AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Hampshire County Council awarded electrical installation work for upgrades to Chalk Ridge Primary School’s main switchgear and sub-main distribution boards to A.J. TAYLOR ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED. The published contract record states that it was signed on 2 October 2026, with delivery scheduled from 26 October to 2 November 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for A.J. TAYLOR ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED under a below-threshold framework award.
Market significanceThis is a short-duration, below-threshold electrical works contract valued at £29,755 excluding VAT (£35,706 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
A.J. TAYLOR ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £29,755 excluding VAT; £35,706 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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The supplier is named on award 1 and verified against Companies House number 03319595. The contract linked to award 1 records the stated gross and net values.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published document 098121-2026 is described as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status 'active'.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 2 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-02.
Delivery period
99% confidence26 October 2026 to 2 November 2026
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Contract 1 period records those start and end dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£29,755
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Contract 1 value.amount is 29755 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£35,706
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 35706 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceAllocated to the single contract linked to award 1
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Contract 1 references awardID 1; the award identifies one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence2 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-02.
Contract start
99% confidence26 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-26.
Contract end
99% confidence2 November 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-11-02.
Notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Notice 098121-2026 has datePublished 2026-10-16.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceUpgrade the main distribution board and sub-distribution boards while maintaining continuity of supply to existing essential services.
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Published procurement description.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is 'works'.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 45310000 — Electrical installation work
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Award item additional classification.
Delivery region
97% confidenceUKJ3, United Kingdom
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Award item delivery address specifies region UKJ3.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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Tender procurementMethod is 'selective'.
Award route
99% confidenceBelow threshold — award under framework
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states 'Below threshold - award under framework'.
Competition flag
99% confidenceNot competitive
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Tender competitive field is false.
Framework reference
99% confidenceocds-h6vhtk-05484c
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Related process with relationship 'framework' identifies this OCID.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract duration
98% confidence8 calendar days inclusive, from 26 October to 2 November 2026
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Published contract period starts 26 October 2026 and ends 2 November 2026.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
99% confidenceThe buyer used a framework route rather than a competitive tender for this below-threshold requirement.
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The tender states 'Below threshold - award under framework' and competitive is false.
Delivery profile
98% confidenceThe recorded delivery window is very short and requires work continuity for essential services.
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The description requires continuity of supply, while the contract period is 26 October to 2 November 2026.
Published price basis
99% confidenceBoth net and gross contract values are published.
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Contract 1 records £29,755 amount and £35,706 amountGross.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified
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The supplier was matched by Companies House number 03319595; the verified name matches the source supplier name.
Award date
99% confidenceNot published
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Award 1 has no award_date value.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Lot 1 contains no title, description or value fields.
Competition detail
99% confidenceBidder numbers, framework call-off process and evaluation information were not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid-count, scoring or evaluation fields are provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award date is published.
- The published notice does not provide bidder numbers, evaluation scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Chalk Ridge Primary SchoolHampshire County CouncilA.J. TAYLOR ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITEDswitchgear upgradeelectrical installation workframework award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Chalk Ridge Primary School switchgear upgrade contract?
A.J. TAYLOR ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED, verified under Companies House number 03319595.
What is the published contract value?
£29,755 excluding VAT and £35,706 including VAT.
When is the contract scheduled to run?
From 26 October 2026 to 2 November 2026. The published record states it was signed on 2 October 2026.
How was the contract awarded?
The notice describes a below-threshold award under a framework using a selective, non-competitive route.
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