AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Natural England has published contract details for the supply of a 14ft livestock trailer. The active award and contract record names WESTFIELDS LIMITED as supplier.
Published outcomeOne active award (award 1) is linked to contract 1 for lot 1. The contract record states it was signed on 1 October 2026 and runs to 28 February 2027.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, open-competition goods procurement with a stated net contract value of £10,000 and gross value of £12,000.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
WESTFIELDS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared contract value: £10,000 net (£12,000 gross); not separately allocated by supplier or lot. GBP · Verified legal supplier; active award and contract record.
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-03681488. Supplier verification matched company number 03681488 to WESTFIELDS LIMITED. Contract 1 is linked to award 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Tender notice published
98% confidence10 September 2026
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Release history records tender notice 086153-2026 published on 2026-09-10.
Contract details published
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Contract document 097891-2026 and release history state publication on 2026-10-16.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status 'active'.
Contract signed
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 gives dateSigned as 2026-10-01.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£10,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 10000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£12,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 12000 GBP.
Tender value ceiling
84% confidence£10,000
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Process value_max is 10000 GBP; no value basis is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence28 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-09-28T12:00:00+01:00.
Contract start date
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end date
99% confidence28 February 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-02-28T23:59:59Z.
Stated contract period
95% confidenceApproximately five months
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Calculated from the stated 1 October 2026 start and 28 February 2027 end dates.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupply of a 14ft livestock trailer
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Process title and description state 'Supply of 14ft livestock trailer' and 'The supply of 14ft Livestock Trailer.'
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Process and award 1 identify the main procurement category as goods.
CPV classification
99% confidence34223300 — Trailers
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Award item 1 includes CPV 34223300, described as Trailers.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne lot (lot 1)
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Tender data lists lot 1; award 1 and contract 1 are linked to it.
Delivery region
94% confidenceUKH, United Kingdom
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Award item 1 specifies delivery address region UKH, country GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceOpen
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Tender data states procurementMethod 'open'.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — open competition
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Tender data states procurementMethodDetails 'Below threshold - open competition'.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 states aboveThreshold false.
Competition data
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No tenderer count, bid count, evaluation results or scoring information is provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract identifier
99% confidence1
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The published contract record is identified as contract 1.
Contract period
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 28 February 2027
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Contract 1 period gives the stated start and end dates.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No extension or option terms are included in the supplied contract data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value interpretation
94% confidenceThe £10,000 stated net value aligns with the process value ceiling; the record also publishes a £12,000 gross amount.
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Process value_max is £10,000; contract value.amount is £10,000 and amountGross is £12,000.
Award allocation
96% confidenceThe record supports a single supplier for the single listed lot; no separate lot-level pricing is published.
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Award 1 names WESTFIELDS LIMITED and relates to lot 1, while contract value is only recorded at contract level.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified
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Company-number matching completed for supplier GB-COH-03681488, verifying WESTFIELDS LIMITED.
Award date
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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Award 1 does not provide an award date.
Lot detail and pricing
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
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The supplied lot record contains only its ID and status; value is recorded only for contract 1.
Evaluation information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, tenderer list, scoring, evaluation rationale or award-decision narrative is supplied.
Value basis
95% confidenceThe process-level £10,000 ceiling has no stated basis; contract values are separately published as net and gross amounts.
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Process value_basis is null; contract 1 provides amount and amountGross.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award date is supplied for award 1.
- No bid count, tenderer identities, evaluation scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown is published.
- Lot 1 has no supplied title, description or individual value.
- No extension, renewal or replacement-procurement terms are published.
- The process-level £10,000 value ceiling has no stated value basis; contract values are published separately as £10,000 net and £12,000 gross.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Natural EnglandWESTFIELDS LIMITED14ft livestock trailerlivestock trailer tendertrailer supply contractpublic procurementFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Natural England's 14ft livestock trailer contract?
The active award record names verified legal supplier WESTFIELDS LIMITED (company number 03681488).
What is the value of the livestock trailer contract?
The contract record states £10,000 excluding VAT and £12,000 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is 1 October 2026 to 28 February 2027.
What procedure was used?
The notice describes a below-threshold open competition.
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