AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Hampshire County Council awarded Appledown Projects Ltd a contract to replace the hall heating system at Whiteley Primary School, including fan convectors, associated pipework and pump replacement.
Published outcomeContract 1 was signed on 6 October 2026 and is recorded as active, with delivery scheduled from 23 October 2026 to 3 November 2026.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold works call-off under a framework, valued at £38,558 excluding VAT (£46,269 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
APPLEDOWN PROJECTS LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £38,558 excluding VAT; £46,269 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names APPLEDOWN PROJECTS LTD as supplier. The supplied GB-COH identifier 12897147 was verified by company number. Contract 1 linked to award 1 gives the contract values.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The process identifies the notice type as "Contract details notice on Find a Tender" (UK7).
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 6 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-06.
Delivery period
99% confidence23 October 2026 to 3 November 2026
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Contract 1 period records startDate 2026-10-23 and endDate 2026-11-03.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£38,558
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Contract 1 value.amount is 38558 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£46,269
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 46269 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceThe published contract value is linked to the single listed award and supplier.
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; award 1 lists one supplier, APPLEDOWN PROJECTS LTD.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence6 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-06.
Contract start
99% confidence23 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-23.
Contract end
99% confidence3 November 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-11-03.
Notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-16.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceReplacement of the hall heating system, including new fan convectors, associated pipework circuit and pump replacement.
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This wording is stated in the process description.
Procurement category
98% confidenceWorks
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "works".
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 45351000 — Mechanical engineering installation works
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The award item carries CPV 45351000.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKJ3
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The award item delivery address specifies region UKJ3.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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The tender procurementMethod is "selective".
Route to market
99% confidenceBelow-threshold award under framework
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The tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - award under framework".
Competition field
95% confidenceRecorded as non-competitive
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The tender competitive field is false.
Framework reference
98% confidenceocds-h6vhtk-05484c
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The relatedProcesses entry identifies a framework process with this OCID.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence23 October 2026 to 3 November 2026
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Contract 1 period specifies these dates.
VAT treatment
99% confidence£38,558 excluding VAT and £46,269 including VAT
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Contract 1 reports amount and amountGross in GBP.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
97% confidenceA short-duration, below-threshold framework award for mechanical heating-system works.
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The notice records a below-threshold framework award, works category, CPV 45351000, and a 23 October to 3 November 2026 contract period.
Published pricing
98% confidenceThe notice provides total net and gross contract values but no pricing breakdown.
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Contract 1 contains aggregate amount and amountGross fields only.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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Supplier verification matched APPLEDOWN PROJECTS LTD to GB-COH company number 12897147 by company number.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 is identified but has no published title, description or separate value.
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Lot 1 has status complete, while its title, description and value fields are null.
Award decision date
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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Award 1 award_date is null.
Competition and evaluation detail
98% confidenceBid counts, bidder identities, scores and evaluation rationale are not supplied.
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The source states competitive=false but contains no further competition or evaluation fields.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- The published notice does not state an award decision date.
- Bid counts, tenderer identities, evaluation scores and award rationale are not published.
- No renewal, extension or option terms are supplied.
- No pricing breakdown beyond aggregate net and gross contract values is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Appledown Projects LtdHampshire County CouncilWhiteley Primary Schoolhall heating replacementfan convectorsmechanical engineering installation worksframework award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Whiteley Primary School hall heating contract?
APPLEDOWN PROJECTS LTD, verified against company number 12897147.
What is the contract value?
£38,558 excluding VAT, or £46,269 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The recorded period runs from 23 October 2026 to 3 November 2026.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The supplied contract record states it was signed on 6 October 2026.
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