AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Leicester City Council published an award notice for the supply, delivery and commissioning of four new 7.5-tonne cage tipper tail-lift vehicles. The active award names GUEST MOTORS LIMITED and is valued at £267,684.
Published outcomeAn active award was recorded on 14 October 2026 to GUEST MOTORS LIMITED. The published contract period is 19 October 2026 to 18 October 2027; the notice does not explicitly confirm contract signature.
Market significanceThis is a vehicle-supply opportunity covering four specialist operational vehicles, with delivery and commissioning included.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
GUEST MOTORS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-e5f9445e-cc7d-4a45-9881-a0106a9fd059-1 · 267,684 GBP · Active award
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The award identifies supplier GUEST MOTORS LIMITED and value £267,684. Supplier verification records an exact-name match to company number 00585041.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source status complete
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Process display status is 'awarded'; notice type is 'Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder'; tender status is 'complete'.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-e5f9445e-cc7d-4a45-9881-a0106a9fd059-1 has status 'active'.
Contract signature
98% confidenceNot explicitly stated
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The supplied award notice provides an active award and contract-period dates but no signature field or explicit statement that the contract was signed.
Published contract period
99% confidence19 October 2026 to 18 October 2027
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Tender and award contractPeriod state startDate 2026-10-19 and endDate 2027-10-18T23:59:59+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£267,684
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Award value is 267684 GBP.
Tender value
99% confidence£360,000
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Tender value is 360000 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence28 July 2026, 12:00 BST
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TenderPeriod endDate is 2026-07-28T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Award date is 2026-10-14T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence14 October 2026, 16:12 BST
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Award notice datePublished is 2026-10-14T16:12:08+01:00.
Published contract start
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-19T00:00:00+01:00.
Published contract end
99% confidence18 October 2027
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Award contractPeriod endDate is 2027-10-18T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupply of four new 7.5-tonne tipper cage tail-lift vehicles
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The title states 'Supply of 7.5t Cage Tipper Tail-lift (x4)' and the description specifies four new vehicles.
Included services
99% confidenceSupply, delivery and commissioning
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The description states that the contract will include supply, delivery and commissioning of compliant vehicles.
Vehicle features
98% confidenceTipper bodies, cage extensions and tail-lift functionality
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The description specifies these vehicle features.
Category
99% confidenceGoods
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Main procurement category is goods; primary CPV is 34000000, Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation.
Delivery geography
98% confidenceEngland, United Kingdom
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The tender item delivery address identifies region England and country United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method detail
99% confidenceOther -
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is 'Other - '.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bidder count, tenderer list, evaluation scores or selection rationale is included in the supplied data.
SME suitability
98% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability records sme as true.
VCSE suitability
98% confidenceNot marked suitable for VCSEs
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Tender suitability records vcse as false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidenceApproximately 12 months
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Published contract period runs from 19 October 2026 to 18 October 2027.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No extension, option or renewal term is included in the supplied data.
Pricing breakdown
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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Only tender and award totals are provided; no unit prices or cost breakdown is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award-to-tender value comparison
99% confidenceThe £267,684 award value is below the published £360,000 tender value.
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The tender value is £360,000 and the award value is £267,684.
Value interpretation
99% confidenceThe notice does not explain whether the tender value is a budget, ceiling, estimate or another basis, so the difference should not be treated as a saving.
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No value basis or pricing explanation is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award versus concluded contract
99% confidenceThe record supports an active award, not an explicit statement of contract signature.
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The award status is active, but no signature field or signed-contract statement is supplied.
Lot allocation
99% confidenceNo lots or lot-level allocations are supplied
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The lots dataset is empty and the award contains no lot IDs.
Evaluation and competition detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid counts, scores, award rationale or tenderer information is present in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed; it records an active award and a published contract period.
- No lot titles, lot allocations or individual lot values are supplied.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bidder numbers, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, extension terms and renewal provisions.
- The published tender and award values differ, but no value basis or explanation for the difference is provided.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Leicester City CouncilGUEST MOTORS LIMITED7.5 tonne cage tippertail-lift vehiclesvehicle supply contractPAN3532
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the award?
GUEST MOTORS LIMITED received the active award.
What is the award value?
The published award value is £267,684.
What is being supplied?
Four new 7.5-tonne tipper cage tail-lift vehicles, including delivery and commissioning.
Is the contract confirmed as signed?
No explicit contract-signature confirmation is included in the supplied notice.
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