AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
North Somerset Council awarded Mer Fleet Services a direct, below-threshold contract to move EV chargers from indoors to outdoors at Carlton Street Car Park.
Published outcomeAward 1 is active and has an associated active contract. The source explicitly records the contract as signed on 6 August 2026, starting on 7 August 2026 and ending on 7 February 2027.
Market significanceThis is a small, single-supplier EV charging infrastructure relocation and installation-services engagement in North Somerset, awarded without competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Mer Fleet Services
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £39,711 net (£47,653.20 gross) GBP · Active award; associated active contract
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Award 1 names Mer Fleet Services as its supplier. Associated contract 1 has amount £39,711, amountGross £47,653.20 and currency GBP.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice published
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Contract details notice published_at: 2026-10-07T15:26:48+01:00.
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% confidence6 August 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned: 2026-08-06T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence7 August 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate: 2026-08-07T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end
99% confidence7 February 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate: 2027-02-07T23:59:59Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£39,711
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Contract 1 value.amount: 39711 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£47,653.20
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Contract 1 value.amountGross: 47653.2 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence6 August 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned.
Contract commencement
99% confidence7 August 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate.
Contract expiry
99% confidence7 February 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate.
Contract details notice publication
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Notice published_at and contract document datePublished.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceMove EV chargers from indoors to outdoors within Carlton Street Car Park premises.
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Process title and description.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory: services.
Service classification
99% confidenceCPV 51100000 — Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment
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Award item additional classification.
Delivery region
99% confidenceUKK12, United Kingdom
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Award item delivery address region UKK12.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod: direct.
Procurement method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold: false.
Competition information
95% confidenceNo competitive process is indicated; bidder count and other competition metrics are not provided.
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The stated method is below threshold without competition; no tender or bidder data is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidenceApproximately 6 months, from 7 August 2026 to 7 February 2027
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Contract 1 period start and end dates.
Signed contract
99% confidenceYes
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Contract 1 includes dateSigned: 6 August 2026.
Extension or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option, or renewal terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
99% confidenceOne active award, one supplier, one lot and one associated contract are recorded.
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Source lists award 1, supplier Mer Fleet Services, lot 1 and contract 1 linked through awardID 1.
Commercial route
99% confidenceThe buyer used a direct below-threshold route without competition.
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Tender procurementMethod and procurementMethodDetails.
Value interpretation
97% confidenceThe recorded contract-level value applies to the single associated supplier and contract in this notice.
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One supplier is named on award 1 and contract 1 is linked only to award 1.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award date
99% confidenceNot provided
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Award 1 award_date is null and no award date appears in the embedded award record.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no title, description, or individual value.
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Lot 1 fields are null apart from ID and status.
Tender dates
99% confidenceTender start and submission deadline are not provided.
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Process tender_start_at and submission_deadline are null; no such dates appear in tender data.
Publication timing
99% confidenceThe contract details notice was published after the recorded signature and start dates.
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Signature is 6 August 2026, start is 7 August 2026, and notice publication is 7 October 2026.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Award date is absent from both the supplied award summary and embedded award data.
- Lot 1 lacks a title, description and separately stated value.
- No tender timetable, bidder count, evaluation information, extension terms or renewal options are provided.
- The notice was published after the recorded contract signature and commencement dates; this is a timing observation, not evidence of any issue.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
North Somerset CouncilMer Fleet ServicesEV chargersCarlton Street Car Parkelectric vehicle chargingdirect awardinstallation services
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the EV Chargers - Carlton Street Car Park contract?
Mer Fleet Services was named as supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The associated contract value is £39,711 excluding VAT and £47,653.20 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The recorded period runs from 7 August 2026 to 7 February 2027.
Was the procurement competed?
The notice records a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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