AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Police Digital Service awarded an interim Business Analyst resource requirement to PERMANENT FUTURES LIMITED through a framework call-off.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded, valued at £96,558, with a stated period from 28 September 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Market significanceThis is a single-supplier, short-term professional services call-off in the IT consulting and support category.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
PERMANENT FUTURES LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-6286c757-dc6f-4cd7-982c-1efe07af1dbe-1 · 96558 GBP · verified; active award
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Supplier verification identifies company number 04430310 as PERMANENT FUTURES LIMITED. The active award names Permanent Futures Ltd. and has value £96,558.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source status complete
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The process is labelled "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder", with stage "award", display status "awarded" and source status "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-6286c757-dc6f-4cd7-982c-1efe07af1dbe-1 has status "active".
Award decision date
98% confidence25 September 2026
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The award record gives date 2026-09-25T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract period
99% confidence28 September 2026 to 31 March 2027
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The award and tender contractPeriod fields state startDate 2026-09-28 and endDate 2027-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£96,558
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The award value is 96558 GBP; the tender value is also 96558 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceEntire published award value is associated with the single recorded supplier
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One award names one supplier, PERMANENT FUTURES LIMITED, and no lots are published.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
98% confidence25 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender tenderPeriod.endDate is 2026-09-25T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence25 September 2026
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Award date is 2026-09-25T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated start date
99% confidence28 September 2026
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Award contractPeriod.startDate is 2026-09-28T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated end date
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Award contractPeriod.endDate is 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence13 October 2026
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The award notice document and award datePublished are 2026-10-13T15:24:39+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceInterim Business Analyst Resource
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The process description states "Interim Business Analyst Resource".
Category
99% confidenceServices
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main_category and mainProcurementCategory are recorded as services.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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The supplied primary CPV classification is 72000000 with this description.
Delivery geography
95% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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The single tender item lists a delivery address with countryName "United Kingdom".
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective
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procurement_method is "selective".
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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procurement_method_details states "Call-off from a framework agreement".
SME suitability
96% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability.sme is true.
Competition information
99% confidenceBidder count and evaluation information not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, bidder list, scores or evaluation results are included in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
98% confidenceStated period of approximately six months
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The published period runs from 28 September 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No extension, option or renewal fields are present in the supplied data.
Pricing detail
99% confidenceOnly a total award value is published
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The source provides £96,558 but no rates, payment profile or pricing breakdown.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
97% confidenceFramework call-off for a single interim resource requirement
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The notice describes an interim Business Analyst resource and identifies the route as a framework call-off.
Published value context
98% confidence£96,558 total published value for the stated term
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The sole award is valued at £96,558 and has a stated period ending 31 March 2027.
Award rationale
99% confidenceNot published
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The supplied notice contains no award rationale, quality assessment, pricing assessment or scoring information.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and supplier identity
99% confidenceHigh-quality published award record with verified supplier identity
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The award is active and complete in the source; supplier identity was verified by company number 04430310.
Contract conclusion evidence
99% confidenceThe source records an active award and stated contract period, but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed
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The supplied fields include award status and contract dates, but no signature or execution record.
Lot detail
99% confidenceNo lots published
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The supplied lots array is empty and award lot IDs are null.
Commercial and competition detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, scores, award rationale, rates, pricing breakdown, extension terms or renewal terms are present.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not explicitly evidence that a contract was signed or otherwise executed; it records an active award and stated contract period.
- No lot titles or lot-level allocation are published.
- Bidder numbers, bid prices, evaluation scores, award rationale and incumbent information are not supplied.
- No rate card, payment structure, pricing breakdown, extension option or renewal terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Police Digital ServicePERMANENT FUTURES LIMITEDBusiness Analystframework call-offinterim resourceIT consultingpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Police Digital Service Business Analyst award?
PERMANENT FUTURES LIMITED, verified under company number 04430310.
What is the published award value?
The published award value is £96,558.
What is the stated contract period?
28 September 2026 to 31 March 2027.
How was the requirement procured?
The notice identifies a selective procedure and a call-off from a framework agreement.
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.