AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust awarded a fuel-cards contract to THOMAS SILVEY,LIMITED through a direct award under the GCA RM6367 framework. The published contract record states that it was signed on 2 October 2026 and runs to 30 September 2029, with optional extensions of 12 months plus 12 months.
Published outcomeOne active award and active contract are recorded for lot 1. The contract value is £100,000 excluding VAT (£120,000 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, non-competitive framework call-off for vehicle refuelling services, with a potential maximum term to 30 September 2031 if both stated options are used.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
THOMAS SILVEY,LIMITED
98% confidenceAward 2 · Lots 1 · 100000 GBP · active
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Contract 2 links to award 2, which names supplier GB-COH-00360922. The supplier is verified by company number 00360922. The £100,000 net value is recorded at contract level for this single-supplier, single-lot contract.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceContract details notice published; tender and lot status complete
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Process display status is awarded; source status is complete; the notice is described as a Contract details notice; tender and lot 1 are marked complete.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 2 is recorded with status active.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive; signed 2 October 2026
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Contract 2 status is active and dateSigned is 2026-10-02.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£100,000
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Contract 2 value.amount is 100000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£120,000
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Contract 2 value.amountGross is 120000 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award record date
72% confidence3 September 2026
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Supplementary award record 1 gives award_date as 2026-09-03.
Contract signed
99% confidence2 October 2026
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Contract 2 dateSigned is 2026-10-02.
Contract start
99% confidence2 October 2026
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Contract 2 period.startDate is 2026-10-02.
Initial contract end
99% confidence30 September 2029
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Contract 2 period.endDate is 2029-09-30.
Maximum stated end date
99% confidence30 September 2031
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Contract 2 period.maxExtentDate is 2031-09-30.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract document 097469-2026 has datePublished 2026-10-15.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceFuel cards
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Process and contract title: ENHT - Fuel Cards.
Service classification
99% confidenceVehicle refuelling services (CPV 63712600)
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Award 2 item 1 carries CPV 63712600, described as Vehicle refuelling services.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne published lot; no lot title or description supplied
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Tender and award reference lot 1. The supplied lot record has no title or description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective; below-threshold award under framework
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Tender procurementMethod is selective and procurementMethodDetails states Below threshold - award under framework.
Route to market
99% confidenceDirect award via GCA RM6367 framework
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Tender description explicitly states Direct award via the GCA RM6367 Framework.
Competition
99% confidenceNon-competitive
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Tender competitive is false.
Framework reference
98% confidenceocds-h6vhtk-0553e8
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Related process with relationship framework identifies ocds-h6vhtk-0553e8.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence2 October 2026 to 30 September 2029
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Contract period startDate and endDate.
Extension options
99% confidenceOptional 12 months plus 12 months
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Contract renewal and options descriptions each state optional 12 months plus 12 months.
Maximum potential term
99% confidenceUntil 30 September 2031
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Contract maxExtentDate is 2031-09-30.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract aboveThreshold is false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial model
99% confidenceDirect framework call-off rather than an open competitive tender
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The description specifies direct award via GCA RM6367 and the tender is marked non-competitive.
Value interpretation
92% confidencePublished value is a contract-level figure for the single recorded supplier and lot
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One supplier is linked to active award 2 and lot 1; contract 2 links to that award and provides the value.
Evaluation information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bid counts, scoring, award rationale or pricing breakdown are included in the supplied data.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award-record inconsistency
99% confidenceTwo active award records are supplied: award 1 has a 3 September 2026 date and £100,000 value, while the contract links to award 2, which has no separate date or value.
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Supplementary awards list IDs 1 and 2; contract 2 awardID is 2; published OCDS award 2 contains the supplier and lot.
Value allocation
97% confidenceThe £100,000 net and £120,000 gross figures are reported from the contract record, rather than relying on the inconsistent supplementary award records.
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Contract 2 contains both net and gross values and is linked to award 2.
Unpublished information
99% confidenceLot title, lot description, bid count, evaluation results, pricing breakdown and detailed service specification were not supplied in the published notice.
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Supplied lot record has no title or description and no such fields are present elsewhere in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied data contains two active award records with different completeness: award 1 carries a date and value, while contract 2 links to award 2. The analysis does not treat the 3 September 2026 entry as the contract signature or start date.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information on bids, evaluation, pricing, service volumes and award rationale was not supplied in the published notice.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
ENHT Fuel CardsEast and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS TrustTHOMAS SILVEY,LIMITEDRM6367fuel cardsvehicle refuelling servicespublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the ENHT Fuel Cards contract?
THOMAS SILVEY,LIMITED, verified against company number 00360922.
What is the contract value?
£100,000 excluding VAT and £120,000 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published signed term runs from 2 October 2026 to 30 September 2029, with optional 12-month plus 12-month extensions and a stated maximum end date of 30 September 2031.
Was this competitively tendered?
No. The notice describes a non-competitive direct award under the GCA RM6367 framework.
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