AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The University of Huddersfield published an award notice for vehicle leasing and hire provision across three lots. Arrow Commercial Centre is named for the £180,000 gross Vehicle Leasing award, which remains pending. Arnold Clark Finance Limited is named for the £40,000 gross Vehicle Hire award, recorded as active. Lot 3 is recorded as active but has no named supplier or value in the supplied data.
Published outcomeTwo named supplier outcomes are published for Lots 1 and 2; the published award data does not identify an outcome supplier or value for Lot 3.
Market significanceKnown allocated award values total £220,000 gross. The tender-level maximum value is £440,000 gross, but it is not allocated by lot or supplier and should not be treated as an awarded amount.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
2 supplier records analysed
Arrow Commercial Centre
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 — Vehicle Leasing · 180000 GBP · Pending award
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Award 1 names Arrow Commercial Centre as supplier, relates to Lot 1, has title "Vehicle Leasing", status "pending", and amountGross £180,000.
Arnold Clark Finance Limited
99% confidenceAward 2 · Lots 2 — Vehicle Hire · 40000 GBP · Active award record
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Award 2 names Arnold Clark Finance Limited as supplier, relates to Lot 2, has title "Vehicle Hire", status "active", and amountGross £40,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract award notice on Find a Tender
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Process notice type is stated as "Contract award notice on Find a Tender"; document 098144-2026 is an awardNotice published 2026-10-16.
Overall process status
95% confidenceComplete / displayed as awarded
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The process has stage "contract", display_status "awarded", source_status "complete", and tender status "complete".
Lot 1 award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1, Vehicle Leasing, has status "pending".
Lot 2 award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 2, Vehicle Hire, has status "active".
Lot 3 outcome record
98% confidenceActive record with no supplier or value published
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Award -1 has status "active" and relatedLots ["3"], but no title, supplier, award date or value.
Signature status
98% confidenceNot evidenced as signed
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Awards 1 and 2 each contain a scheduled futureSignatureDate of 2026-10-29; no explicit signed-contract field is supplied.
VALUES
Published values explained
Known allocated award value
99% confidence£220,000 gross
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Award 1 is £180,000 gross and Award 2 is £40,000 gross; these are the only supplied allocated award values.
Vehicle Leasing award value
99% confidence£180,000 gross
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 180000 GBP.
Vehicle Hire award value
99% confidence£40,000 gross
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Award 2 value.amountGross is 40000 GBP.
Tender-level maximum value
96% confidence£440,000 gross
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Process value_max is 440000 GBP with value_basis "gross". No allocation to individual lots or suppliers is supplied.
Lot 3 value
99% confidenceUnknown
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Award -1, linked to Lot 3, has no value; the lot record also has no value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
99% confidence12 June 2026
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Release history records tender notice 055656-2026 on 2026-06-12T12:24:37+01:00.
Submission deadline
99% confidence9 July 2026, 12:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-07-09T12:00:00+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Award notice 098144-2026 was published 2026-10-16T16:00:35+01:00.
Award dates for Lots 1 and 2
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Awards 1 and 2 each have date 2026-10-16T00:00:00+01:00.
Lot 1 standstill end
99% confidence27 October 2026
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Award 1 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-27T23:59:59+00:00.
Scheduled signature date
98% confidence29 October 2026
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Awards 1 and 2 each list a futureSignatureDate milestone due 2026-10-29T23:59:59+00:00.
Published contract period for Lots 1 and 2
99% confidence30 October 2026 to 23 October 2029
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Awards 1 and 2 each specify contractPeriod startDate 2026-10-30 and endDate 2029-10-23.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceVehicle leasing and hire car provision
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Process title is "Vehicle Leasing and Hire Car Provision at the University of Huddersfield" and description concerns Vehicle Leasing & Hire.
Lot structure
99% confidenceThree lots: Vehicle Leasing; Vehicle Hire; Vehicle Leasing & Hire services Combined
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The process description explicitly lists the three lots.
Lot 1
99% confidenceVehicle Leasing
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Award 1 title is "Vehicle Leasing" and relates to Lot 1.
Lot 2
99% confidenceVehicle Hire
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Award 2 title is "Vehicle Hire" and relates to Lot 2.
