AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
West Northamptonshire Council awarded a below-threshold enabling-works contract for Kettering General Hospital to SEMILONG SERVICES LIMITED. The contract record states it was signed on 23 September 2026 and runs to 31 October 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract are recorded for SEMILONG SERVICES LIMITED, covering lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a short-duration, below-threshold works contract with a recorded net value of £28,999.22.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SEMILONG SERVICES LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £28,999.22 net; £34,799.06 gross GBP · Verified legal supplier; active award
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-06842550. Supplier verification matched company number 06842550 to SEMILONG SERVICES LIMITED. The associated contract records GBP 28,999.22 net and GBP 34,799.06 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published document description: “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is recorded as “complete”.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is “active”.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is “active”.
Contract signed
99% confidence23 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned: 2026-09-23T00:00:00+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Recorded contract value, net
99% confidence£28,999.22
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Contract 1 value.amount is 28999.22 GBP.
Recorded contract value, gross
99% confidence£34,799.06
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 34799.06 GBP.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false; tender procurement method details state “Below threshold - limited competition”.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract start
99% confidence23 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-09-23.
Contract end
99% confidence31 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-10-31.
Notice publication
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-20T17:58:56+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceEnabling works at Kettering General Hospital, NN16 8UZ
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Tender title and description identify enabling works at Kettering General Hospital.
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 additional classification is CPV 45000000, described as Construction work.
Lot coverage
98% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 and contract 1 are associated with award/lot identifier 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is “limited”.
Method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is “Below threshold - limited competition”.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bidders not published
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Evaluation information
99% confidenceAward criteria, scores and rationale not published
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence23 September 2026 to 31 October 2026
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Contract 1 period records these start and end dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceNot published
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Pricing basis
98% confidenceNet and gross totals published; detailed pricing not published
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Contract value supplies amount and amountGross but no pricing schedule.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial profile
98% confidenceShort enabling-works engagement
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The stated contract period is approximately five and a half weeks, from 23 September to 31 October 2026.
Value interpretation
99% confidenceThe published £28,999.22 is the contract net amount, with gross amount also stated separately
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Contract 1 records amount of £28,999.22 and amountGross of £34,799.06.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award-date availability
99% confidenceNo separate award date published
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Award record has no award_date; contract signature date is separately recorded as 23 September 2026.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value
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Lot 1 is identified but its title, description and value fields are not supplied.
Delivery geography
96% confidencePublished delivery regions are broad and do not isolate Kettering
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Award delivery addresses list multiple UK regions, while the description specifies Kettering General Hospital, NN16 8UZ.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No separate award date is supplied; the contract signature date should not be treated as an award decision date.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bidder count, award criteria, evaluation scores, award rationale and detailed pricing.
- Lot 1 is identified but no lot title, description or standalone value is published.
- No extension or renewal terms are published.
- The delivery-address data lists several broad UK regions, which is less specific than the Kettering General Hospital location in the description.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Kettering General Hospital enabling worksSEMILONG SERVICES LIMITEDWest Northamptonshire Councilconstruction work contractbelow threshold limited competition
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Kettering General Hospital enabling works contract?
SEMILONG SERVICES LIMITED, verified against company number 06842550.
What is the recorded contract value?
£28,999.22 net, with a recorded gross value of £34,799.06.
When does the contract run?
The contract record states 23 September 2026 to 31 October 2026.
What procedure was used?
The notice records a below-threshold limited-competition procedure.
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