AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cleveland announced an award to CLEARTONE TELECOMS LIMITED for in-car ANPR equipment. The published award value is £236,380 excluding VAT (£283,656 including VAT).
Published outcomeAward 1 is recorded as active, with CLEARTONE TELECOMS LIMITED named as the sole supplier for lot 1. A future signature date of 25 October 2026 is scheduled, so the notice does not confirm that the contract has been signed.
Market significanceThis is an above-threshold goods award made under a framework for a two-year stated contract period.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CLEARTONE TELECOMS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £236,380 excluding VAT; £283,656 including VAT GBP · Verified legal supplier; award active
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-01266167. Supplier verification matched company number 01266167 to CLEARTONE TELECOMS LIMITED.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract award notice on Find a Tender
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Document 098710-2026 is described as a Contract award notice on Find a Tender.
Award status
96% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status 'active'.
Signature status
98% confidenceFuture signature scheduled; signing not confirmed
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Award milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 25 October 2026.
Stated contract period
98% confidence1 November 2026 to 31 October 2028
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Award 1 contractPeriod gives startDate 2026-11-01 and endDate 2028-10-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£236,380
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Award 1 value.amount is 236380 GBP.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£283,656
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 283656 GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceAward-level value allocated to the sole supplier and lot 1
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Award 1 names one supplier and relates to lot 1 only.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award decision date
98% confidence6 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-06.
Award notice publication
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Notice 098710-2026 was published at 2026-10-19T18:02:59+01:00.
Scheduled signature date
98% confidence25 October 2026
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Award milestone futureSignatureDate is due 2026-10-25T23:59:59Z.
Stated start date
98% confidence1 November 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate is 2026-11-01.
Stated end date
98% confidence31 October 2028
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Award contractPeriod endDate is 2028-10-31T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidencePurchase of in-car ANPR equipment only
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Tender description states: 'Purchase of in car ANPR Equipment only.'
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is goods.
Classification
98% confidenceCPV 32000000 — Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
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Award item 1 lists CPV 32000000.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne published lot; no lot title or detailed lot description supplied
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Tender and award reference lot 1; lot record has no title or description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective procedure
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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
96% confidenceocds-h6vhtk-05cf11, related framework lot 4
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relatedProcesses identifies framework OCID ocds-h6vhtk-05cf11 and related lot 4.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bid, tenderer, score or evaluation-result data is included.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
98% confidenceTwo years
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The stated period runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2028.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or option terms are supplied.
Contract conclusion
98% confidenceNot confirmed
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A signature date is still recorded as a future scheduled milestone.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
98% confidenceFramework call-off / award
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The notice describes the procurement as an award under framework and identifies a related framework process.
Value basis
99% confidenceThe notice provides both net and gross award values
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Award 1 provides amount of £236,380 and amountGross of £283,656.
Award rationale
99% confidenceNot published
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No evaluation narrative, scoring, pricing breakdown or rationale is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award versus signed contract
99% confidenceThe record is an award notice with active award status, but scheduled future signature means a signed contract should not be inferred.
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The futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled for 25 October 2026.
Published scope detail
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: technical specification, quantities, installation/services scope and lot description.
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The published description is limited to in-car ANPR equipment; lot 1 has no title or description.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bid count, competing suppliers, scores, criteria outcomes and reasons for award.
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No such fields are present in the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not confirm that the contract has been signed; it instead records a scheduled future signature date of 25 October 2026.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: tender deadline, bid count, bidder identities, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale and pricing breakdown.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: detailed technical specification, quantities, lot title, lot description, delivery and installation arrangements.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published; the estimated renewal point is based only on the stated end date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Cleveland ANPR contract awardCLEARTONE TELECOMS LIMITEDin-car ANPR equipmentpolice technology procurementANPR camera system
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Cleveland in-car ANPR equipment award?
CLEARTONE TELECOMS LIMITED, company number 01266167, is the sole supplier named for award 1.
What is the value of the award?
The published value is £236,380 excluding VAT and £283,656 including VAT.
Has the contract been signed?
The supplied notice does not confirm signing. It records a future signature date scheduled for 25 October 2026.
What is the stated contract period?
The award states 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2028.
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.