AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Plymouth City Council awarded and signed a contract with DGM LIMITED for football-pitch maintenance machinery, including aeration, overseeding, spreading, grooming and scarifying equipment.
Published outcomeOne active award (award ID 1) is linked to one active signed contract (contract ID 1) with DGM LIMITED.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold limited-competition goods purchase with a contract value of £75,963 excluding VAT (£91,155.60 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
DGM LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £75,963 excluding VAT; £91,155.60 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; linked to active award and signed active contract
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Supplier record verifies DGM LIMITED against Companies House number 05495385. Award 1 identifies the supplier through GB-COH-05495385; contract 1 is linked to award 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract details notice published 15 October 2026
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Contract document 097548-2026 lists datePublished as 2026-10-15T14:46:54+01:00.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive signed contract
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Contract 1 has status "active" and dateSigned of 2026-07-06.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£75,963
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Contract 1 value.amount is 75963 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£91,155.60
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 91155.6 GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceThe published contract value applies to the single contract linked to award 1 and its sole identified supplier.
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Contract 1 links to awardID 1; award 1 names one supplier, DGM LIMITED.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence6 July 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-07-06T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence6 July 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-07-06T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Notice publication
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published on 2026-10-15.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupply of machinery for football pitches.
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Tender title and description state provision of machinery for football pitches.
Named equipment
99% confidenceRedexim Verti-Drain 7626; Redexim Overseeder 3D 1.5m; Muratori 350LT/480kg hopper with stainless steel and hot-galvanised frame; Sisis Quadraplay 2.4m Turf Groomer; and Sisis Auto Rake MK5 with 1.6mm scarifying reel.
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Listed in the tender description.
Category
99% confidenceGoods; agricultural machinery (CPV 16000000).
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Award 1 identifies main procurement category as goods and item classification CPV 16000000.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne completed lot (lot 1).
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Tender and award records identify only lot 1, with status complete.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceBelow-threshold limited competition.
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Tender procurementMethod is "limited" and procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - limited competition".
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bidders and evaluation results are unknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNot above threshold.
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Contract 1 field aboveThreshold is false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence6 July 2026 to 31 March 2027.
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Contract 1 period specifies these start and end dates.
Applicable terms
95% confidencePlymouth City Council Goods Terms and Conditions, in line with the contract documents.
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Tender description states this requirement.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Purchase profile
98% confidenceA defined package of named specialist turf-maintenance machinery rather than a broad service requirement.
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The description lists five specific machinery requirements.
Route to market
99% confidenceThe procurement used a below-threshold limited-competition route.
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Tender procurement method details state below-threshold limited competition.
Commercial result
98% confidenceThe contract covers a single lot and one identified verified supplier.
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Lot 1 is the only published lot; award 1 identifies one supplier and contract 1 is linked to that award.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier-name difference resolved
99% confidenceThe source notice names the supplier as "Devon Garden machinery", while company-number verification identifies the legal supplier as DGM LIMITED.
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Source supplier name is Devon Garden machinery; verified company name for GB-COH-05495385 is DGM LIMITED; supplier_name_mismatch is true.
Missing award decision date
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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Award 1 has no award_date.
No published competition or evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, scoring, evaluation or award-rationale fields are provided.
Lot-level value unavailable
99% confidenceNo separate lot value is published; the contract value is reported at contract level.
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Lot 1 has no value amount, while contract 1 contains the published value.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published source supplier name differs from the verified legal company name: "Devon Garden machinery" is the source value, while DGM LIMITED is verified through company number 05495385.
- The award decision date is not published.
- Bid count, bidder identities, evaluation methodology, scores and award rationale are not published.
- No individual lot value or pricing breakdown is published.
- No extension, renewal option or future procurement commitment is published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
DGM LIMITEDPlymouth City Councilfootball pitch machineryturf maintenance machineryRedeximSisispublic procurement contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Plymouth City Council's football-pitch machinery contract?
DGM LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 05495385.
What is the value of the contract?
The contract value is £75,963 excluding VAT and £91,155.60 including VAT.
When does the contract end?
The published contract end date is 31 March 2027.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract data records a signing date of 6 July 2026.
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