AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Police Digital Service published an award notice for an interim Business Analyst resource. The active award names PERMANENT FUTURES LIMITED as supplier under a framework call-off.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded to PERMANENT FUTURES LIMITED. The record supports an award announcement, but does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed.
Market significanceA modest-value, short-term UK-wide IT-services call-off for interim business-analysis capacity.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
PERMANENT FUTURES LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-26ef0896-2cd2-47cf-a44c-27f071700c4b-1 · £39,600 GBP · Active award
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The active award identifies Permanent Futures Ltd.; supplier verification confirms PERMANENT FUTURES LIMITED (company number 04430310). Award value is GBP 39,600.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded; underlying tender status complete; award status active
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Process display status is "awarded"; tender status is "complete"; award status is "active".
Award decision date
98% confidence25 September 2026
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Award record date: 2026-09-25T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award document and award datePublished: 2026-10-13T15:30:49+01:00.
Contract signature status
99% confidenceUnknown
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The supplied award notice data does not state that a contract was signed.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£39,600
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Award record value: GBP 39,600.
Tender-level published value
99% confidence£36,900
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Tender value in the supplied notice data is GBP 36,900.
Value reconciliation
99% confidenceConflicting published values; no reconciled contract value established
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The tender value is £36,900 while the active award value is £39,600.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
98% confidence25 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period end date: 2026-09-25T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence25 September 2026
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Award record date: 2026-09-25T00:00:00+01:00.
Published contract period start
98% confidence28 September 2026
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Tender and award contract period start date: 2026-09-28T00:00:00+01:00.
Published contract period end
98% confidence31 December 2026
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Tender and award contract period end date: 2026-12-31T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceInterim Business Analyst resource
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Process description: "Interim Business Analyst resource".
Category
99% confidenceServices
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Main procurement category is services.
CPV classification
99% confidence72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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Primary CPV classification in tender data.
Delivery geography
95% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address country is United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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Tender procurementMethod is "selective".
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Call-off from a framework agreement".
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on invited suppliers, bids received and evaluation is not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published period
98% confidence28 September 2026 to 31 December 2026
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Award contractPeriod provides these start and end dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Contract conclusion
98% confidenceNot explicitly confirmed
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The data records an active award and a contract period, but does not explicitly state that a contract was concluded or signed.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
93% confidenceShort-term framework call-off for interim capacity
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The requirement is an interim Business Analyst resource and the route is a framework call-off, with a published period ending 31 December 2026.
Pricing detail
99% confidenceNot published
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The notice provides headline values but no rates, pricing schedule or cost breakdown.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting values
99% confidenceTender and award values differ
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Tender data states £36,900; the award record states £39,600. The notice does not explain the difference.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified legal identity
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Company-number matching verifies PERMANENT FUTURES LIMITED, number 04430310; no supplier-name mismatch is flagged.
Unpublished commercial and competition detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, bidder list, scoring, award rationale, rate card, lot allocation, extension terms or signature confirmation is supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published tender value (£36,900) conflicts with the award value (£39,600); no explanation or reconciled figure is supplied.
- The notice does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed or concluded.
- Information on competition, bids, evaluation, award rationale, pricing breakdowns, lots and extension terms is not supplied in the published notice.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Police Digital ServicePERMANENT FUTURES LIMITEDBusiness Analystframework call-offinterim resourceContracts FinderIT services
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the Business Analyst award?
The active award names PERMANENT FUTURES LIMITED, verified under company number 04430310.
What is the published award value?
The award record states £39,600, while tender-level data states £36,900. The notice does not reconcile the difference.
Was the contract signed?
The supplied data does not explicitly confirm contract signature.
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.