AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Stockton on Tees Borough Council published an award and contract notice for one 5.2-tonne crew-cab tipper vehicle for its operational fleet. The notice identifies MAN TRUCK AND BUS UK LIMITED as the verified supplier and records a GBP 58,141 contract signed on 29 September 2026. However, the underlying lot is marked cancelled while the award and contract are marked active.
Published outcomeAward and contract notice published; the source records an active award and active contract linked to MAN TRUCK AND BUS UK LIMITED.
Market significanceA small, specialist vehicle purchase made by direct award through the NEPO/TPPL Framework, with the buyer citing a limited market and avoidance of further vehicle-hire delay.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
MAN TRUCK AND BUS UK LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 096325-2026-1 · Lots 1 · Unknown; the published GBP 58,141 is recorded at contract level and is not separately allocated to the supplier. GBP · verified supplier on active award
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Award 096325-2026-1 identifies MAN TRUCK AND BUS UK LIMITED. Supplier verification matched Companies House number 02688514 by company number.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceAward and contract notice published on 12 October 2026
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Process published_at and release history both state 2026-10-12T21:44:20+01:00; notice tags are award and contract.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 096325-2026-1 has status active.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive; signed 29 September 2026
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Contract 096325-2026-1 has status active and dateSigned 2026-09-29T00:00:00+01:00.
Lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1 is marked cancelled in both the tender lot data and supplied lot record.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence58,141
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Contract 096325-2026-1 records value amount 58141 and currency GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceNo separate lot or supplier-level value published
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The award and lot records have no value; the GBP 58,141 appears only on the contract record.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signature date
99% confidence29 September 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-09-29T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication date
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Process published_at and release history state 2026-10-12T21:44:20+01:00.
Contract start and end
99% confidenceUnknown
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contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null; no start or end date is supplied in the contract data.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupply and delivery of one 5.2-tonne crew-cab tipper vehicle for the Council's operational fleet
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Lot 1 description states this requirement.
Vehicle specification
96% confidence5,200kg crew-cab tipper with a caged rear tipping body
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Procurement rationale describes the specialist vehicle required.
Category
99% confidenceGoods — tipper trucks (CPV 34134200)
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Tender mainProcurementCategory is goods and primary classification is CPV 34134200, Tipper trucks.
Delivery area
95% confidenceUKC11
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Tender item delivery address region is UKC11.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited procedure: award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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Process procurement_method is limited and procurement_method_details states award procedure without prior publication.
Route
98% confidenceDirect award through the NEPO/TPPL Framework
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The procurement rationale explicitly states that the contract was awarded by direct award through the NEPO/TPPL Framework under framework call-off procedures.
Buyer rationale
96% confidenceThe buyer cited a specialist requirement, a limited market, prior market engagement, and an estimated two-to-three-month delay from a further competition while hire costs continued.
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Procurement method rationale contains these statements.
Award criterion
95% confidencePrice
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Lot 1 awardCriteria contains one criterion of type price.
Number of bids or competing suppliers
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status and signature
99% confidenceActive contract recorded as signed on 29 September 2026
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Contract 096325-2026-1 has status active and a populated dateSigned field.
Options
98% confidenceNo options
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.
Duration, commencement and expiry
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract start date, end date or duration is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
98% confidenceThe purchase used a framework direct award rather than a newly advertised competition.
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The rationale states that the award was made through the NEPO/TPPL Framework under framework call-off procedures.
Buyer-stated value rationale
95% confidenceThe buyer states the approach represented value for money, but no comparative pricing, bid evaluation or savings evidence is published.
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The rationale uses the term value for money; no pricing comparison, scores or savings data is supplied.
Market signal
96% confidenceThe buyer characterises the requirement as specialist and the capable market as limited.
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Procurement rationale says the market is limited and additional capable suppliers were considered unlikely.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting status fields
99% confidenceThe lot is marked cancelled, whereas the linked award and contract are marked active and the contract has a signature date.
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Lot 1 status is cancelled; award 096325-2026-1 and contract 096325-2026-1 are active; the contract records dateSigned 2026-09-29.
Supplier verification
99% confidenceSupplier identity verified
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MAN TRUCK AND BUS UK LIMITED was matched to Companies House number 02688514 by company number; no name mismatch is flagged.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, evaluation scoring, individual lot value, contract start/end dates, duration and pricing breakdown.
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains an unresolved lifecycle contradiction: lot 1 is cancelled while the linked award and contract are active and the contract is recorded as signed.
- No contract start date, end date, duration, extension terms or renewal provisions are published.
- No bid count, tenderer list, evaluation scores, comparative pricing, savings analysis or detailed pricing breakdown is published.
- The GBP 58,141 value is published only at contract level; no individual lot value is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Stockton on Tees Borough CouncilMAN TRUCK AND BUS UK LIMITEDtipper truck contractcrew cab tipperNEPO TPPL FrameworkGBP 58141
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named as supplier?
MAN TRUCK AND BUS UK LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 02688514.
What is being purchased?
One 5.2-tonne crew-cab tipper vehicle for the Council's operational fleet.
What is the published contract value?
GBP 58,141 at contract level. No separate lot or supplier-level allocation is published.
Is the contract signed?
Yes. The contract record includes a signature date of 29 September 2026, although the linked lot is separately marked cancelled.
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