AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Gambling Commission published an award notice for ISS & RICs Support. The notice identifies ERNST & YOUNG LLP as supplier through a framework call-off.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded to ERNST & YOUNG LLP, valued at £8,836,000.
Market significanceThis is a substantial business and management consultancy services award for continued ISS support and support for a RICs review.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-6d930e8d-eb4f-4237-b5bd-c9b7a832912b-1 · 8836000 GBP · verified; active award
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Award names Ernst & young LLP as supplier and gives £8,836,000. Supplier verification matched Companies House number OC300001 to ERNST & YOUNG LLP.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded; source record complete
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Process display_status is 'awarded', source_status is 'complete', and notice type is 'Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder'.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-6d930e8d-eb4f-4237-b5bd-c9b7a832912b-1 has status 'active'.
Contract conclusion
95% confidenceNot explicitly evidenced as signed
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The supplied record is an award notice and active award record; it does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£8,836,000 GBP
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The award value is 8836000 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceAllocated to the sole recorded award and supplier
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One award is supplied, with ERNST & YOUNG LLP as its only listed supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender deadline
99% confidence10 January 2026, 12:00 UTC
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Tender period endDate is 2026-01-10T12:00:00Z.
Award date
99% confidence20 January 2026
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Award date is 2026-01-20T00:00:00Z.
Contract period stated in award
99% confidence1 February 2026 to 31 December 2027
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Award contractPeriod gives startDate 2026-02-01 and endDate 2027-12-31.
Award notice publication
99% confidence20 October 2026
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The award notice datePublished is 2026-10-20T14:18:44+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceContinued ISS services support and support to deliver the RICs review
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Process and tender description state: 'Continued support with the ISS services and support to deliver the RICs review'.
Category
99% confidenceBusiness and management consultancy services (CPV 79410000)
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Primary CPV classification is 79410000, Business and management consultancy services.
Main procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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mainProcurementCategory is 'services'.
Delivery location
93% confidencePostal code B47 6EQ
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Tender item deliveryAddresses lists postalCode 'b47 6EQ'.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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procurementMethod is 'selective'.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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procurementMethodDetails states 'Call-off from a framework agreement'.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results not supplied
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No bidder count, scoring, evaluation narrative, or unsuccessful supplier information is included in the supplied notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
99% confidence1 February 2026 to 31 December 2027
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The award contractPeriod states these start and end dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension options or renewal provisions are supplied.
SME/VCSE suitability
98% confidenceNot marked suitable for SMEs or VCSEs
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Tender suitability has sme:false and vcse:false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
99% confidenceFramework call-off
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The procedure detail is 'Call-off from a framework agreement'.
Published value basis
94% confidenceUnspecified
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The record provides a £8,836,000 award value but does not state whether it is fixed, estimated, ceiling, or priced on another basis.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Notice timing
99% confidenceAward notice was published after the stated award date and contract start date
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Award date is 20 January 2026, stated start date is 1 February 2026, and notice publication is 20 October 2026.
Lot information
99% confidenceNo lots or individual lot allocations supplied
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The supplied lots array is empty and the award has no lot IDs.
Published detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, evaluation results, pricing breakdown, value basis, and extension terms.
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These fields are absent from the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied record is an award notice and does not explicitly evidence contract signature.
- No lot structure or lot-level allocation is published.
- No bid count, evaluation scores, unsuccessful bidders, pricing breakdown, value basis, or extension terms are supplied.
- The notice was published on 20 October 2026, after the stated award date and stated contract start date; no explanation is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Gambling CommissionERNST & YOUNG LLPISS & RICs Supportframework call-offbusiness and management consultancy servicespublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the ISS & RICs Support award?
ERNST & YOUNG LLP is the sole supplier named on the active award record.
What is the published award value?
The award value is £8,836,000 GBP.
What procurement route was used?
The notice states that the award was a call-off from a framework agreement using a selective procedure.
When is the stated contract period?
The award record states 1 February 2026 to 31 December 2027.
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.