AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Leicester City Council has awarded three bollard supply lots to BROXAP LIMITED following a below-threshold open competition. The awards total £170,833.33 excluding VAT (£205,000 including VAT) across an initial two-year period, with up to two 12-month extensions available. The notice records a future signature date, so it evidences award rather than a signed contract.
Published outcomeBROXAP LIMITED was named supplier for Lots 1, 2 and 3, each awarded on 14 October 2026.
Market significanceThis is a multi-lot municipal street-infrastructure goods award for the ongoing supply of city-centre bollards in Leicester.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
3 supplier records analysed
BROXAP LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots Lot 1 · 62500 GBP · Awarded; signature scheduled
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Verified supplier identity is BROXAP LIMITED (company number 02583752). Award 1 names the supplier and reports £62,500 excluding VAT (£75,000 gross).
BROXAP LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 2 · Lots Lot 2 · 87500 GBP · Awarded; signature scheduled
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Verified supplier identity is BROXAP LIMITED (company number 02583752). Award 2 names the supplier and reports £87,500 excluding VAT (£105,000 gross).
BROXAP LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 3 · Lots Lot 3 · 20833.33 GBP · Awarded; signature scheduled
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Verified supplier identity is BROXAP LIMITED (company number 02583752). Award 3 names the supplier and reports £20,833.33 excluding VAT (£25,000 gross).
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceContract award notice published; awards marked active
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The source identifies a “Contract award notice on Find a Tender” published 15 October 2026; all three awards have status “active”.
Award decision date
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Each award record is dated 2026-10-14.
Signature status
99% confidenceNot evidenced as signed; future signature date scheduled for 27 October 2026
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Each award includes a futureSignatureDate milestone due 2026-10-27, with status scheduled.
Planned contract start
98% confidence1 November 2026
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Each award contract period has startDate 2026-11-01.
VALUES
Published values explained
Aggregate awarded value excluding VAT
98% confidence£170,833.33
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Sum of award values: £62,500, £87,500 and £20,833.33, each recorded as amount rather than amountGross.
Aggregate awarded value including VAT
99% confidence£205,000
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Sum of award gross values: £75,000, £105,000 and £25,000.
Lot 1 award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£62,500
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Award 1 value amount is 62500 GBP.
Lot 2 award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£87,500
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Award 2 value amount is 87500 GBP.
Lot 3 award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£20,833.33
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Award 3 value amount is 20833.33 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
99% confidence20 August 2026
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Release history records tender notice 079612-2026 on 2026-08-20.
Submission deadline
99% confidence21 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-09-21T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence14 October 2026
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All three awards are dated 2026-10-14.
Award notice publication
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Award notice 097610-2026 was published 2026-10-15.
Scheduled signature date
99% confidence27 October 2026
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Each award has a scheduled futureSignatureDate milestone of 2026-10-27.
Initial end date
98% confidence31 October 2028
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Each award contract period ends 2028-10-31.
Maximum possible end date
98% confidence31 October 2030
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Each award specifies maxExtentDate 2030-10-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
96% confidenceSupply of Leicester city-centre bollards for highway maintenance and development projects
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The notice describes bollards as city-centre infrastructure used to protect pedestrians and restrict vehicle access, requiring a reliable continuous supply source.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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The process and all awards identify the main procurement category as goods.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 34928450 — Bollards
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Each award item carries CPV 34928450, described as Bollards.
Delivery area
98% confidenceLeicester (UKF21), United Kingdom
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Each award item specifies delivery addresses in region UKF21.
Lot structure
99% confidenceThree lots
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Tender lots 1, 2 and 3 are complete, with one corresponding award for each lot.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceBelow-threshold open competition
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The process procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - open competition”.
Procurement method
99% confidenceOpen
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The tender procurementMethod is open.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results not supplied
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No bid-count, scoring, ranking or evaluation-detail fields are present in the supplied notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
98% confidence1 November 2026 to 31 October 2028
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Each award contractPeriod specifies these start and end dates.
Extension options
99% confidenceUp to two 12-month extensions
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Each award states hasRenewal true and describes “2 x 12 month extensions available.”
Maximum term
98% confidenceUp to 31 October 2030
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The maxExtentDate for each award is 2030-10-31.
Contract execution
99% confidenceNot confirmed
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The notice provides a scheduled future signature date rather than confirmation of signature.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award concentration
99% confidenceOne verified supplier received all three lots
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Awards 1, 2 and 3 each name BROXAP LIMITED as supplier.
Value allocation
99% confidenceLot 2 is the largest award by stated net value
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Lot 2 is £87,500 excluding VAT, compared with £62,500 for Lot 1 and £20,833.33 for Lot 3.
Operational purpose
96% confidenceThe arrangement is intended to support continuous procurement of bollards
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The requirement states that a formal contract is needed to allow continuous procurement for maintenance and development-project demand.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award versus signed contract
99% confidenceAward is evidenced, but signature is not confirmed
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Scheduled future signature milestones are present for 27 October 2026; no signed-contract confirmation is supplied.
Lot detail availability
99% confidenceLot titles and detailed specifications are not supplied beyond numbered lots and bollard classification
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Lot records contain IDs and status only; award titles are generic Lot 1, Lot 2 and Lot 3.
Published pricing detail
99% confidenceOnly aggregate lot award values are supplied
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The data provides net and gross award values but no unit prices, volumes, price schedules or call-off commitments.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice reports a scheduled future signature date and does not explicitly confirm that a contract has been signed or commenced.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder numbers, bid prices, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale and ranking.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: substantive lot titles, lot-level technical specifications, quantities, unit prices and pricing schedules.
- The extensions are available options; exercise of either extension is not confirmed.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Leicester City CouncilBROXAP LIMITEDbollardsLeicester bollard supplypublic procurementcontract awardstreet infrastructure
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Leicester City bollards contract award?
BROXAP LIMITED was named supplier for Lots 1, 2 and 3.
What is the value of the awards?
The stated awards total £170,833.33 excluding VAT, or £205,000 including VAT, across the three lots.
Has the contract been signed?
The supplied notice does not confirm signature. It records a future signature date scheduled for 27 October 2026.
How long is the planned term?
The initial planned term is from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2028, with up to two 12-month extensions available.
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.