AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Notting Hill Genesis published an award and contract notice for a five-lot lift modernisation programme. The notice records five active contracts signed in September 2026, with a combined stated value of £5,674,738.10. TARGET LIFTS LTD received Lots 1 and 3; APEX LIFT & ESCALATOR ENGINEERS LIMITED received Lots 2, 4 and 5.
Published outcomeFive awards are recorded, covering lift replacement or modification across 35 sites and engineering design services for 10 high-risk-building sites.
Market significanceThe programme concentrates the stated contract value across two verified SME lift specialists. The three geographically named delivery lots account for four awards, alongside a separate high-risk-buildings design lot.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
5 supplier records analysed
TARGET LIFTS LTD
99% confidenceAward 098519-2026-1 · Lots Lot 1 — North East · 633943 GBP · active contract; signed 21 September 2026
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Verified legal name supplied as TARGET LIFTS LTD (company number 07077729). Award 098519-2026-1 links Lot 1 to this supplier; linked contract value is £633,943 and dateSigned is 2026-09-21.
APEX LIFT & ESCALATOR ENGINEERS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 098519-2026-2 · Lots Lot 2 — West · 1153400.35 GBP · active contract; signed 14 September 2026
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Verified legal name supplied as APEX LIFT & ESCALATOR ENGINEERS LIMITED (company number 01129631). Award 098519-2026-2 links Lot 2 to this supplier; linked contract value is £1,153,400.35 and dateSigned is 2026-09-14.
TARGET LIFTS LTD
99% confidenceAward 098519-2026-3 · Lots Lot 3 — East · 917730 GBP · active contract; signed 21 September 2026
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Verified legal name supplied as TARGET LIFTS LTD (company number 07077729). Award 098519-2026-3 links Lot 3 to this supplier; linked contract value is £917,730 and dateSigned is 2026-09-21.
APEX LIFT & ESCALATOR ENGINEERS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 098519-2026-4 · Lots Lot 4 — South/South East · 884394.89 GBP · active contract; signed 14 September 2026
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Verified legal name supplied as APEX LIFT & ESCALATOR ENGINEERS LIMITED (company number 01129631). Award 098519-2026-4 links Lot 4 to this supplier; linked contract value is £884,394.89 and dateSigned is 2026-09-14.
APEX LIFT & ESCALATOR ENGINEERS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 098519-2026-5 · Lots Lot 5 — High Risk Buildings (incl. design) · 2085269.86 GBP · active contract; signed 14 September 2026
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Verified legal name supplied as APEX LIFT & ESCALATOR ENGINEERS LIMITED (company number 01129631). Award 098519-2026-5 links Lot 5 to this supplier; linked contract value is £2,085,269.86 and dateSigned is 2026-09-14.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAward and contract notice
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Release history tags are award and contract; process notice type is "award, contract".
Publication date
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Process published_at: 2026-10-19T14:08:20+01:00.
Award status
98% confidenceFive awards recorded as active
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Awards 098519-2026-1 to -5 each have status active.
Contract status
98% confidenceFive contracts recorded as active
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Contracts 098519-2026-1 to -5 each have status active.
Contract execution
99% confidenceContracts explicitly record signature dates in September 2026
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Each contract includes a dateSigned field: 14 September 2026 or 21 September 2026.
Lot-status inconsistency
99% confidenceAll five lot records are marked cancelled despite corresponding active awards and active signed contracts
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Lots 1–5 have status cancelled, while their linked awards and contracts are active.
VALUES
Published values explained
Combined stated value of five signed contracts
99% confidence£5,674,738.10
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Sum of contract values: £633,943; £1,153,400.35; £917,730; £884,394.89; and £2,085,269.86.
Lot 1 stated contract value
99% confidence£633,943
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Contract 098519-2026-1 value.amount is 633943 GBP.
Lot 2 stated contract value
99% confidence£1,153,400.35
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Contract 098519-2026-2 value.amount is 1153400.35 GBP.
Lot 3 stated contract value
99% confidence£917,730
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Contract 098519-2026-3 value.amount is 917730 GBP.
Lot 4 stated contract value
99% confidence£884,394.89
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Contract 098519-2026-4 value.amount is 884394.89 GBP.
Lot 5 stated contract value
99% confidence£2,085,269.86
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Contract 098519-2026-5 value.amount is 2085269.86 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Lot 2, Lot 4 and Lot 5 signed
99% confidence14 September 2026
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Contracts 098519-2026-2, -4 and -5 each state dateSigned 2026-09-14.
Lot 1 and Lot 3 signed
99% confidence21 September 2026
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Contracts 098519-2026-1 and -3 each state dateSigned 2026-09-21.
Award and contract notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Process published_at is 2026-10-19T14:08:20+01:00.
