AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Environment Agency has published contract details for an additional bespoke storm pump at Altmouth Pumping Station. The source contract record names BEDFORD PUMPS LIMITED, is explicitly signed, and runs from 1 October 2026 to 19 July 2027.
Published outcomeDirect award to BEDFORD PUMPS LIMITED for the Altmouth replacement/additional pump requirement. The published contract value is £576,980 GBP.
Market significanceThis is a specialised, continuity-led direct award for bespoke pumping equipment at a live site, rather than an openly competed opportunity.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
2 supplier records analysed
BEDFORD PUMPS LIMITED
90% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £576,980 GBP · pending
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Extracted award 1 names Bedford Pumps Limited as supplier and reports £576,980; verified legal name is BEDFORD PUMPS LIMITED.
BEDFORD PUMPS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 2 · Lots 1 · £576,980 GBP · active
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OCDS award 2 names Bedford Pumps Limited and is linked to active contract 2 valued at £576,980; verified legal name is BEDFORD PUMPS LIMITED.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract details notice published 9 October 2026
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Contract document 095651-2026 has datePublished 2026-10-09T12:47:04+01:00.
Award record 1
94% confidencePending
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Extracted award 1 is titled Altmouth Replacement Pump, has status pending and value £576,980.
Award record 2
99% confidenceActive
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OCDS award 2 has status active and is linked to contract 2.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive; explicitly signed 1 October 2026
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Contract 2 has status active and dateSigned 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£576,980 GBP
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Contract 2 value amount and amountGross are both 576980 GBP.
Value basis
90% confidenceNot stated beyond contract amount
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The source provides amount and amountGross but no further value basis or pricing breakdown.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 2 dateSigned is 2026-10-01.
Contract start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 2 period startDate is 2026-10-01.
Contract end
99% confidence19 July 2027
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Contract 2 period endDate is 2027-07-19.
Notice publication
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract details notice 095651-2026 was published on 2026-10-09.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceAdditional pump at Altmouth Pumping Station
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Tender description: Additional Pump Required at Altmouth Pumping Station.
Contract title
99% confidenceAltmouth Replacement Pump
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Contract 2 title is Altmouth Replacement Pump.
Category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 2 mainProcurementCategory is goods.
Classifications
98% confidenceElectric pumps (CPV 31681200); Other services (CPV 98390000)
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Award item 1 lists these additional CPV classifications.
Lot
98% confidenceLot 1; no published lot title or description
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Award and contract are linked to lot 1; lot metadata contains no title or description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award
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Tender procurementMethod is direct and procurementMethodDetails is Direct award.
Published rationale
99% confidenceContinuity at a live site and specialised bespoke design requiring made-to-order pumps
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The rationale says the previous contractor was required to add the pump, the same supplier was needed for continuity, and the pumps are bespoke and specially made to order.
Rationale classifications
98% confidenceSingle supplier for technical reasons; additional/repeat/extension/partial replacement
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Tender rationale classifications are singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons and additionalRepeatExtensionPartialReplacement.
Competition data
99% confidenceNot published
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No tender deadline, bidder count, bids, scores or evaluation results are supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 19 July 2027
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Contract 2 period specifies these start and end dates.
KPIs
96% confidenceNo agreed metrics published; any KPIs would be in the terms and conditions
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Contract noAgreedMetricsRationale states this explicitly.
Above threshold
99% confidenceYes
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Contract 2 aboveThreshold is true.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-to-market signal
94% confidenceThe published justification indicates a high continuity and technical-specificity threshold for alternative suppliers.
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The direct-award rationale cites a live site, use of the same supplier for continuity, and bespoke made-to-order storm pumps.
Published commercial detail
97% confidenceNo pricing breakdown, delivery milestones, technical specification or performance metrics are published.
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The supplied contract data provides only the aggregate value, term, broad classifications and KPI rationale.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting award lifecycle records
99% confidenceOne extracted award is pending while the OCDS award linked to the signed contract is active.
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Award 1 is pending; OCDS award 2 is active and contract 2 is active with a dateSigned.
Award-value allocation
98% confidence£576,980 appears on pending award 1 and on contract 2; the source does not explain the duplicate cross-record representation.
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Extracted award 1 value is 576980 GBP and contract 2 value is 576980 GBP.
Supplier identity
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified; source and verified names differ only in capitalisation.
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Exact-name verification matched source name Bedford Pumps Limited to BEDFORD PUMPS LIMITED, company number 04479527.
Information not supplied in the published notice
98% confidenceLot title, detailed specification, bid and evaluation data, pricing breakdown, extension terms and renewal terms are not supplied.
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains two award records with differing lifecycle statuses: award 1 is pending, while award 2 is active and linked to the signed contract.
- The same £576,980 figure is present on pending award 1 and contract 2; the published data does not explain this duplicate representation.
- No bid count, tender deadline, evaluation results, scoring, pricing breakdown or detailed technical specification is published.
- No lot title, extension option, renewal terms or detailed delivery milestones are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Environment AgencyBEDFORD PUMPS LIMITEDAltmouth Pumping Stationstorm pumpsdirect awardelectric pumpspublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the Altmouth storm pump contract?
The published contract names BEDFORD PUMPS LIMITED, verified as company number 04479527.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £576,980 GBP.
Why was a direct award used?
The notice cites continuity at a live site and bespoke made-to-order pump design.
When does the contract end?
The published end date is 19 July 2027.
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