AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire has concluded a contract with CMT Flexibles Limited for hose reel hoses for Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Services, including 19mm and 22mm hoses in various lengths.
Published outcomeOne active award and signed contract are reported for CMT Flexibles Limited under a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
Market significanceThe contract has a stated value of £60,000 excluding VAT (£72,000 including VAT) for an initial three-year term, with two optional 12-month extensions.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CMT Flexibles Limited
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared contract value: £60,000 excluding VAT (£72,000 including VAT); no individual award value published. GBP · Active
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Award 1 names CMT Flexibles Limited as supplier and relates to lot 1. Contract 1, linked to award 1, states £60,000 amount and £72,000 amountGross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Process notice_type and contract document description state “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is “complete”; process source_status is “complete”.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is “active”.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is “active”.
Contract signed
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-14.
Contract start
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-14.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£60,000
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Contract 1 value amount is 60000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£72,000
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Contract 1 value amountGross is 72000 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceThe published contract value is linked to award 1; no separate lot-level value is published.
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Contract 1 is linked to awardID 1, while lot 1 has no value amount.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract details notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026, 12:45 BST
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Process published_at and contract document datePublished are 2026-10-14T12:45:46+01:00.
Contract signed
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-14.
Initial contract end
99% confidence13 October 2029
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2029-10-13T23:59:59+01:00.
Maximum possible end
99% confidence13 October 2031
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Contract 1 maxExtentDate is 2031-10-13T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupply of hose reel hoses for Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Services, including 19mm and 22mm hoses in various lengths.
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Process and tender description state this requirement.
Procurement category
95% confidenceGoods (with services also listed as an additional category)
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is “goods” and additionalProcurementCategories includes “services”.
CPV classification
99% confidence44482100 — Fire hoses
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Award item 1 additionalClassifications lists CPV 44482100, described as Fire hoses.
Delivery regions
96% confidenceUKF25 and UKF24
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Award item 1 deliveryAddresses list regions UKF25 and UKF24.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1); no lot title or description published.
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Tender lists lot 1 and award 1 relates to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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Process and tender procurementMethod are “direct”.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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Process and tender procurementMethodDetails state “Below threshold - without competition”.
Competition information
99% confidenceNo bid count, bidder identities, evaluation results or scoring are published.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence14 October 2026 to 13 October 2029
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.
Extension options
99% confidenceTwo optional 12-month extensions, from 14 October 2029 to 13 October 2031.
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Contract 1 hasRenewal is true and renewal description specifies two 12-month extensions.
Maximum term
99% confidenceUp to five years, ending 13 October 2031 if both extensions are used.
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Contract maxExtentDate is 2031-10-13 and the renewal description specifies two annual options after the initial term.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-to-market signal
99% confidenceThis was a direct below-threshold procurement without competition.
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Tender procurementMethod is direct and procurementMethodDetails states below threshold without competition.
Addressable requirement
99% confidenceThe requirement covers operational fire hose supply, specifically 19mm and 22mm hose reel hoses in various lengths.
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Tender description.
Published commercial detail
99% confidenceThe notice does not publish quantities, unit prices, service requirements, performance measures or a pricing breakdown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier verification limitation
97% confidenceCMT Flexibles Limited is the source-supplied supplier name. No separately verified legal company name or company number was supplied.
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verified_company_name and verified_company_number are null; supplier_identity_status is not_applicable.
Unallocated lot value
99% confidenceNo individual lot value is published; the contract-level value has not been treated as a separate lot value.
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Lot 1 value_amount is null; contract 1 contains the published value.
Publication basis
99% confidenceAnalysis is based on one Contract details notice published on 14 October 2026.
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Release history contains one release, 096973-2026, tagged award and contract.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No tender publication date, submission deadline, bid count, bidder list, evaluation methodology, scores or award rationale is supplied in the published notice.
- No lot title, lot description, lot-level value, quantity, unit pricing or pricing breakdown is supplied.
- No separate verified legal company name or company number is supplied for CMT Flexibles Limited; the supplier name is reported as provided in the notice.
- The published data does not state whether either extension option will be exercised.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
CMT Flexibles LimitedNorthamptonshire Fire and Rescue Serviceshose reel hosesfire hosesPolice Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshiredirect procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded the hose reel hoses contract?
CMT Flexibles Limited is named as the supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £60,000 excluding VAT and £72,000 including VAT.
When does the contract end?
The initial term ends on 13 October 2029. Two optional 12-month extensions could extend it to 13 October 2031.
What procurement route was used?
The notice describes a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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.