AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Lancashire Combined Fire Authority published an award and contract notice for up to four heavy-lift UAS drones. The notice records an active award to COLENA LTD. and an active contract valued at £122,693.36, with a stated signature date of 7 July 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded for COLENA LTD. The source contract record is marked active and explicitly includes a dateSigned field; this supports reporting a signed contract record, subject to the conflicting cancelled lot status.
Market significanceThis is a £122,693.36 public-sector drone procurement for firefighting support, awarded through a limited procedure without a prior call for competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
COLENA LTD.
90% confidenceAward 099204-2026-LFRS 222-1 · Lots 1 · 122693.36 GBP · Active award recorded
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The award names Colena Ltd as supplier; supplier verification identifies the legal name as COLENA LTD. Contract 099204-2026-LFRS 222-1, linked to this award, is valued at £122,693.36.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence20 October 2026
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The award/contract notice was published at 2026-10-20T17:14:50+01:00.
Award status
95% confidenceActive award recorded
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Award 099204-2026-LFRS 222-1 is marked "active".
Contract status
95% confidenceActive contract record
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Contract 099204-2026-LFRS 222-1 is marked "active".
Contract signature
98% confidence7 July 2026
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The contract record includes dateSigned: 2026-07-07T00:00:00+01:00.
Lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1 is marked "cancelled", despite the related award and contract records being active.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£122,693.36
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The active contract record states amount 122693.36 and currency GBP.
Award value
99% confidenceNot separately published
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The award-level value fields are null; the published amount appears on the linked contract record.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Stated contract signature date
98% confidence7 July 2026
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dateSigned is 2026-07-07T00:00:00+01:00.
Award and contract notice publication
99% confidence20 October 2026
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published_at is 2026-10-20T17:14:50+01:00.
Contract start date
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract_start_at or contract period is supplied.
Contract end date
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract_end_at is supplied.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupply of heavy-lift uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) drones, up to four drones
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The notice title and description state "Supply of Heavy Lift Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) Drones up to 4 drones".
Operational purpose
98% confidenceTo assist firefighters on the ground
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Lot 1 describes a purchase of four drones to assist firefighters on the ground.
Category
99% confidenceGoods; CPV 35111000 Firefighting equipment
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The notice identifies goods as the main procurement category and lists CPV 35111000.
Delivery coverage
96% confidenceUKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ and UKK regions
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The item delivery addresses list these UK regions.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited procedure
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procurementMethod is "limited".
Call for competition
99% confidenceAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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procurementMethodDetails states this explicitly.
Rationale stated
96% confidenceProcurement stated to fall outside the scope of the directive; rationale text: "Not on any Register"
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The notice supplies rationale classification D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE and procurementMethodRationale "Not on any Register".
Framework agreement
90% confidenceFramework agreement indicated
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techniques.hasFrameworkAgreement is true.
Evaluation criterion
95% confidencePrice
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Lot 1 award criteria contains a price criterion.
Competition and bid data
99% confidenceUnknown
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No bidder count, tenderer list, bid prices or evaluation results are supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract record
99% confidenceActive; £122,693.36
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The contract linked to award 099204-2026-LFRS 222-1 is active and valued in GBP.
Extension options
92% confidenceTwo 12-month extensions stated: 15 July 2028 to 14 July 2029, and 15 July 2029 to 14 July 2030
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Lot 1 options describe these two extension periods.
Base term
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract start or end date, nor base duration, is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
93% confidenceA single active award and linked contract record are published for the requirement.
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One award and one linked contract are supplied, with COLENA LTD. as the award supplier.
Award basis
95% confidencePrice-only criterion published for the lot
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Lot 1 awardCriteria contains only a price criterion.
Value interpretation
97% confidenceThe £122,693.36 figure is a contract-level amount linked to the sole published award; no unit pricing or lot-level breakdown is published.
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The amount is held on the contract record; award and lot value fields are empty.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Material status contradiction
99% confidenceThe sole lot is marked cancelled, while its related award and contract are marked active.
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Lot 1 status is cancelled; award and contract 099204-2026-LFRS 222-1 both have active status.
Date sequence anomaly
99% confidenceThe stated signature date precedes notice publication by more than three months.
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dateSigned is 7 July 2026 and notice publication is 20 October 2026.
Supplier identifier inconsistency
99% confidenceThe supplier party identifier is GB-COH-5463194, while the verified supplier company number is 05819252.
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The party record gives identifier value 5463194; supplier verification gives company number 05819252 and a verified legal identity.
Unpublished information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes contract start/end dates, base duration, award date, bid count, evaluation outcomes, pricing breakdown and individual lot value.
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published record contains an unresolved lifecycle contradiction: lot 1 is cancelled but the linked award and contract are active.
- The published signature date is earlier than the notice publication date; no explanation is supplied.
- The source party identifier (5463194) differs from the verified company number (05819252), although the supplied verification workflow identifies COLENA LTD. by company number.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes contract start/end dates, base duration, award date, bid count, evaluation results, pricing detail and lot-level value.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Lancashire Combined Fire AuthorityCOLENA LTD.heavy-lift UAS dronesfirefighting dronespublic procurement£122,693.36 contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the heavy-lift UAS drone award?
The published award names COLENA LTD. as supplier.
What is the published contract value?
The linked contract record states a value of £122,693.36.
Is the contract signed?
The contract record includes a stated signature date of 7 July 2026. However, the related lot is marked cancelled while the award and contract are marked active.
What is being supplied?
The notice describes the supply of up to four heavy-lift UAS drones to assist firefighters on the ground.
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