 2026 and runs from 5 October 2026 to 30 October 2026.
Market significanceThis is a small, short-duration below-threshold works contract awarded under a framework for specialist access-control and associated fire-alarm interface works.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
A.J. TAYLOR ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £12,395 excluding VAT; £14,847 including VAT (contract-level value) GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-03319595. Supplier verification matched company number 03319595 to A.J. TAYLOR ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED. Contract 1 is linked to award 1 and states the values.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract details notice published 16 October 2026
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Document 098058-2026 datePublished: 2026-10-16T15:06:12+01:00.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is active.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is active.
Contract signature
99% confidence17 August 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned: 2026-08-17T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period
99% confidence5 October 2026 to 30 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£12,395
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Contract 1 value amount: 12395 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£14,847
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Contract 1 value amountGross: 14847 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceContract-level value; no separate lot value published
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The contract is linked to award 1 and lot 1, while the lot record has no value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence17 August 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned.
Contract start
99% confidence5 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate.
Contract end
99% confidence30 October 2026
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Contract 1 period endDate.
Notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Contract details notice datePublished.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
96% confidenceInstallation of keypad access-control systems on five pairs of corridor doors across three nursing care homes.
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Tender description.
Technical elements
96% confidenceWorks include electromagnetic locks, access-control readers, green emergency break-glass overrides, operational override capability, and modifications to fire-alarm interfaces where required.
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Tender description.
Certification requirements
97% confidenceElectrical and fire-alarm interface work is required to be undertaken by a suitably qualified contractor and certified to NICEIC requirements; access-control installation requires an SSAIB-approved contractor with certification and commissioning documentation.
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Tender description.
Sites
98% confidenceWillow Court Nursing Care Home, Andover; Forest Court Nursing Care Home, Calmore; and Hawthorne Court Nursing Care Home, Sarisbury Green, Fareham.
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Tender description lists all three site addresses.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory: works.
Published classification
96% confidenceCPV 45351000 — Mechanical engineering installation works
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Award 1 item additional classification.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
98% confidenceSelective
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Tender procurementMethod: selective.
Award route
99% confidenceBelow-threshold award under a framework
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Tender procurementMethodDetails: Below threshold - award under framework.
Competitive tendering flag
98% confidenceNot competitive
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Tender competitive: false.
Framework reference
96% confidenceRelated framework process: ocds-h6vhtk-05484c
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Related process with relationship framework.
Bid and evaluation information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence5 October 2026 to 30 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.
Duration
94% confidenceApproximately 26 days
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Calculated from the published start and end timestamps.
Above threshold
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold: false.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Delivery profile
89% confidenceThe short published delivery period indicates a defined installation project rather than an ongoing service arrangement.
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Contract period is 5 October 2026 to 30 October 2026; scope describes installation works.
Route to market
98% confidenceThe buyer used a framework route rather than a competitive tender process for this below-threshold requirement.
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Tender states below-threshold award under framework and competitive: false.
Compliance emphasis
96% confidenceRelevant electrical, fire-alarm interface, access-control certification and commissioning documentation are explicit delivery requirements.
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Tender description specifies NICEIC, SSAIB, certification and commissioning documentation requirements.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Notice type and contract evidence
99% confidenceThe source is a contract details notice and explicitly supplies an active contract record, signature date, period and value.
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Notice type, contract 1 status, dateSigned, period and value fields.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified against company number 03319595; no source-name mismatch is reported.
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Supplier verification status verified; match method company_number; nameMismatch false.
Award date
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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Award 1 award_date is null.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
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Lot 1 title, description and value fields are null.
Competition and evaluation detail
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice beyond the non-competitive framework route.
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No bid count, scores, tenderer list or evaluation detail is supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award decision date is published.
- No tenderer count, bid prices, evaluation scores or award rationale is published.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value.
- No extension or renewal terms are published.
- The notice does not provide a pricing breakdown beyond total net and gross contract values.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Hampshire County CouncilA.J. TAYLOR ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITEDaccess controlnursing care homesframework awardelectromagnetic locksHampshire procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Hampshire County Council access-control contract?
A.J. TAYLOR ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED, company number 03319595, won award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £12,395 excluding VAT and £14,847 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period runs from 5 October 2026 to 30 October 2026.
What works are covered?
The requirement covers keypad access control, maglocks, emergency break-glass overrides and associated fire-alarm interface work at three nursing care homes.
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