AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Hampshire County Council published contract details for the supply, installation, commissioning and maintenance of real-time passenger information systems. The underlying contract record identifies VIX TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED as supplier for award 4, with a signed contract valued at £127,299.60 gross running from 11 August 2025 to 10 August 2029.
Published outcomeA contract is explicitly recorded as signed on 1 August 2025 and active for award 4. The source also contains four additional active award IDs (1, 2, 3 and 5) linked to the same supplier and lot, but supplies no corresponding underlying award or contract detail for them.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold call-off under a framework for RTPI systems and associated installation, commissioning and maintenance across Hampshire County Council and other participating authorities.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
5 supplier records analysed
VIX TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED
82% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Unknown Unknown · Active award record; no underlying award or contract detail supplied
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Processed award and supplier data link award 1 to verified company number 03039051 and lot 1; the release details contain no award 1 object.
VIX TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED
82% confidenceAward 2 · Lots 1 · Unknown Unknown · Active award record; no underlying award or contract detail supplied
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Processed award and supplier data link award 2 to verified company number 03039051 and lot 1; the release details contain no award 2 object.
VIX TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED
82% confidenceAward 3 · Lots 1 · Unknown Unknown · Active award record; no underlying award or contract detail supplied
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Processed award and supplier data link award 3 to verified company number 03039051 and lot 1; the release details contain no award 3 object.
VIX TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 4 · Lots 1 · 127299.60 GBP · Active signed contract
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Underlying award 4 names VIX TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED; contract 4, linked to award 4, is active and states £127,299.60 gross.
VIX TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED
82% confidenceAward 5 · Lots 1 · Unknown Unknown · Active award record; no underlying award or contract detail supplied
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Processed award and supplier data link award 5 to verified company number 03039051 and lot 1; the release details contain no award 5 object.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract details notice published 21 October 2026
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Contract document 099467-2026 is dated 2026-10-21.
Contract signature
99% confidence1 August 2025
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Contract 4 states dateSigned: 2025-08-01.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 4 and underlying award 4 both have status active.
Contract period
99% confidence11 August 2025 to 10 August 2029
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Contract 4 period specifies these start and end dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£127,299.60 gross
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Contract 4 value states amountGross 127299.6 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceAllocated only to contract and award 4; no values are published for award IDs 1, 2, 3 or 5
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Only contract 4 contains a value; processed award records have null values.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence1 August 2025
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Contract 4 dateSigned.
Contract start
99% confidence11 August 2025
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Contract 4 period startDate.
Contract end
99% confidence10 August 2029
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Contract 4 period endDate.
Latest supplied notice publication
99% confidence21 October 2026
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Contract document 099467-2026 datePublished and latest detailed release timestamp.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupply, installation, commissioning and maintenance of real-time passenger information systems
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Process title and description.
Category
98% confidenceGoods
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Underlying award 4 mainProcurementCategory is goods.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 48813200 — Real-time passenger information system
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Award 4 item additional classification.
Delivery coverage
98% confidenceRegions UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ and UKK
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Award 4 delivery addresses list these UK regions.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceSelective; below-threshold award under framework
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Tender procurementMethod is selective and procurementMethodDetails states 'Below threshold - award under framework'.
Competition indicator
95% confidenceCompetitive procurement marked true
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Tender competitive field is true.
Framework reference
98% confidenceRelated framework process ocds-h6vhtk-04ea09
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relatedProcesses identifies this process with relationship framework.
Bid and evaluation information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bid counts, tenderer list, scores or evaluation narrative are provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidenceFour years, from 11 August 2025 to 10 August 2029
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Contract 4 period dates.
Performance monitoring
97% confidenceMonthly observations for system performance, maintenance performance and maintenance status
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Contract 4 agreedMetrics lists three metrics, each with a one-month observation duration.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceNot 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
Commercial structure
98% confidenceFramework call-off with a published gross value for contract 4
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The notice states below-threshold award under framework; contract 4 states £127,299.60 gross.
Service model
99% confidenceThe requirement combines system supply with installation, commissioning and ongoing maintenance
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Process title and description.
Operational governance
97% confidenceMonthly performance and maintenance monitoring is specified
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Contract 4 agreed metrics each use monthly observation periods.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award-record inconsistency
99% confidenceFive active processed award IDs are supplied, but the underlying notice details contain only award 4 and contract 4
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Processed awards list IDs 1–5; details_json awards and contracts each contain only ID 4.
Unallocated additional awards
99% confidenceAward IDs 1, 2, 3 and 5 have supplier and lot links in processed data but no published dates, values, titles, descriptions or contract records
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Processed award fields are null for these details and no corresponding objects appear in details_json.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 is identified but has no published title, description or value
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Tender lot 1 only gives id and complete status; processed lot fields are null.
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVIX TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED is verified against company number 03039051
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Supplier verification status is verified using company_number matching, with no name mismatch.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains five active processed award IDs but detailed underlying award and contract records only for ID 4; the relationship and commercial status of IDs 1, 2, 3 and 5 cannot be determined from the supplied evidence.
- No award dates, individual values or contract records are published for award IDs 1, 2, 3 or 5.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or value.
- Information on bids, evaluation, pricing breakdown, supplier selection rationale, extension options and named participating authorities was not supplied in the published notice.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Hampshire County CouncilVIX TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITEDRTPIreal-time passenger information systemtransport technologyframework call-off
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named on the RTPI contract?
VIX TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED, verified against company number 03039051, is named on underlying award and contract 4.
What is the published contract value?
Contract 4 is valued at £127,299.60 gross. No values are published for the other processed award IDs.
When does the recorded contract run?
The recorded contract runs from 11 August 2025 to 10 August 2029 and is explicitly marked as signed on 1 August 2025.
What procurement route was used?
The notice describes a selective, below-threshold award under a framework.
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.