Official UK procurement notice
Fuel Cell Trainer Levelling Up Project
Authority: Hull College (Education)
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Awarded value£125,000published award · inc. VAT
Awarded 3 Feb 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Alvatek Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFuel Cell Trainer A direct award justification applies due to the Urgency Clause Section 41 and Schedule 5. The equipment concerns a prototype / training bay for teaching. Urgent requirement to meet the Levelling Up Project funding claim deadline.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- 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
- 3 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Feb 2026, 12:09 GMT
- Authority reference
T/26/369/GROUP/LVLUP- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-009413- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06153eFind a Tender
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Feb 2026- Contract award notice published3 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMTUK6
- Contract details notice published3 Feb 2026, 12:09 GMTUK7
- Procurement method changed3 Feb 2026, 12:09 GMT
- Contract signature expected3 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £125,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Feb 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alvatek LtdSME3 Feb 2026 – 28 Feb 2026 | £125,000 inc. VAT | 3 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Alvatek LtdSME
- Signed
- 3 Feb 2026
- Value
- £125,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 3 Feb 2026 – 28 Feb 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Alvatek LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender