University of East Anglia awards £120,000 Church Farm storage contract to SILFIELD LIMITED

Tender information last checkedLast checked 20 Oct 2026, 14:17.

Opportunity overview

Due to the requirement to vacate its previous storage facility by 6 July 2026, the Sainsbury Centre secured continued occupation of Church Farm on an interim basis pending completion of a formal lease. This enabled the relocation of stored assets and ensured continuity of operations without disruption.

Awarded to

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Silfield Limited

Matched by number

Published award value: Value not stated
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 17 Sept 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH 00614887
Location: Norwich, UKH17, NR9 4AL, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract details notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: Form no. 977
Status: complete
Procurement Method: direct
Procurement Method Details: Below threshold - without competition

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA
Id: GB-COH-RC000651

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: RC000651

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PCCY-8551-ZNDY

Address

Street Address: Norwich Research Park
Locality: Norwich
Postal Code: NR4 7TJ
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKH15

Contact

Email: procurement@uea.ac.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: http://uea.ac.uk/ ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - sub-central government

Organisation 2

Name: Silfield Limited
Id: GB-COH-00614887

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 00614887

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PQYJ-4432-HPGH

Address

Street Address: Church Farm, Carleton Forhoe
Locality: Norwich
Postal Code: NR9 4AL
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKH17

Contact

Email: ra@silfieldltd.co.uk

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: sme
Vcse: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Status: active
Main Procurement Category: services

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 63120000
Description: Storage and warehousing services

Entry 2

Scheme: CPV
Id: 92521210
Description: Preservation services of exhibits

Entry 3

Scheme: CPV
Id: 98392000
Description: Relocation services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKH15
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-00614887
Name: Silfield Limited

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 1
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Above Threshold: No
Date Signed: 18 Sept 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts: 19 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends: 6 Jul 2031, 23:59

Value

Including VAT: 120,000
Currency: GBP

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 098977-2026
Document Type: contractNotice
Notice Type: UK7
Description: Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098977-2026 ↗
Published: 20 Oct 2026, 12:46
Format: text/html

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Norwich · UKH15 · NR4 7TJ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

098977-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender · 20 Oct 2026, 12:46

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

University of East Anglia awarded SILFIELD LIMITED a direct, below-threshold contract for interim occupation of Church Farm to support storage, preservation and relocation of Sainsbury Centre assets. The contract was signed on 18 September 2026 and is recorded as active from 19 September 2026 to 6 July 2031.

Published outcome signals

Notice typeContract details notice on Find a TenderEvidence: Process notice type and contract document description.
Procurement statusCompleteEvidence: Tender status is recorded as complete.
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award 1 status is active.

97% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 098977-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078bc9
First published: 20 Oct 2026
Last checked: 20 Oct 2026, 14:17
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 20 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One active award and contract are recorded for SILFIELD LIMITED. The published gross contract value is £120,000.

Market significance

This is a single-supplier, below-threshold direct award for continuity of storage-related operations while a formal lease is pending.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

SILFIELD LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · £120,000 gross shared contract value GBP · Verified legal supplier; active award and contract

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Verified company name supplied for GB-COH-00614887. Award 1 names Silfield Limited; contract 1, linked to award 1, has gross value GBP 120,000.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice type

99% confidence

Contract details notice on Find a Tender

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Process notice type and contract document description.

Procurement status

98% confidence

Complete

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Tender status is recorded as complete.

Award status

99% confidence

Active

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Award 1 status is active.

Contract status

99% confidence

Active

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Contract 1 status is active.

Contract signature

99% confidence

Signed 18 September 2026

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Contract 1 dateSigned: 2026-09-18.

VALUES

Published values explained

Contract value

99% confidence

£120,000 gross

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Contract 1 value amountGross: 120000 GBP.

Value allocation

98% confidence

Contract-level value; no separate lot value published

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The contract contains the value, while lot 1 has no value amount.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Previous-facility deadline

96% confidence

6 July 2026

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Description states a requirement to vacate the previous storage facility by this date.

Contract signed

99% confidence

18 September 2026

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Contract 1 dateSigned.

Contract start

99% confidence

19 September 2026

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Contract 1 period startDate.

Notice published

99% confidence

20 October 2026

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Contract details notice datePublished.

Contract end

99% confidence

6 July 2031

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Contract 1 period endDate.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

98% confidence

Interim continued occupation of Church Farm pending completion of a formal lease

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Published description.

Operational purpose

97% confidence

Relocation of stored assets and continuity of operations

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Published description.

Service classifications

99% confidence

Storage and warehousing; preservation of exhibits; relocation services

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Award item CPV codes 63120000, 92521210 and 98392000.

Delivery area

96% confidence

UKH15

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Award item delivery address region.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procurement method

99% confidence

Direct

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Tender procurementMethod: direct.

Procedure detail

99% confidence

Below threshold - without competition

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Tender procurementMethodDetails.

Competition information

98% confidence

No competition or bid-count information supplied beyond the stated without-competition procedure

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Term

99% confidence

19 September 2026 to 6 July 2031

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Contract period startDate and endDate.

Formal lease context

97% confidence

Interim arrangement pending completion of a formal lease

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Published description.

Extension and renewal terms

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Continuity-driven requirement

97% confidence

The stated rationale is to avoid disruption while assets are relocated and a formal lease is completed.

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Published description.

Commercial structure

98% confidence

Single active contract linked to one award and one lot; the published value is contract-wide.

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One award, one contract and related lot 1 are recorded; only contract-level value is published.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

97%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-078bc9
Analysed: 20 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA

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Buyer party name.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Public authority - sub-central government

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Buyer party classification.

Buyer location

98% confidence

Norwich, United Kingdom

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Buyer address.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier identity

99% confidence

SILFIELD LIMITED (company number 00614887)

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Verified supplier identity matched by company number.

Supplier classification

97% confidence

SME

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Supplier party details scale: sme.

VCSE status

97% confidence

Not recorded as a VCSE

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Supplier party details vcse: false.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated reprocurement horizon

86% confidence

Around July 2031, based solely on the published contract end date

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Contract endDate is 6 July 2031; this is an estimate, not a procurement forecast.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Award date

99% confidence

Not supplied in the published notice

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Award record has no award_date.

Lot detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value

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Lot record contains no title, description or value amount.

Evaluation detail

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice

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No scoring, selection rationale, bidder count or pricing breakdown is provided.

Supplier verification

99% confidence

Supplier legal identity verified by company number

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Supplier verification status is verified, with company number 00614887 and verified company name SILFIELD LIMITED.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

No award date is published.
No lot title, lot description or individual lot value is published.
No bid count, evaluation scoring, award rationale, pricing breakdown or extension terms are published.
The notice describes the arrangement as interim pending a formal lease, but does not provide details of that prospective lease.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the University of East Anglia Church Farm contract?

SILFIELD LIMITED, verified by company number 00614887.

What is the published contract value?

The contract's published gross value is £120,000.

When does the contract run?

The published contract period is 19 September 2026 to 6 July 2031.

Was the procurement competed?

The notice records a direct, below-threshold procedure 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.

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Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Silfield Limited

Classification

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Documents and notices

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Scope, procedure and submissions

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Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

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Address

Contact

Roles

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Identifier

Additional Identifiers

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

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Suppliers

Related lots

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Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

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Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

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