AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Kent County Council awarded a heating-replacement works contract for Southborough C of E Primary School to H.O.B. MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED. The published contract record states that it was signed on 17 July 2026, with a delivery period from 27 July to 4 September 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract record are linked to lot 1 and H.O.B. MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition heating works procurement with a published gross contract value of £338,100.07.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
H.O.B. MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED
100% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £338,100.07 gross (£281,750.06 excluding VAT) GBP · Verified supplier; award active
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Award 1 names the supplier; the supplier identity is verified against Companies House number 05713434. Contract 1, linked to award 1, states the gross and net values.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
100% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The published document is described as “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Award status
100% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status “active”.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive record
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Contract 1 has status “active”. Its stated period ended before the notice was published, so this status should not be read as evidence of current delivery.
Contract signature
100% confidenceSigned 17 July 2026
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Contract 1 states dateSigned: 2026-07-17.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
100% confidence£281,750.06
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Contract 1 value.amount is 281750.06 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
100% confidence£338,100.07
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 338100.07 GBP.
Value allocation
99% confidenceSingle contract linked to award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; award 1 relates to lot 1 and names one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
100% confidence17 July 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-07-17.
Contract start
100% confidence27 July 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-07-27.
Contract end
100% confidence4 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-09-04.
Contract details notice published
100% confidence16 October 2026
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The notice document datePublished is 2026-10-16.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
100% confidenceHeating replacement at Southborough C of E Primary School
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Tender title: “Southborough C of E Primary School - Heating Replacement”.
Works described
100% confidenceReplacement of oil-fired heating serving radiators, fan convectors and domestic hot water with gas-fired condensing boilers, new fan convectors and radiators, and new flow and return distribution pipework.
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Published tender description.
Procurement category
100% confidenceWorks
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is “works”.
Classification
100% confidenceCPV 45232141 — Heating works
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Award item 1 lists this CPV classification.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
100% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is “limited”.
Method detail
100% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states this wording.
Competition information
100% confidenceNumber of bidders and evaluation results unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
100% confidence27 July 2026 to 4 September 2026
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Contract 1 period states these start and end dates.
Above threshold
100% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Extension or renewal terms
100% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Delivery profile
98% confidenceShort-duration heating infrastructure works
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The stated contract period runs from 27 July to 4 September 2026, and the scope covers boiler, heat-emitter and pipework replacement.
Route to market
100% confidenceBelow-threshold limited competition
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The tender method detail states “Below threshold - limited competition”.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Publication timing
100% confidenceThe contract details notice was published after the stated contract end date.
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The contract ended 4 September 2026; the notice was published 16 October 2026.
Record status interpretation
100% confidenceThe contract record is marked active despite its published period having ended; current operational status is not established by the notice.
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Contract status is “active” and period.endDate is 2026-09-04.
Lot detail
100% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
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Lot 1 is identified but its title, description and value are not supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award date, tender submission deadline, bidder count, evaluation scores or award rationale is supplied.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description, pricing breakdown or separate lot value.
- No extension, renewal or variation terms are supplied.
- The notice was published after the stated contract end date; the active record status does not establish whether works were still being delivered at publication.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Southborough C of E Primary Schoolheating replacementKent County CouncilH.O.B. MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITEDheating workspublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Southborough C of E Primary School heating replacement contract?
H.O.B. MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED was named as the supplier for award 1.
What was the published contract value?
The contract value is £281,750.06 excluding VAT and £338,100.07 including VAT.
When was the contract signed?
The published contract record states it was signed on 17 July 2026.
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