Official UK procurement notice
CPU 8630 Supply of Ironmongery & Fixings
Authority: Nottingham City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNottingham City Council Housing Services is seeking tenders from suitable entities for inclusion on a single supplier framework for the supply of Ironmongery and fixings.
The products covered by this tender are:
- Fasteners
- Nails
- Screws
- Bolts
- Locks
- Latches
- Sealants & adhesives
- Drill bits
- Miscellaneous accessories and materials
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 15 Aug 2030, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Ironmongery
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Places
- up to 1 suppliers
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Feb 2027
Published description of the framework
Call-offs from the framework will be made by Direct Award as it is a single supplier.
Each order will be priced solely using the rates set out in the Pricing Schedule.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£2,083,333
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “CPU 8630 Supply of Ironmongery & Fixings” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Nottingham City Council buys Wire products (CPV 4431), and who usually turns up
Nottingham City Council’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: Wire products (CPV 4431) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Here, local means registered in East Midlands.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in East Midlands.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 61 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid14% / 0%
2–329% / 20%
4–657% / 40%
7+0% / 40%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS. The notice sets up a supplier panel and a ceiling value; what the work actually costs is agreed later, on each call-off or mini-competition, and those publish as contract notices of their own. The award-vs-estimate record of this market therefore sits on the call-offs; this page shows it on the contracts, not on the panel that frames them.
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 4431Published estimate£2.1m
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid1%
2–316%
4–667%
7+16%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trentside Fixings LtdEarlier contract | CPU 7620 Supply of Small Plant and Fixingsended Sept 2026 | — | £100k | 40% match |
| JWL Architechtural Ironmongers LimitedEarlier contract | CPU 7619 Supply of Ironmongeryended Sept 2026 | — | £100k | 57% match |
| J C Balls & Sons LtdWorked for this buyer | CPU 7633 Supply of Concreteruns to Nov 2029 | Delivered Concrete | £852k | 75% match |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
Huws Gray LimitedLarge | £109m25 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 4 live · £76m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 5% above n=4 |
| £69m26 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 3 live · £2.9m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=4 | |
| £27m10 awards in 36m · last this month | 4 live · £16m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=8 | |
| £193k1 awards in 36m · last 15 months ago | 1 live · £193k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| 8 awards in 36m · last 12 months ago | 1 live · £710k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the match score are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Open admission
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use the vehicle
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 15 Aug 2030
- First published
- 16 Oct 2026, 10:35 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Oct 2026, 10:35 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 17 Dec 2026
- Authority reference
CPU 8630- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-097782- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07892bFind a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Apply via ProContract (Due North)- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Appointment period ends
- 23 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Nov 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View ↗
Link to the opportunity on the Council's eProcurement portal. Tender documents are available to download from the portal, and tender responses and all other communications regarding the tender must be conducted via the portal.
Timeline
16 Oct 2026 → 1 Feb 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published1 day ago16 Oct 2026, 10:35 BST
- Today17 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 23 days9 Nov 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsin 37 days · period end, not a bid countdown23 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 62 days17 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 107 days1 Feb 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published16 Oct 2026, 10:35 BSTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender