AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Council of the City of Wakefield has concluded and signed a contract with FORD RETAIL LIMITED for one van for its Bereavement Service.
Published outcomeAward 1 is active and linked to active contract 1. The contract was signed on 9 October 2026.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold public-sector vehicle purchase with a gross contract value of £40,002.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
FORD RETAIL LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £40,002 gross contract value; not separately allocated beyond this sole-supplier award GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names FORD RETAIL LIMITED as its sole supplier and relates to lot 1. Contract 1, linked to award 1, has amountGross 40002 GBP. The supplier is verified by Companies House number 00191596.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice and procurement status
99% confidenceContract details notice published; tender and lot marked complete
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The notice is titled "Contract details notice on Find a Tender" and was published 2026-10-09; tender CAP26-168 and lot 1 have status "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive and signed
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Contract 1 has status "active" and dateSigned "2026-10-09T00:00:00+01:00".
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£40,002 gross
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Contract 1 value is stated as amountGross 40002, currency GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceSingle contract linked to award 1; no separate lot value published
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Contract 1 is linked to awardID 1; no value is supplied for lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-09.
Contract start
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-09T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end
99% confidence10 September 2029
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2029-09-10T23:59:59+01:00.
Notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-09T11:25:47+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceOne van for the Bereavement Service
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Tender title and description state "Van for Bereavement Service" and "1 x Van for Bereavement Service".
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 lists mainProcurementCategory as "goods".
Classification
99% confidenceMotor vehicles (CPV 34100000)
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The award item lists CPV 34100000, "Motor vehicles".
Delivery area
97% confidenceUKE4, United Kingdom
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The award item delivery address specifies region UKE4 and country GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure information
99% confidenceBelow threshold – unknown
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The tender procurementMethodDetails field states "Below threshold - unknown".
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on bids received, bidders, evaluation and scoring was not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence9 October 2026 to 10 September 2029
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Contract 1 period gives startDate 2026-10-09 and endDate 2029-09-10.
Signed status
99% confidenceSigned on 9 October 2026
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Contract 1 explicitly provides dateSigned 2026-10-09.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 has aboveThreshold set to false.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal provisions are supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Purchase profile
98% confidenceA single-vehicle, below-threshold goods contract for a local-authority bereavement service.
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The requirement is for "1 x Van"; the award category is goods; the contract is marked below threshold.
Value context
98% confidenceThe published gross value is £40,002 across a contract period ending in September 2029.
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Contract 1 states amountGross 40002 GBP and an end date of 10 September 2029.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published contract evidence
99% confidenceHigh-quality lifecycle and value evidence
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The notice supplies an active award, active contract, explicit signature date, contract period and gross contract value.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo award decision date, bid count, evaluation results, pricing breakdown, lot value or extension terms
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These fields are absent from the supplied award, lot and contract data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: award decision date, bid count, bidder list, evaluation approach, scoring and reasons for selection.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: detailed vehicle specification, pricing breakdown, individual lot value and any extension or renewal provisions.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Wakefield Council van contractFORD RETAIL LIMITEDbereavement service vanmotor vehicles procurementpublic sector vehicle contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Wakefield Bereavement Service van contract?
FORD RETAIL LIMITED won award 1. Its identity is verified against company number 00191596.
What is the value of the contract?
The published gross contract value is £40,002.
When does the contract run?
The stated period starts on 9 October 2026 and ends on 10 September 2029.
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.