AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Staffordshire County Council awarded a below-threshold, direct works contract for fire-damage remediation at St James Retail Park, Sheffield to CROFTON INTERIORS LTD.
Published outcomeContract 1 is recorded as active, with a signed date of 20 October 2026 and a stated term to 31 March 2027.
Market significanceThis is a £90,214 net (£108,256.80 gross) construction-works award made without competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CROFTON INTERIORS LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £90,214 net / £108,256.80 gross (contract-level value) GBP · Active
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-NI603032; the supplier verification data matches company number NI603032 to CROFTON INTERIORS LTD. Contract 1, linked to award 1, states the values.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published notice document 098784-2026 is described as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender.
Tender status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender IA3426 has status 'complete'; lot 1 is also marked complete.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status 'active'.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 20 October 2026
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Contract 1 explicitly records dateSigned as 2026-10-20.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£90,214
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Contract 1 value.amount is 90214 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£108,256.80
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 108256.8 GBP.
Value allocation
91% confidenceThe published value is for contract 1 and is not separately apportioned within the notice.
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The contract provides one value and award 1 covers lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-20.
Contract start
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-20.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-03-31.
Notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Notice 098784-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-20.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceRear-elevation fire-damage remediation works at St James Retail Park, Sheffield.
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Tender title and description state this scope.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is 'works'.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 45000000 — Construction work
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Award item 1 lists CPV 45000000.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKG24
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Award item 1 delivery address is recorded in region UKG24.
Lot structure
97% confidenceOne lot (lot 1); no lot title or detailed lot description published.
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Tender and award records reference lot 1 only; its title and description are null.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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Tender procurementMethod is 'direct'.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states 'Below threshold - without competition'.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
98% confidenceNo competition was used; bid count and evaluation information were not supplied.
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The procedure is explicitly stated as without competition; no bid or evaluation fields are provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence20 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period records these start and end dates.
Extension or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied in the published data.
Pricing detail
98% confidenceContract total published; rate, cost-breakdown and payment terms not supplied.
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Contract 1 provides net and gross totals only.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market route
98% confidenceThe buyer used a direct, below-threshold route without competition for a defined fire-remediation works requirement.
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Tender procedure fields state direct procurement and below threshold without competition; the description specifies fire-damage remediation works.
Commercial scale
99% confidenceThe published contract total is £90,214 net, with £108,256.80 gross stated for the contract.
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Contract 1 value fields provide these figures.
Supplier positioning
98% confidenceThe award is to an SME supplier identified as CROFTON INTERIORS LTD.
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Supplier verification confirms the legal name; supplier details mark the organisation as an SME.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and contract evidence
98% confidenceHigh-quality lifecycle evidence is available: the record explicitly identifies an active award and active contract, and provides a signature date, term and contract values.
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Award 1 and contract 1 are active; contract 1 contains dateSigned, period and value fields.
Lot and value granularity
98% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value. The stated contract value is therefore retained at contract level.
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Lot 1 title, description and value fields are null, while contract 1 provides a single total.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bid count, tenderers, evaluation method, award rationale and scoring.
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No such fields appear in the supplied notice data.
Commercial terms detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: extension terms, pricing schedule, payment terms and detailed work programme.
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The supplied contract data includes dates and totals but no such terms.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not provide bid numbers, competing suppliers, evaluation methodology, scores or an award rationale.
- Lot 1 has no published title, detailed description or individual value.
- No extension, renewal, option, pricing-breakdown, payment-term or detailed delivery-programme information is supplied.
- The delivery record identifies region UKG24 but does not provide a full worksite address beyond the tender description naming St James Retail Park, Sheffield.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
CROFTON INTERIORS LTDStaffordshire County CouncilSt James Retail Park Sheffieldfire damage remediationconstruction worksdirect award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the St James Retail Park fire-remediation contract?
CROFTON INTERIORS LTD (company number NI603032) is named as the supplier for award 1.
What is the value of the contract?
Contract 1 states £90,214 excluding VAT and £108,256.80 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published term runs from 20 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
How was the requirement procured?
The notice records a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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