AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The City of London has published contract details for a three-year agreement to service and maintain toilet paddle-gate barriers at the Tower of London and Paternoster Square public toilets. The contract is recorded as active and signed with Hi-Tec Washrooms Solutions LTd.
Published outcomeAward 1 and contract 1 are active. The published contract value is £118,004.40 gross for the full term.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition public-sector maintenance requirement for specialist public-toilet access-barrier equipment.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Hi-Tec Washrooms Solutions LTd
97% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 118004.40 GBP · Active award and active contract
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Award 1 names Hi-Tec Washrooms Solutions LTd as supplier and is linked to contract 1. Contract 1 has gross value £118,004.40.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The process and contract document describe the publication as a “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Tender status
99% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is recorded as “complete”.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status “active”.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status “active”.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 30 June 2026
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Contract 1 includes dateSigned: 2026-06-30.
Contract term
99% confidence1 July 2026 to 30 June 2029
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Contract 1 period runs from 2026-07-01 to 2029-06-30.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£118,004.40 gross
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Contract 1 value is amountGross 118004.4 GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceSingle contract value linked to award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 links to awardID 1; award 1 relates to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence30 June 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-06-30.
Contract start
99% confidence1 July 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-07-01.
Contract end
99% confidence30 June 2029
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2029-06-30.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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The contract document datePublished and process published_at are 2026-10-19.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceAnnual service and maintenance agreement for toilet barriers
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The published description states: “Annual Service and Maintenance Agreement for Toilet barriers”.
Sites named
99% confidenceTower of London and Paternoster Square public toilets
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The title and description name both locations.
Equipment
98% confidencePaddleGates / toilet access barriers
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The title specifies service and maintenance of PaddleGates; the description refers to toilet barriers.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot
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Tender and award data identify only lot 1.
Published classification
99% confidenceCPV 39831600 — Toilet cleaners
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The award item includes additional classification CPV 39831600 with description “Toilet cleaners”.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is “limited”.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - limited competition”.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Bidder count
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Evaluation and award rationale
99% confidenceUnknown
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CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract type/category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is “goods”.
Term
99% confidenceThree years
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The contract period runs from 1 July 2026 through 30 June 2029.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Pricing detail
99% confidenceOnly a total gross contract value is published
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Contract 1 supplies amountGross £118,004.40 but no pricing schedule or net amount.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Addressable requirement
96% confidenceSpecialist maintenance of public-toilet paddle-gate barriers across two named London sites
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The title and description identify PaddleGates/toilet barriers at the Tower of London and Paternoster Square public toilets.
Commercial route
99% confidenceBelow-threshold limited competition
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The tender procurement method detail states “Below threshold - limited competition”.
Published value basis
98% confidence£118,004.40 gross over the stated three-year term
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Contract 1 provides a gross value and a period from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2029.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier legal identity
99% confidenceThe supplier name is source-published and not independently legally verified in the supplied data.
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No verified_company_name, verified_company_number, source company number, or legal_name is supplied; supplier identity status is not_applicable.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Lot 1 is present but its title, description and value fields are null.
Competition information
99% confidenceBid count, participant names and evaluation information are not supplied in the published notice data.
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No such fields are present in the supplied record.
Classification relevance
99% confidenceThe published CPV is “Toilet cleaners”, while the requirement description concerns maintenance of paddle gates/toilet barriers.
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Award item CPV is 39831600 “Toilet cleaners”; title and description refer to PaddleGates and toilet barriers.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplier’s legal identity has not been independently verified in the supplied data; no verified legal company name or company number is available.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description, individual value or pricing breakdown.
- The notice data does not publish the number of bids, competing suppliers, evaluation methodology, scores or reasons for award.
- No extension, renewal or option terms are published.
- The published CPV classification is “Toilet cleaners”, which does not precisely describe the PaddleGate/toilet-barrier maintenance stated in the title and description.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
City of LondonHi-Tec Washrooms Solutions LTdPaddleGate maintenancetoilet barrier maintenanceTower of LondonPaternoster Squarepublic procurement contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the City of London PaddleGate maintenance contract?
Award 1 names Hi-Tec Washrooms Solutions LTd as supplier.
What is the published value of the contract?
The published gross value is £118,004.40 for contract 1.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2029, and the contract data records a signature date of 30 June 2026.
What services are covered?
The notice describes annual service and maintenance of PaddleGates or toilet barriers at the Tower of London and Paternoster Square public toilets.
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