Middlesbrough Council awards Timberwolf wood chipper contract

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

Opportunity overview

TW 280HBD - Wood Chipper £33,956.40

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.

THOMAS SHERRIFF AND COMPANY LIMITED

Matched by number

Published award value: £28.3k
Awarded: 6 Oct 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH 00906135
Location: Berwick-Upon-Tweed, UKC21, TD15 1DJ, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract award notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

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: ESC_F_016_2026
Status: complete
Procurement Method: selective
Procurement Method Details: Award under framework
Competitive: No

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: Middlesbrough Council
Id: GB-PPON-PLJH-5252-HJDM

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PLJH-5252-HJDM

Address

Street Address: PO Box 500
Locality: Middlesbrough
Postal Code: TS1 9FT
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKC12

Contact

Email: procurement@middlesbrough.gov.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: http://www.middlesbrough.gov.uk ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - sub-central government

Organisation 2

Name: THOMAS SHERRIFF AND COMPANY LIMITED
Id: GB-COH-00906135

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 00906135

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PHQL-2785-ZMYD

Address

Street Address: 17 Walkergate
Locality: Berwick-Upon-Tweed
Postal Code: TD15 1DJ
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKC21

Contact

Email: sean.trotter@thomassherriff.co.uk

Roles

supplier

Details

Url: http://www.thomassherriff.co.uk ↗
Scale: large
Vcse: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Title: Timberwolf Wood Chipper
Status: active
Date: 7 Oct 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category: goods
Above Threshold: No

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 31000000
Description: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKC12
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT: 33,956.4
Amount: 28,297
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-00906135
Name: THOMAS SHERRIFF AND COMPANY LIMITED

Contract period

Starts: 1 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends: 31 Mar 2027, 23:59

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 098311-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098311-2026 ↗
Published: 19 Oct 2026, 10:02
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 31 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Related procurements

Entry 1

Id: framework
Scheme: ocid
Identifier: ocds-h6vhtk-052746
Uri: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-052746 ↗

Relationship

framework

Related lots

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Middlesbrough · UKC12 · TS1 9FT · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

098311-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 19 Oct 2026, 10:02

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

Middlesbrough Council has published an award notice for one Timberwolf TW 280HBD wood chipper. The award names Thomas Sherriff and Company Limited and records a GBP 28,297 net award value (GBP 33,956.40 gross). The notice schedules signature for 31 October 2026 and a contract period from 1 November 2026 to 31 March 2027; it does not evidence that the contract has been signed.

Published outcome signals

Published noticeContract award notice published 19 October 2026Evidence: Award document 098311-2026 is described as a Contract award notice on Find a Tender and has datePublished 2026-10-19T10:02:07+01:00.
Award decisionAward dated 7 October 2026; status activeEvidence: Award 1 has date 2026-10-07 and status active.
Signature statusFuture signature scheduled for 31 October 2026; signing not evidencedEvidence: Award milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled with dueDate 2026-10-31T23:59:59Z.

96% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 098311-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078a64
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

Award announced to Thomas Sherriff and Company Limited under a framework.

Market significance

A single-supplier, below-threshold goods award for a wood chipper, with a published gross value of GBP 33,956.40.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

THOMAS SHERRIFF AND COMPANY LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · 28297 net; 33956.40 gross GBP · Awarded; signature scheduled, not evidenced as signed

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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-00906135; the supplier record is verified against company number 00906135. Award value is GBP 28,297 with gross amount GBP 33,956.40.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Published notice

99% confidence

Contract award notice published 19 October 2026

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Award document 098311-2026 is described as a Contract award notice on Find a Tender and has datePublished 2026-10-19T10:02:07+01:00.

Award decision

97% confidence

Award dated 7 October 2026; status active

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Award 1 has date 2026-10-07 and status active.

Signature status

99% confidence

Future signature scheduled for 31 October 2026; signing not evidenced

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Award milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled with dueDate 2026-10-31T23:59:59Z.

Contract period

98% confidence

Scheduled from 1 November 2026 to 31 March 2027

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Award 1 contractPeriod specifies startDate 2026-11-01T00:00:00Z and endDate 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value (net)

99% confidence

GBP 28,297

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Award 1 value.amount is 28297 and currency is GBP.

Award value (gross)

99% confidence

GBP 33,956.40

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Award 1 value.amountGross is 33956.4.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Award date

98% confidence

7 October 2026

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Award 1 date is 2026-10-07T00:00:00+01:00.

