AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Stockton on Tees Borough Council has announced an award to TREKA BUS LIMITED for six new coach-built buses for its Community Transport service. The award is under a framework and covers 1 November to 31 December 2026.
Published outcomeAward announced to TREKA BUS LIMITED; the award record is active, but a future signature milestone means the supplied data does not confirm that a contract has been signed.
Market significanceA £679,317.78 net goods award for specialist community-transport vehicles, made through a framework.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
TREKA BUS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots Lot 1 · 679317.78 GBP · Verified supplier; award active
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-15320085. Supplier verification matched company number 15320085 to TREKA BUS LIMITED.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract award notice on Find a Tender (UK6)
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Award document 098084-2026 is described as a Contract award notice on Find a Tender.
Award status
98% confidenceActive award
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Award 1 has status 'active'.
Award decision date
98% confidence27 July 2026
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Award 1 date: 2026-07-27.
Signature status
99% confidenceNot confirmed; signature was scheduled for 1 November 2026
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Award milestone is type futureSignatureDate, status scheduled, due 2026-11-01T23:59:59Z.
Contract period
98% confidence1 November 2026 to 31 December 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate 2026-11-01 and endDate 2026-12-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value (net)
99% confidence£679,317.78
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Award 1 value.amount is 679317.78 GBP.
Award value (gross)
99% confidence£815,181.34
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 815181.34 GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceAward-level value allocated to the sole supplier and sole related lot
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Award 1 has one supplier, TREKA BUS LIMITED, and related lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award decision
98% confidence27 July 2026
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Award 1 date: 2026-07-27.
Award notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Document 098084-2026 datePublished: 2026-10-16.
Scheduled signature date
99% confidence1 November 2026
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futureSignatureDate milestone due 2026-11-01.
Planned contract start
98% confidence1 November 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate: 2026-11-01.
Planned contract end
98% confidence31 December 2026
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Award contractPeriod endDate: 2026-12-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidencePurchase of 6 new coach-built buses for a Community Transport service
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Process title and description state that six new coach-built buses are required for the Community Transport service.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award mainProcurementCategory is goods.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 34100000 — Motor vehicles
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Award item additional classification is CPV 34100000, Motor vehicles.
Delivery area
97% confidenceUKC11
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Award item delivery address region is UKC11.
Lot coverage
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 is related to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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Tender procurementMethod is selective.
Route to market
99% confidenceAward under framework
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states 'Award under framework'.
Framework reference
97% confidenceRelated framework process ocds-h6vhtk-058d7f, related lot 3
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Related process has relationship framework, identifier ocds-h6vhtk-058d7f and relatedLots 3.
Competition
94% confidenceCompetitive procurement indicated
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Tender competitive field is true.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Planned term
98% confidence1 November 2026 to 31 December 2026
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Award contractPeriod provides these start and end dates.
Extension options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Signature
99% confidenceScheduled, not evidenced as completed
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The only signature milestone is marked scheduled.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Buying pattern
94% confidenceOne-off vehicle acquisition through a framework
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The requirement is to purchase six buses and the procurement route is an award under framework.
Commercial scale
98% confidence£679,317.78 net for six buses
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The published award value is £679,317.78 net and the scope specifies six buses.
Evaluation insight
99% confidenceWinner-selection rationale and scoring are unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Signature and contract conclusion
99% confidenceThe record is an active award, but contract signature is not confirmed
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A futureSignatureDate milestone remains scheduled for 1 November 2026.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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Lot 1 is listed as complete, while its title, description and value fields are null.
Competition detail
99% confidenceBidder count and evaluation information not supplied in the published notice
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No tenderer count, scoring, ranking or award rationale is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published record does not confirm that the contract was signed; it records a future signature date as scheduled.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual lot value.
- Bid counts, bidder identities, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown and extension terms were not supplied in the published notice.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
TREKA BUS LIMITEDStockton on Tees Borough Councilcoachbuilt busescommunity transportbus procurementframework award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded the bus contract?
TREKA BUS LIMITED, verified against company number 15320085.
What is being purchased?
Six new coach-built buses for Stockton on Tees Borough Council's Community Transport service.
What is the award value?
The published award value is £679,317.78 net (£815,181.34 gross).
Has the contract been signed?
The supplied record does not confirm signature. It shows a signature date scheduled for 1 November 2026.
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