AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Ministry of Justice has awarded an active call-off under its Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for demolition training for prisoners at HMP Pentonville. The published award value is £26,700 and the stated delivery period is 2 November 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded to National Demolition Training Group. The notice identifies an accredited CCDO demolition course with an added traffic marshal qualification.
Market significanceThis is a small, specialist prison-education training requirement procured through a dynamic purchasing system call-off, focused on employment-related construction skills.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
National Demolition Training Group
93% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-5a8b38ff-199f-4a5b-a571-482a1b45d290-1 · 26700 GBP · active
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The active award names National Demolition Training Group as supplier and records a value of GBP 26,700.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; award status active
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Process stage is "award" and the award status is "active" in the supplied Contracts Finder data.
Award date
98% confidence16 October 2026
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Award record date: 2026-10-16T00:00:00+01:00.
Published date
98% confidence16 October 2026
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Award notice publication timestamp: 2026-10-16T14:37:44+01:00.
Stated contract period
96% confidence2 November 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Award and tender contractPeriod fields state startDate 2026-11-02 and endDate 2027-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£26,700
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The award value is amount 26700, currency GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceSingle award value recorded
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One award and one named supplier are present in the supplied data.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence28 September 2026, 15:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-09-28T15:00:00+01:00.
Award publication
98% confidence16 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-16T14:37:44+01:00.
Planned delivery start
96% confidence2 November 2026
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Stated contractPeriod startDate: 2026-11-02T00:00:00Z.
Planned delivery end
96% confidence31 March 2027
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Stated contractPeriod endDate: 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceAccredited industry-standard CCDO demolition course with an added traffic marshal qualification for prisoners at HMP Pentonville
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The published description states that the supplier is to deliver this course and qualification to foster employment on release.
Category
99% confidenceEducation and training services
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Primary CPV classification: 80000000, Education and training services.
Delivery area
94% confidenceLondon, United Kingdom
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The tender item lists London, United Kingdom as the delivery address region.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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Tender procurementMethod is "selective".
Procurement route
99% confidenceCall-off from a dynamic purchasing system
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system".
Supplier suitability flags
94% confidenceSME and VCSE suitability marked yes
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Tender suitability fields state sme: true and vcse: true.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated duration
90% confidenceAbout five months
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The stated period runs from 2 November 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Pricing detail
98% confidenceNo pricing breakdown published
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The notice supplies only the total award value.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-to-market signal
87% confidenceSuppliers seeking similar work would need access to the relevant prison education dynamic purchasing system or an equivalent eligible call-off route.
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The published procurement route is a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system.
Capability signal
96% confidenceThe requirement combines accredited demolition training with traffic marshal content and an employment-on-release objective.
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The notice description explicitly identifies the CCDO course, traffic marshal qualification and employment objective.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity verification
99% confidencePublished supplier name remains unverified
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Supplier identity status is checked_unmatched: the completed Companies House workflow found no safe match, and no verified company name or number is supplied.
Award versus contract conclusion
98% confidenceThe source is an active award notice; signature or contract-conclusion evidence is not supplied
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The release is tagged "award" and no explicit signed-contract field or document is provided.
Publication completeness
99% confidenceBid count, scoring, award rationale, lot allocation, pricing breakdown and extension terms are not supplied
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplier identity is unverified: the supplied Companies House workflow completed without finding a safe company match for the published name National Demolition Training Group.
- The record is an award notice and does not explicitly evidence a signed or otherwise concluded contract.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid numbers, evaluation scores, award rationale, individual pricing, lot allocation and extension or renewal terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Ministry of JusticeHMP Pentonvilledemolition trainingprison educationCCDOtraffic marshaldynamic purchasing systemNational Demolition Training Group
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the HMP Pentonville demolition training award?
The published award names National Demolition Training Group. Its identity remains unverified because the supplied Companies House matching workflow found no safe match.
What is the value of the award?
The published award value is £26,700.
What training is included?
The notice describes an accredited industry-standard CCDO demolition course with an added traffic marshal qualification.
When is delivery due to take place?
The notice states a contract period from 2 November 2026 to 31 March 2027.
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