AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) awarded and signed a contract for STFC external perimeter road works with DH BUILDING SERVICES (OXFORD) LIMITED. The contract is active from 9 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award for lot 1 was made to DH BUILDING SERVICES (OXFORD) LIMITED under a below-threshold limited-competition procedure.
Market significanceThe published contract value is £91,250 excluding VAT (£109,500 including VAT) for road construction works in the Witney (UKJ14) region.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
DH BUILDING SERVICES (OXFORD) LIMITED
100% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £91,250 excluding VAT; £109,500 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award
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Verified company name supplied for award 1 is DH BUILDING SERVICES (OXFORD) LIMITED (company number 07372264). Award 1 names the supplier and contract 1, linked to award 1, records the contract value.
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” (UK7).
Award status
100% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status “active”.
Contract status
100% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status “active”.
Contract signature
100% confidenceSigned on 8 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-08.
Contract period
100% confidence9 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period records startDate 2026-10-09 and endDate 2027-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
100% confidence£91,250
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Contract 1 value.amount is 91250 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
100% confidence£109,500
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 109500 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceContract-level value linked to award 1 / lot 1
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; award 1 relates to lot 1 and has one named supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
100% confidence8 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-08.
Contract start
100% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-09.
Notice published
100% confidence16 October 2026
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The UK7 contract details notice has datePublished 2026-10-16.
Contract end
100% confidence31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-03-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
100% confidenceSTFC external perimeter road works
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The process title is “UKRI-7436 STFC External Perimeter Road Works” and its description states that UKRI selected a supplier to provide external perimeter road works.
Procurement category
100% confidenceWorks
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is “works”.
Classification
100% confidenceCPV 45233120 — Road construction works
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Award item 1 includes CPV 45233120, described as Road construction works.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKJ14 (Witney area)
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Award item 1 lists delivery address region UKJ14; the supplier address is in Witney, UKJ14.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
100% confidenceLimited
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The tender procurementMethod is “limited”.
Procedure detail
100% confidenceBelow threshold – limited competition
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The tender procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - limited competition”.
Threshold status
100% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Competition information
100% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation information not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, tenderer list, award criteria, scoring or evaluation outcome is provided in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
100% confidenceApproximately 5 months and 23 days
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The stated period runs from 9 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
VAT treatment
100% confidence£91,250 excluding VAT; £109,500 including VAT
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Contract 1 provides both amount and amountGross in GBP.
Extension or renewal terms
100% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
100% confidenceA single supplier is named for one lot.
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Award 1 relates to lot 1 and names one supplier; contract 1 is linked to award 1.
Commercial scale
100% confidenceThe contract has a published net value of £91,250.
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Contract 1 value.amount is 91250 GBP.
Market access route
100% confidenceThe requirement was run as a below-threshold limited competition.
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Tender procedure details state “Below threshold - limited competition”.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Source coverage
100% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes an award date, tender deadline, bid count, evaluation criteria, scores, pricing breakdown, lot title and lot-specific value.
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied process, award and lot data.
Value interpretation
100% confidenceBoth net and gross values are published; net value is used where a single contract value is referenced.
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Contract 1 reports amount of 91250 and amountGross of 109500 GBP.
Supplier identity quality
100% confidenceSupplier identity is verified. The source name differs in formatting from the verified legal name but is not flagged as a mismatch.
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Verification status is verified, with verified company name DH BUILDING SERVICES (OXFORD) LIMITED; supplier_name_mismatch is false.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: award date, submission deadline, bid count, tenderer list, evaluation criteria, scores and pricing breakdown.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate lot value.
- No renewal, extension or option terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
UKRI-7436STFC external perimeter road worksDH BUILDING SERVICES (OXFORD) LIMITEDroad construction worksUKRI contract awardlimited competition
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the UKRI-7436 STFC External Perimeter Road Works contract?
DH BUILDING SERVICES (OXFORD) LIMITED was named as the verified supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The contract value is £91,250 excluding VAT and £109,500 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published period is 9 October 2026 to 31 March 2027; it was signed on 8 October 2026.
What procedure was used?
UKRI reported a below-threshold limited-competition procedure.
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