AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Norfolk awarded a direct, below-threshold contract for police uniform trousers for Norfolk and Suffolk to CHARLES FELLOWS SUPPLIES LIMITED.
Published outcomeThe contract is explicitly recorded as active and signed on 14 October 2026, with a stated initial term to 12 October 2029 and two optional 12-month renewals.
Market significanceThis is a single-supplier police-uniform goods award valued at £157,400 excluding VAT (£188,880 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CHARLES FELLOWS SUPPLIES LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £157,400 excluding VAT (£188,880 including VAT) GBP · Verified legal identity; active award
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The award names source supplier "Charles Fellow" under GB-COH number 01523678. Supplier verification matches that number to CHARLES FELLOWS SUPPLIES LIMITED; contract 1, linked to award 1, states the values.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The published document is described as a "Contract details notice on Find a Tender".
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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The tender status is recorded as "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive; explicitly signed
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Contract 1 is marked "active" and gives dateSigned as 2026-10-14.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£157,400
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Contract 1 value.amount is 157400 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£188,880
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 188880 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
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.
Initial contract end
99% confidence12 October 2029
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2029-10-12.
Published notice date
99% confidence14 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published at 2026-10-14T13:18:20+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceUniform trousers for Norfolk and Suffolk
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The procurement title and description state "Uniform Trousers – Norfolk and Suffolk" and "Procurement of uniform trousers for Norfolk and Suffolk".
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "goods".
Classifications
99% confidencePolice uniforms (CPV 35811200); trousers (CPV 18234000)
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Award item 1 lists these two CPV classifications.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 and its item both relate to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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The tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Competition basis
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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The tender procurementMethodDetails explicitly states "Below threshold - without competition".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence14 October 2026 to 12 October 2029
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Contract 1 period gives these start and end dates.
Renewal options
99% confidence2 x 12 months
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Contract 1 hasRenewal is true and renewal.description is "2 x 12 month".
Maximum possible end date
99% confidence10 October 2031
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Contract 1 period.maxExtentDate is 2031-10-10.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceSingle-supplier, direct below-threshold supply arrangement for police uniform trousers.
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One active award names one supplier; the method is direct and described as below threshold without competition.
Value interpretation
99% confidenceThe published contract provides both net and gross values; no separate lot value or pricing breakdown is published.
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Contract 1 states amount and amountGross, while lot 1 has no value.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier source-name discrepancy
99% confidenceThe source award names "Charles Fellow", while company-number verification identifies CHARLES FELLOWS SUPPLIES LIMITED.
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supplier_name_mismatch is true; both source name and verified company name are supplied against company number 01523678.
Lot detail availability
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
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The lot record contains null title, description and value fields.
Evaluation information
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, scoring, evaluation rationale or award decision narrative is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award-source supplier name differs from the verified legal company name; this analysis uses the supplied verified legal identity.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown and tender/submission dates.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Norfolk police uniform trousers contractCHARLES FELLOWS SUPPLIES LIMITEDpolice uniforms procurementuniform trousers tenderFind a Tender 097004-2026
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Norfolk and Suffolk uniform trousers contract?
CHARLES FELLOWS SUPPLIES LIMITED, verified against company number 01523678.
What is the contract value?
£157,400 excluding VAT, or £188,880 including VAT.
When does the initial contract end?
The stated initial end date is 12 October 2029, with two 12-month renewal options.
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