AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Bridgend County Borough Council has announced a pending award for a framework covering high-visibility clothing, PPE, workwear and uniforms. The named suppliers are Rugbi Industrial Supplied Ltd and EVOLVE CORPORATE T/A PK SAFETY LTD. The award remains subject to standstill and is not evidence of a signed or active contract.
Published outcomeOne pending framework award, covering lot 1, names two suppliers. The published £700,000 net award value is shared at award level and is not allocated between suppliers.
Market significanceThis is a Welsh public-sector goods framework with a stated two-year term and options for up to two further 12-month extensions, giving a possible maximum term to November 2030.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
2 supplier records analysed
Rugbi Industrial Supplied Ltd
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared award-level value; no supplier allocation published GBP · Named supplier on pending award
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Award 1 lists Rugbi Industrial Supplied Ltd as a supplier and relates to lot 1; the £700,000 value is attached to the shared award, not to an individual supplier.
EVOLVE CORPORATE T/A PK SAFETY LTD
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared award-level value; no supplier allocation published GBP · Named supplier on pending award
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Award 1 lists EVOLVE CORPORATE T/A PK SAFETY LTD as a supplier and relates to lot 1; the £700,000 value is attached to the shared award, not to an individual supplier.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Current award status
99% confidencePending award; standstill commenced
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The notice description states it is issued to commence standstill; award 1 has status "pending".
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceNot evidenced
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The award is pending and a future signature date is scheduled for 23 October 2026. No signed-contract status or contract identifier is supplied.
Tender status
93% confidenceComplete
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Tender lot 1 is marked complete in the source data.
Procurement history
98% confidencePreliminary market engagement, tender notice, then contract award notice
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Release history lists planning notice on 30 January 2026, tender notice on 6 May 2026, and award notice on 12 October 2026.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value, excluding VAT
99% confidence£700,000
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Award 1 value amount is GBP 700,000.
Award value, including VAT
99% confidence£840,000
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Award 1 records amountGross of GBP 840,000.
Value allocation
99% confidenceShared award-level value; allocation by supplier or lot is not published
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One award names two suppliers and one lot, with no supplier-level or lot-level values supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Preliminary market engagement notice
98% confidence30 January 2026
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Release history records notice 008647-2026 on 30 January 2026.
Tender notice published
98% confidence6 May 2026
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Release history records tender notice 041482-2026 on 6 May 2026.
Submission deadline
97% confidence8 June 2026, 12:00 BST
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Process data gives a submission deadline of 2026-06-08T12:00:00+01:00.
Award decision date
98% confidence12 October 2026
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Award 1 has date 2026-10-12.
Award notice published
98% confidence12 October 2026
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The award notice document was published on 12 October 2026.
Standstill end
99% confidence21 October 2026, 23:59:59 BST
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Award 1 standstillPeriod endDate is 2026-10-21T23:59:59+01:00.
Future signature date
98% confidence23 October 2026
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Award milestone lists a scheduled futureSignatureDate of 23 October 2026.
Stated contract period
98% confidence2 November 2026 to 1 November 2028
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Award 1 contractPeriod gives these start and end dates.
Maximum stated extent
98% confidenceUp to 1 November 2030
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Award 1 contractPeriod maxExtentDate is 1 November 2030.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Procurement type
99% confidenceFramework agreement for goods
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Tender techniques identify a framework agreement and the main procurement category is goods.
Scope
99% confidenceHigh-visibility PPE, workwear and uniforms
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The tender title specifies high-visibility, PPE, workwear and uniforms.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1); no lot title or description published
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Tender data contains only lot 1, and the extracted lot title and description are null.
Classifications
99% confidenceProtective gear; protective headgear; protective footwear; protective goggles; safety equipment; clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories
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Award item 1 provides CPV codes 18143000, 18444000, 18830000, 33735100, 35113000 and 18000000.
Delivery region
96% confidenceUKL17, United Kingdom
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Award item 1 specifies delivery address region UKL17.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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The process identifies procurement method details as Open procedure.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceAbove threshold
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Award 1 is marked aboveThreshold: true.
Competition information
99% confidenceBid count, bidder identities and evaluation results not published in the supplied notice data
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No bid count, scoring, ranking or evaluation information is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
98% confidence2 years, stated from 2 November 2026 to 1 November 2028
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Award 1 contractPeriod provides these dates.
Extension options
99% confidenceUp to two additional 12-month periods
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The renewal description states an option to extend for up to a further 2 x 12-month periods.
Maximum potential term
98% confidence4 years, ending no later than 1 November 2030 if all options are exercised
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The stated maximum extent date is 1 November 2030 and the renewal description permits two 12-month extensions.
Contract start
99% confidenceScheduled, not confirmed as commenced
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A future contractPeriod start date is supplied, while the award remains pending.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
99% confidenceTwo suppliers are named on a single framework award for one lot
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Award 1 names two suppliers and is related to lot 1.
Commercial certainty
98% confidenceFramework award value should not be treated as committed spend or supplier revenue
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The notice describes a framework and provides no call-off commitments, volume guarantees, supplier split or pricing data.
Addressable categories
98% confidenceThe framework combines PPE, high-visibility workwear, uniforms and related safety equipment categories
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This follows the tender title and published CPV classifications.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award maturity
99% confidenceThe record is a pending award during standstill, not evidence of a signed or active contract
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Award status is pending; standstill ends 21 October 2026; future signature is scheduled for 23 October 2026.
Shared value limitation
99% confidence£700,000 excluding VAT and £840,000 including VAT are award-level values and cannot be assigned to either supplier
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The single award names two suppliers and provides no supplier-level value split.
Supplier-name verification
99% confidenceNo verified legal company names or company numbers were supplied for either named supplier
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verified_company_name and verified_company_number are null for both supplier records.
Lot detail limitation
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value in the supplied data
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Extracted lot fields for title, description and value are null.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo evaluation scores, bid count, pricing schedule, volume guarantee, call-off allocation, or supplier ranking is available
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award is pending and subject to standstill; the supplied data does not evidence signature, contract conclusion or commencement.
- The award-level value is shared across two named suppliers and cannot be allocated to either supplier or to a specific lot.
- No verified legal company name or company number was supplied for either named supplier.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value in the supplied data.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation scores, supplier ranking, pricing, committed volumes, call-off allocation and extension exercise timetable.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Bridgend County Borough CouncilPPE frameworkworkwear frameworkuniforms frameworkhigh visibility clothingRugbi Industrial Supplied LtdEVOLVE CORPORATE T/A PK SAFETY LTDUK public procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named on the Bridgend PPE and workwear framework award?
The pending award names Rugbi Industrial Supplied Ltd and EVOLVE CORPORATE T/A PK SAFETY LTD.
What is the value of the framework?
The award-level value is £700,000 excluding VAT (£840,000 including VAT). The notice does not allocate this value between the two named suppliers.
Has the framework contract been signed?
Not evidenced. The award is pending, with standstill ending on 21 October 2026 and a future signature date scheduled for 23 October 2026.
How long could the framework run?
The stated initial period is 2 November 2026 to 1 November 2028, with options for up to two further 12-month extensions, potentially to 1 November 2030.
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