Award notice publication

99% confidence

19 October 2026

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Award notice document datePublished is 2026-10-19T10:02:07+01:00.

Scheduled signature date

99% confidence

31 October 2026

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Scheduled futureSignatureDate milestone is 2026-10-31T23:59:59Z.

Scheduled contract start

98% confidence

1 November 2026

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Award contractPeriod startDate is 2026-11-01T00:00:00Z.

Scheduled contract end

98% confidence

31 March 2027

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Award contractPeriod endDate is 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Timberwolf TW 280HBD wood chipper

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Process title is Timberwolf Wood Chipper; description states "TW 280HBD - Wood Chipper £33,956.40".

Procurement category

99% confidence

Goods

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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is goods.

Lot coverage

99% confidence

Lot 1

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Award 1 relatedLots and item relatedLot both identify lot 1.

Delivery area

92% confidence

UKC12

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Award item deliveryAddresses identifies region UKC12.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Selective procedure; award under framework

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Tender procurementMethod is selective and procurementMethodDetails is Award under framework.

Competition indicator

96% confidence

Not competitive in this notice

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Tender competitive is false.

Framework reference

99% confidence

ocds-h6vhtk-052746

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Related process with relationship framework identifies ocds-h6vhtk-052746.

Threshold status

99% confidence

Below threshold

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Award 1 aboveThreshold is false.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Scheduled term

96% confidence

Approximately five months, from 1 November 2026 to 31 March 2027

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Award contractPeriod specifies the stated start and end dates.

Signature

99% confidence

Scheduled, not confirmed

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The only signature-related record is a scheduled futureSignatureDate milestone.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Purchase profile

94% confidence

Single-item equipment purchase through a framework

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The description identifies one TW 280HBD wood chipper and the procurement method states Award under framework.

Published pricing basis

99% confidence

Both net and gross values are available

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Award 1 reports amount GBP 28,297 and amountGross GBP 33,956.40.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

96%overall confidence

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

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-078a64
Analysed: 19 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Middlesbrough Council

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Process buyer_name and buyer party name are Middlesbrough Council.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Sub-central government public authority

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Buyer classification is publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment.

Buyer location

98% confidence

Middlesbrough, United Kingdom

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Buyer address lists Middlesbrough, TS1 9FT, United Kingdom.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier identity

99% confidence

THOMAS SHERRIFF AND COMPANY LIMITED (company number 00906135)

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Supplier verification status is verified by company_number; verified company number is 00906135.

Supplier location

98% confidence

Berwick-Upon-Tweed, United Kingdom

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Supplier party address lists Berwick-Upon-Tweed, TD15 1DJ, United Kingdom.

Supplier classification

95% confidence

Large enterprise; not VCSE

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Supplier party details record scale large and vcse false.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated renewal point

75% confidence

Around contract end in March 2027, if no extension or replacement arrangement is made

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This is an estimate derived only from the explicit contract end date of 31 March 2027; no renewal or extension terms are published.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Contract conclusion status

99% confidence

The notice supports an award and scheduled signature, not a signed contract

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Award status is active, but signature is represented only by a scheduled futureSignatureDate milestone.

Lot detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate lot value

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Lot 1 fields for title, description and value are null.

Competition and evaluation detail

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice

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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores or award rationale is provided.

Commercial terms

97% confidence

Information not supplied on extensions, renewals, pricing breakdown or warranty

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The supplied award data contains a contract period and values but no such terms.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The notice does not evidence that the contract has been signed; signature is only scheduled.
Lot 1 has no published title, description or individually stated value.
Information not supplied in the published notice: bid counts, competing suppliers, evaluation method, scores and award rationale.
Information not supplied in the published notice: extension, renewal, warranty and detailed pricing terms.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who was named in the award?

Thomas Sherriff and Company Limited, verified against company number 00906135.

What is the published value?

GBP 28,297 net and GBP 33,956.40 gross.

Has the contract been signed?

The supplied notice does not confirm signing; it records a signature date scheduled for 31 October 2026.

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.

Timberwolf Wood Chipper

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

THOMAS SHERRIFF AND COMPANY LIMITED

Classification

Lots

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Lots and requirements

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Additional Identifiers

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Value

Suppliers

Contract period

Related lots

Documents

Milestones

Related procurements

Relationship

Related lots

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

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Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

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