AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Stockton on Tees Borough Council published an award and contract notice for mechanical and electrical engineering services for Billingham Sports Hub. The notice records a £37,550 contract signed on 3 September 2026 with ALIGN PROPERTY PARTNERS LIMITED, awarded through a procedure without prior publication.
Published outcomeOne active award and linked active contract are recorded for ALIGN PROPERTY PARTNERS LIMITED (award 098735-2026-1), relating to lot 1.
Market significanceThe requirement concerns specialist design coordination and quality assurance for the Billingham Sports Hub project. The notice describes a direct-award route intended to address shortcomings identified in an earlier arrangement and maintain project timescales.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ALIGN PROPERTY PARTNERS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 098735-2026-1 · Lots 1 · 37,550 GBP · Active award; linked active contract signed 3 September 2026
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The verified supplier record identifies company number 10385861 as ALIGN PROPERTY PARTNERS LIMITED. The award names Align Property Partners as supplier and is linked to contract 098735-2026-1, valued at GBP 37,550.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence20 October 2026
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The award and contract notice was published at 2026-10-20T08:05:33+01:00.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 098735-2026-1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive; signed 3 September 2026
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Contract 098735-2026-1 has status 'active' and dateSigned 2026-09-03.
Lot record status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1 is recorded with status 'cancelled', while the linked award and contract are recorded as active.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£37,550
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Linked contract 098735-2026-1 states amount 37550 and currency GBP.
Value allocation
93% confidenceSingle linked award and contract; no separate lot value published
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The contract is linked to award 098735-2026-1 and that award relates to lot 1; the lot itself has no value field.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signature date
99% confidence3 September 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-09-03T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication date
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Published_at is 2026-10-20T08:05:33+01:00.
Contract start date
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract start date is supplied.
Contract end date
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract end date is supplied.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceMechanical and electrical engineering services for Billingham Sports Hub
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The notice title refers to Billingham Sport Hub, Mechanical & Electrical Engineer; primary CPV 71334000 is Mechanical and electrical engineering services.
Service purpose
96% confidenceMultidisciplinary technical design development, coordination and finalisation for an integrated and deliverable scheme
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The description states that a suitably qualified and experienced multidisciplinary consultant team is needed to develop, coordinate and finalise the technical design.
Delivery area
95% confidenceUKC11
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The item delivery address specifies region UKC11.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 1; no lot title published
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Award 098735-2026-1 is related to lot 1. The lot title is null.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited procedure
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The tender procurementMethod is 'limited'.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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procurementMethodDetails states this explicitly.
Published rationale
96% confidenceThe buyer cites access to consultants with relevant experience and specialist skills, delivery-risk reduction, programme certainty and avoidance of further delay.
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The procurement method rationale sets out these reasons for direct award.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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No bidder count, tenderer list, evaluation scores or ranking is supplied.
Award criterion
94% confidencePrice
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Lot 1 awardCriteria lists one criterion of type 'price'.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract value
99% confidence£37,550
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Contract 098735-2026-1 records GBP 37,550.
Extension option
95% confidenceOptional extension of up to 24 months
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Lot 1 options state 'Optional extension of up to 24 months'.
Contract duration
99% confidenceUnknown
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No start date, end date or base duration is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
99% confidenceDirect award without prior publication
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The published procedure detail states an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition.
Stated buyer priority
96% confidenceDesign coordination, quality assurance, oversight and delivery certainty
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The description says the approach was selected to strengthen quality assurance, improve design coordination and oversight; the rationale cites reduced delivery risk and programme certainty.
Prior-procurement context
94% confidenceThe buyer states that skills and experience needed for coordination and integration were not sufficiently evident in a previous procurement arrangement.
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This is stated in the procurement description.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting lifecycle fields
99% confidenceThe linked award and contract are active and the contract includes a signature date, but the sole linked lot is marked cancelled.
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Award and contract status are 'active'; lot 1 status is 'cancelled'; contract dateSigned is 2026-09-03.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceSupplier identity verified by Companies House company number 10385861.
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Supplier verification status is verified, with match method company_number and verified company name ALIGN PROPERTY PARTNERS LIMITED.
Unpublished commercial information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: contract start and end dates, base duration, lot value, bid count, named competing tenderers, scoring and evaluation detail.
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Relevant fields are null or absent from the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The sole linked lot is marked cancelled while the linked award and contract are both active; the analysis reports this contradiction without inferring which lifecycle field governs.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: contract start date, contract end date, base duration, lot title, individual lot value, price breakdown, bid count, competing tenderers, evaluation scoring and award date.
- The £37,550 value is reported from the linked contract and not presented as a separately published lot value.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Billingham Sports HubALIGN PROPERTY PARTNERS LIMITEDStockton on Tees Borough Councilmechanical and electrical engineering servicesdirect awardpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Billingham Sports Hub mechanical and electrical engineering contract?
ALIGN PROPERTY PARTNERS LIMITED, verified under company number 10385861, is named on the active award and linked contract.
What is the published contract value?
The linked contract value is £37,550.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The linked contract record gives a signature date of 3 September 2026.
What procurement route was used?
The notice describes an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition.
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