AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Cheshire East Council awarded and signed two goods contracts to CHANGING LIVES TOGETHER for white goods, beds and related essentials across Cheshire East. Lot 1 covers Cheshire East South and Lot 2 Cheshire East North.
Published outcomeBoth lots were awarded to the same verified supplier under an open procedure. The contracts started on 1 October 2026 and have an initial end date of 31 March 2027.
Market significanceThe published initial combined contract value is £1.25m excluding VAT (£1.5m including VAT), with up to two optional 12-month extensions at the Council's sole discretion.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
2 supplier records analysed
CHANGING LIVES TOGETHER
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots Lot 1 – Cheshire East South (C5086) · 500000 GBP · active
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Award 1 names CHANGING LIVES TOGETHER and relates to Lot 1. Contract 1 is active and states £500,000 excluding VAT.
CHANGING LIVES TOGETHER
99% confidenceAward 2 · Lots Lot 2 – Cheshire East North (C5968) · 750000 GBP · active
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Award 2 names CHANGING LIVES TOGETHER and relates to Lot 2. Contract 2 is active and states £750,000 excluding VAT.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Tender notice published
99% confidence25 June 2026
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Release history lists Tender notice on Find a Tender dated 2026-06-25.
Award decision
98% confidence26 August 2026
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Award records 1 and 2 each give award_date 2026-08-26.
Award notice published
99% confidence11 September 2026
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Release history lists Contract award notice on Find a Tender dated 2026-09-11.
Contracts signed and started
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contracts 1 and 2 each state dateSigned and period startDate of 2026-10-01; both have active status.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Contract document 097136-2026 is dated 2026-10-14.
VALUES
Published values explained
Lot 1 contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£500,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 500000 GBP; the award record also states £500,000.
Lot 1 contract value including VAT
99% confidence£600,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 600000 GBP.
Lot 2 contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£750,000
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Contract 2 value.amount is 750000 GBP; the award record also states £750,000.
Lot 2 contract value including VAT
99% confidence£900,000
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Contract 2 value.amountGross is 900000 GBP.
Combined initial published value excluding VAT
99% confidence£1,250,000
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Sum of the separately published contract values: £500,000 for Lot 1 and £750,000 for Lot 2, excluding VAT.
Combined initial published value including VAT
99% confidence£1,500,000
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Sum of the separately published gross contract values: £600,000 for Lot 1 and £900,000 for Lot 2.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Initial term
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Both contracts state these period start and end dates.
Maximum stated extent
99% confidence31 March 2029
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Both contracts state maxExtentDate 2029-03-31.
Optional extension periods
99% confidence1 April 2027 to 31 March 2028; 1 April 2028 to 31 March 2029
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Each contract renewal description specifies two optional 12-month extensions.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceProvision of white goods, wider essentials and related services across Cheshire East.
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Process title and description.
Specified goods
99% confidenceWashing machines; electric cookers; fridge freezers; under-counter fridges with ice boxes; under-counter freezers; mattresses; single, double and bunk bed frames; and cots with mattress or mattress cover.
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Process description.
Lot geography
98% confidenceLot 1: Cheshire East South. Lot 2: Cheshire East North.
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Award titles identify the respective areas.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Awards 1 and 2 state mainProcurementCategory as goods.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 39000000 – Furniture, furnishings, domestic appliances and cleaning products.
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Items under both awards carry CPV 39000000.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender procurementMethod is open and procurementMethodDetails is Open procedure.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids, bidder identities, evaluation scores and award rationale are unknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Lots
99% confidenceTwo lots, both marked complete in the tender record.
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Tender lots 1 and 2 each have status complete.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contracts 1 and 2 each have active status.
Extension mechanism
99% confidenceTwo optional 12-month extensions, exercisable at the sole discretion of Cheshire East Council.
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Renewal description in both contracts.
Performance measures
98% confidenceKPIs are stated to exist within the contracts, but are not published.
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Both contracts state that KPIs have been set but need not be published because contract value does not exceed £5m including VAT.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
99% confidenceOne verified supplier received both geographically defined lots, with values published separately by lot.
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Awards 1 and 2 each name CHANGING LIVES TOGETHER and map respectively to Lots 1 and 2.
Commercial ceiling
98% confidenceThe notice publishes contract values and optional extension terms, but does not publish unit prices, call-off volumes or a pricing schedule.
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Contract values and renewal descriptions are supplied; pricing and volume detail are not supplied in the published notice data.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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Both supplier records are verified by company-number match to company number 07400060, with no name mismatch flagged.
Contract conclusion evidence
99% confidenceStrong: both contracts have active status and explicitly state a signed date of 1 October 2026.
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Contracts 1 and 2 include status active and dateSigned 2026-10-01.
Unpublished lot detail
98% confidenceLot titles and descriptions are not populated in the lot records; geographic titles are available from award records.
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Lot records have null title and description, while award titles state Cheshire East South and North.
Unpublished competition and pricing detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid counts, score information, award rationale, unit prices or volumes are provided in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid counts, bidder identities, evaluation scores, award rationale, unit pricing, committed volumes and pricing schedules.
- Lot records do not contain lot titles or descriptions; the South and North designations come from the award titles.
- No future procurement or renewal decision is confirmed. The extensions are optional and solely at the Council's discretion.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Cheshire East CouncilCHANGING LIVES TOGETHERwhite goods contractwider essentialsCrisis Resilience FundC5086C5968
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Cheshire East white goods and wider essentials contracts?
CHANGING LIVES TOGETHER won both Lot 1 (Cheshire East South) and Lot 2 (Cheshire East North).
What is the value of the contracts?
Lot 1 is valued at £500,000 excluding VAT and Lot 2 at £750,000 excluding VAT; the combined initial value is £1.25m excluding VAT.
When do the contracts run?
They started on 1 October 2026 and initially end on 31 March 2027, with two optional 12-month extensions available to the Council.
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.