AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire awarded a £19,057.71 motor-vehicle purchase to VAUXHALL MOTORS LIMITED under GCA RM6244 Lot 4, Bluelight Cars and Motorcycles.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded, dated 2 October 2026, with VAUXHALL MOTORS LIMITED as the verified supplier.
Market significanceThis is a small, single-supplier public-sector vehicle purchase in the North West, using the stated Blue Light vehicle framework lot.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
VAUXHALL MOTORS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-6fd83108-b064-4a5f-8efe-6e91c8d18115-1 · Lots GCA RM6244 Lot 4 – Bluelight Cars and Motorcycles · 19057.71 GBP · Active award
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The award identifies Vauxhall Motors Limited as supplier and records an award value of £19,057.71. Supplier verification provides the legal name VAUXHALL MOTORS LIMITED (company number 00135767).
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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The published document is labelled “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-6fd83108-b064-4a5f-8efe-6e91c8d18115-1 has status “active”.
Award date
99% confidence2 October 2026
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The award record gives date 2026-10-02T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026
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The award notice document was published at 2026-10-09T10:58:03+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£19,057.71
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The tender and sole award each state value amount 19057.71 in GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceAllocated to the sole recorded award and supplier
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There is one active award, naming one supplier, with the stated value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence30 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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The tender period end date is 2026-09-30T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence2 October 2026
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The award date is 2026-10-02T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period stated in notice
99% confidence2 October 2026 to 31 March 2032
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The tender and award contract period fields state start 2026-10-02 and end 2032-03-31.
Award notice publication
99% confidence9 October 2026
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The award notice document datePublished is 2026-10-09T10:58:03+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidencePurchase of a Vauxhall vehicle
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The notice title and description state this is a contract award notice for the purchase of a Vauxhall vehicle.
Category
99% confidenceGoods – motor vehicles
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The main procurement category is goods and the primary CPV is 34100000, Motor vehicles.
Framework reference
99% confidenceGCA RM6244 Lot 4 – Bluelight Cars and Motorcycles
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The notice description explicitly cites GCA RM6244 Lot 4 Bluelight Cars and Motorcycles.
Delivery area
95% confidenceCW7 2UA, North West, United Kingdom
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Delivery addresses specify postal code CW7 2UA and the North West, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceOther
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The notice gives procurementMethodDetails as “Other - ”.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot published
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Information on bidder numbers, evaluation, pricing comparison and scores is not supplied in the published notice.
SME suitability
98% confidenceNo
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The tender suitability field records sme as false.
VCSE suitability
98% confidenceNo
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The tender suitability field records vcse as false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated period
99% confidence2 October 2026 to 31 March 2032
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The published contractPeriod fields give these start and end dates.
Extension and renewal terms
99% confidenceNot published
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The notice contains no extension or renewal-option terms.
Contract conclusion evidence
99% confidenceAn active award and stated contract period are published; signing is not explicitly evidenced
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The record is an award notice with an active award status and contract-period fields, but provides no explicit signature or execution evidence.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceSingle-supplier vehicle purchase through the stated Blue Light vehicle framework lot
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The notice describes a Vauxhall vehicle purchase under GCA RM6244 Lot 4 and records one supplier and one award.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe published £19,057.71 is the total value recorded for the sole award
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The award and tender values are both £19,057.71; no pricing breakdown is published.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award versus contract execution
99% confidenceThe source supports an active award and stated contract period, not an explicitly signed contract
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No signature, execution or contract document is supplied.
Unpublished procurement detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, evaluation criteria and scores, vehicle specification, pricing breakdown, and extension terms.
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These fields or documents are absent from the supplied award data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not explicitly evidence that a contract was signed or executed.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, supplier evaluation, award rationale, scores, vehicle specification, detailed pricing, and extension or renewal terms.
- No separate lot title, individual lot record or vehicle quantity is published beyond the framework-lot reference in the description.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Cheshire Police vehicle procurementVAUXHALL MOTORS LIMITEDGCA RM6244Bluelight Cars and Motorcyclesmotor vehicle awardContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the Cheshire Vauxhall vehicle award?
VAUXHALL MOTORS LIMITED, verified under company number 00135767, is the sole supplier named in the award.
What is the published award value?
The published value is £19,057.71.
When does the stated contract period end?
The notice states an end date of 31 March 2032.
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