AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Government Commercial Agency published an award notice for technical and security assurance relating to Crown Hosting. The single recorded award names I3SECURE LIMITED and has a value of £374,000. The record shows an active award and a stated contract period from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2027; it does not explicitly evidence signature or execution of a contract.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded to I3SECURE LIMITED through an 'Other - Direct award' procedure.
Market significanceThis is a £374,000 direct award for Crown Hosting technical and security assurance, with a stated two-year delivery period.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
I3SECURE LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-18f4cd4e-31db-4b27-ad26-ca00fbe977e7-1 · 374000 GBP · Active award
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The sole award names I3SECURE LIMITED as supplier and records an award value of GBP 374,000. Supplier verification identifies the legal company as I3SECURE LIMITED (company number SC655454) by exact-name match.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Process notice_type and award document description state 'Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder'.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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The sole award is marked status 'active'.
Award decision date
98% confidence2 December 2025
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Award date is 2025-12-02.
Contract execution evidence
96% confidenceNot explicitly supplied
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The supplied data contains an award notice and contract-period fields, but no explicit signature, execution, or concluded-contract field.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£374,000
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The award value is 374000 GBP; the tender value is also 374000 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceAllocated to the sole recorded award and supplier
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One award is supplied, with one listed supplier, I3SECURE LIMITED.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award decision
98% confidence2 December 2025
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Award date: 2025-12-02.
Award notice publication
98% confidence9 December 2025
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The award-notice document datePublished is 2025-12-09T14:41:27Z.
Stated contract start
98% confidence1 January 2026
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Award and tender contractPeriod startDate: 2026-01-01.
Stated contract end
98% confidence31 December 2027
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Award and tender contractPeriod endDate: 2027-12-31T23:59:59Z.
Latest source update
95% confidence12 October 2026
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Process source_updated_at and the award-notice document dateModified are 2026-10-12.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceProvision of Crown Hosting Technical & Security Assurance
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Process and tender title/description state this wording.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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main_category and mainProcurementCategory are services.
CPV classification
98% confidence48420000 — Facilities management software package and software package suite
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The supplied primary CPV classification is 48420000.
Delivery geography
96% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address countryName is United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOther - Direct award
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tender.procurementMethodDetails is 'Other - Direct award'.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation outcome, or scoring information is included.
Tender deadline
97% confidence28 November 2025
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tenderPeriod endDate is 2025-11-28T00:00:00Z.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
98% confidence1 January 2026 to 31 December 2027
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The award and tender both supply these contractPeriod dates.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceNot supplied
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No extension, option, or renewal terms are present in the supplied data.
Supplier suitability flags
97% confidenceSME: no; VCSE: no
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Tender suitability fields state sme false and vcse false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
99% confidenceDirect award
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The published procedure detail is 'Other - Direct award'.
Award structure
98% confidenceSingle recorded supplier and single recorded award
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The supplied data contains one award and identifies I3SECURE LIMITED as its only supplier.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Publication timing inconsistency
98% confidenceThe process-level published timestamp is later than the award-notice publication timestamp
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process.published_at is 12 October 2026, whereas the award-notice document datePublished is 9 December 2025; the document was modified on 12 October 2026.
Classification-to-scope fit
94% confidenceThe supplied CPV describes facilities-management software, while the title describes technical and security assurance
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CPV 48420000 is supplied alongside the requirement title 'Provision of Crown Hosting Technical & Security Assurance'.
Award versus contract status
97% confidenceActive award status is supplied, but contract signature/execution is not evidenced
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The award status is active; no explicit signature or execution information appears in the supplied fields.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, lot allocation, or extension terms are provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied timestamps conflict: the process-level publication date is 12 October 2026, while the award-notice document states publication on 9 December 2025; the latter document was modified on 12 October 2026.
- The record establishes an active award but does not explicitly evidence a signed, executed, or concluded contract.
- No bid counts, competing suppliers, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale, savings, or pricing breakdown are supplied.
- No lot titles, individual lot allocations, or extension and renewal terms are supplied.
- The supplied CPV classification appears broader or differently oriented than the stated technical and security assurance requirement.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
I3SECURE LIMITEDGovernment Commercial AgencyCrown Hostingtechnical security assurancedirect awardContracts Finder£374,000
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the award?
The sole recorded supplier is I3SECURE LIMITED, verified in the supplied supplier data as company number SC655454.
What is the recorded award value?
The award value is £374,000.
Was this competitively tendered?
The published procedure is 'Other - Direct award'. Competition and evaluation details were not supplied.
What is the stated contract period?
The record states 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2027. It does not explicitly confirm contract signature or execution.
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.