AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Lancashire Renewables Limited has published a contract award notice for a four-year framework for mobile plant equipment leasing and associated services. The three award records remain pending, with signature scheduled for 6 November 2026; this is not evidence that contracts have been signed or that the framework has started.
Published outcomePending awards name MONKS CONTRACTORS LIMITED for Lot 1; MONKS CONTRACTORS LIMITED and JOHN HANLON & CO. LIMITED for Lot 2; and GLOBAL MACHINERY SOLUTIONS LIMITED and MONKS CONTRACTORS LIMITED for Lot 3.
Market significanceThe published framework ceiling is £32,000,000 excluding VAT. The three pending award records total £13,090,000 excluding VAT, but the notice does not explain the relationship between those award values and the overall framework ceiling.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
5 supplier records analysed
MONKS CONTRACTORS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots Lot 1 - Mobile Plant · £7,500,000 excluding VAT GBP · Pending award; sole named supplier for this award
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Award 1 names MONKS CONTRACTORS LIMITED and has a value amount of £7,500,000 excluding VAT.
MONKS CONTRACTORS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 2 · Lots Lot 2 - Material Handlers · Shared award value: £2,380,000 excluding VAT; not allocated between suppliers GBP · Pending award
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Award 2 names MONKS CONTRACTORS LIMITED and JOHN HANLON & CO. LIMITED, with one award value of £2,380,000 excluding VAT.
JOHN HANLON & CO. LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 2 · Lots Lot 2 - Material Handlers · Shared award value: £2,380,000 excluding VAT; not allocated between suppliers GBP · Pending award
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Award 2 names JOHN HANLON & CO. LIMITED and MONKS CONTRACTORS LIMITED, with one award value of £2,380,000 excluding VAT.
GLOBAL MACHINERY SOLUTIONS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 3 · Lots Lot 3 - Shredders · Shared award value: £3,210,000 excluding VAT; not allocated between suppliers GBP · Pending award
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Award 3 names GLOBAL MACHINERY SOLUTIONS LIMITED and MONKS CONTRACTORS LIMITED, with one award value of £3,210,000 excluding VAT.
MONKS CONTRACTORS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 3 · Lots Lot 3 - Shredders · Shared award value: £3,210,000 excluding VAT; not allocated between suppliers GBP · Pending award
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Award 3 names MONKS CONTRACTORS LIMITED and GLOBAL MACHINERY SOLUTIONS LIMITED, with one award value of £3,210,000 excluding VAT.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract award notice on Find a Tender
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Award notice 098206-2026 was published on 16 October 2026.
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Awards 1, 2 and 3 are each marked "pending".
Signature milestone
98% confidenceScheduled for 6 November 2026
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Each award records a futureSignatureDate milestone of 2026-11-06T23:59:59Z.
Framework commencement
96% confidencePlanned for 9 November 2026
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Each pending award records a contract period starting 9 November 2026.
VALUES
Published values explained
Framework maximum value
98% confidence£32,000,000 excluding VAT
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The options description states a maximum framework value of £32,000,000 excluding VAT.
Lot 1 pending award value
99% confidence£7,500,000 excluding VAT (£9,000,000 including VAT)
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Award 1 records amount £7,500,000 and amountGross £9,000,000.
Lot 2 pending award value
99% confidence£2,380,000 excluding VAT (£2,856,000 including VAT)
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Award 2 records amount £2,380,000 and amountGross £2,856,000.
Lot 3 pending award value
99% confidence£3,210,000 excluding VAT (£3,852,000 including VAT)
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Award 3 records amount £3,210,000 and amountGross £3,852,000.
Aggregate of pending award values
99% confidence£13,090,000 excluding VAT
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Sum of the three published award amounts: £7,500,000, £2,380,000 and £3,210,000.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice first published
99% confidence28 May 2026
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Release history records tender notice 050155-2026 on 28 May 2026.
Tender update published
99% confidence30 June 2026
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Release history records tender update 061045-2026 on 30 June 2026.
Submission deadline
99% confidence15 July 2026, 10:00 BST
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Process data records a submission deadline of 2026-07-15T10:00:00+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Award notice 098206-2026 has publication date 16 October 2026.
Standstill end
98% confidence27 October 2026
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Each award records a standstill end date of 2026-10-27T23:59:59Z.
