AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Ministry of Justice has announced a pending award to Emergency Services Solutions Ltd for actors supporting HMPPS Family Liaison Officer training. The award has not yet reached the stated future signature date, so this is not evidence of a signed or active contract.
Published outcomeOne pending award, covering lot 1, is named in favour of Emergency Services Solutions Ltd.
Market significanceThe requirement supports a specialist four-day HMPPS training programme involving sensitive bereavement and family-contact scenarios.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Emergency Services Solutions Ltd
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 104000 net; 124800 gross GBP · Pending award
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Award 1 names Emergency Services Solutions Ltd and reports amount 104,000 and amountGross 124,800 GBP.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement stage
99% confidenceAward announced; award remains pending
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The notice is a contract award notice, but award 1 has status "pending".
Signature status
99% confidenceNot evidenced as signed
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The award lists a scheduled future signature date of 10 November 2026.
Contract start
98% confidence11 November 2026 (stated prospective start date)
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Award 1 contract period starts 2026-11-11.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidenceGBP 104,000 net; GBP 124,800 gross
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Award 1 value reports amount 104,000 and amountGross 124,800.
Process-level maximum value
90% confidenceGBP 115,200
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The supplied process record reports value_max of 115,200 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
99% confidence6 August 2026
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Release history lists the tender notice dated 2026-08-06.
Submission deadline
99% confidence26 August 2026, 14:00 BST
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The process record gives submission_deadline as 2026-08-26T14:00:00+01:00.
Award decision date
99% confidence5 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-05.
Award notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026
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The award notice document and release history are dated 2026-10-09.
Standstill end
99% confidence20 October 2026, 23:59:59 BST
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Award 1 standstill period ends 2026-10-20T23:59:59+01:00.
Future signature date
99% confidence10 November 2026
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Award milestone lists futureSignatureDate due 2026-11-10T23:59:59+00:00.
Stated contract end
98% confidence10 November 2031
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Award 1 contract period ends 2031-11-10T23:59:59+00:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceActors to support delivery of Family Liaison Officer training within HMPPS
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The notice description states that the award concerns provision of actors for FLO training.
Training context
98% confidenceFour-day programme for officers supporting prisoners' next of kin through bereavement, death and terminal illness discussions
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The notice description sets out the FLO role and programme context.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1)
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Tender and award data identify only lot 1.
Classification
99% confidenceEducation and training services (CPV 80000000)
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Award item 1 carries CPV 80000000.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender data states procurementMethodDetails: Open procedure.
Evaluation approach
98% confidenceMost Advantageous Tender, using Price Per Quality Point
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The notice description states MAT was determined using PPQP.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of tenders and bidder identities not supplied
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No bid-count or unsuccessful-supplier data is present in the supplied notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
98% confidence11 November 2026 to 10 November 2031
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Award 1 contractPeriod provides these dates.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or option terms are supplied.
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceNot confirmed
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The award is pending and a future signature milestone is scheduled.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value allocation
96% confidenceThe published award value is attributable to the single named award and its sole supplier
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There is one award, one supplier and one related lot in the supplied data.
Commercial outcome
97% confidenceThe notice identifies the selected tender as the Most Advantageous Tender under PPQP, but gives no scores or pricing breakdown
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The description states the methodology but supplies no evaluation results.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award status caution
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice confirms signature or commencement; the award is explicitly pending.
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Award status is pending and the signature date is a future scheduled milestone.
Value inconsistency
99% confidenceThe process-level maximum value (GBP 115,200) differs from the award's reported net (GBP 104,000) and gross (GBP 124,800) values; their relationship is not explained.
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Supplied process and award value fields report these different figures.
Supplier verification limitation
98% confidenceNo verified Companies House name or company number was supplied; the supplier name is presented as published in the notice.
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Supplier verification is marked not_applicable and verified company fields are null.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award remains pending; the supplied data does not evidence a signed, concluded or active contract.
- The process-level maximum value differs from the net and gross award values, without an explanation of value basis.
- No tender count, scoring, pricing breakdown, individual lot value, extension terms or renewal options were supplied.
- No verified Companies House legal name or company number was supplied for the named supplier.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Ministry of JusticeEmergency Services Solutions LtdFamily Liaison Officer trainingHMPPSactorscontract award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named in the award?
Emergency Services Solutions Ltd was named for the single pending award.
Has the contract been signed?
No signed contract is evidenced. The notice records a pending award and a future signature date of 10 November 2026.
What is the published award value?
The award reports GBP 104,000 net and GBP 124,800 gross.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.