AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council published an award notice for the supply of 262 young trees for the 2026–2027 winter planting season. The active award names HILLIER NURSERIES LIMITED as supplier. The notice records an award value of £0, so the commercial value is not meaningfully published.
Published outcomeAward announced to HILLIER NURSERIES LIMITED under award ID ocds-b5fd17-d074a40a-2c73-4e77-b165-5dba31057c1a-1.
Market significanceA short-duration public-sector goods requirement for trees (CPV 03452000). The published record does not disclose a usable contract value, pricing, evaluation outcome or bid participation.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
HILLIER NURSERIES LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-d074a40a-2c73-4e77-b165-5dba31057c1a-1 · £0 (published award value; not a usable indication of commercial value) GBP · active award
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Supplier verification identifies HILLIER NURSERIES LIMITED (company number 01260468) through an exact-name match. The award names Hillier Nurseries Ltd and records GBP 0 at award level.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice published; source tender status is complete and award status is active.
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Process stage: award; notice type: Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder; tender status: complete; award status: active.
Contract conclusion
96% confidenceUnknown. The source publishes an active award and a stated contract period, but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
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Award record is active and contains a contractPeriod; no signed-contract field or execution evidence is supplied.
Stated contract period
98% confidence20 October 2026 to 4 December 2026.
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Award contractPeriod startDate 2026-10-20T00:00:00+01:00; endDate 2026-12-04T23:59:59Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£0 GBP
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Award value.amount: 0; currency: GBP.
Value interpretation
97% confidenceThe published zero value should not be interpreted as a confirmed nil-cost contract; no pricing schedule, estimated value or value explanation is supplied.
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The record provides only a GBP 0 award value and no pricing breakdown or explanatory field.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
99% confidence2 October 2026, 12:00 (+01:00)
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Tender tenderPeriod.endDate: 2026-10-02T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-20T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence20 October 2026, 12:49 (+01:00)
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Process published_at and award datePublished: 2026-10-20T12:49:06+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupply of 262 trees of various species for the winter 2026–2027 planting season.
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Process description states that the council seeks quotations for supply of 262 trees of various species for winter 2026–2027 planting.
Category
99% confidenceGoods — Trees (CPV 03452000).
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Main procurement category: goods; primary CPV 03452000, Trees.
Delivery information
91% confidenceA delivery address is listed at AL8 6AE, alongside broad alternative country labels.
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Tender item deliveryAddresses includes postal code AL8 6AE and multiple country labels including United Kingdom, Europe and Rest of the World.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure.
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procurement_method: open; procurement_method_details: Open procedure.
Competition information
98% confidenceNumber of tenders, bidders, bid scores and evaluation results are unknown.
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No bid, tenderer, score or evaluation fields are supplied in the published data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Duration
95% confidenceApproximately 46 days based on the stated dates.
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Stated period runs from 20 October 2026 to 4 December 2026.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown.
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Supplier market signal
96% confidenceThe notice identifies one awarded supplier for a tree-supply requirement, but does not disclose individual unit prices, species allocation or the basis of award.
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One supplier is named in the sole award; the description refers to various species, while no pricing, item schedule or evaluation details are supplied.
Value transparency
98% confidenceCommercial scale cannot be assessed reliably from the published £0 award value.
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Award value is GBP 0 and no supporting estimate, price schedule or value explanation is provided.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award value anomaly
99% confidenceThe award is recorded at £0 GBP. This is retained as published but is not treated as a confirmed nil-cost contract.
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Award value.amount is 0 GBP; no explanation or price data is supplied.
Contract status evidence
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: explicit signature or contract-execution evidence.
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The supplied source provides an active award and contract period but no signature or execution field.
Delivery geography ambiguity
96% confidenceThe delivery data lists AL8 6AE together with broad country labels including United Kingdom, Europe and Rest of the World; the precise delivery geography is therefore unclear.
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Tender item deliveryAddresses contains these multiple entries.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No explicit signed-contract or execution evidence is supplied; an active award must not be treated as a confirmed signed contract.
- The published award value is £0 GBP without an explanation, estimate, pricing schedule or breakdown.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, tender prices, evaluation criteria, scores, reasons for award and savings.
- No lots, species-level allocations, unit prices or individual delivery quantities are published.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published.
- Delivery geography is ambiguous because the source lists AL8 6AE alongside multiple broad country labels.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Welwyn Hatfield Borough CouncilHILLIER NURSERIES LIMITEDyoung tree purchasetree supplyCPV 03452000Contracts Finder award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier?
HILLIER NURSERIES LIMITED, verified under company number 01260468.
What is being supplied?
262 trees of various species for the winter 2026–2027 planting season.
What was the published award value?
The award record shows £0 GBP. No pricing or explanation is published, so this should not be read as a confirmed nil-cost contract.
Was the contract signed?
The supplied record does not explicitly confirm signature. It records an active award and a stated contract period.
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.