AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Durham County Council has published a direct-award notice for specialist traffic signal cable supply. The award to Cleveland Cable Company Limited remains pending, with signature scheduled for 24 October 2026.
Published outcomeOne pending award covers lot 1, with Cleveland Cable Company Limited named as supplier.
Market significanceThe published award value is £480,000 excluding VAT (£576,000 including VAT) for a goods supply arrangement running from 24 October 2026 to 1 August 2030, subject to completion of the pending award process.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CLEVELAND CABLE COMPANY LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 480000 GBP · Pending award
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-05538824, verified as CLEVELAND CABLE COMPANY LIMITED, for related lot 1. The £480,000 amount is the award-level net value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract award notice published 14 October 2026
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Award document 097033-2026 is a UK6 Contract award notice, published 2026-10-14T13:54:40+01:00.
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 has status 'pending'.
Signature milestone
99% confidenceScheduled for 24 October 2026
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Award milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled with due date 2026-10-24T23:59:59+01:00.
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceNot evidenced as signed or concluded
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The award is pending and the supplied data records a future signature milestone rather than a signed-contract status.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£480,000
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Award 1 value amount is 480000 GBP; the source also separately records amountGross of 576000.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£576,000
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Award 1 value amountGross is 576000 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceAward-level value; no separate lot value published
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The award covers related lot 1, while lot 1 has no published value amount.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
99% confidence3 September 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-09-03T00:00:00+01:00.
Transparency notice release
99% confidence22 September 2026
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Release history records transparency notice 089548-2026 on 2026-09-22T11:51:58+01:00.
Contract award notice publication
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Document 097033-2026 was published 2026-10-14T13:54:40+01:00.
Standstill end
99% confidence23 October 2026
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Award 1 standstillPeriod endDate is 2026-10-23T23:59:59+01:00.
Scheduled contract period
99% confidence24 October 2026 to 1 August 2030
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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-24T00:00:00+01:00 and endDate is 2030-08-01T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupply of specialist traffic signal cable
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Process description states: 'Supply of specialist traffic signal cable.'
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is goods.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 34923000 — Road traffic-control equipment
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Award item 1 additional classification is CPV 34923000.
Delivery area
98% confidenceUKC14
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Award item delivery address specifies region UKC14.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1); no lot title or detailed lot description supplied
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Tender and award data identify lot 1 only; its title and description are null.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award
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Tender procurementMethod is direct and procurementMethodDetails is 'Direct award'.
Framework usage
99% confidenceFramework agreement indicated
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Tender techniques.hasFrameworkAgreement is true.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice data
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No bid, tenderer, scoring or evaluation information is present in the supplied record.
Threshold status
99% confidenceAbove threshold
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Award 1 aboveThreshold is true.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Scheduled term
99% confidence24 October 2026 to 1 August 2030
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Award 1 contractPeriod gives these start and end dates.
Standstill period
99% confidenceEnds 23 October 2026
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Award 1 standstillPeriod endDate is 2026-10-23T23:59:59+01:00.
Signature status
99% confidenceFuture signature scheduled; signature not evidenced
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The record includes a scheduled futureSignatureDate of 24 October 2026 and award status pending.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice data
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No options, extension or renewal terms are included in the supplied data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
97% confidenceA single pending, framework-based direct award covers the published requirement
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The tender indicates a framework agreement and direct award; one award names one supplier for the sole published lot.
Value interpretation
99% confidence£480,000 is published at award level and should not be treated as a separately published lot value
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Award 1 covers lot 1, but the lot record has no value amount.
Market visibility
98% confidenceThe notice identifies the supplier, high-level cable requirement, value and scheduled term, but not the framework, pricing or award rationale
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No framework name, pricing schedule, evaluation detail or award rationale is contained in the supplied record.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Pending status requires caution
99% confidenceThe source describes a pending award, not a signed or active contract
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Award 1 is pending and has a future signature date scheduled for 24 October 2026.
Limited lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value
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Lot 1 title, description and value_amount are null.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo bid count, evaluation results, pricing breakdown, framework identity, award rationale, or extension terms are provided
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These fields are absent from the supplied process, award, lot and document data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The record reports a pending award and a scheduled future signature date; it does not evidence a signed, concluded or active contract.
- The £480,000 net and £576,000 gross figures are award-level amounts. No separate lot value is published.
- Lot 1 has no title or detailed description beyond the overall requirement for specialist traffic signal cable.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes the framework identity, bid count, evaluation and award rationale, pricing breakdown, and extension or renewal terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Durham County CouncilCleveland Cable Company Limitedtraffic signal cable supplydirect awardframework agreementprocurement award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named for the traffic signal cable supply award?
Cleveland Cable Company Limited, verified under company number 05538824, is named for award 1 and lot 1.
What is the published value?
The award-level value is £480,000 excluding VAT and £576,000 including VAT. No separate lot value is published.
Has the contract been signed?
No signed contract is evidenced in the supplied data. The award remains pending and signature is scheduled for 24 October 2026.
What is the scheduled contract period?
The published period is 24 October 2026 to 1 August 2030, subject to completion of the pending award process.
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