AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Hartlepool College of Further Education published an award and contract notice for cardio gym equipment, including supply, fitting and training. The notice names TECHNO GYM U.K. LIMITED as the verified legal supplier. The contract record states a GBP 53,600.64 contract signed on 19 October 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract record are published for award 099065-2026-1. However, the related lot is separately marked cancelled, creating an unresolved status conflict.
Market significanceThis is a small, framework-routed gym equipment purchase for a further-education college in the North East of England.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
TECHNOGYM U.K. LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 099065-2026-1 · Lots 1 · Unknown; the published GBP 53,600.64 is a contract-level value. GBP · Verified legal supplier named on active award
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Supplier verification identifies company number 02782468 as TECHNO GYM U.K. LIMITED; award 099065-2026-1 names supplier ID GB-COH-02782468.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceAward and contract notice published 20 October 2026
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Release history records notice type "award, contract" with release date 2026-10-20T14:31:27+01:00.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 099065-2026-1 has status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive; signed 19 October 2026
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Contract 099065-2026-1 has status "active" and dateSigned 2026-10-19T00:00:00+01:00.
Lot status
99% confidenceCancelled (conflicts with active award and contract records)
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Lot 1 is marked "cancelled" while the award and contract linked to it are marked active.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence53,600.64
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Contract 099065-2026-1 records value amount 53600.64 and currency GBP.
Value basis
98% confidenceContract-level value; no lot-level or pricing breakdown published
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A value is present only on the contract record; Lot 1 and the award summary contain no value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-10-19T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Published_at and release date are 2026-10-20T14:31:27+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceReplacement cardio equipment for the college gym, including supply, fitting and training
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Lot 1 description states that cardio equipment is to be replaced and includes supplying, fitting and training.
Category
99% confidenceGymnasium equipment (CPV 37420000)
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The tender classification is CPV 37420000, Gymnasium equipment.
Delivery area
95% confidenceUKC region
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The item delivery address specifies region UKC.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceLimited procedure: award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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Process data states procurement method "limited" and provides this procedure detail.
Framework route
99% confidenceCPC Framework – Sports, Fitness and Play Equipment, Lot 2 (CPC/LO/01/2023)
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Tender description and rationale state that the procurement was carried out through this framework lot.
Evaluation criterion
95% confidencePrice
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Lot 1 award criteria lists a criterion of type "price".
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on invited suppliers, bids received and bid scores was not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract start and end
99% confidenceUnknown
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The process-level contract start and end fields are null, and no dates are supplied in the contract record beyond the signing date.
Options
98% confidenceNo options indicated
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
93% confidenceThe published contract value covers a replacement cardio-equipment requirement with installation and training included.
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The contract value is GBP 53,600.64 and the lot description includes supply, fitting and training.
Award rationale
99% confidenceNot published
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The notice identifies price as the award criterion but provides no evaluation results, scores or narrative rationale.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Status conflict
99% confidenceThe linked lot is marked cancelled, while its linked award and contract are marked active.
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Lot 1 status is "cancelled"; award and contract 099065-2026-1 both have status "active".
Supplier name normalisation
99% confidenceThe source notice uses "Technogym UK Ltd", while company-number verification supplies the legal name "TECHNOGYM U.K. LIMITED".
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Supplier verification records nameMismatch true and a company-number match for 02782468.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: contract start/end dates, lot value, pricing breakdown, bid count, evaluation scores and extension terms.
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Relevant source fields are null or absent.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The lot status is cancelled despite linked active award and contract records; the source does not resolve this contradiction.
- No contract start date, end date, duration, extension provision or renewal terms were supplied.
- No lot-level value, pricing breakdown, bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores or detailed award rationale was supplied.
- The published GBP 53,600.64 is a contract-level value and is not presented as an individual supplier or lot allocation.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Cardio Gym EquipmentHartlepool College of Further EducationTECHNOGYM U.K. LIMITEDgymnasium equipmentCPC Frameworkcontract award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier?
The verified legal supplier is TECHNO GYM U.K. LIMITED, company number 02782468.
What is the published contract value?
The contract record states GBP 53,600.64.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract record gives a signing date of 19 October 2026.
Is the procurement status clear?
Not fully: the award and contract are active, but the related lot is marked cancelled.
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