AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime awarded FROSBURYS LIMITED a short-term contract to supply and deliver New Best Hay in 25kg bales for the Metropolitan Police Service Mounted Branch.
Published outcomeThe published contract record shows award 1 and contract 1 as active. The contract was signed on 1 October 2026 and runs to 31 December 2026.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition interim goods arrangement valued at £48,125 excluding VAT (£57,750 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
FROSBURYS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £48,125 excluding VAT; £57,750 including VAT (contract total) GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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The supplier is named on award 1 and the supplier identity is verified against Companies House number 05368589. Contract 1, linked to award 1, records £48,125 net and £57,750 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Document 096736-2026 is described as a 'Contract details notice on Find a Tender'.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status 'active'.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 1 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£48,125
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Contract 1 value.amount is 48125 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£57,750
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 57750 GBP.
Value allocation
93% confidenceContract-level total for award 1 / lot 1
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1, which relates to lot 1; no separate lot value is published.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-01.
Contract period begins
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-01.
Contract period ends
99% confidence31 December 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-12-31.
Contract notice published
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Document 096736-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-13.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupply and delivery of New Best Hay in 25kg bales
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The tender title and description specify supply and delivery of New Best Hay in 25kg bales.
Operational purpose
99% confidenceSupport for Metropolitan Police Service Mounted Branch operational and welfare requirements
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The tender description states this purpose.
Arrangement type
98% confidenceShort-term interim supply arrangement
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The description calls it a short-term interim arrangement intended to maintain continuity between existing arrangements expiring and a new contract following the current procurement process.
Delivery locations
99% confidenceImber Court, Great Scotland Yard and Hyde Park Mounted Branch locations
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These locations are specified in the tender description.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is 'goods'.
Published classification
99% confidenceCPV 03000000 — Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
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Award item 1 includes this additional CPV classification.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is 'limited'.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states 'Below threshold - limited competition'.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 31 December 2026
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Contract 1 period specifies these start and end dates.
Extension or renewal provisions
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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Tender data contains lot 1 only, and award 1 is related to lot 1.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Supply continuity
98% confidenceThe arrangement is intended to bridge the expiry of existing arrangements and implementation of a new contract following a separate current procurement process.
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The tender description explicitly states this continuity purpose.
Commercial scale
99% confidenceThe published net contract value is £48,125 for a three-month period.
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Contract 1 records £48,125 excluding VAT and dates from 1 October to 31 December 2026.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and contract evidence
96% confidenceHigh quality for supplier, total contract value, signature date, term and procedure
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These fields are explicitly present in the award, contract and supplier-verification records.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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Lot 1 is present but its title, description and value fields are null.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, bidder list, award rationale, scores or evaluation results are provided.
Extensions and pricing detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No extension terms, renewal options, quantities, unit prices or pricing schedule are included.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, unsuccessful bidders, evaluation methodology, award rationale and scores.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: quantities, delivery schedule, unit prices and pricing breakdown.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: extension options or renewal terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
FROSBURYS LIMITEDMayor's Office for Policing and CrimeMOPACMetropolitan Police Mounted BranchNew Best Hayhay supply contractFind a Tenderocds-h6vhtk-0786f1
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the MOPAC New Best Hay contract?
FROSBURYS LIMITED, verified under Companies House number 05368589, is the supplier named for award 1.
What is the value of the hay supply contract?
The contract value is £48,125 excluding VAT and £57,750 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is 1 October 2026 to 31 December 2026.
What is being supplied?
New Best Hay in 25kg bales for Metropolitan Police Service Mounted Branch operational and welfare requirements.
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