South Hams PPE contract award: SMI INT GROUP LIMITED

Tender information last checkedLast checked 19 Oct 2026, 13:34.

Opportunity overview

South Hams District Council and West Devon Borough Council looked to procure a supplier for the provision of Personal Protective Equipment on a 1+1 basis.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

SMI Group INT

Matched by number

Contract value: £180k
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 9 Aug 2026
Award ID: 098295-2026-1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH 07644080
Location: Petersfield, UK, United Kingdom

Classification

CPV35113400 — Protective and safety clothing

Lots

South Hams District Council and West Devon Borough Council awarded a 1+1 contract through the ESPO Framework: PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) AND CLOTHING, INCLUDING WORKWEAR, SCHOOLWEAR AND BODY ARMOUR REF 144_23. This was procured via the direct award option through the framework.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: ocds-h6vhtk-078a59
Status: complete
Main Procurement Category: goods
Procurement Method: limited
Procurement Method Details: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen: The county of which both authorities operated in were going through the LGR process which resulted in the decision being taken to award a short-term interim contract to cover this time, but also to allow a more long-term decision to be taken once an LGR model had been selected. This also allowed direct savings immediately with the incumbent who were proven to be of sufficient quality and service. West Devon Borough Council are insourcing their waste function from 1st April 2027 - this unpredictability leads to a difficult place to estimate quantities required from suppliers and therefore cannot accurately be judged until it is in place, therefore again awarding a formal contract to the incumbent allows the smooth transition of a supplier already knowing the setup and challenges of the organisation.

Legal basis

Id: 32014L0024
Scheme: CELEX

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 35113400
Description: Protective and safety clothing

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1

Scheme: TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id: D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Description: South Hams District Council and West Devon Borough Council awarded a 1+1 contract through the ESPO Framework: PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) AND CLOTHING, INCLUDING WORKWEAR, SCHOOLWEAR AND BODY ARMOUR REF 144_23. This was procured via the direct award option through the framework.
Has Options: Yes
Status: cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1

Type: price

Options

Description: An optional 1 year extension may be activated by the Authority if required.

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKK4

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: South Hams District Council
Id: GB-FTS-187669

Identifier

Legal Name: South Hams District Council
No Identifier Rationale: notOnAnyRegister

Address

Street Address: Follaton House, Plymouth Road
Locality: Totnes
Region: UKK43
Postal Code: TQ95NE
Country Name: United Kingdom

Contact

Name: Ollie Rees
Email: ollie.rees@swdevon.gov.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: https://www.southhams.gov.uk/ ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: TED_CA_TYPE
Id: REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Description: Regional or local authority

Entry 2

Scheme: COFOG
Id: 01
Description: General public services

Organisation 2

Name: SMI Group INT
Id: GB-COH-07644080

Identifier

Legal Name: SMI Group INT
Id: 07644080
Scheme: GB-COH

Address

Locality: Petersfield
Region: UK
Country Name: United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: large

Organisation 3

Name: South Hams District Council & West Devon Borough Council
Id: GB-FTS-187670

Identifier

Legal Name: South Hams District Council & West Devon Borough Council

Address

Locality: Totnes/Tavistock
Country Name: United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1

Id: 098295-2026-1
Status: active

Related lots

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-07644080
Name: SMI Group INT

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 098295-2026-1
Award ID: 098295-2026-1
Status: active
Date Signed: 10 Aug 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount: 180,000
Currency: GBP

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Totnes · UKK43 · TQ95NE · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKK4

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

098295-2026award, contract · 19 Oct 2026, 09:41

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

South Hams District Council published a notice for PPE supply for itself and West Devon Borough Council. The record names SMI INT GROUP LIMITED as supplier and contains a GBP 180,000 contract record signed on 10 August 2026. However, the only lot is marked cancelled while the related award and contract are marked active, so the published lifecycle data are inconsistent.

Published outcome signals

Published notice statusAwarded / completeEvidence: Process display status is "awarded" and source status is "complete"; notice tags are award and contract.
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award 098295-2026-1 has status "active".
Contract statusActive; signed date recordedEvidence: Contract 098295-2026-1 has status "active" and dateSigned "2026-08-10T00:00:00+01:00".

87% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 098295-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078a59
First published: 19 Oct 2026
Last checked: 19 Oct 2026, 13:34
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 19 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

A direct award through ESPO Framework 144_23 is reported, with one active award linked to lot 1 and an active signed contract record.

Market significance

This is a short-term PPE and protective-clothing requirement using an ESPO framework direct-award route. The notice describes a 1+1 arrangement, with a possible one-year extension, but does not publish an individual lot value or contract start/end date.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

SMI INT GROUP LIMITED

96% confidence

Award 098295-2026-1 · Lots 1 · GBP 180,000 contract value recorded for the linked contract GBP · Verified supplier; linked award is active

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Supplier verification matches company number 07644080 to SMI INT GROUP LIMITED. Award 098295-2026-1 names the supplier and is linked to lot 1; linked contract records GBP 180,000.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Published notice status

98% confidence

Awarded / complete

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Process display status is "awarded" and source status is "complete"; notice tags are award and contract.

Award status

98% confidence

Active

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Award 098295-2026-1 has status "active".

Contract status

98% confidence

Active; signed date recorded

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Contract 098295-2026-1 has status "active" and dateSigned "2026-08-10T00:00:00+01:00".

Lot status

99% confidence

Cancelled

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Lot 1 is marked "cancelled" despite being linked to the active award.

VALUES

Published values explained

Contract value

99% confidence

180,000

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Contract 098295-2026-1 records value amount 180000 and currency GBP.

Lot value

99% confidence

Unknown

View supporting evidence

No value is published for lot 1.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Contract signed

99% confidence

10 August 2026

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Contract dateSigned is 2026-08-10T00:00:00+01:00.

