AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Norfolk has published a contract award notice for uniform trousers for Norfolk and Suffolk. The published award names CHARLES FELLOWS SUPPLIES LIMITED as supplier, verified against Companies House number 01523678.
Published outcomeOne active award was published under a below-threshold direct procurement without competition. The award record has a scheduled future signature milestone on the award date, so the notice supports an award announcement but does not explicitly confirm that the contract was signed.
Market significanceThis is a GBP 157,400 net goods award for police-uniform trousers, with a three-year stated initial term and up to two 12-month extensions.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CHARLES FELLOWS SUPPLIES LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 157400 GBP · verified supplier; award active
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The supplier record verifies CHARLES FELLOWS SUPPLIES LIMITED against GB-COH number 01523678. Award 1 names the supplier identifier GB-COH-01523678 and reports GBP 157,400.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract award notice on Find a Tender (UK6)
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The award document is described as "Contract award notice on Find a Tender" and has notice type UK6.
Award status
97% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is recorded with status "active".
Procurement status
97% confidenceComplete
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The tender and sole lot are each recorded with status "complete".
Signature position
98% confidenceFuture signature milestone scheduled for 14 October 2026; signing not explicitly confirmed
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The award contains a "futureSignatureDate" milestone due 2026-10-14T23:59:59+01:00 with status "scheduled".
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value (net amount)
99% confidenceGBP 157,400
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Award 1 value.amount is 157400 GBP.
Award value (gross amount)
99% confidenceGBP 188,880
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 188880 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceThe published award value applies to award 1 and its sole related lot; no separate lot value is published.
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Award 1 is related to lot 1; the lot record has no value amount.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-14.
Award notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026, 13:29:52 BST
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The UK6 award notice publication timestamp is 2026-10-14T13:29:52+01:00.
Stated contract start
98% confidence14 October 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod.startDate is 2026-10-14.
Stated initial end
98% confidence12 October 2029
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Award 1 contractPeriod.endDate is 2029-10-12T23:59:59+01:00.
Maximum stated end
98% confidence10 October 2031
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Award 1 contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2031-10-10T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceUniform trousers for Norfolk and Suffolk
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The tender title and description state "Uniform Trousers – Norfolk and Suffolk (CF)" 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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The award item lists these two CPV classifications.
Delivery geography
96% confidenceUKH1, United Kingdom
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The award item delivery address specifies region UKH1, United Kingdom.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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The tender lists one lot, id 1, and award 1 is related to that lot.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Method
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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The tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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The tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition".
Threshold designation
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Award 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Bidder and evaluation information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
98% confidence14 October 2026 to 12 October 2029
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The award contract period specifies those start and end dates.
Extension provision
99% confidenceUp to two extensions of 12 months each
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The award hasRenewal field is true and renewal description states "2 x 12 month extensions".
Maximum term endpoint
98% confidence10 October 2031
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The award contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2021-10-10T23:59:59+01:00.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceA single-supplier, below-threshold direct award for police-uniform trousers.
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One award names one supplier, covers the sole lot, and is marked "Below threshold - without competition".
Value interpretation
99% confidenceThe notice provides both net and gross amounts; the award record's primary amount is GBP 157,400, with GBP 188,880 stated gross.
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Award 1 reports amount 157400 and amountGross 188880, both in GBP.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract conclusion evidence
98% confidenceThe source shows an active award and a stated contract period, but its signature milestone remains scheduled; it does not explicitly evidence a signed contract.
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Award status is active, while the futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled.
Supplier-name quality
99% confidenceThe source supplier name differs from the verified legal company name; the analysis uses the verified legal identity.
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supplier_name_mismatch is true; verified_company_name is CHARLES FELLOWS SUPPLIES LIMITED.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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The lot record contains null title, description and value amount.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, tender responses, scoring or award-rationale fields are supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award source names the supplier as "Charles Fellow", while verified company-number matching identifies CHARLES FELLOWS SUPPLIES LIMITED; the source name is retained only as evidence of the variance.
- The notice does not explicitly confirm contract signature: the future signature milestone is scheduled.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, bidder identities beyond the awardee, evaluation method, scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown and savings.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Norfolk uniform trousers contractCharles Fellows Supplies Limitedpolice uniform trousersFind a Tender awardNorfolk police procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Norfolk and Suffolk uniform trousers award?
The verified supplier is CHARLES FELLOWS SUPPLIES LIMITED, Companies House number 01523678.
What is the value of the award?
The published net amount is GBP 157,400, with a gross amount of GBP 188,880.
Was the procurement competed?
The notice states that it was a below-threshold procurement without competition.
When does the stated contract period end?
The stated initial end date is 12 October 2029, with up to two 12-month extensions and a maximum stated end date of 10 October 2031.
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.