AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Police Digital Service awarded a £47,520 Business Analyst call-off to PERMANENT FUTURES LIMITED for interim business analyst resource.
Published outcomeThe active award was made on 4 September 2026 under a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The published contract period runs from 7 September to 27 November 2026.
Market significanceThis is a short-term UK IT-services-related professional resource engagement, with a published value of £47,520.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
PERMANENT FUTURES LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-6e8b6e91-e50b-4b2f-823f-d5b9c7b65799-1 · 47520 GBP · verified supplier; active award
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Verified company name and number 04430310 are supplied through company-number matching. The single award names this supplier and has a value of GBP 47,520.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded; source record marked complete and award marked active
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Process display status is "awarded", source status is "complete", and the award status is "active".
Award decision date
98% confidence4 September 2026
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Award record date: 2026-09-04T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication date
98% confidence13 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-13T14:49:12+01:00.
Contract status
90% confidenceAn active award and stated contract period are published; signature/conclusion is not explicitly evidenced.
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The award is marked active and contains a contractPeriod, but no explicit signing or contract-conclusion field is supplied.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£47,520
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Award value amount is 47520, currency GBP; tender value also states GBP 47,520.
Value allocation
97% confidenceThe full published award value is associated with the single named supplier.
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One supplier is listed on the award, which has a GBP 47,520 value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence4 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-09-04T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence4 September 2026
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Award date: 2026-09-04T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract start
98% confidence7 September 2026
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Award and tender contractPeriod startDate: 2026-09-07T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract end
98% confidence27 November 2026
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Award and tender contractPeriod endDate: 2026-11-27T23:59:59Z.
Award notice published
98% confidence13 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-13T14:49:12+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceInterim Business Analyst resource
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Tender title is "Business Analyst" and description is "Interim Business Analyst resource".
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Main procurement category: services.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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Published primary CPV classification is 72000000.
Delivery location
95% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address countryName: United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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Published procurementMethod: selective.
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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Published procurementMethodDetails: "Call-off from a framework agreement".
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of invited suppliers, bids received and evaluation results are unknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
98% confidence7 September 2026 to 27 November 2026
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Published contractPeriod start and end dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SME suitability flag
95% confidenceYes
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Tender suitability.sme is true.
VCSE suitability flag
95% confidenceNo
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Tender suitability.vcse is false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Engagement profile
94% confidenceA short-duration, fixed published-value interim resource call-off.
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The requirement is for an interim Business Analyst resource, valued at GBP 47,520, with a stated period from 7 September to 27 November 2026.
Route-to-market implication
88% confidenceThe framework call-off route indicates that participation was governed by the relevant framework rather than an openly described procedure in this notice.
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The notice states "Call-off from a framework agreement"; framework name and call-off rules are not published here.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier name normalisation
99% confidenceA verified legal supplier identity is available, but the source supplier name differs.
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Company-number verification identifies PERMANENT FUTURES LIMITED (04430310), whereas the source award supplier name is "Permanent Frutures Ltd.".
Contract conclusion evidence
95% confidenceThe record supports an active award and stated contract period, not an explicit signed-contract claim.
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No explicit signature or contract-conclusion data is supplied.
Unpublished procurement detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes framework name, bidder count, evaluation/scoring, lot allocation, pricing breakdown, extension terms and award rationale.
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source supplier name, "Permanent Frutures Ltd.", differs from the verified legal name PERMANENT FUTURES LIMITED; the verified company-number match has been used.
- The notice does not explicitly state that a contract was signed or otherwise concluded.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes framework name, competing-bid count, evaluation results, award rationale, pricing detail, lot detail and extension or renewal terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Police Digital ServicePERMANENT FUTURES LIMITEDBusiness Analystinterim business analystframework call-offIT servicespublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Police Digital Service Business Analyst award?
PERMANENT FUTURES LIMITED, verified by company number 04430310.
What is the published value of the award?
£47,520.
What is the stated contract period?
7 September 2026 to 27 November 2026.
How was the requirement procured?
The notice describes a selective call-off from a framework agreement.
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