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Published 8 Dec 2025, 11:28 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

CVLR Vehicle · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Coventry City Council (Local council)

Direct awardSME suitable
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG33)
Awarded value£1,300,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 8 Dec 2025no call for competition
Award (standstill) to NP Aerospace Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Production of a Coventry Very Light Rail ("CVLR") vehicle capable of running in a live, city environment for the City Centre Demonstrator ("CCD") in 2027.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: West MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible
34600000 Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
8 Dec 2025, 11:28 GMT
Last source update
8 Dec 2025, 11:35 GMT
Authority reference
COV-24748
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-080518
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG33)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f08b Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Prototypes Development
Published justification

Development of a new CVLR vehicle capable of running in a live, city environment for City Centre Demonstrator.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

8 Dec 2025 → 17 Dec 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published322 days ago
    8 Dec 2025, 11:35 GMT
  2. Standstill ends313 days ago
    17 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Dec 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    8 Dec 2025, 11:28 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    8 Dec 2025, 11:35 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    18 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,300,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
NP Aerospace LimitedCOV - CVLR Vehicle18 Dec 2025 – 31 Oct 2026£1,300,0008 Dec 2025standstill to 17 Dec 2025Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Coventry City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PMJC-6861-XJPP Council House, Earl Street, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 5RRContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • NP AEROSPACE LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03472480GB-PPON: PLXY-6544-YPZX 473 Foleshill Road, West Midlands, West Midlands, CV6 5AQContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender