AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Central Bedfordshire Council has published a contract award notice for Mercedes Sprinter van conversion minibuses for Fleet Services. The award names TREKA BUS LIMITED and is made by direct award under TPPL Bus Lot 3 Framework.
Published outcomeAward 1 is recorded as active, with a stated net value of £354,336 (gross value £425,203.20). The notice schedules a future signature date of 20 October 2026; it does not explicitly confirm that the contract has been signed.
Market significanceThis is an above-threshold public-sector goods award for minibus supply via an existing framework, rather than a competitive standalone tender.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
TREKA BUS LIMITED
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 354336 GBP · Verified supplier; award active
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The award names Treka Bus Limited as supplier. Supplier verification supplies verified legal name TREKA BUS LIMITED (company number 15320085), matched by exact name. The £354,336 award value applies to award 1, which has this sole named supplier.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract award notice on Find a Tender
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Award document 095592-2026 is described as a Contract award notice on Find a Tender.
Award status
95% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is recorded as active.
Tender status
95% confidenceComplete
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Tender and lot 1 are both recorded with status complete.
Signature status
99% confidenceFuture signature scheduled; signature not confirmed
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Award milestone is a futureSignatureDate scheduled for 20 October 2026. No signed-contract field or completed signature milestone is supplied.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value, excluding VAT
99% confidence£354,336
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Award 1 value amount is 354336 GBP; amountGross is separately stated as 425203.2 GBP.
Award value, including VAT
99% confidence£425,203.20
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Award 1 amountGross is 425203.2 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
99% confidence1 June 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-06-01.
Award notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Award notice 095592-2026 was published at 2026-10-09T11:46:55+01:00.
Planned contract start
96% confidence20 October 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-20; a future signature milestone is also scheduled on that date.
Stated contract end
99% confidence19 October 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod endDate is 2027-10-19T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupply of Mercedes Sprinter van conversion minibuses
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Award 1 title is 'Supply of Mercedes Sprinter Van Conversion Minibuses'.
Service context
98% confidencePassenger transport vehicles for Fleet Services
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Tender description states supply of passenger transport vehicles (Mercedes Sprinter Minibuses) for Fleet Services.
Category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is goods.
CPV classifications
99% confidenceMotor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons; minibuses
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Award items list CPV 34120000 and CPV 34114400.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceDirect award under framework
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Tender description and procurement method details state direct award/award under framework.
Framework
98% confidenceTPPL Bus Lot 3 Framework
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Tender description explicitly identifies the TPPL Bus Lot 3 Framework; a related framework process is also supplied.
Competition
99% confidenceNon-competitive
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Tender competitive field is false.
Threshold status
99% confidenceAbove threshold
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Award 1 aboveThreshold is true.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence20 October 2026 to 19 October 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod specifies these start and end dates.
Extension options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-to-market observation
98% confidenceThe buyer used a framework direct award, so the notice does not evidence an open competition for this call-off.
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Procurement method details state award under framework and competitive is false.
Value interpretation
99% confidenceThe published award reports both net and gross values; £354,336 is the net amount and £425,203.20 is the gross amount.
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Award value contains amount 354336 and amountGross 425203.2, both in GBP.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract execution status
99% confidenceNot confirmed
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The record has an active award and planned contract period, but the signature milestone remains scheduled for 20 October 2026 and no executed-contract confirmation is supplied.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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Lot 1 is supplied without title, description or value fields. The award is related to lot 1.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bidder count, evaluation scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown is supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied data does not confirm that the contract has been signed; it records a future signature milestone for 20 October 2026.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No tender deadline, bid count, evaluation outcome, award rationale, pricing breakdown or extension terms are supplied.
- The stated contract period is supplied, but actual delivery, commencement and completion are not confirmed.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Central Bedfordshire CouncilTREKA BUS LIMITEDSprinter minibusesMercedes SprinterTPPL Bus Lot 3 Frameworkpublic procurementminibus supply
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Central Bedfordshire Council Sprinter vans award?
TREKA BUS LIMITED is the verified legal supplier named for award 1.
What is the value of the Sprinter minibus award?
The published net award value is £354,336, with a gross value of £425,203.20.
Has the contract been signed?
The supplied data does not confirm signature. It shows a future signature date scheduled for 20 October 2026.
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.