Planned framework period
96% confidence9 November 2026 to 8 November 2030
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Each award records this contract period; awards remain pending.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Framework purpose
99% confidenceMobile plant equipment leasing and associated services
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Procurement title and description.
Lot 1
98% confidenceMobile Plant
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Award 1 title is "Lot 1 - Mobile Plant"; the description says this excludes material handlers and includes wheeled front-end loaders, teletrucks, telehandlers and forklift trucks.
Lot 2
98% confidenceMaterial Handlers
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Award 2 title is "Lot 2 - Material Handlers"; the description refers to electric and diesel machines.
Lot 3
99% confidenceShredders
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Award 3 title is "Lot 3 - Shredders".
Delivery geography
97% confidenceLancashire (UKD4)
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All award items specify delivery in UKD4; the description identifies LRL facilities in Leyland and Thornton.
Potential wider use
90% confidenceUK call-offs may be possible for organisations identified in the tender notice
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The description says services may be provided throughout the UK through call-offs by listed eligible contracting authorities.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Process data states procurementMethodDetails: Open procedure.
Framework
99% confidenceYes
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Tender techniques state hasFrameworkAgreement: true.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results unknown
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No bid counts, scores, ranking or evaluation rationale are supplied in the published data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Planned term
96% confidenceFour years
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Published pending-award contract period is 9 November 2026 to 8 November 2030.
Options
96% confidenceAdditional equipment may be ordered during the framework term, subject to the defined order-award process and framework maximum
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Each award's options description states that additional equipment may be ordered at any time during the framework term up to the £32,000,000 maximum.
Operating model
93% confidenceCall-off framework
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The procurement description refers to call-off contracts and the options description refers to orders.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Multi-supplier awards
99% confidenceLots 2 and 3 each name two suppliers, while Lot 1 names one supplier.
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Award supplier lists.
Value allocation
99% confidenceThe notice does not allocate the Lot 2 or Lot 3 award values between their named suppliers.
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Each of those awards contains one value and two suppliers, with no supplier-level breakdown.
Demand flexibility
96% confidenceThe framework permits potential additional equipment orders during its term, up to the stated maximum framework value.
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Options description.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Pending, not concluded
99% confidenceThe records are pending and include a future signature date; they should not be described as signed, active or commenced contracts.
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All awards have status "pending" and a scheduled futureSignatureDate of 6 November 2026.
Award values versus framework ceiling
98% confidencePublished pending award values total £13.09m excluding VAT, below the £32m excluding-VAT framework maximum; the source does not explain the difference.
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Award values and options description.
Shared supplier allocation
99% confidenceLot 2 and Lot 3 values are shared at award level and cannot safely be attributed to either individual supplier.
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Awards 2 and 3 each contain two suppliers and one award value.
Supplier identity
99% confidenceAll named suppliers have verified legal names matched by company number.
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Supplier verification data reports verified status for all five award-supplier records.
Unpublished information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid counts, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdowns, call-off allocation rules and any signed contract documents.
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No such fields or documents are provided in the source data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The awards are pending, with signature scheduled for 6 November 2026; no concluded or signed contracts are evidenced.
- The published £13.09m aggregate of pending award values is not explained against the £32m excluding-VAT framework maximum.
- Values for Lots 2 and 3 are not allocated between their respective named suppliers.
- No bid counts, assessment results, scoring, award rationale, pricing schedules, extension terms or signed contract documents are supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Lancashire Renewablesmobile plant leasingmaterial handlersshreddersframework awardMONKS CONTRACTORS LIMITEDJOHN HANLON & CO. LIMITEDGLOBAL MACHINERY SOLUTIONS LIMITED
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Has the Lancashire Renewables framework been signed?
No. The three published awards are pending, and the notice records a future signature milestone of 6 November 2026.
Which suppliers are named in the pending awards?
MONKS CONTRACTORS LIMITED is named for Lots 1, 2 and 3; JOHN HANLON & CO. LIMITED for Lot 2; and GLOBAL MACHINERY SOLUTIONS LIMITED for Lot 3.
What is the framework value?
The stated maximum framework value is £32,000,000 excluding VAT. The three published pending award values total £13,090,000 excluding VAT.
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.