AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Coventry City Council published an award and contract notice for festive lighting and associated services. The notice identifies LIGHTING & ILLUMINATION TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCE LIMITED as the verified supplier and records a GBP 700,000 contract signed on 28 September 2026.
Published outcomeAn active award and active contract are recorded for one supplier. The underlying lot is separately marked cancelled, creating an unresolved status inconsistency.
Market significanceThis is a GBP 700,000 public-services contract for festive lighting installation, removal, inspection, testing, maintenance and associated electrical infrastructure in the Coventry area.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
LIGHTING & ILLUMINATION TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCE LIMITED
95% confidenceAward 098436-2026-1 · Lots 1 · 700000 GBP · Active award; active contract recorded
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Verified Companies House identifier 04246192 is supplied. Award 098436-2026-1 names the supplier and relates to lot 1; the associated contract records GBP 700,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded / contract notice published
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Process display status is "awarded"; notice type is "award, contract"; published 19 October 2026.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 098436-2026-1 has status "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive; signed 28 September 2026
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Contract 098436-2026-1 has status "active" and dateSigned "2026-09-28T00:00:00+01:00".
Lot status
98% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1 is marked "cancelled" in the published tender data.
VALUES
Published values explained
Recorded contract value
99% confidenceGBP 700,000
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Contract 098436-2026-1 records value amount 700000 and currency GBP.
Lot-level value
99% confidenceUnknown
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No lot value is supplied; lot 1 is marked cancelled.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence28 September 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-09-28T00:00:00+01:00.
Award and contract notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Process published_at and release date are 2026-10-19T12:14:54+01:00.
Contract start and end
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract start or end date is supplied.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceFestive lighting and illuminations programme services
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The description covers installation, removal, inspection, testing and maintenance of festive lighting displays and associated electrical infrastructure.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 50232110 — Commissioning of public lighting installations
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Tender classification lists CPV 50232110.
Delivery area
94% confidenceUKG33
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The item delivery address specifies region UKG33.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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procurementMethod is "limited" and procurementMethodDetails states this procedure.
Route to market
98% confidenceFurther competition under YPO Dynamic Purchasing System 295
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The published rationale says the contract followed a further competition among relevant DPS-appointed suppliers capable of delivering the requirement.
Evaluation weighting
96% confidenceQuality 50%; price 50%
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Lot 1 award criteria list quality criteria at 50% and price at 50%.
Bidder and participant numbers
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract signature
99% confidenceRecorded as signed
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The contract data explicitly provides a dateSigned field of 28 September 2026.
Options
97% confidenceNo options recorded
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.
Duration, extensions and renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No start date, end date, duration or extension terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
94% confidenceSingle recorded supplier and GBP 700,000 recorded contract value
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One supplier is named on active award 098436-2026-1, with one associated GBP 700,000 contract.
Competition route
97% confidenceDPS further competition rather than an openly published call
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The procurement rationale identifies a further competition under YPO DPS 295, while the method is recorded as award without prior publication.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Status inconsistency
99% confidenceThe active award and active signed contract relate to lot 1, but lot 1 is marked cancelled.
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Award and contract statuses are "active"; lot 1 status is "cancelled".
Missing commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid numbers, award date, contract start/end dates, duration, extension terms, lot value and pricing breakdown.
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Relevant fields are absent or null in the supplied record.
Supplier verification
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified against Companies House company number 04246192.
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supplier_identity_status is "verified" and match method is "company_number".
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published record contains an unresolved contradiction: lot 1 is cancelled while its associated award and signed contract are active.
- No award date, contract start date, contract end date, duration, extension terms, bidder count, lot value or pricing breakdown is supplied.
- The GBP 700,000 figure is recorded at contract level; no separate lot-level value is published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Coventry City Councilfestive lightingLIGHTING & ILLUMINATION TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCE LIMITEDYPO DPS 295public lighting installationsGBP 700,000
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is the recorded supplier?
The verified supplier is LIGHTING & ILLUMINATION TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCE LIMITED, company number 04246192.
What is the recorded contract value?
The associated contract records a value of GBP 700,000.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract data explicitly records a signature date of 28 September 2026.
Is there a data issue in the notice?
Yes. The award and contract are marked active, while the related lot is marked cancelled.
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.