AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Wiltshire Police has published a contract award notice naming Compass Contract Services UK Limited, trading as ESS, for catering at Wiltshire Police HQ and Melksham, including café, hospitality and vending services. The award remains pending, so the notice does not evidence a signed or active contract.
Published outcomePending award to Compass Contract Services UK Limited, trading as ESS, for lot 1.
Market significanceThe published award value is £420,000 gross for a planned five-year service period, subject to completion of the award process.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Compass Contract Services UK Limited, trading as ESS
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £420,000 gross (award-level value) GBP · Pending awardee
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Award 1 names this supplier and gives an amountGross of 420000 GBP. The award is pending.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender data states procurementMethodDetails: Open procedure.
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 is recorded with status: pending.
Award announcement date
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-20; the contract award notice was published on 20 October 2026.
Standstill end
98% confidence29 October 2026, 23:59:59 UTC
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Award 1 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-29T23:59:59+00:00.
Future signature milestone
98% confidence30 December 2026 (scheduled)
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Award milestone is type futureSignatureDate with scheduled due date 2026-12-30T23:59:59+00:00.
Planned service period
98% confidence1 February 2027 to 31 January 2032
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Award 1 contractPeriod specifies these start and end dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£420,000 gross
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 420000 GBP.
Process-level maximum value
96% confidence£350,000
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Process record value_max is 350000 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
99% confidence21 May 2026
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Release history records tender notice 047101-2026 on 2026-05-21.
Submission deadline
99% confidence2 July 2026, 12:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-07-02T12:00:00+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Document 099112-2026 was published at 2026-10-20T15:13:17+01:00.
Planned contract start
98% confidence1 February 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod.startDate is 2027-02-01T00:00:00+00:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceCatering services for Wiltshire Police HQ and Melksham, including an HQ catering facility, hospitality and vending services.
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Award title and process description state this scope.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 is related to lot 1; the lot is marked complete.
Service classifications
99% confidenceCPV 55500000 Canteen and catering services; CPV 55520000 Catering services
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Award item 1 additionalClassifications lists both CPV codes.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Method
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender data specifies an open procedure.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results are unknown.
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No bid count, tenderer list, scores or evaluation narrative is supplied in the published data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Planned duration
98% confidence5 years
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The published contract period runs from 1 February 2027 to 31 January 2032.
Signature status
99% confidenceNot evidenced as signed or concluded
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The award status is pending and the notice contains a scheduled future signature date.
Extension options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or option terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value comparison
98% confidenceThe £420,000 gross award value is £70,000 higher than the process record's £350,000 maximum value.
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Award 1 reports £420,000 gross; the process record reports value_max of £350,000.
Value allocation
96% confidenceThe notice provides one award-level value for the single named supplier and lot; no pricing breakdown is published.
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Award 1 has one supplier, related lot 1 and a single gross value; no line-item pricing is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award maturity
99% confidencePublished as a pending award, not evidence of a signed or operational contract.
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Award 1 status is pending and the signature milestone is scheduled for 30 December 2026.
Value inconsistency
98% confidenceThe award-level value (£420,000 gross) exceeds the process-level maximum (£350,000); the source does not explain the difference.
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Published award and process values differ.
Supplier identity
95% confidenceThe supplier name is source-provided and not separately Companies House-verified in the supplied data.
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supplier_identity_status is not_applicable; no verified company name or number is supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not establish that the pending award progressed to signature, contract conclusion or service commencement.
- The source provides conflicting process-level and award-level values and does not explain which figure should be treated as the overall procurement value.
- Lot 1 has no separately published title, description or value.
- Information on bid numbers, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale, pricing structure, extension rights and performance measures was not supplied in the published notice.
- The named supplier has no supplied verified legal-entity name or Companies House number; the source-provided name is used without implying external verification.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Wiltshire Police catering servicesCompass Contract Services UK LimitedESScatering contract awardWiltshire Police vending services
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named in the Wiltshire Police catering award?
Compass Contract Services UK Limited, trading as ESS, is named as the supplier for award 1.
Has the contract been signed?
The supplied notice does not evidence signature. The award is marked pending and lists a future signature milestone.
What services are covered?
The scope covers catering, an HQ café facility, hospitality and vending services for Wiltshire Police HQ and Melksham.
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.