AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
City & County of Swansea awarded and signed a contract with Watts Truck and Van Limited for the purchase of up to five 7.5-tonne GVW chassis-cab tippers with hydraulic cranes. The signed contract runs from 12 October 2026 to 30 June 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award, linked to lot 1, names Watts Truck and Van Limited as supplier. The contract value is £535,000 excluding VAT (£645,000 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a public-sector fleet vehicle procurement under an open procedure, covering an optional requirement for up to five specialist tipper-and-crane vehicles.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Watts Truck and Van Limited
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £535,000 excluding VAT; £645,000 including VAT GBP · Active award and active signed contract
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Award 1 names Watts Truck and Van Limited as supplier and is linked to contract 1. Contract 1 is active, records dateSigned 2026-10-07, and states £535,000 amount and £645,000 amountGross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Tender notice published
98% confidence5 May 2026
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Release history records tender notice 041252-2026 dated 2026-05-05.
Award announced
95% confidence15 July 2026
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Release history records contract award notice 066778-2026 dated 2026-07-15; award record date is 2026-07-13.
Contract signed
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Contract 1 explicitly records dateSigned as 2026-10-07.
Contract active
99% confidenceActive from 12 October 2026
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Contract 1 has status active and a start date of 2026-10-12.
Contract details published
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract details notice 095631-2026 is dated 2026-10-09.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£535,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 535000 GBP; award 1 also records £535,000.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£645,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 645000 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
98% confidence13 July 2026
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Award 1 records award_date 2026-07-13.
Contract signing date
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-07.
Contract start date
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-12.
Contract end date
99% confidence30 June 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-06-30.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidencePurchase of up to five 7.5-tonne GVW chassis-cab tippers with cranes
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Tender title and description state an intention to enter a contract for up to five 7.5t chassis-cab tippers with cranes.
Vehicle configurations
91% confidenceTwo tender specifications for 7.5t GVW rigid tippers with hydraulic cranes
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Tender description states that the invitation to tender comprised two vehicle specifications, both described as 7.5t GVW rigid tippers with hydraulic cranes.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 and contract 1 are linked to related lot 1.
Delivery area
94% confidenceSwansea (UKL18), United Kingdom
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Award item delivery address specifies region UKL18.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is goods.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is 'Open procedure'.
International coverage
95% confidenceCovered by the GPA
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Tender coveredBy includes GPA.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of tenders and evaluation results not supplied in the published notice.
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No tender count, scores, rankings or evaluation breakdown is provided in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is active.
Term
99% confidence12 October 2026 to 30 June 2027
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Contract 1 period specifies these start and end dates.
Performance metrics
99% confidenceNo agreed metrics; the stated rationale is that the fleet manager knows the market extremely well and the specification was detailed.
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Contract 1 noAgreedMetricsRationale contains this statement.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice.
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No extension or renewal provisions are included in the supplied contract data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Demand flexibility
97% confidenceThe stated requirement is for up to five vehicles, dependent on tender outcome and service needs.
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Tender description says the council intends to contract for up to five vehicles dependent on tender outcome and service needs.
Value allocation
99% confidenceThe published contract value applies to the single award and contract; no per-vehicle pricing is supplied.
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One award and one contract are supplied, but no unit-price breakdown is published.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity treatment
98% confidenceThe supplier name is source-reported and not Companies House-verified in the supplied data; supplier verification status is not_applicable.
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Supplier record has no verified company name or number and supplier_identity_status is not_applicable.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Lot 1 fields for title, description and value are null.
Unpublished procurement detail
99% confidenceInformation on tender volumes, bid evaluation, individual vehicle quantities ordered, unit prices and renewal provisions was not supplied in the published notice.
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These fields are absent from the supplied tender, award and contract records.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Supplier identity is not Companies House-verified in the supplied data; the source supplier name is retained as reported.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, evaluation results, pricing breakdown, actual quantity ordered, and extension or renewal terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
City & County of SwanseaWatts Truck and Van Limited7.5 tonne tipperhydraulic cranefleet vehiclespublic procurementSwansea contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Swansea tipper truck contract?
Watts Truck and Van Limited is the named supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The contract value is £535,000 excluding VAT and £645,000 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The signed contract runs from 12 October 2026 to 30 June 2027.
How many vehicles are covered?
The requirement is for up to five 7.5-tonne chassis-cab tippers with cranes; the actual quantity ordered is not published.
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