AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Herefordshire Council published a contract award notice for the Aylestone High School expansion. OVERBURY PLC is named for the design-and-build works, procured through the Procure Partnership Framework under a two-stage route and JCT Design & Build Contract 2016.
Published outcomeThe source records an active award and an active contract record, with a stated contract signature date of 8 September 2026.
Market significanceThe published contract value is £10,913,292.32, within the framework’s stated £5m–£15m West Midlands value band.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
OVERBURY PLC
99% confidenceAward 098449-2026-1 · Lots 1 · 10913292.32 GBP · Active award; active contract record
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The award names Overbury PLC as supplier. Supplier verification identifies the legal company as OVERBURY PLC (company number 00836946). The £10,913,292.32 contract value is recorded against contract 098449-2026-1, which is linked to this sole-supplier award.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract award notice
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Process description states: "This is a Contract Award Notice"; release tags are award and contract.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 098449-2026-1 has status "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 098449-2026-1 has status "active".
Contract signature date
99% confidence8 September 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-09-08T00:00:00+01:00.
Lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1 is marked "cancelled" despite the related award and contract records being active.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£10,913,292.32
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Contract 098449-2026-1 records value amount 10913292.32 GBP.
Framework value band
98% confidence£5 million–£15 million
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The tender description identifies the Procure Partnership Framework West Midlands contractor-procurement value band as £5m–£15m.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence8 September 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-09-08.
Award/contract notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Process published_at and release date are 2026-10-19T12:35:01+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Project
99% confidenceAylestone High School Expansion
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Process title and lot description refer to Aylestone High School Expansion.
Works
98% confidenceDesign-and-build works for secondary school construction
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Description states delivery of Design and Build works; primary CPV is 45214220, Secondary school construction work.
Delivery area
95% confidenceUKG11
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The item delivery address specifies region UKG11.
Contract form
98% confidenceJCT Design & Build Contract 2016
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Lot description states the procurement is under JCT Design & Build Contract 2016.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceCall-off via Procure Partnership Framework, Contractor Procurement—West Midlands Region
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Procurement-method rationale states this was a call-off via the named framework.
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited procedure: award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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Process procurement_method is limited and procurement_method_details states award without prior publication.
Selection approach
98% confidenceTwo-stage procurement route
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The process and lot descriptions state that the contractor was appointed under a two-stage procurement route.
Published award criterion
90% confidencePrice
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Lot 1 awardCriteria contains a price criterion.
Bidder numbers and evaluation results
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract value
99% confidence£10,913,292.32
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Contract 098449-2026-1 records this GBP value.
Start and end dates
99% confidenceUnknown
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contract_start_at and contract_end_at are not supplied, and the contract record provides no period.
Options
97% confidenceNo options stated
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Procurement channel
95% confidenceFramework call-off for a mid-value regional construction package
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The notice identifies a Procure Partnership Framework West Midlands contractor-procurement call-off in the £5m–£15m band.
Delivery model
98% confidenceDesign-and-build appointment under JCT D&B 2016
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The notice describes design-and-build works under JCT Design & Build Contract 2016.
Price visibility
98% confidenceA single contract-level value is published
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The contract record states £10,913,292.32; no breakdown by work package, milestone, or pricing component is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting lifecycle records
99% confidenceThe active award and contract records conflict with the cancelled status of the only related lot.
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Award and contract 098449-2026-1 are active, while lot 1 is cancelled.
Interpretation of status conflict
99% confidenceThe published contract signature and active contract record are reported, but the cancelled lot means the lifecycle should be treated cautiously.
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Contract dateSigned is 8 September 2026; contract status is active; lot 1 status is cancelled.
Value allocation
98% confidenceThe published value is contract-level and is linked to a sole-supplier award; no separate lot value is supplied.
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The contract has a GBP value and links to award 098449-2026-1; lot 1 has no value_amount.
Unpublished detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes start/end dates, bidder count, scoring, award date, detailed price breakdown and extension terms.
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Relevant source fields are null or absent.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The only related lot is marked cancelled while the award and contract records are active; the source does not explain this conflict.
- No contract start date, end date, duration, extension terms or renewal terms are published.
- No bidder count, bid prices, evaluation scores, award rationale or detailed pricing breakdown is published.
- No explicit award date is supplied.
- The published value is at contract level; no separate lot value is provided.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Aylestone High School ExpansionOVERBURY PLCHerefordshire CouncilProcure Partnership Frameworkdesign and buildschool constructionJCT Design and Build 2016
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier for the Aylestone High School Expansion?
OVERBURY PLC is named as supplier for award 098449-2026-1.
What value is published for the contract?
The contract record publishes a value of £10,913,292.32 GBP.
When was the contract signed?
The contract record gives a signature date of 8 September 2026.
Is the procurement lifecycle unambiguous?
No. The award and contract records are active, but the only related lot is marked cancelled.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.