Award/contract notice published

99% confidence

19 October 2026

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Process published_at and release date are 2026-10-19T09:41:56+01:00.

Contract start

99% confidence

Unknown

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No contract start date is supplied.

Contract end

99% confidence

Unknown

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No contract end date is supplied.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

98% confidence

Personal protective equipment (PPE), classified as protective and safety clothing

View supporting evidence

Title is "Provision of PPE"; primary CPV 35113400 is "Protective and safety clothing".

Framework route

97% confidence

ESPO Framework 144_23: PPE and clothing, including workwear, schoolwear and body armour

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Lot 1 description identifies ESPO Framework 144_23 and its stated scope.

Delivery area

92% confidence

UKK4

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The item linked to lot 1 gives delivery region UKK4.

Participating authorities

97% confidence

South Hams District Council and West Devon Borough Council

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Process and lot descriptions state that both councils sought/awarded the requirement.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Limited procedure: award without prior publication of a call for competition

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Procurement method is "limited" and method details state "Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition".

Award route

98% confidence

Direct award through an ESPO framework

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Lot 1 description says it was procured via the direct-award option through the framework.

Evaluation criterion

96% confidence

Price

View supporting evidence

Lot 1 award criteria contains a price criterion.

Competition information

99% confidence

Not published

View supporting evidence

No bid count, competing suppliers, scores or ranking are supplied.

Published rationale

95% confidence

The councils cite local government reorganisation, a need for interim cover, immediate savings with the incumbent, and uncertainty around West Devon's planned waste-function insourcing from 1 April 2027.

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Procurement-method rationale provides these reasons.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Term structure

95% confidence

Described as 1+1, with an optional one-year extension

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Process description says "1+1 basis"; lot options state an optional one-year extension may be activated by the authority.

Extension

98% confidence

Optional one-year extension; activation not confirmed

View supporting evidence

Lot 1 options state that an optional one-year extension may be activated if required.

Signed contract

99% confidence

A contract record is explicitly dated as signed on 10 August 2026

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Contract 098295-2026-1 includes dateSigned.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Commercial structure

96% confidence

Framework direct award for an interim PPE requirement

View supporting evidence

The lot cites direct award under ESPO Framework 144_23, while the rationale describes a short-term interim arrangement.

Demand uncertainty

94% confidence

The buyer reports uncertainty in estimating quantities due to West Devon's planned waste-function insourcing.

View supporting evidence

Published rationale says quantities cannot be accurately judged until the insourcing arrangement is in place.

Incumbency

90% confidence

The rationale identifies the awarded supplier as incumbent, but no performance metrics or comparative pricing are published.

View supporting evidence

Rationale refers to "the incumbent" as proven for quality and service and mentions immediate savings; no supporting figures are provided.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

87%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-078a59
Analysed: 19 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

South Hams District Council

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Buyer party and process buyer_name identify South Hams District Council.

Other authority referenced

97% confidence

West Devon Borough Council

View supporting evidence

The requirement description names West Devon Borough Council alongside South Hams District Council.

Buyer type

98% confidence

Regional or local authority

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Buyer party classification is "REGIONAL_AUTHORITY".

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Legal supplier identity

99% confidence

SMI INT GROUP LIMITED (company number 07644080)

View supporting evidence

Supplier verification matched the supplied Companies House number 07644080 to SMI INT GROUP LIMITED.

Source-name difference

99% confidence

The notice names the supplier as "SMI Group INT"; verification identifies the legal company name as SMI INT GROUP LIMITED.

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Source party/supplier name is "SMI Group INT" and verification reports nameMismatch true with verified company name SMI INT GROUP LIMITED.

Company status

95% confidence

Active

View supporting evidence

Supplier-verification data reports verifiedCompanyStatus "Active".

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Renewal estimate

99% confidence

Not calculable

View supporting evidence

No explicit contract end date is published, although an optional one-year extension is described.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Conflicting lifecycle statuses

99% confidence

Lot 1 is cancelled, but its linked award and contract are active.

View supporting evidence

Lot status is "cancelled"; award and contract status are both "active".

Supplier-name normalisation

99% confidence

The source supplier name differs from the verified legal company name; the verified legal name is used in this analysis.

View supporting evidence

Source name is "SMI Group INT"; verified company name is SMI INT GROUP LIMITED; supplier_name_mismatch is true.

Unpublished commercial detail

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice includes contract start/end dates, lot value, quantity, pricing breakdown, bids and evaluation scores.

View supporting evidence

Relevant fields are absent or null in the supplied record.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The source contains an unresolved status contradiction: lot 1 is cancelled while the linked award and signed contract record are active.
The notice does not publish a contract start date, contract end date, individual lot value, quantities, pricing breakdown, bid count, evaluation scores or ranking.
The 1+1 term is described, but the base duration and any extension activation are not confirmed by explicit start/end dates.
The source supplier name differs from the verified legal company name; this analysis uses SMI INT GROUP LIMITED based on the supplied company-number verification.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who is named as the PPE supplier?

SMI INT GROUP LIMITED, verified against company number 07644080. The source notice uses the differing name "SMI Group INT".

What is the published contract value?

The linked contract record states GBP 180,000. No separate lot value is published.

Is the contract active?

The contract and award are marked active, but the linked lot is marked cancelled, creating an unresolved source-data conflict.

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.

Provision of PPE

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

SMI Group INT

Classification

Lots

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Classification

Covered By

Procedure reasons

Lots and requirements

Award criteria

Criteria

Options

Items and delivery

Delivery locations

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Roles

Details

Identifier

Address

Roles

Award information

Related lots

Suppliers

Contracts and changes

Value

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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