AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Coventry City Council has published contract details for independent research, monitoring and evaluation of its static wireless EV charging trial under the LEVI Pilot. The contract is with verified supplier COVENTRY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LIMITED.
Published outcomeAward 1 is active and linked to an active contract. The contract record explicitly states it was signed on 30 September 2026, runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2028, and has a stated value of £80,000 excluding VAT (£96,000 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold direct procurement without competition for EV-charging research and evaluation services. The published record does not provide bid, evaluation or pricing-comparison information.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
COVENTRY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £80,000 excluding VAT; £96,000 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names the supplier. The supplier is verified against Companies House number 07781274. Contract 1 is linked to award 1; its value applies to the contract rather than being separately published as a lot-level allocation.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The published document is described as “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Procurement status
96% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is recorded as “complete”.
Award status
96% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status “active”.
Contract status
96% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status “active”.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 30 September 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-09-30.
Contract start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-01.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£80,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 80000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£96,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 96000 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence30 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-30.
Contract commencement
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-01.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2028
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2028-03-31.
Notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-20.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceIndependent research, monitoring and evaluation of the static wireless EV charging trial delivered as part of Coventry City Council's LEVI Pilot
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Published procurement title and description.
Procurement category
98% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is “services”.
Service classification
98% confidenceCPV 73000000 — Research and development services and related consultancy services
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Award item 1 additional classification.
Lot structure
96% confidenceOne published lot (Lot 1); no lot title or description supplied
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Tender and award records identify related lot 1; the lot record has no title or description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is “direct”.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - without competition”.
Competition information
97% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No tenderer count, bid submissions, evaluation scores or award rationale is included in the supplied record.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 31 March 2028
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.
Extension or renewal provisions
97% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No extension, option or renewal terms are present in the supplied contract data.
Threshold classification
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial model
97% confidenceA single contract value is published for the active award and contract
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1 and publishes net and gross GBP values. No separate lot-level pricing breakdown is supplied.
Route to market
99% confidenceDirect below-threshold award without competition
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Published procurement method details.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier verification
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified
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The source identifies Companies House number 07781274, matched by company number to COVENTRY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LIMITED.
Published pricing detail
98% confidenceOnly aggregate contract values are supplied
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The record provides contract net and gross values but no rate card, milestone payment schedule or individual lot value.
Evaluation and competition detail
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, tenderer identities, scoring, evaluation rationale or award justification is included.
Lot detail
98% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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The supplied lot record contains only its identifier and complete status.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No tender submission deadline, award decision date or separate award date is supplied.
- No bid count, evaluation criteria, scores, pricing comparison, award rationale or unsuccessful-supplier information is published.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published.
- No detailed deliverables, performance measures, payment profile or pricing breakdown is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Coventry City CouncilCOVENTRY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LIMITEDstatic wireless EV chargingLEVI PilotEV charging researchresearch and evaluation contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the static wireless EV charging research contract?
COVENTRY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 07781274.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £80,000 excluding VAT and £96,000 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published term runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2028.
Was the procurement competed?
The notice describes it as a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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