AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Central Bedfordshire Council awarded and signed a short enabling-works contract for Mancroft Road with JEAKINS WEIR LIMITED. The work supports a proposed 18-home affordable-housing development; the main construction works are stated to be a separate future procurement.
Published outcomeOne active award and active contract are recorded for JEAKINS WEIR LIMITED.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold direct award for preparatory construction activity, rather than the main housing construction package.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
JEAKINS WEIR LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £64,470.68 net; £77,364.82 gross GBP · Active award and contract
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Award 1 identifies supplier Jeakins Weir Ltd.; supplier verification matches company number 01095682 to JEAKINS WEIR LIMITED. Contract 1, linked to award 1, states the values.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published notice 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; signed 1 October 2026
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Contract 1 has status "active" and dateSigned of 2026-10-01.
Contract period
99% confidence5 October 2026 to 27 November 2026
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Contract period startDate is 2026-10-05 and endDate is 2026-11-27.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£64,470.68
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Contract 1 value.amount is 64470.68 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£77,364.82
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 77364.82 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-01.
Contract start
99% confidence5 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-05.
Contract end
99% confidence27 November 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-11-27.
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% confidenceEnabling works and limited construction activities at Mancroft Road.
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Published description states this scope.
Activities
99% confidenceInitial site preparation, clearance and associated enabling activities.
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Published description lists these activities.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 45100000 — Site preparation work
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Award item additional classification is CPV 45100000.
Development context
99% confidenceSupports a proposed development of 18 new affordable homes.
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Published description states that the works support this proposed development.
Main works
99% confidenceExcluded from this contract; stated to be subject to a separate procurement exercise.
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Published description expressly distinguishes the main construction works.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition".
Competition information
96% confidenceNo competition or bid-count information supplied beyond the stated direct below-threshold method.
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The published record provides no bid counts, tenderer list or evaluation results.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Duration
98% confidenceApproximately 54 days, from 5 October to 27 November 2026.
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Calculated from the explicit contract period dates.
Time-limited purpose
99% confidenceTo facilitate the commencement of development and protect existing planning permission.
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Published description describes the contract as time-limited for this purpose.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Package positioning
99% confidenceThe contract is a discrete pre-construction enabling package, with the principal construction works reserved for a separate procurement.
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Published description states that main construction works will be subject to a separate procurement exercise.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe published value is attached to the single contract linked to award 1 and is not a separately published lot value.
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; lot 1 has no standalone published value.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified
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Company-number verification matches source company number 01095682 to JEAKINS WEIR LIMITED.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value.
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Lot 1 contains only its identifier and completed status; value fields are not supplied.
Award date
99% confidenceNot supplied
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Award 1 has no award_date in the supplied record.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, evaluation scoring, selection rationale or tender pricing is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award date is supplied.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description, pricing or standalone value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation approach, scores, award rationale and pricing breakdown.
- No extension or renewal terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
JEAKINS WEIR LIMITEDCentral Bedfordshire CouncilMancroft Road enabling workssite preparation workaffordable homesbelow-threshold direct award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Mancroft Road enabling works contract?
JEAKINS WEIR LIMITED won award 1. The published supplier name is Jeakins Weir Ltd.; company-number verification identifies the legal name as JEAKINS WEIR LIMITED.
What is the contract value?
The contract value is £64,470.68 excluding VAT and £77,364.82 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period runs from 5 October 2026 to 27 November 2026.
Does this cover construction of the affordable homes?
No. The notice says the main construction works will be subject to a separate procurement exercise.
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