AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Liverpool City Council awarded CROWDGUARD LIMITED a contract for an H Stop safety barrier for Chinatown market, with potential use at other markets requiring road closures.
Published outcomeContract 1 is recorded as active and signed on 29 September 2026.
Market significanceA short-duration, below-threshold goods procurement for a safety barrier, valued at £13,080 excluding VAT (£15,696 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CROWDGUARD LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £13,080 excluding VAT; £15,696 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names CROWDGUARD LIMITED as supplier. The supplied GB-COH number 11934384 matches the verified company identity. Contract 1 is linked to award 1; its value is a contract-level amount.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Document 096210-2026 is described as a 'Contract details notice on Find a Tender'.
Tender status
98% confidenceComplete
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The tender and lot 1 each 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 on 29 September 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-09-29.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£13,080
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Contract 1 value.amount is 13080 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£15,696
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 15696 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceContract-level value linked to award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 links to award 1, which is related to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence29 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-29.
Contract start
99% confidence29 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-09-29.
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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Notice 096210-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-12.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidencePurchase of an H Stop for Chinatown market, with potential use at other markets requiring road closures
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Tender 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% confidenceSafety barriers (CPV 34928300)
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The award item lists CPV 34928300, described as 'Safety barriers'.
Delivery location
93% confidenceLiverpool (UKD72), United Kingdom
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The award item delivery address region is UKD72, and the buyer address is in Liverpool.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - unknown
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is 'Below threshold - unknown'.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bid, participant, score or evaluation information is included in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence29 September 2026 to 30 September 2026
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Contract 1 period runs from 2026-09-29 to 2026-09-30.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No extension or renewal terms are included in the supplied contract data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial profile
96% confidenceSingle-supplier purchase of a safety barrier for market operations and road-closure use
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One active award names CROWDGUARD LIMITED and covers safety barriers for the stated market requirement.
Contract duration
99% confidenceTwo calendar days recorded
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The recorded contract period is from 29 to 30 September 2026.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published contract record
98% confidenceContract value, signed date, period, supplier and scope are supplied
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The contract, award, supplier and tender records provide these fields.
Unpublished competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No tender deadline, bid count, bidder list, evaluation results or award rationale is supplied.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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Lot 1 is identified and complete, but its title, description and value fields are null.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: tender deadline, number of bids, competing suppliers, evaluation criteria, scores and award rationale.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
- No extension, renewal or pricing-breakdown information is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Liverpool City CouncilCROWDGUARD LIMITEDH Stopsafety barriersChinatown marketCPV 34928300Find a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the HVM for Market Service 2 contract?
CROWDGUARD LIMITED, verified against company number 11934384.
What is the contract value?
£13,080 excluding VAT and £15,696 including VAT.
When was the contract signed?
The contract record states it was signed on 29 September 2026.
What is being purchased?
An H Stop safety barrier for Chinatown market, with potential use at other markets where road closures are required.
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