AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority published an award and contract notice for station wear. The notice names WM SUGDEN & SONS LIMITED as supplier and records a GBP 50,000 contract signed on 9 October 2026. However, the only listed lot is marked cancelled while the related award and contract are marked active.
Published outcomeAn active award and signed contract record are published for the supply of station wear, using a direct award under YPO Framework Agreement 1204, Lot 12.
Market significanceThis is a modest-value fire-service uniform supply requirement awarded through an existing framework rather than an open competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
WM SUGDEN & SONS LIMITED
96% confidenceAward 097612-2026-MFRS-2627-38-1 · Lots 1 · 50000 GBP · Active award; contract record is active
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Verified supplier record names WM SUGDEN & SONS LIMITED. The active award names the supplier and relates to lot 1. The GBP 50,000 value is recorded on the related contract, not separately allocated by lot.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Process published_at and releaseHistory release_date: 2026-10-15T15:56:00+01:00.
Award status
97% confidenceActive
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Award 097612-2026-MFRS-2627-38-1 has status 'active'.
Contract signature
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract 097612-2026-MFRS-2627-38-1 records dateSigned: 2026-10-09T00:00:00+01:00.
Lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Tender lot 1 and the supplied lot record both state status 'cancelled'.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidenceGBP 50,000
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Contract 097612-2026-MFRS-2627-38-1 value: amount 50000, currency GBP.
Award value
99% confidenceNot separately published
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The supplied award record has null value_amount; value is available only on the related contract record.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-10-09T00:00:00+01:00.
Award and contract notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Notice publication timestamp is 2026-10-15T15:56:00+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidenceUnknown
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contract_start_at is null and no start date is supplied in the contract record.
Contract end
99% confidenceUnknown
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contract_end_at is null and no end date is supplied.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupply of station wear—various products
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Process title and description: 'Supply of Station Wear' and 'Supply of Station Wear - Various Products'.
Category
99% confidenceGoods
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main_category and mainProcurementCategory are goods.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 35811100 — Fire-brigade uniforms
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Tender classification and supplied classifications list CPV 35811100.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKD7
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Tender item deliveryAddresses identifies region UKD7.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited procedure: award without prior publication of a call for competition
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procurement_method is 'limited' and procurement_method_details states 'Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition'.
Route to market
99% confidenceDirect award under YPO Framework Agreement 1204, Lot 12 (Uniform Workwear)
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Procurement method rationale states: 'Utilised the YPO Framework Agreement Reference:1204 Lot 12, Uniform Workwear for the Direct Award.'
Competition information
99% confidenceNot published
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No bidder count, tender submissions, scores or evaluation results are supplied.
Award criterion
92% confidencePrice
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Lot 1 awardCriteria contains one criterion of type 'price'.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
97% confidenceActive
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Contract 097612-2026-MFRS-2627-38-1 has status 'active'.
Contract value
99% confidenceGBP 50,000
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The contract value is stated as GBP 50,000.
Signature evidence
99% confidenceSigned on 9 October 2026
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The contract record explicitly provides dateSigned.
Duration and extension terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No start date, end date, duration, options or extension terms are supplied for the contract.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
99% confidenceFramework direct award
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The authority cites YPO Framework Agreement 1204, Lot 12, for a direct award.
Published value context
99% confidenceGBP 50,000 contract-level value
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The value is attached to the contract record; no separate lot-level or product-level breakdown is supplied.
Evaluation transparency
97% confidenceLimited
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Price is named as the lot criterion, but no pricing, scoring, supplier comparison or award rationale beyond the framework route is published.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Status inconsistency
99% confidenceThe listed lot is cancelled, while the related award and contract are active.
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Lot 1 status is 'cancelled'; award and contract status are each 'active'.
Safe interpretation
99% confidenceThe source explicitly records a signed active contract, but the contradictory lot status means the operational position of lot 1 is unclear.
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Contract dateSigned is present and contract status is active; lot 1 is cancelled.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceSupplier identity verified
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Supplier verification status is 'verified' with verified company name WM SUGDEN & SONS LIMITED.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo contract start or end date, duration, extension terms, award date, bid count, evaluation scores, or individual product pricing is supplied.
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Relevant supplied fields are null or absent.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published data conflicts: lot 1 is marked cancelled while its related award and contract are marked active. This analysis does not resolve the conflict or infer the operational status of the lot.
- No contract start date, end date, duration, extension or renewal terms are published.
- No award date, bidder count, tender responses, evaluation scores, price breakdown or product-level allocation is published.
- The GBP 50,000 amount is a contract-level value and is not separately allocated to the lot or products.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Merseyside Fire and Rescue AuthorityWM SUGDEN & SONS LIMITEDstation wearfire-brigade uniformsYPO Framework 1204public procurement contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier for the station wear contract?
WM SUGDEN & SONS LIMITED is the verified legal supplier named for the active award.
What is the published contract value?
The related contract record states GBP 50,000.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract record explicitly states a signature date of 9 October 2026.
Was this openly competed?
The notice describes an award without prior publication of a call for competition and cites a direct award under YPO Framework Agreement 1204, Lot 12.
Is there a data issue in the notice?
Yes. The related award and contract are active, but the only listed lot is marked cancelled.
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