AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Leicester City Council published an award/contract update for welfare provision covering furniture, mattresses and white goods. The recorded active contract is linked to Lot 1 and names LEICESTERSHIRE & RUTLAND REUSE NETWORK COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY as supplier. The record includes a six-month extension amendment to allow Housing Services time to assess the service and run its own procurement exercise.
Published outcomeOne active award and linked active contract are recorded for Lot 1. The contract record states a value of £1,410,508 and a signed date of 25 January 2022.
Market significanceThe amendment indicates a continuity extension while the council considers a replacement procurement. It is not itself evidence that a new competition has been launched.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
LEICESTERSHIRE & RUTLAND REUSE NETWORK COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
98% confidenceAward 097305-2026-PAN2554-1 · Lots 1 · 1410508 GBP · verified; active award and linked active contract
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The award names supplier ID GB-COH-09060419 for Lot 1. Supplier verification matched company number 09060419 to LEICESTERSHIRE & RUTLAND REUSE NETWORK COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY. The linked contract has a GBP 1,410,508 value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice type
99% confidenceAward update and contract update
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Process notice_type is "awardUpdate, contractUpdate"; release history tags are awardUpdate and contractUpdate.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 097305-2026-PAN2554-1 has status "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 097305-2026-PAN2554-1 has status "active".
Contract signing
99% confidenceSigned on 25 January 2022
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The linked contract record gives dateSigned as 2022-01-25.
Later change
98% confidenceSix-month extension recorded
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The contract amendment description states "Six-month extension" to allow Housing Services time to assess the service and undertake its own procurement exercise.
VALUES
Published values explained
Linked contract value
99% confidence£1,410,508 GBP
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Contract 097305-2026-PAN2554-1 has value amount 1410508, currency GBP, and is linked to the sole recorded award.
Lot-level pricing
99% confidenceNot supplied
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Lot 1 has no separate value in the published data.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence25 January 2022
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Contract dateSigned is 2022-01-25.
Award/contract update published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Process published_at and release history both record 2026-10-15.
Extension timing
99% confidenceDate not supplied
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An amendment describes a six-month extension but provides no amendment effective date or revised end date.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
97% confidenceWelfare support provision comprising white goods, furniture and mattresses.
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Lot description states the welfare support services consist of White Goods, Furniture and Mattresses.
Recorded awarded lot
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award and contract items both reference relatedLot "1".
Lot 1 description
96% confidenceNew and re-use furniture and new mattresses (domestic).
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The lot narrative identifies Lot 1 as "New and Re-Use Furniture and New Mattresses (Domestic)".
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 39000000 — Furniture (including office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances excluding lighting, and cleaning products.
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Primary classification is CPV 39000000.
Delivery regions
98% confidenceUKF21 and UKF22
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The contract item lists delivery addresses in UKF21 and UKF22.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceNot supplied
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The process procurement_method and procurement_method_details fields are null.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceNot supplied
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No bidder count, tender prices, scores or evaluation information is provided.
Lots described in source
95% confidenceTwo lots were described, with awards intended separately.
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The lot narrative describes Lot 1 and Lot 2 and states that lots will be awarded separately.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Recorded contract duration
99% confidence1,800 days
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The linked contract period has durationInDays 1800.
Original term described in tender narrative
94% confidenceThree years, with options for up to two further years across Lots 1 and 2.
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Lot narrative states an initial three-year term and extension option(s) totalling no more than two years.
Amendment rationale
98% confidenceAdditional time needed to undertake procurement.
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Amendment rationale states: "Need an extension of time to do the procurement."
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Continuity requirement
90% confidenceThe six-month extension suggests a need to maintain service while Housing Services reviews the model and prepares procurement activity.
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This is based on the stated amendment purpose: service assessment and time to plan and undertake procurement.
Award coverage
98% confidenceThe recorded award covers Lot 1 only; no separate award record for Lot 2 is supplied.
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The sole award is related to Lot 1, while the narrative also describes Lot 2.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier name discrepancy resolved
99% confidenceThe source notice name differs from the verified legal company name; the analysis uses the verified legal name.
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Source name is "Leicestershire & Rutland reuse Network"; verified company-number match identifies LEICESTERSHIRE & RUTLAND REUSE NETWORK COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY.
Lot structure ambiguity
98% confidenceThe narrative describes two lots, but the structured lots, award and contract data only identify Lot 1.
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Lot narrative lists Lots 1 and 2; only structured Lot 1 and one Lot 1 award are supplied.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo award date, contract start date, explicit end date, amendment effective date, lot-level value, evaluation data or bidder count is available.
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Relevant source fields are null or absent.
Date context
99% confidenceThe contract signed date predates the 2026 award/contract update publication date.
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dateSigned is 2022-01-25; release publication date is 2026-10-15.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published narrative describes two lots, but only Lot 1 is present in the structured award and contract records; the outcome for Lot 2 is not supplied.
- No separate Lot 1 value is published, although the linked contract value is £1,410,508.
- No contract start date, explicit end date, amendment effective date, award date, tender deadline, competition data or evaluation results are supplied.
- The source supplier name differs from the verified legal company name. The verified legal name has been used; the source wording is retained only as evidence of the discrepancy.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Leicester City Councilwelfare provisionfurniture contractmattresseswhite goodsLEICESTERSHIRE & RUTLAND REUSE NETWORK COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANYPAN2554
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is the recorded supplier?
The verified legal supplier is LEICESTERSHIRE & RUTLAND REUSE NETWORK COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY, company number 09060419.
What is the recorded contract value?
The linked contract record states £1,410,508 GBP.
Was the contract extended?
Yes. The contract record contains an amendment describing a six-month extension, but does not provide its effective date or revised end date.
What does the award cover?
The recorded award is for Lot 1, described as new and re-use domestic furniture and new mattresses.
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