AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Runnymede Borough Council awarded a contract for plastic waste sacks to CROMWELL POLYTHENE LIMITED. The contract was signed on 24 September 2026 and is recorded as active.
Published outcomeOne active award covers lot 1. The published contract value is £30,000 excluding VAT (£36,000 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, framework-based goods purchase for polythene waste and refuse sacks, with a potential extension of up to one year.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CROMWELL POLYTHENE LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £30,000 excluding VAT; £36,000 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names CROMWELL POLYTHENE LIMITED (GB-COH-02230104). Supplier verification matched company number 02230104 to CROMWELL POLYTHENE LIMITED. The contract value is published for contract 1, which is linked solely to award 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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The tender status is recorded as "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 24 September 2026
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Contract 1 states dateSigned: 2026-09-24.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence8 October 2026
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The Contract details notice was published at 2026-10-08T12:11:38+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£30,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 30000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£36,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 36000 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract start date
99% confidence24 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-09-24.
Initial contract end date
99% confidence13 May 2028
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2028-05-13T23:59:59+01:00.
Maximum possible end date
99% confidence13 May 2029
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Contract 1 period.maxExtentDate is 2029-05-13T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidencePlastic waste sacks for Runnymede Borough Council
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The procurement title is "RMBC Plastic Waste Sacks 2026" and description states "Plastic Waste Sacks for Runnymede Borough Council".
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "goods".
Product classification
99% confidenceCPV 19640000 — Polythene waste and refuse sacks and bags
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Award item 1 lists CPV 19640000 with this description.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKJ, United Kingdom
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Award item 1 specifies a delivery address in region UKJ, GB.
Lot coverage
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 and contract 1 are linked to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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The tender procurementMethod is "selective".
Method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — award under framework
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The tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - award under framework".
Competition flag
99% confidenceNot competitive
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The tender competitive field is false.
Framework reference
99% confidenceocds-h6vhtk-05076d
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The related process is identified as a framework with identifier ocds-h6vhtk-05076d.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold field is false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence24 September 2026 to 13 May 2028
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Contract 1 period gives startDate 2026-09-24 and endDate 2028-05-13.
Extension option
99% confidenceOne-year extension option
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Contract 1 hasRenewal is true and renewal.description states "1 year extension option".
Maximum term if extended
99% confidenceUntil 13 May 2029
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Contract 1 maxExtentDate is 2029-05-13.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
97% confidenceSingle-supplier, single-lot framework call-off
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There is one award, linked to lot 1, naming one supplier; the procurement method detail says award under framework.
Published value basis
99% confidenceThe notice provides both net and gross contract values.
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Contract 1 reports £30,000 amount and £36,000 amountGross in GBP.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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Company-number matching verified CROMWELL POLYTHENE LIMITED against GB-COH 02230104, with no name mismatch.
Award date
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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Award 1 has no award_date.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual lot value.
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The lot record contains no title, description or value.
Competition detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied on invited suppliers, bids received, evaluation, scoring or pricing.
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No such fields are present in the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not supply an award decision date.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- The notice does not publish bid counts, invited suppliers, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale, unit prices or pricing breakdowns.
- The extension is optional; the maximum end date does not confirm that an extension will be exercised.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Runnymede Borough CouncilCromwell Polythene Limitedplastic waste sackspolythene refuse sackspublic procurementframework award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Runnymede Borough Council plastic waste sacks contract?
CROMWELL POLYTHENE LIMITED, verified under company number 02230104, is the supplier named for award 1.
What is the value of the contract?
The published contract value is £30,000 excluding VAT and £36,000 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The recorded initial period is 24 September 2026 to 13 May 2028, with a one-year extension option that could take it to 13 May 2029.
Was this a competitive tender?
The notice records the procurement as a below-threshold award under a framework and marks the tender as not competitive. It does not publish further competition or evaluation detail.
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