AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Devon and Cornwall Police awarded WESTON SM LLP a contract for emergency traffic-management signs and associated equipment for five regional South West forces. The published contract record states it was signed on 30 July 2026 and runs from 3 October 2026 to 30 September 2030, with a discretionary 12-month extension option.
Published outcomeOne active award, covering lot 1, was made to WESTON SM LLP through an open procedure. The contract value is £250,000 excluding VAT (£300,000 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a single-supplier, above-threshold goods contract for road traffic-control equipment, with a four-year initial term and potential one-year extension.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
WESTON SM LLP
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 250000 GBP · verified; active award
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-OC321525. Supplier verification matched company number OC321525 to WESTON SM LLP.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement stage
98% confidenceContract / complete
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Process stage is "contract" and tender status is "complete".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status "active".
Contract signature
98% confidenceSigned 30 July 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-07-30 and includes a document with type "contractSigned".
Contract start
98% confidence3 October 2026
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Contract period startDate is 2026-10-03.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£250,000
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Contract value amount is 250000 GBP; award value is also 250000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£300,000
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Contract value amountGross is 300000 GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceThe published value applies to the single contract and award for lot 1.
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One award, one supplier and one related lot are recorded.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Preliminary market engagement notice
98% confidence13 February 2026
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Release history records preliminary market engagement notice 013325-2026 on 2026-02-13.
Tender notice published
98% confidence7 May 2026
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Release history records tender notice 041858-2026 on 2026-05-07.
Award decision date
98% confidence29 June 2026
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Award 1 records award_date as 2026-06-29.
Contract signed
98% confidence30 July 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-07-30.
Contract award notice published
98% confidence23 September 2026
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Release history records contract award notice 090023-2026 on 2026-09-23.
Contract start
98% confidence3 October 2026
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Contract period startDate is 2026-10-03.
Contract details notice published
98% confidence12 October 2026
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Release history and contract document 095907-2026 record publication on 2026-10-12.
Initial contract end
98% confidence30 September 2030
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Contract period endDate is 2030-09-30.
Maximum stated end date
98% confidence29 September 2031
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Contract period maxExtentDate is 2031-09-29.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupply of emergency traffic-management signs and associated equipment.
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Published process description states this requirement.
Customer coverage
98% confidenceFive regional South West forces.
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Process description states supply is for "the 5 regional South West forces".
Procurement category
98% confidenceGoods
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Award mainProcurementCategory is "goods".
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 34923000 — Road traffic-control equipment
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Award item additional classification records CPV 34923000.
Delivery area
92% confidenceUKK region
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Award item delivery address specifies region UKK, United Kingdom.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1); no lot title or description supplied.
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Tender lists lot 1 only, with no title or description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender procurementMethod is "open" and procurementMethodDetails is "Open procedure".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceAbove threshold
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Contract aboveThreshold is true.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results not supplied in the published data.
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No bid count, bidder list, scores or award rationale is present in the supplied record.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence3 October 2026 to 30 September 2030
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Contract period startDate and endDate specify these dates.
Extension option
99% confidenceOne discretionary 12-month extension
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Contract hasRenewal is true; renewal description says "12 month extension available at the buyers discretion."
Maximum stated term end
98% confidence29 September 2031
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Contract maxExtentDate is 2031-09-29.
Performance measures
97% confidenceQuarterly observations for delivery performance, product compliance, and defective goods/delivery errors.
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Contract agreedMetrics lists the three measures, each with an observation frequency of three months.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial model
98% confidenceSingle-supplier award for a single published lot.
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Award 1 names one supplier and relates to lot 1 only.
Contract scale
96% confidence£250,000 excluding VAT over the published initial term, with a possible discretionary extension.
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Contract amount is £250,000 excluding VAT; period and extension terms are stated in the contract record.
Operational focus
97% confidenceThe agreed metrics indicate monitoring of delivery performance, product compliance, and defective goods or delivery errors.
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Published agreedMetrics list these measures with quarterly observations.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published notice sequence
98% confidenceAward and signature dates precede the award-notice publication date; the record supports this sequence but does not explain the publication timing.
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Award date is 29 June 2026, signature date is 30 July 2026, and the award notice was published 23 September 2026.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Lot record contains only ID and status; its value fields are null.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid numbers, evaluation scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown are included in the supplied data.
Supplier identity
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified by Companies House company number OC321525.
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Supplier verification status is verified using company_number matching.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, bid prices, evaluation scores, award rationale and detailed pricing.
- The record does not identify the five individual South West forces or provide more specific delivery locations than UKK.
- The published record shows award and signature dates before award-notice publication; no explanation for this timing is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
WESTON SM LLPDevon and Cornwall Policeemergency traffic managementroad traffic-control equipmentFind a Tendertraffic management signs
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Emergency Traffic Management contract?
WESTON SM LLP, verified under company number OC321525, received the award.
What is the contract value?
The contract value is £250,000 excluding VAT and £300,000 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The initial term runs from 3 October 2026 to 30 September 2030, with a discretionary 12-month extension available.
What does the contract cover?
It covers emergency traffic-management signs and associated equipment for five regional South West forces.
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