AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Derbyshire County Council has awarded its tree stock and sundries requirement to W.CROWDER & SONS LIMITED. The award covers supply supporting the council’s one-million-tree project, with estimated planting demand of 50,000 trees a year and potential use by other council services.
Published outcomeAward 1 is active in the published contract award notice. A future signature date of 29 October 2026 is scheduled, so the supplied data does not confirm that a contract has been signed.
Market significanceThe published award value is £1,000,000 net (£1,200,000 gross). The initial stated term runs from 2 November 2026 to 1 November 2028, with up to two 12-month extensions.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
W.CROWDER & SONS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 1000000 GBP · Verified legal supplier; active award
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-01069525. Supplier verification matched company number 01069525 and verified company name W.CROWDER & SONS LIMITED.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract award notice published 8 October 2026
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Document 095360-2026 is described as a Contract award notice on Find a Tender and has datePublished 2026-10-08.
Award status
98% confidenceActive award
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Award 1 has status 'active'.
Award decision date
98% confidence1 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-01.
Signature status
99% confidenceNot confirmed; signature was scheduled for 29 October 2026
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Award milestone type futureSignatureDate has dueDate 2026-10-29T23:59:59Z and status scheduled.
Planned contract period
98% confidence2 November 2026 to 1 November 2028
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Award contractPeriod startDate is 2026-11-02 and endDate is 2028-11-01.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value (net)
99% confidence£1,000,000
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Award 1 value.amount is 1000000 GBP.
Award value (gross)
99% confidence£1,200,000
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 1200000 GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceAward-level value covering lot 1
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Award 1 is related to lot 1; no separate lot value is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
99% confidence15 July 2026
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Release history records Tender notice on Find a Tender dated 2026-07-15.
Tender deadline
99% confidence14 August 2026, 11:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-08-14T11:00:00+01:00.
Award decision date
98% confidence1 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-01.
Award notice published
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Document 095360-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-08.
Scheduled signature date
99% confidence29 October 2026
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Future signature milestone is due 2026-10-29.
Planned start date
98% confidence2 November 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate is 2026-11-02.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupply of tree stock and sundries
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Process and award title: Supply of Tree Stock and Sundries.
Programme context
98% confidenceSupport for Derbyshire County Council's one-million-tree project by 2030
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Published description states the council's vision is to achieve the 1 million tree project by 2030.
Indicative annual planting demand
97% confidenceEstimated 50,000 trees each year
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Published description states DCC aims to plant an estimated 50,000 trees each year.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 03450000 — Tree-nursery products
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Award item additional classification is CPV 03450000, Tree-nursery products.
Delivery area
96% confidenceDerbyshire region (UKF1)
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Award item delivery address region is UKF1.
Potential users
96% confidenceOther council departments may use the contract, including highways, schools and reclamation schemes
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Published description says the contract may be utilised by other council departments and gives these examples.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Process procurement_method_details is Open procedure.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Process and award main procurement category are goods.
Threshold status
99% confidenceAbove threshold
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Award 1 aboveThreshold is true.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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Tender contains lot 1 only; award 1 relates to lot 1.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results not supplied in the published data
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No bid count, tenderer list, scoring or evaluation narrative is included in the supplied record.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
98% confidence2 years
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Planned period is 2 November 2026 to 1 November 2028.
Extension options
99% confidenceUp to two 12-month extensions
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Award hasRenewal is true; renewal description states '2 x 12 month extensions'.
Maximum potential end date
98% confidence1 November 2030
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Award contractPeriod maxExtentDate is 2030-11-01.
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceNot confirmed in supplied data
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The record contains a scheduled future signature date rather than confirmation of signature.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Supply planning relevance
91% confidenceThe stated annual planting estimate and planned multi-year term indicate a requirement for forward supply coordination
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The description refers to estimated annual planting of 50,000 trees and working closely with the successful supplier to prepare for future-year supplies; the stated initial term is two years.
Demand breadth
96% confidencePotential call-off demand may extend beyond the tree initiative to other council functions
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The description says other council departments may utilise the contract, citing highways, schools and reclamation schemes.
Pricing detail
99% confidenceNo unit prices, price schedule or spend profile is supplied
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The supplied notice data provides award-level values only.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract status interpretation
99% confidenceThe award is active, but signature and concluded-contract status are not evidenced
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Award status is active, while the only signature-related field is a scheduled futureSignatureDate of 29 October 2026.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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The supplied lot record has null title, description and value_amount.
Award value basis
99% confidenceNet and gross award values are supplied, but no pricing breakdown is published
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Award 1 provides amount of £1,000,000 and amountGross of £1,200,000; no further pricing data is included.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice data
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No bid count, scores, award rationale or evaluation results are present in the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied record does not confirm that the contract has been signed; it only records a scheduled future signature date.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description, pricing or separate value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice data: bid count, bidder identities, evaluation scores, award rationale, unit prices and spend profile.
- The 50,000-tree figure is an estimate of annual planting demand, not a committed purchase quantity.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Derbyshire County CouncilW.CROWDER & SONS LIMITEDtree stock and sundriestree-nursery productstree supply contractPLACE1190ET
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Derbyshire County Council's tree stock and sundries award?
W.CROWDER & SONS LIMITED, verified against company number 01069525, is named as the supplier for award 1.
What is the value of the tree stock award?
The published award value is £1,000,000 net and £1,200,000 gross. It is an award-level value for lot 1.
Has the contract been signed?
The supplied data does not confirm signature. It records a signature date scheduled for 29 October 2026.
How long is the planned arrangement?
The planned initial period is 2 November 2026 to 1 November 2028, with up to two 12-month extensions and a stated maximum end date of 1 November 2030.
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