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title: "COV - CVLR City Centre First Contractor"
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# COV - CVLR City Centre First Contractor

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cov-cvlr-city-centre-first-contractor-ocds-h6vhtk-0428b7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Coventry City Council: "COV - CVLR City Centre First Contractor". Published status: complete. Published Value: £25,896,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 31 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.csw-jets.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Coventry City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/coventry-city-council-ons-e08000026)
- **Published Value:** £25,896,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 31 January 2024 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive dialogue
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Construction work, Railway-track construction materials and supplies
- **Delivery Location:** UKG33
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £569,347 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cov-cvlr-city-centre-first-contractor-ocds-h6vhtk-0428b7#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0428b7`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cov-cvlr-city-centre-first-contractor-ocds-h6vhtk-0428b7#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [csw-jets.co.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.csw-jets.co.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cov-cvlr-city-centre-first-contractor-ocds-h6vhtk-0428b7#participate

## Description
Following the procurement and delivery of Coventry Very Light Rail (CVLR) test tracks at locations in Whitley, Coventry (TP1) and Dudley (TP2), the Council is preparing to deliver the next project stage of delivering a City Centre First demonstrator. The purpose of the City Centre First is to prove the assertions made during the development phase of the track form in the real-world environment.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 34946000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Description:** Following the procurement and delivery of Coventry Very Light Rail (CVLR) test tracks at locations in Whitley, Coventry (TP1) and Dudley (TP2), the Council is preparing to deliver the next project stage of delivering a City Centre First demonstrator....
- **Contract Period:** 02/06/2024 to 31/12/2025
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** CVLR City Centre First Contractor (active)
  - Award id: `006520-2025-COV-17830-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Colas Rail Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-180182`
  - Value: £569,347 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** CVLR City Centre First Contractor (active)
  - Signed Value: £569,347
  - Signed Date: 06/02/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F006520-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-02-21T09:11:33.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T11:33:42.410Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0428b7