AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
City of Sunderland College awarded a contract for gym equipment for its new Wansbeck Campus to PULSE FITNESS LIMITED. The published contract record states a gross value of £27,358 and a signed date of 2 October 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for Lot 1, with PULSE FITNESS LIMITED as supplier.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, openly competed goods contract for gym, sports and educational equipment.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
PULSE FITNESS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 27358 GBP · Active contract
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Verified supplier record matches Companies House number 04354059; Award 1 names the supplier and Contract 1, linked to Award 1, has gross value £27,358.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Tender notice published
98% confidence13 August 2026
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Release history records Tender notice 077137-2026 dated 2026-08-13.
Competition deadline
98% confidence24 August 2026, 12:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-08-24T12:00:00+01:00.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status active and relates to Lot 1.
Contract signed
99% confidence2 October 2026
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Contract 1 explicitly records dateSigned as 2026-10-02T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period
99% confidence2 October 2026 to 2 April 2027
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Contract 1 period specifies startDate 2026-10-02 and endDate 2027-04-02.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract document and release history record notice 097298-2026 published on 2026-10-15.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£27,358 gross
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Contract 1 value states amountGross 27358, currency GBP.
Opportunity-level value range
95% confidenceNot published; source field shows maximum £0
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Process value_min is null and value_max is 0, while the linked contract has a stated gross value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender publication
98% confidence13 August 2026
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Release history.
Tender deadline
98% confidence24 August 2026, 12:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline.
Contract signature and start
99% confidence2 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned and period startDate are both 2026-10-02.
Contract end
99% confidence2 April 2027, 23:59:59 BST
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Contract 1 period endDate.
Contract details notice publication
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract document datePublished and release history.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceGym equipment for the College's new Wansbeck Campus
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Tender title and description.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne lot recorded (Lot 1)
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Tender lots contains Lot 1; Award 1 and Contract 1 are linked to it.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Process and Award 1 identify the main procurement category as goods.
Classifications
99% confidenceGymnasium equipment; sports goods and equipment; educational equipment
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Award item classifications list CPV 37420000, 37400000 and 39162000.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen competition
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Process procurement_method is open.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - open competition
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Process procurement_method_details.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Bid and evaluation information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract title
99% confidenceWansbeck Gym Equipment
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Contract 1 title.
Status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is active.
Term
98% confidenceApproximately six months
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Contract period runs from 2 October 2026 to 2 April 2027.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
98% confidenceThe published record links the sole supplier, one award and one contract to Lot 1.
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Award 1 names one supplier and relates to Lot 1; Contract 1 links to Award 1.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe £27,358 gross value is contract-level and can be associated with the sole linked supplier and award.
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Contract 1 is linked exclusively to Award 1, which names PULSE FITNESS LIMITED as its sole supplier.
Market engagement signal
99% confidenceThe requirement was competed through a below-threshold open procedure.
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Process procurement method and details.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier name normalisation
99% confidenceThe source award name is "Pulse Fitness Ltrd", while company-number verification identifies the legal supplier as PULSE FITNESS LIMITED.
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Supplier verification record flags nameMismatch true and verifies company number 04354059 to PULSE FITNESS LIMITED.
Value-field inconsistency
99% confidenceThe opportunity-level maximum value is shown as £0, but the linked signed contract reports £27,358 gross; this analysis uses the explicit contract value.
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Process value_max is 0; Contract 1 value amountGross is 27358 GBP.
Published detail coverage
98% confidenceLot title, lot-specific value, bid count, evaluation results, pricing breakdown and extension terms are not supplied in the published notice data.
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Information not supplied in the provided process, award and contract fields.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: number of bids, evaluation approach, scoring, award rationale and tender prices.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published.
- The source supplier name differs from the verified legal name: source records "Pulse Fitness Ltrd", while company-number verification identifies PULSE FITNESS LIMITED.
- The opportunity-level value maximum is recorded as £0 despite a linked contract value of £27,358 gross; the source does not explain the discrepancy.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
City of Sunderland CollegePULSE FITNESS LIMITEDWansbeck Gym Equipmentgym equipment contractWansbeck Campusbelow threshold procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the City of Sunderland College gym equipment contract?
PULSE FITNESS LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 04354059.
What is the value of the Wansbeck Gym Equipment contract?
The published contract value is £27,358 gross.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period runs from 2 October 2026 to 2 April 2027.
Was the contract openly competed?
Yes. The notice identifies a below-threshold open competition.
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