AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Nottinghamshire and City of Nottingham Fire Authority published an award and contract notice for two pool cars. The notice records a contract value of £40,533.46 and a signed date of 11 September 2026, with TOYOTA(G.B.) PLC identified through Companies House number 00916634.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract record are linked to TOYOTA(G.B.) PLC for lot 1. However, the underlying lot is marked cancelled, creating an unresolved status conflict.
Market significanceThis is a small public-sector vehicle purchase conducted through Crown Commercial Service Framework RM6244, using a procedure without prior publication of a competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
TOYOTA(G.B.) PLC
96% confidenceAward 095048-2026-1 · Lots 1 · 40533.46 GBP · active
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Verified supplier identity: Companies House number 00916634. Award 095048-2026-1 identifies Toyota (GB) PLC as supplier; the linked contract has a total value of GBP 40,533.46.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence8 October 2026
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The award and contract notice was published_at 2026-10-08T10:21:41+01:00.
Award status
95% confidenceActive
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Award 095048-2026-1 has status active.
Contract record status
95% confidenceActive
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Contract 095048-2026-1 has status active.
Contract signed date
98% confidence11 September 2026
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Contract 095048-2026-1 states dateSigned 2026-09-11T00:00:00+01:00.
Lot status
98% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1 is marked cancelled in the tender lots data.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£40,533.46
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Contract 095048-2026-1 value is amount 40533.46, currency GBP.
Value attribution
90% confidenceSingle contract-level value linked to award 095048-2026-1
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The contract is linked to the sole listed award, which has one supplier. No separate lot value is published.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
98% confidence11 September 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-09-11T00:00:00+01:00.
Award and contract notice published
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Process published_at is 2026-10-08T10:21:41+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceTwo pool cars
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Process title is 'PRN004640 2 x Pool Cars' and description states 'Two pool cars.'
Lot scope
99% confidenceTwo pool cars to be used by the service
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Lot 1 description states this scope.
Category
99% confidenceGoods — motor vehicles (CPV 34100000)
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The main procurement category is goods and the primary CPV is 34100000, Motor vehicles.
Delivery region
96% confidenceUKF14
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The item delivery address specifies region UKF14.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited procedure: award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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The process procurementMethod is limited and procurementMethodDetails gives this description.
Route to market
99% confidenceCrown Commercial Service Framework RM6244
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The procurementMethodRationale states 'Use of the Crown Commercial Service Framework RM6244.'
Published rationale classification
97% confidenceOutside scope of the directive
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The rationale classification is TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL / D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE, described as falling outside the directive's scope.
Award criterion
95% confidencePrice
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Lot 1 awardCriteria contains a criterion of type price.
Bidder count
100% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
95% confidenceActive in the source contract record
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Contract 095048-2026-1 has status active.
Options
98% confidenceNo options
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.
Contract start date
100% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice; contract_start_at is null.
Contract end date
100% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice; contract_end_at is null.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
96% confidenceVehicle supply through a Crown Commercial Service framework
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The notice describes two pool cars and cites Crown Commercial Service Framework RM6244.
Evaluation emphasis
90% confidencePrice is the only published award criterion
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Lot 1 lists a price criterion and no other criteria are shown.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Status inconsistency
99% confidenceThe award and contract are active, but the linked lot is cancelled
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Award 095048-2026-1 and contract 095048-2026-1 are active; lot 1 is cancelled.
Supplier-name variation
99% confidenceVerified legal name differs in formatting from the source name
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The verified name is TOYOTA(G.B.) PLC, while the source party and source supplier name are Toyota (GB) PLC. Both are tied to Companies House number 00916634.
Missing timing data
100% confidenceContract start and end dates are not supplied
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Both process-level contract date fields are null.
Missing lot value
100% confidenceNo individual lot value is supplied
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Lot 1 value fields are null; only the contract-level value is published.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The linked lot is marked cancelled although the associated award and contract records are active; the notice does not explain the discrepancy.
- The source supplier name, Toyota (GB) PLC, differs in formatting from the verified legal name, TOYOTA(G.B.) PLC; identity is verified through the common Companies House number 00916634.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: contract start date, contract end date, duration, extension or renewal terms, bidder count, pricing breakdown and individual lot value.
- No award date is supplied in the award record.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Nottinghamshire and City of Nottingham Fire AuthorityTOYOTA(G.B.) PLCToyota GBpool carsmotor vehiclesRM6244public procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named on the pool cars award?
The award names TOYOTA(G.B.) PLC, verified against Companies House number 00916634.
What is the published contract value?
The contract record states a value of £40,533.46.
When was the contract signed?
The contract record gives a signed date of 11 September 2026.
Is the procurement status fully consistent?
No. The award and contract records are active, while the linked lot is marked cancelled.
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