Contract start and end
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contractStartDate or contract end date is supplied.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Programme
99% confidenceLift Modernisation Programme
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Process title is "Lift Modernisation Programme".
Core works
98% confidenceLift replacement or modification across 25 sites
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Lots 1–4 describe 5, 7, 7 and 6 sites respectively.
High-risk buildings scope
99% confidenceEngineering design services for lift replacement or modification across 10 sites
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Lot 5 description states engineering design services for 10 sites.
Delivery geography
98% confidenceLondon; Lot 2 also includes South East England
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Items record London for Lots 1, 3, 4 and 5, and London and South East England for Lot 2.
Classifications
99% confidenceLift installation work; lift-maintenance services; engineering design services for mechanical and electrical building installations
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Published CPV classifications are 45313100, 50750000 and 71321000.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited procedure: award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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Process procurementMethod is limited and procurementMethodDetails states this procedure.
Route to market
99% confidenceMini-competition under NHG Planned Upgrade/Improvement Works DPS
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Procurement rationale says all eligible suppliers appointed to the relevant DPS category were invited to tender.
Evaluation weighting
99% confidence50% technical questions; 50% price framework
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Each lot's award criteria lists Technical Questions 50 and Price Framework 50.
Award allocation rule
98% confidenceNo tenderer could receive more than two lots, excluding Lot 5
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Published description sets this restriction; TARGET LIFTS LTD received two non-Lot-5 lots and APEX LIFT & ESCALATOR ENGINEERS LIMITED received two non-Lot-5 lots plus Lot 5.
Tender and bidder counts
99% confidenceUnknown
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CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Intended term
96% confidenceOne year, with a buyer option to renew for up to a further year; maximum two years
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Published description states the intended one-year period and discretionary extension of up to one further year, subject to performance and service-delivery reviews.
Extension condition
96% confidenceSubject to NHG decision and satisfactory performance, quality of service and delivery reviews
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Published description sets these conditions for the option to renew.
Start and end dates
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract start or end dates are supplied.
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Supplier allocation
99% confidenceTARGET LIFTS LTD holds two geographic lots; APEX LIFT & ESCALATOR ENGINEERS LIMITED holds two geographic lots and the high-risk-buildings design lot
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Award-to-lot supplier links show Target on Lots 1 and 3, and Apex on Lots 2, 4 and 5.
Largest contract
99% confidenceLot 5, High Risk Buildings (incl. design), at £2,085,269.86
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Lot 5's linked contract has the largest stated value among the five contracts.
Value concentration
98% confidenceLot 5 represents approximately 36.8% of the combined stated contract value
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£2,085,269.86 divided by the combined £5,674,738.10 stated contract value.
Award rationale
99% confidenceUnknown beyond the published 50:50 technical and price criteria
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The notice gives criteria but does not publish tender scores or qualitative award reasons.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Material status conflict
99% confidenceLot records are cancelled while linked awards and signed contracts are active
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Lots 1–5 are marked cancelled; awards and contracts for the same lots are active, and contracts have dateSigned values.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceAll five award-supplier records have verified legal company names and exact-name matching
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Supplier verification status is verified for all five records, with matchMethod exact_name.
Missing operational dates
99% confidenceContract start and end dates are not supplied
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Process-level contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null and no contract-period fields are present.
Missing competition information
99% confidenceTender counts, bidder counts, scores and detailed award reasoning are not supplied
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains a material internal conflict: every lot is marked cancelled, but each corresponding award and explicitly signed contract is marked active. This analysis reports both states without resolving the conflict.
- No contract start date, end date, delivery schedule, pricing breakdown or payment terms are published.
- No tender count, bidder count, scoring detail, tender prices or detailed award rationale is published.
- The stated values are contract-level amounts; the notice does not state whether they are fixed, estimated, maximum, or inclusive of any extension period.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Notting Hill GenesisLift Modernisation ProgrammeTARGET LIFTS LTDAPEX LIFT & ESCALATOR ENGINEERS LIMITEDlift installationlift replacementLondon procurementDPS
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Notting Hill Genesis Lift Modernisation Programme contracts?
TARGET LIFTS LTD won Lots 1 and 3. APEX LIFT & ESCALATOR ENGINEERS LIMITED won Lots 2, 4 and 5.
What is the stated value of the programme?
The five linked signed contracts have a combined stated value of £5,674,738.10.
Were the contracts signed?
Yes. The notice includes explicit signature dates: 14 September 2026 for Lots 2, 4 and 5, and 21 September 2026 for Lots 1 and 3.
What is the planned duration?
The notice describes an intended one-year term with a discretionary extension of up to one further year. Actual start and end dates are not published.
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