AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Liverpool City Council awarded Crowdguard Limited a contract for an H Stop safety barrier to support operation of Chinatown market and potentially other markets requiring road closures.
Published outcomeA single active award and active contract are recorded for Crowdguard Limited. The contract was signed on 22 September 2026.
Market significanceThis is a small, below-threshold goods procurement for safety barriers, with a gross contract value of £43,848.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CROWDGUARD LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £43,848 gross (£36,540 excluding VAT) GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names CROWDGUARD LIMITED as supplier and relates to lot 1. Contract 1 linked to award 1 states £43,848 gross and £36,540 net. The supplied supplier verification matches company number 11934384 to CROWDGUARD LIMITED.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% 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 on 12 October 2026; tender and lot 1 both have status "complete".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 22 September 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-09-22.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£36,540
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Contract 1 value.amount is 36540 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£43,848
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 43848 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceContract-level value linked to the sole award and lot
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1, and award 1 relates only to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence22 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-22.
Contract start
99% confidence22 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-09-22.
Contract end
99% confidence30 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-09-30.
Notice published
99% confidence12 October 2026
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-12.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidencePurchase of an H Stop for market operations
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The description states: "Purchase of a H Stop which is required for Chinatown market to be operated and potentially other markets with road closures going forward."
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "goods".
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 34928300 — Safety barriers
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The awarded item carries CPV 34928300, described as "Safety barriers".
Delivery area
96% confidenceLiverpool (UKD72)
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The award item delivery address specifies region UKD72.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - unknown
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - unknown".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bid, participant, evaluation or score information is present in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence22 September 2026 to 30 September 2026
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Contract 1 period runs from 2026-09-22 to 2026-09-30.
Duration
95% confidence9 calendar days inclusive
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Calculated from the explicit contract start and end dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No extension, option or renewal terms are included in the supplied contract data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
97% confidenceSingle-supplier, single-lot safety-barrier purchase
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One supplier is named on award 1; the award relates to lot 1 only and covers CPV safety barriers.
Operational purpose
98% confidenceSupports Chinatown market operation and may support future road-closure markets
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The published description identifies Chinatown market and potential use for other markets with road closures.
Pricing detail
99% confidenceOnly total net and gross contract values are published
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Contract-level net and gross values are provided, with no unit pricing or cost breakdown.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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The supplied verification matched CROWDGUARD LIMITED to Companies House number 11934384 by company number, with no name mismatch.
Award date
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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Award 1 does not contain an award date.
Lot detail
98% confidenceLot title, description and separate lot value are not supplied
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Lot 1 is recorded only with an identifier and complete status; the contract-level value is linked through the sole award.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid counts, bidder identities beyond the awardee, scores, evaluation rationale or savings are present.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not state an award decision date.
- No tender competition, bid-count, evaluation, scoring, award-rationale or savings information is supplied.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separately stated value.
- No extension, renewal or option terms are supplied.
- No pricing schedule, unit prices or delivery and installation detail is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Liverpool City CouncilCROWDGUARD LIMITEDCrowdguardH Stopsafety barriersChinatown marketpublic procurementFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Liverpool City Council's HVM for market service contract?
CROWDGUARD LIMITED, verified under company number 11934384, is named as the supplier for award 1.
What is the value of the HVM for market service contract?
The contract value is £36,540 excluding VAT and £43,848 including VAT.
When was the contract signed?
The published contract record states it was signed on 22 September 2026.
What is being purchased?
An H Stop safety barrier for Chinatown market operations and potentially other markets involving road closures.
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