AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Bristol City Council has awarded and signed a contract with BASSITYS LIMITED for scheduled maintenance of 12 traffic-free pedestrian and cycle routes in Bristol. The contract is active from 19 October 2026 to 30 September 2028.
Published outcomeOne active award for lot 1 was made to BASSITYS LIMITED. The published contract value is £37,020 excluding VAT (£44,424 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition highways-maintenance services contract covering routine upkeep of Bristol cycleways and pedestrian routes.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BASSITYS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £37,020 excluding VAT; £44,424 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Supplier verification identifies company number 06250869 as BASSITYS LIMITED. Award 1 names the supplier and relates to lot 1. The contract record gives £37,020 net and £44,424 gross; as there is one supplier and one contract, these values relate to the published contract.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete"; lot 1 status is "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is "active".
Contract signed
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-15.
Contract start
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Contract period startDate is 2026-10-19.
Contract end
99% confidence30 September 2028
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Contract period endDate is 2028-09-30.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£37,020
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Contract 1 value amount is 37020 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£44,424
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Contract 1 value amountGross is 44424 GBP.
Value basis
95% confidencePublished contract value
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Values are provided in the signed contract record rather than at lot level.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
98% confidence14 September 2026
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Award 1 award_date is 2026-09-14.
Award notice first seen
98% confidence15 September 2026
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Award 1 first_seen_at is 2026-09-15; release history records a contract award notice on that date.
Contract signed
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-15.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Contract document and release history record publication on 2026-10-19.
Contract period
99% confidence19 October 2026 to 30 September 2028
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceScheduled maintenance of 12 traffic-free pedestrian and cycle routes across Bristol
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Published tender description.
Activities
99% confidenceVegetation management, cleansing, obstruction removal and reporting
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Published tender description.
Service classification
99% confidenceHighway operation services (CPV 63712200)
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Award item additional classification.
Delivery area
96% confidenceBristol area (UKK11)
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Award delivery address region is UKK11; the requirement is described as covering routes across Bristol.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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Tender and award records identify lot 1 only.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is "limited".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold – limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results not published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Legal basis
99% confidenceProcurement Act 2023
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Tender legal basis references UKPGA 2023/54.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence19 October 2026 to 30 September 2028
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Contract 1 period.
Duration
98% confidenceApproximately 23 months and 12 days
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Calculated from the explicit contract dates of 19 October 2026 and 30 September 2028.
VAT treatment
99% confidence£37,020 net and £44,424 gross
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Contract value includes amount and amountGross in GBP.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract aboveThreshold is false.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceNot published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market route
99% confidenceBelow-threshold limited competition was used
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Tender procedure details state "Below threshold - limited competition".
Commercial scale
99% confidencePublished net contract value is £37,020 for the full stated term
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Contract value amount is £37,020 excluding VAT and period ends 30 September 2028.
Service opportunity profile
91% confidenceRoutine public-realm and active-travel-route maintenance rather than capital construction
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Scope is scheduled vegetation management, cleansing, obstruction removal and reporting for cycleways and pedestrian routes.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified
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BASSITYS LIMITED was matched to Companies House number 06250869 by company number; no supplier-name mismatch is flagged.
Value allocation
96% confidenceContract value is safely attributable to the sole published supplier and sole contract
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One award, one supplier, one related lot and one contract are published.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot title, description and individual lot value are not published
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Lot 1 is identified but its title, description and value fields are null.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, bidder list, scores or award rationale is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual lot value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: tender timetable, submission deadline, bid count, unsuccessful bidders, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown and performance measures.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published; the re-procurement horizon is only an estimate based on the stated contract end date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Bristol City CouncilBASSITYS LIMITEDcycleway maintenancetraffic-free pathshighway operation servicesBristol procurementProcurement Act 2023
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Bristol City Council's traffic-free paths maintenance contract?
BASSITYS LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 06250869, is the sole published supplier.
What is the value of the Bristol cycleway maintenance contract?
The published contract value is £37,020 excluding VAT and £44,424 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period runs from 19 October 2026 to 30 September 2028.
What work is covered?
Scheduled vegetation management, cleansing, obstruction removal and reporting for 12 traffic-free pedestrian and cycle routes across Bristol.
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