AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Watford Borough Council awarded a public-art services contract for the Riverwell Square Public Art exhibition to BEN TWISTON-DAVIES LIMITED. The published contract record is active and explicitly records signature on 30 July 2026, with delivery from 3 August 2026 to 12 March 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for lot 1. The contract value is £50,000 excluding VAT (£60,000 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition artistic-services procurement valued at £50,000 excluding VAT.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BEN TWISTON-DAVIES LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £50,000 excluding VAT; £60,000 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names BEN TWISTON-DAVIES LIMITED as supplier. Supplier verification reports an exact-name match to Companies House number 14805238. The contract linked to award 1 records £50,000 net and £60,000 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is recorded as "complete" in the published contract details notice.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidence30 July 2026
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Contract 1 includes dateSigned: 2026-07-30.
Contract period
99% confidence3 August 2026 to 12 March 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-08-03 and endDate is 2027-03-12.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£50,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 50000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£60,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 60000 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceContract-level value linked to award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 links to awardID 1; award 1 relates to lot 1 and names one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence30 July 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned: 2026-07-30.
Contract start
99% confidence3 August 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate: 2026-08-03.
Contract end
99% confidence12 March 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate: 2027-03-12.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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The notice document and process published_at field record 2026-10-19.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceArtist required for the Riverwell Square Public Art exhibition
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Published description: "Request for Quote for Artist required for Riverwell Square Public Art exhibition".
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 92312000 — Artistic services
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Award item 1 lists CPV 92312000 with description "Artistic services".
Delivery region
98% confidenceUKH23, United Kingdom
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Award item delivery address specifies region UKH23 and country GB.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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Tender data contains lot 1 only; award 1 is related to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is "limited".
Competition detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - limited competition".
Competition metrics
99% confidenceNot published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Evaluation and award rationale
99% confidenceNot published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract type
99% confidenceServices contract
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Award 1 is classified under mainProcurementCategory "services".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
VAT treatment
99% confidence£50,000 net and £60,000 gross
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Contract value records amount 50000 and amountGross 60000 in GBP.
Extension or options
99% confidenceNot published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
99% confidenceA single-supplier, single-lot artistic-services award
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One lot is published and award 1 names one supplier, with one linked contract.
Notice timing
99% confidenceThe contract details notice was published after the recorded signature and start dates
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The contract was signed on 30 July 2026 and started on 3 August 2026; the notice was published on 19 October 2026.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published notice coverage
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No submission deadline, tender start date, award date, bid count, evaluation detail, lot title, lot-level value, pricing breakdown, or extension terms are provided.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceA contract-level value is published
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The £50,000 net and £60,000 gross figures appear on contract 1, linked to the sole award and lot; no separate lot value is published.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: tender and submission dates, award date, number of bids, evaluation methodology, award rationale, lot title and description, lot-level value, detailed deliverables, pricing breakdown, and extension or option terms.
- The stated contract value is published at contract level rather than as a separate lot-value field.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Riverwell Square Public ArtWatford Borough CouncilBEN TWISTON-DAVIES LIMITEDartistic servicespublic art contractUK public procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Riverwell Square Public Art contract?
BEN TWISTON-DAVIES LIMITED won award 1 for lot 1.
What is the contract value?
The contract value is £50,000 excluding VAT and £60,000 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published period runs from 3 August 2026 to 12 March 2027.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The published contract data explicitly records a signature date of 30 July 2026.
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