AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Hopwood Hall College published an award and contract notice for drinking water fountains, covering supply, installation, annual servicing and ongoing maintenance through CPC’s Drinking Water Dispensers and Associated Services Framework, Lot 3. The notice names BWT UK LIMITED as supplier and records a £32,340 contract value signed on 25 September 2026. However, the only published procurement lot is marked cancelled while the linked award and contract are marked active.
Published outcomeAward and contract notice published; contract record is active, with a recorded signature date of 25 September 2026.
Market significanceA £32,340 framework call-off for water-fountain supply and associated lifecycle services in the education sector.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BWT UK LIMITED
98% confidenceAward 098083-2026-1 · Lots 1 · 32340 GBP · Active award and contract record
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Verified supplier record matches Companies House number 01386074; award 098083-2026-1 names the supplier and contract 098083-2026-1 records £32,340. The value is contract-level and linked to this sole published award.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAward and contract notice
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Release history tags are "award" and "contract"; published 16 October 2026.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 098083-2026-1 is marked "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 098083-2026-1 is marked "active".
Lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Published lot 1 is marked "cancelled", despite being linked to the active award and contract.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£32,340
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Contract 098083-2026-1 value is 32,340 GBP.
Lot value
99% confidenceUnknown
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No value is published for lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signature date
99% confidence25 September 2026
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Contract 098083-2026-1 has dateSigned of 2026-09-25.
Notice publication date
99% confidence16 October 2026
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The notice was published at 2026-10-16T15:27:16+01:00.
Contract start date
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract start date is supplied.
Contract end date
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract end date is supplied.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupply, installation, annual servicing and ongoing maintenance of drinking water fountains
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Tender and lot description state these services.
Category
99% confidenceGoods
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Main procurement category is recorded as goods.
CPV classification
99% confidence31141000 — Water coolers
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Primary CPV classification in the notice.
Delivery region
98% confidenceUKD37
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Item delivery address identifies region UKD37.
Framework route
99% confidenceCPC Drinking Water Dispensers and Associated Services Framework, Lot 3 (reference CPC/MW/01/2023)
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Tender description and procurement-method rationale name the framework and reference.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is "limited".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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Published procurementMethodDetails states this wording.
Published rationale
98% confidenceFramework call-off route; no prior publication considered necessary
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The rationale says the award used CPC/MW/01/2023 as a compliant route to market under PCR2015 and that prior publication was not needed.
Evaluation criteria
96% confidencePrice
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Lot 1 award criteria contains price only.
Number of bids
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Recorded contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 098083-2026-1 status is active.
Signature
99% confidenceRecorded as signed on 25 September 2026
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The contract data explicitly provides dateSigned: 2026-09-25.
Duration
99% confidenceUnknown
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No start or end date is supplied.
Options or extensions
96% confidenceNo options published for lot 1; extension terms unknown
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false; no extension information is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
96% confidenceFramework-based call-off covering equipment and recurring service activity
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The requirement combines supply and installation with annual servicing and ongoing maintenance, and cites the CPC framework.
Value interpretation
99% confidence£32,340 is recorded at contract level
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The amount appears on the contract record; no separate lot or price breakdown is published.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Status contradiction
99% confidenceActive award and contract records conflict with a cancelled linked lot
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Award and contract 098083-2026-1 are active, while related lot 1 is cancelled.
Missing commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No tender deadline, bid count, award date, start date, end date, lot value, pricing breakdown or detailed evaluation information is published.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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Supplier was matched by company number 01386074 to verified legal name BWT UK LIMITED.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains an unresolved status contradiction: the linked lot is cancelled while the award and contract records are active.
- No contract start date, end date, duration, renewal date, award date, tender deadline or bid count is published.
- No lot-level value, price breakdown, detailed scoring or evaluation narrative is published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Hopwood Hall CollegeBWT UK LIMITEDdrinking water fountainswater coolersCPC frameworkpublic procurement contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier?
BWT UK LIMITED, verified against company number 01386074.
What is the recorded contract value?
£32,340, recorded on the contract record.
Was the contract signed?
The published contract data records a signature date of 25 September 2026.
Is the procurement status fully consistent?
No. The award and contract are active, but the linked published lot is marked cancelled.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.