AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
British Council published contract details for the Hong Kong SCR Rightsizing Project. The notice records an active contract with K W Nelson Interior Design & Contracting Ltd. for building materials.
Published outcomeOne award (award 1) is recorded for supplier K W Nelson Interior Design & Contracting Ltd., linked to lot 1. The contract record is active and includes a signed date of 22 August 2026.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition procurement valued at £468,000 gross, with a contract period from 22 August 2026 to 31 March 2027.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
K W Nelson Interior Design & Contracting Ltd.
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 468000 GBP · Active contract
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Award 1 names this supplier and relates to lot 1; contract 1, linked to award 1, is active and has gross value £468,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Process notice_type and contract document description.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete"; process source_status is "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 22 August 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-08-22T00:00:00Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£468,000 gross
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 468000 and currency is GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceThe published £468,000 gross value is recorded for contract 1, linked to award 1 and lot 1.
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Contract 1 awardID is 1; award 1 relatedLots includes 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence22 August 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-08-22.
Contract start
99% confidence22 August 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-08-22.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-03-31T23:59:59Z.
Notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Process published_at and contract document datePublished are 2026-10-19.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Project
99% confidenceHong Kong SCR Rightsizing Project
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Process and tender title.
Published description
99% confidenceAgreement to provide terms and condition of the contract for Hong Kong SCR Rightsizing project.
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Process and tender description.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "goods".
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 44111000 — Building materials
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Award item additional classification.
Lot
98% confidenceLot 1; no lot title or description supplied.
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Award 1 and its item relate to lot 1; lot record has no title or description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited
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Process and tender procurementMethod are "limited".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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Process and tender procurementMethodDetails.
Competition information
98% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation information not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, scoring or evaluation fields are provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence22 August 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.
Extensions or renewal options
98% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice.
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No extension or option fields are provided.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market route
99% confidenceThe buyer used a below-threshold limited-competition route.
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - limited competition".
Commercial scale
99% confidenceThe active contract has a published gross value of £468,000.
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 468000 GBP.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
98% confidenceThe supplier name is taken from the published award and supplier party. Companies House verification is not applicable; the source provides a GB-PPON identifier.
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Supplier verification status is "not_applicable"; supplier identifier scheme is GB-PPON.
Scope detail
98% confidenceLot 1 has no published title or description beyond the project-level description and building-materials classification.
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Lot record title and description are null; award item carries CPV 44111000.
Competition and evaluation
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid totals, bidder list, scores, evaluation rationale or pricing breakdown are provided.
Value basis
99% confidenceThe contract value is explicitly gross; no further pricing breakdown is supplied.
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Contract value is recorded as amountGross 468000 GBP.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No tender submission deadline, award decision date or individual award-date field is supplied.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
- The notice does not provide bid counts, other bidders, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale or savings.
- No published extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
- No pricing breakdown beyond the £468,000 gross contract value is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
British CouncilHong Kong SCR Rightsizing ProjectK W Nelson Interior Design & Contracting Ltd.building materialslimited competitionFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is recorded as the supplier?
K W Nelson Interior Design & Contracting Ltd. is named for award 1 and the linked active contract.
What is the contract value?
The contract record gives a gross value of £468,000.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is 22 August 2026 to 31 March 2027.
What procedure was used?
The notice states below-threshold limited competition.
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