AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority awarded a cleaning-materials supply contract to AUK SUPPLIES LIMITED through a direct award under ESPO Framework 777_26. The published contract record states that it was signed on 1 September 2026 and is active.
Published outcomeAUK SUPPLIES LIMITED is the sole named supplier for award 1 and lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold framework call-off for cleaning products, with a published net contract value of £146,000 and optional extensions that could extend the arrangement to August 2030.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
AUK SUPPLIES LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £146,000 excluding VAT; £175,200 including VAT GBP · Active
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The verified supplier identity is AUK SUPPLIES LIMITED (company number 05111595). Award 1 names this supplier, and associated contract 1 gives the published contract value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The process and contract document identify the notice as a “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
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 1 September 2026
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Contract 1 provides dateSigned: 2026-09-01.
Contract period
99% confidence1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-09-01 and endDate is 2027-08-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£146,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 146000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£175,200
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 175200 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Signed date
99% confidence1 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-01.
Contract start
99% confidence1 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-09-01.
Initial end date
99% confidence31 August 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-08-31.
Notice publication
99% confidence13 October 2026
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The notice document datePublished is 2026-10-13.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupply and delivery of cleaning materials and janitorial supplies
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This is stated in the tender title and description.
Main procurement category
98% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is “goods”.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 39830000 — Cleaning products
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The awarded item includes this additional CPV classification.
Lot structure
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 and its item are related to lot 1.
Delivery coverage
96% confidenceUK regions including North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West
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The awarded item lists delivery addresses in regions UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ and UKK.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective; below-threshold award under framework
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The tender states procurementMethod “selective” and procurementMethodDetails “Below threshold - award under framework”.
Route to award
99% confidenceDirect award under ESPO Framework 777_26
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The tender description explicitly states that the contract was awarded via direct award under ESPO Framework 777_26.
Assessment approach
98% confidenceDesktop assessment of framework suppliers using anticipated demand and historical spend data to determine best value
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This methodology is described in the published tender description.
Competition
99% confidenceNot competitive
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The tender field competitive is false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence12 months
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The stated period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027.
Extension options
99% confidence3 optional extensions of 12 months each
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Contract 1 hasRenewal is true and renewal.description states “3 X 12 Months Optional Extensions”.
Maximum potential end date
99% confidence31 August 2030
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Contract 1 maxExtentDate is 2030-08-31.
Framework
97% confidenceESPO Framework 777_26
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The tender description names ESPO Framework 777_26; the release also links a framework-related process.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Call-off profile
98% confidenceA single-supplier direct award under an existing framework
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One supplier is named on award 1, and the description states the route was direct award under ESPO Framework 777_26.
Value basis
99% confidencePublished as both net and gross contract values
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Contract 1 reports amount of £146,000 and amountGross of £175,200.
Demand rationale
97% confidenceThe buyer used anticipated demand and historical spend in its desktop assessment
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This is expressly stated in the tender description.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier-name normalisation
99% confidenceVerified legal identity used
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The source name “AUK SUPPLIES LIMITED/TAS AUK Hygiene” differs from the verified company name. Company-number matching verifies AUK SUPPLIES LIMITED (05111595), which is used in this analysis.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot title and description not supplied
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Lot 1 is present but has no title or description in the published data.
Award date
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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Award 1 has no award_date.
Competition detail
98% confidenceBid numbers, tenderer identities and evaluation scores not supplied
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The record identifies a direct, non-competitive framework award but provides no bid-count or scoring data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published source name includes “/TAS AUK Hygiene”, while the verified legal supplier name is AUK SUPPLIES LIMITED; the source wording is retained only as evidence of a trading name.
- No award decision date is published.
- Lot 1 has no published title or description.
- No supplier-level or lot-level value allocation is separately published beyond the single associated contract value.
- The notice does not publish bid counts, evaluation scores, pricing breakdowns, award rationale beyond the stated desktop assessment, or extension exercise dates.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
AUK SUPPLIES LIMITEDAUK HygieneTyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authoritycleaning materialsjanitorial suppliesESPO Framework 777_26direct award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the cleaning materials contract?
AUK SUPPLIES LIMITED, verified under company number 05111595, is the sole named supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published value is £146,000 excluding VAT and £175,200 including VAT.
How long can the contract run?
The initial term ends on 31 August 2027, with three optional 12-month extensions and a stated maximum end date of 31 August 2030.
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.