AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Ministry of Justice awarded a £15,000 call-off under the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System to INHOUSE RECORDS C.I.C. for music-production training for prisoners at HMP Pentonville.
Published outcomeOne active award was published on 14 October 2026. The notice records a contract period from 19 October 2026 to 18 April 2027.
Market significanceThis is a small, specialist prison-education services award delivered in London through a dynamic purchasing system call-off.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
INHOUSE RECORDS C.I.C.
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-76bb9122-f0e2-4b01-ab9b-51561a63c685-1 · 15000 GBP · verified supplier; active award
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Supplier verification matches company number 11325783 to INHOUSE RECORDS C.I.C.; the sole award names the supplier source as "In House Records" and states an award value of £15,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded; award status active
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The process is displayed as awarded and the sole award has status "active".
Award decision date
99% confidence14 October 2026
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The award record gives date "2026-10-14T00:00:00+01:00".
Award notice publication
99% confidence14 October 2026
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The Contracts Finder award notice was published at "2026-10-14T15:46:17+01:00".
Contract period recorded
98% confidence19 October 2026 to 18 April 2027
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The award and tender contractPeriod fields specify these start and end dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£15,000
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The sole award value is amount 15000, currency GBP; the tender value is also £15,000.
Value allocation
98% confidenceAllocated to the sole published award
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One award is published, with one supplier and a £15,000 award value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
99% confidence28 September 2026, 15:00 BST
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The tenderPeriod endDate is "2026-09-28T15:00:00+01:00".
Award date
99% confidence14 October 2026
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The award date is recorded as 14 October 2026.
Contract start date
98% confidence19 October 2026
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The published contractPeriod startDate is "2026-10-19T00:00:00+01:00".
Contract end date
98% confidence18 April 2027
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The published contractPeriod endDate is "2027-04-18T23:59:59+01:00".
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceMusic-production training for prisoners at HMP Pentonville, intended to support viable employment pathways in the industry on release from custody
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The notice description states that the supplier shall train prisoners in music production with this employment-pathways aim.
Category
99% confidenceEducation and training services (CPV 80000000)
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The tender classification is CPV 80000000, described as Education and training services.
Delivery area
97% confidenceLondon, United Kingdom
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The tender item lists a delivery address region of London.
Lots
99% confidenceNo lot information published
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No lots are supplied and the award has no lot IDs.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective; call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
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The notice gives procurementMethod "selective" and procurementMethodDetails "Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system".
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results unknown
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No bid count, scores, ranking or evaluation information is supplied in the notice data.
Supplier suitability flags
96% confidenceSME eligible and VCSE eligible
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The tender suitability fields set SME and VCSE to true.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published term
98% confidenceApproximately six months, from 19 October 2026 to 18 April 2027
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The explicit published contract period runs between these dates.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
98% confidenceThe award used an existing Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System rather than an open procedure stated in this notice.
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The title and procurement-method detail identify this as a DPS call-off.
Supplier opportunity signal
96% confidenceThe requirement combines specialist creative-skills instruction with custodial education delivery and post-release employment-pathway objectives.
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The description specifies music-production training for prisoners and an aim of supporting industry employment pathways on release.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier naming reconciliation
99% confidenceThe published supplier name differs from the verified legal company name; this analysis uses INHOUSE RECORDS C.I.C. as the supplier identity.
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Source name is "In House Records" while company-number verification for 11325783 returns INHOUSE RECORDS C.I.C.; mismatch flag is true.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo bid count, evaluation detail, lot allocation, pricing breakdown, extension terms or renewal terms are published.
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
Contract conclusion evidence
99% confidenceThe record is an awarded-contract notice with an active award and stated contract period; no separate signed-contract document is supplied.
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The available document is an "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder"; no executed contract document is included.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source supplier name, "In House Records", differs from the verified legal company name, INHOUSE RECORDS C.I.C.; the legal name is used in this analysis.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation results, bidder identities, award rationale, detailed pricing, lot titles or allocations, and extension or renewal terms.
- No separate signed-contract document is supplied, so the analysis does not state that an executed contract has been signed.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
INHOUSE RECORDS C.I.C.Ministry of JusticeHMP PentonvillePrison Education Dynamic Purchasing Systemmusic production trainingprison educationContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the HMP Pentonville music-production training award?
INHOUSE RECORDS C.I.C. received the published award. The source notice uses the name "In House Records"; company-number verification identifies the legal company as INHOUSE RECORDS C.I.C.
What is the value of the award?
The sole published award value is £15,000.
What is being delivered?
Music-production training for prisoners at HMP Pentonville, with an aim of supporting viable employment pathways in the industry after release.
When does the published contract period run?
The notice records 19 October 2026 to 18 April 2027.
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