Lot 3
94% confidenceVehicle Leasing & Hire services Combined
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The process description identifies Lot 3 with this title; award -1 relates to Lot 3 but has no title or supplier.
Classification
99% confidenceMotor vehicles (CPV 34100000)
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Items for Awards 1 and 2 each carry CPV 34100000, described as Motor vehicles.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceOpen
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Process procurement_method is "open".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceCompetitive flexible procedure
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Process procurement_method_details is "Competitive flexible procedure".
Threshold status
99% confidenceLot 1 above threshold; Lot 2 below threshold
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Award 1 has aboveThreshold true; Award 2 has aboveThreshold false.
Competition metrics
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on bidder numbers, evaluation scores and ranking was not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published period for Lots 1 and 2
99% confidence30 October 2026 to 23 October 2029
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Awards 1 and 2 each state this contractPeriod start and end date.
Lot 1 extension option
99% confidence1 + 1, with maximum extent to 23 October 2031
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Award 1 has hasRenewal true, renewal description "1 + 1", and maxExtentDate 2031-10-23.
Lot 2 extension option
98% confidenceNot published
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Award 2 has no renewal or maximum-extent information in the supplied data.
Lot 3 contract period
99% confidenceUnknown
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Award -1 and Lot 3 contain no contract-period fields.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award allocation
99% confidencePublished values are allocated only to Lots 1 and 2
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Awards 1 and 2 contain gross values, while the Lot 3-linked award has no value or supplier.
Combined-services lot
97% confidenceNo named supplier outcome is published for the combined Lot 3 requirement
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The requirement description identifies Lot 3 as combined leasing and hire services, while award -1 contains no supplier.
Contract formation caution
99% confidenceThe notice does not support describing either named award as a signed contract
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A future signature date is scheduled for both named awards; Award 1 is also explicitly pending.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Inconsistent status and signature indicators
99% confidenceThe Lot 2 award is marked active even though its supplied signature milestone is future/scheduled; Lot 1 is pending. Treat the notice as an award outcome record, not proof of signed contracts.
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Award 1 status is pending; Award 2 status is active; both list futureSignatureDate 2026-10-29.
Lot 3 outcome incomplete
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: no Lot 3 award title, supplier, value, award date, contract period or terms.
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Award -1 linked to Lot 3 has null title, date and value and no suppliers; Lot 3 record contains no title, description or value.
Supplier identity evidence
99% confidenceThe supplied supplier verification is marked not applicable; legal-company verification was not provided.
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Both supplier records have supplier_identity_status "not_applicable" and no verified company name or number.
Award-value reconciliation
99% confidenceKnown allocated awards total £220,000 gross, below the £440,000 gross tender maximum; the difference is not explained or allocated in the supplied data.
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Awards 1 and 2 total £220,000 gross; process value_max is £440,000 gross; Lot 3 has no value.
Competition and evaluation information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bidder count, scoring, pricing breakdown or evaluation narrative is present in the supplied fields.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 3 has an active award record but no published supplier, value, award date, title or contract period.
- Lot 2 is marked active while both named awards have scheduled future signature milestones; the supplied data does not explicitly establish contract signature.
- The £440,000 gross tender maximum is not allocated to awards, lots or suppliers; only £220,000 gross is explicitly allocated.
- Supplier verification data is marked not applicable and supplies no verified legal company names or company numbers.
- Bidder numbers, evaluation results, pricing detail, reasons for award and Lot 2 extension terms were not supplied in the published notice.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
University of Huddersfieldvehicle leasingvehicle hireArrow Commercial CentreArnold Clark Finance LimitedFind a Tenderpublic procurement award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named in the University of Huddersfield vehicle leasing and hire award notice?
Arrow Commercial Centre is named for Lot 1, Vehicle Leasing, and Arnold Clark Finance Limited is named for Lot 2, Vehicle Hire. No supplier is published for Lot 3.
What are the published award values?
Lot 1 is £180,000 gross and Lot 2 is £40,000 gross. Lot 3 has no published value. The tender-level maximum is £440,000 gross and is not allocated by lot.
Are the contracts confirmed as signed?
No. The supplied data shows scheduled future signature milestones for the named awards, while Lot 1 is pending. It does not explicitly confirm signed contracts.
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.