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CVLR Vehicle

Coventry City Council · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 13:45.

Opportunity overview

Production of a Coventry Very Light Rail ("CVLR") vehicle capable of running in a live, city environment for the City Centre Demonstrator ("CCD") in 2027.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

NP AEROSPACE LIMITED

Matched by number
Published award value
£1.3m
Awarded
8 Dec 2025
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 03472480
Location
West Midlands, UKG33, CV6 5AQ, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
COV-24748
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Development of a new CVLR vehicle capable of running in a live, city environment for City Centre Demonstrator.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
prototypesDevelopment

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PMJC-6861-XJPP
Name
Coventry City Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKG33
Country
GB
Locality
Coventry
Postal Code
CV1 5RR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Council House, Earl Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PMJC-6861-XJPP
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-03472480
Name
NP AEROSPACE LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKG33
Country
GB
Locality
West Midlands
Postal Code
CV6 5AQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
473 Foleshill Road

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
03472480
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PLXY-6544-YPZX
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
8 Dec 2025, 00:00
Title
COV - CVLR Vehicle
Status
pending
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG33
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKG33
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
34600000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts

Value

Amount
1,300,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
1,560,000

Documents

Entry 1
Id
080511-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
8 Dec 2025, 11:28
Entry 2
Id
080518-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
8 Dec 2025, 11:35

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-03472480
Name
NP AEROSPACE LIMITED

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
18 Dec 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Oct 2026, 23:59
Starts
18 Dec 2025, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends
17 Dec 2025, 23:59

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Coventry · UKG33 · CV1 5RR · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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