AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Guinness Partnership Limited has awarded and signed a contract with A COOLE ELECTRICAL LIMITED for lateral mains replacement and remediation works across sites in London and the South East.
Published outcomeA direct, below-threshold procurement without competition resulted in one active award and contract for A COOLE ELECTRICAL LIMITED.
Market significanceThe contract has a stated net value of £1.5 million (£1.8 million gross), with an initial one-year term and potential extension to October 2028.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
A COOLE ELECTRICAL LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared contract value: £1,500,000 net (£1,800,000 gross); no supplier-specific allocation published. GBP · Verified supplier; active award
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-06628465. Supplier verification matches company number 06628465 to A COOLE ELECTRICAL LIMITED. The contract value is published at contract level.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Process notice_type and contract document description state "Contract details notice on Find a Tender".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is "active".
Contract signature date
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-07.
Contract start date
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-12.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£1,500,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 1500000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£1,800,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 1800000 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidencePublished at contract level; no separate lot value is supplied.
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Contract 1 contains the value; award and lot records contain no value amount.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-07.
Contract start
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-12.
Initial contract end
99% confidence11 October 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-10-11T23:59:59+01:00.
Maximum contract end
99% confidence11 October 2028
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Contract 1 period.maxExtentDate is 2028-10-11T23:59:59+01:00.
Notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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The notice document datePublished is 2026-10-20.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceReplacement and remediation works for lateral mains installations.
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Process and tender description state this requirement.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "works".
Technical classification
99% confidenceCPV 45310000 — Electrical installation work
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Award item 1 additional classification gives CPV 45310000.
Delivery area
98% confidenceLondon and the South East of England
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Delivery addresses are UKI and UKJ; the tender description also states London and the South East.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne published lot (Lot 1); no lot title or description supplied.
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Tender and award records reference lot 1, while the lot record has no title or description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Competition approach
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition".
Competition data
99% confidenceNo bidder count, evaluation scores or award rationale published.
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No such fields are provided in the supplied notice data.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence12 October 2026 to 11 October 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.
Maximum term
99% confidenceUp to 11 October 2028
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Contract 1 period.maxExtentDate is 2028-10-11.
Renewal or extension provision
99% confidenceThe notice states renewal is available where additional sites requiring remediation are identified.
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Contract 1 hasRenewal is true and renewal.description states this condition.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
99% confidenceThe buyer used a direct below-threshold route without competition.
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Tender procurementMethod is direct and procurementMethodDetails states below threshold without competition.
Demand flexibility
99% confidenceThe extension provision is linked to identification of additional sites requiring remediation.
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Published renewal description.
Commercial value basis
98% confidenceThe £1.5 million net and £1.8 million gross figures apply to the published contract, rather than being separately allocated to the lot or supplier.
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Only contract-level value fields are supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract conclusion evidence
99% confidenceThe record explicitly supports that the contract was signed on 7 October 2026 and is active.
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Contract 1 includes dateSigned and status "active".
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified by company number; no name mismatch is reported.
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Verification status is verified, match method is company_number, and supplier_name_mismatch is false.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo tender publication date, submission deadline, award date, bidder count, evaluation detail, award rationale, lot title, lot description, lot value or pricing breakdown is provided.
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Relevant supplied fields are null or absent.
Value presentation
99% confidenceThe source provides both net and gross contract values, but no individual lot-value allocation.
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Contract value contains amount and amountGross; lot value_amount is null.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No tender publication date, submission deadline or award date is supplied.
- No bidder count, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale or savings information is supplied.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No pricing breakdown or payment schedule is supplied.
- The notice does not state whether or when the available extension will be exercised.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
A COOLE ELECTRICAL LIMITEDThe Guinness Partnership Limitedlateral mains replacementslateral mains remediationelectrical installation workLondonSouth Eastpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the lateral mains replacements and remediations contract?
A COOLE ELECTRICAL LIMITED, verified against company number 06628465, is the supplier named on the active award.
What is the value of the contract?
The published contract value is £1.5 million excluding VAT and £1.8 million including VAT. No separate lot allocation is published.
When does the contract run?
The initial term runs from 12 October 2026 to 11 October 2027, with a published maximum end date of 11 October 2028.
Was the contract competitively tendered?
The notice describes a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.