AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Coventry City Council published an active award to Ford Retail Limited for seven pest-control vehicles. The purchase is a direct award/call-off under the TPPL vehicle purchase framework (TPPLHCCOP03).
Published outcomeOne active award, valued at £184,159.85, is recorded for Ford Retail Limited.
Market significanceThis is a defined vehicle purchase in the West Midlands rather than an open tender. The notice does not publish bid, evaluation or pricing-breakdown information.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
FORD RETAIL LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-29bd4863-00a9-4478-a78e-3536da9b852d-1 · 184159.85 GBP · active award
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The active award names FORD RETAIL LIMITED as its sole supplier and records a value of £184,159.85. Supplier identity is verified by GB-COH company number 00191596.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; award status active
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Process display status is 'awarded'; the award record has status 'active'.
Award date
99% confidence6 October 2026
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Award record date: 2026-10-06T00:00:00+01:00.
Publication date
99% confidence6 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-06T15:24:13+01:00.
Contract period recorded
98% confidence6 October 2026 to 31 December 2026
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Award and tender contractPeriod records these start and end dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£184,159.85
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The sole award value is 184159.85 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceRecorded against the single award to Ford Retail Limited
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One award is published, with one named supplier and an award-level value of £184,159.85.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender deadline
98% confidence5 October 2026, 17:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-10-05T17:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence6 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-06T00:00:00+01:00.
Recorded contract start
98% confidence6 October 2026
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Contract period startDate: 2026-10-06T00:00:00+01:00.
Recorded contract end
98% confidence31 December 2026
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Contract period endDate: 2026-12-31T23:59:59Z.
Latest source update
98% confidence14 October 2026
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Source updated_at and award-notice dateModified: 2026-10-14T12:22:30+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidencePurchase of seven pest-control vehicles
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Published description: 'The purchase seven (7) Pest Control vehicles'.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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mainProcurementCategory is goods.
CPV classification
99% confidence34100000 — Motor vehicles
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Primary CPV classification is 34100000, Motor vehicles.
Delivery area
96% confidenceWest Midlands, United Kingdom
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The tender item delivery address specifies West Midlands, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceSelective procedure; call-off from a framework agreement
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procurementMethod is selective and procurementMethodDetails is 'Call-off from a framework agreement'.
Framework route
99% confidenceDirect award under TPPL vehicle purchase framework TPPLHCCOP03
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Notice description explicitly states direct award under the TPPL vehicle purchase framework (TPPLHCCOP03).
Competition information
99% confidenceNot published
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The supplied notice contains no bidder count, tender list, evaluation scores or award rationale.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Recorded term
98% confidence6 October 2026 to 31 December 2026
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The published contractPeriod provides these dates.
SME suitability flag
95% confidenceSME: yes; VCSE: no
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Tender suitability fields state sme: true and vcse: false.
Signed-contract evidence
99% confidenceNot supplied
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The source is an award notice and active award record; it does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-to-market implication
99% confidenceThe requirement was placed through a framework direct award rather than an open competition.
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The description says direct award under TPPLHCCOP03; the procedure is recorded as a framework call-off.
Requirement scale
98% confidenceSeven vehicles for £184,159.85
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The description specifies seven vehicles and the sole award is valued at £184,159.85.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and contract distinction
99% confidenceThe record supports an active award and a recorded contract period, but does not explicitly evidence signature.
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The source is an awarded contract notice; no signed-contract statement or document is supplied.
Published detail limitation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: vehicle specifications, unit prices, bidder numbers, evaluation results, award rationale and lot-level allocation.
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These fields are absent from the supplied process, award and lot data.
Lot structure
99% confidenceNo lots are published.
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The supplied lots array is empty and no award lot IDs are recorded.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed; it evidences an active award and recorded contract period.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: vehicle specifications, unit pricing, bidder count, evaluation outcomes, award rationale, extension terms and renewal terms.
- No lots or individual lot values are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Coventry City CouncilFord Retail Limitedpest control vehiclesTPPLHCCOP03vehicle purchase frameworkmotor vehiclesWest Midlands
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Coventry City Council's pest-control vehicle award?
Ford Retail Limited, verified under company number 00191596.
What is the value of the award?
The published sole award value is £184,159.85.
How was the purchase made?
The notice describes a direct award under the TPPL vehicle purchase framework, TPPLHCCOP03.
When does the recorded contract period end?
31 December 2026. This date does not itself confirm a future renewal exercise.
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.