AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management awarded a direct, below-threshold lease arrangement for a Costa coffee machine to COSTA LIMITED. The published contract record states that it was signed on 3 August 2026 and is active from 4 September 2026 to 3 September 2029.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for COSTA LIMITED.
Market significanceThis is a small, below-threshold direct procurement covering coffee-machine supply alongside related goods and support services.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
COSTA LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £10,764 net; £12,916.80 gross GBP · verified
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Award 1 names Costa Ltd as supplier. Supplier verification identifies the verified legal name as COSTA LIMITED (company number 01270695). The single contract linked to award 1 states a GBP 10,764 net and GBP 12,916.80 gross value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender lot 1 is marked complete; the process source status is complete.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is marked active.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is marked active.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 3 August 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-08-03.
Contract period
99% confidence4 September 2026 to 3 September 2029
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-09-04 and endDate is 2029-09-03.
Later update
93% confidenceContract details were updated on 19 October 2026
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Release history records an awardUpdate and contractUpdate on 2026-10-19; the contract amendment says 'corection to supplier name'.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£10,764
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Contract 1 value.amount is 10764 GBP, while amountGross is separately stated.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£12,916.80
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 12916.8 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceThe published contract value is linked to the sole award and supplier.
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Contract 1 references awardID 1, and award 1 names one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence3 August 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-08-03.
Contract start
99% confidence4 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-09-04.
Initial contract end
99% confidence3 September 2029
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2029-09-03.
Initial notice publication
96% confidence7 September 2026
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Process published_at and the first release date are 2026-09-07.
Updated notice publication
99% confidence19 October 2026
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The contract document and second release are dated 2026-10-19.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceLease agreement for a Costa coffee machine
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Process title and description state 'Costa Coffee Machine Lease Agreement' and 'Lease agreement for a Costa Coffee Machine'.
Main procurement category
98% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is goods.
Additional category
98% confidenceServices
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Award 1 additionalProcurementCategories includes services.
Classified supplies and services
99% confidenceElectric coffee makers; coffee, tea and related products; repair and maintenance of catering equipment; installation of beverage-processing machinery
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Award item CPV classifications list 39711310, 15860000, 50883000 and 51542200.
Delivery geography
96% confidenceUnited Kingdom, including North East England (UKC) and Northumberland and Tyne and Wear (UKC22)
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Award item delivery addresses list UK, UKC and UKC22.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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The tender procurementMethod is direct.
Competition approach
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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The tender procurementMethodDetails states 'Below threshold - without competition'.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition metrics
99% confidenceNot published
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No tenderer count, bid count, evaluation results or scoring data is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract type
99% confidenceLease agreement
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The process title and description describe a lease agreement for a Costa coffee machine.
Term
98% confidenceThree years
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The stated period runs from 4 September 2026 to 3 September 2029.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceNot published
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No extension or option terms are supplied in the contract data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
92% confidenceA fixed published contract value covers a three-year coffee-machine lease arrangement with associated goods and service classifications.
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The record provides a three-year active contract period, GBP 10,764 net value, and goods plus services classifications.
Route to market
99% confidenceThe buyer used a direct, below-threshold route without competition.
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Tender procurement method details state 'Below threshold - without competition'.
Supplier-name amendment
90% confidenceThe later notice update records a correction to the supplier name; no change to value or term is stated in the supplied amendment data.
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Contract amendments contains the description 'corection to supplier name'; the supplied amendment does not state a value or period change.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award date
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published data.
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Award 1 has no award_date.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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The lot record provides only ID 1 and complete status; no title, description or value is supplied.
Evaluation information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid counts, tenderer details, scoring, award rationale or evaluation information is present.
Contract amendment detail
94% confidenceA supplier-name correction is recorded, but the before-and-after name and effective date are not supplied.
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The contract amendment provides only the description 'corection to supplier name'.
Publication timing
99% confidenceThe first supplied notice publication date is after the recorded contract start date.
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The contract starts on 4 September 2026, while the first release is dated 7 September 2026.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award decision date is supplied.
- No lot title, lot description or individual lot value is published.
- No competition metrics, tenderer list, evaluation rationale, scores or pricing breakdown is supplied.
- No extension or renewal option terms are published.
- The supplier-name correction amendment does not state the prior name, corrected form or its effective date.
- The notice was first published after the stated contract start date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Costa Coffee Machine Lease AgreementCOSTA LIMITEDNorthumbria Healthcare Facilities Managementcoffee machine leaseFind a Tender contract award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Costa Coffee Machine Lease Agreement?
COSTA LIMITED is the verified legal supplier for award 1.
What is the published contract value?
The contract value is £10,764 excluding VAT and £12,916.80 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period runs from 4 September 2026 to 3 September 2029.
Was the procurement competed?
The notice describes it as a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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