AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Cumberland Council published an award notice for Skills Boot Camp training in air source heat pump installation upskills. The published award is to THE GAS ROOMS LIMITED and is valued at £45,000.
Published outcomeAward announced as active; the source contains conflicting contract-period dates, so the operative delivery period is unclear.
Market significanceA £45,000 public-sector training-services award in England, procured through an open procedure.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
THE GAS ROOMS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-7e4f671d-c6a6-49f5-a985-87709ff5f374-1 · 45000 GBP · active award
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Verified supplier identity is THE GAS ROOMS LIMITED (company number 07945746); the active award names source supplier "The Gas Rooms LTD" and has a value of £45,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; award status active
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Process display status is "awarded" and the award status is "active".
Award decision date
98% confidence15 October 2026
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Award record date: 2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication
98% confidence15 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-15T12:54:20+01:00.
Contract conclusion/signature
99% confidenceUnknown
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The supplied award notice does not explicitly state that a contract was signed or concluded.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£45,000
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The award value is 45000 GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidence£45,000 allocated to the single published award
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One award is supplied, with one named supplier and a £45,000 award value; no lots are supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence21 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-09-21T12:00:00+01:00.
Published tender contract period
97% confidence9 October 2026 to 31 August 2027
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Tender contractPeriod states startDate 2026-10-09 and endDate 2027-08-31.
Award-level contract period
97% confidence1 November 2026 to 30 September 2027
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Award contractPeriod states startDate 2026-11-01 and endDate 2027-09-30.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSkills Boot Camp training for air source heat pump installation upskills
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Process title and description state "Skills Boot Camp Call off Lot 4 - Air Source heat Pump Installation Upskills" training.
Primary category
99% confidenceServices — training services (CPV 80500000)
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Primary CPV classification: 80500000, Training services.
Delivery area
97% confidenceEngland, United Kingdom
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The tender item delivery address specifies region England and country United Kingdom.
Lot information
99% confidenceNo lot records or lot titles supplied
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The supplied lots array is empty and the award has no lot IDs.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Procurement method details: "Open procedure".
Competition results
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on the number of tenders, bidders, scores and evaluation is not supplied in the published notice data.
SME suitability
98% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability records sme: true.
VCSE suitability
98% confidenceNot marked suitable for VCSEs
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Tender suitability records vcse: false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published contract periods
99% confidenceConflicting dates reported: tender period 9 October 2026–31 August 2027; award period 1 November 2026–30 September 2027
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The tender and award contractPeriod fields contain different start and end dates.
Extensions and renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market opportunity type
98% confidenceSpecialist low-carbon heating installation upskilling training
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The requirement is for air source heat pump installation upskills training.
Commercial scale
99% confidence£45,000 published award value
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Award value: £45,000 GBP.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting contract dates
99% confidenceThe tender-level and award-level contract periods differ
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Tender: 9 October 2026–31 August 2027; award: 1 November 2026–30 September 2027.
Award versus signed-contract evidence
99% confidenceAward publication is evidenced; signature or conclusion is not explicitly evidenced
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The supplied document is an awarded contract notice and contains no explicit signature or conclusion field.
Lot allocation detail
99% confidenceNo lot records, titles or award-to-lot allocation supplied
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Lots array is empty and award lot_ids_json is null.
Unpublished competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No tender count, bidder list, scores or award rationale is present in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published tender-level and award-level contract periods conflict; the applicable start and end dates cannot be determined from the supplied evidence.
- The notice evidences an active award but does not explicitly evidence a signed or concluded contract.
- No lot records, lot titles or award-to-lot allocation are supplied.
- Information on tender responses, evaluation, award rationale, pricing structure, payment terms, extensions and renewal options was not supplied in the published notice.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Cumberland CouncilTHE GAS ROOMS LIMITEDair source heat pump trainingSkills Boot Camptraining servicespublic contract award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Cumberland Council's air source heat pump upskills training award?
THE GAS ROOMS LIMITED is the verified legal supplier named for the published £45,000 award.
What is the value of the award?
The published award value is £45,000.
When does the contract end?
The source gives conflicting end dates: 31 August 2027 at tender level and 30 September 2027 at award level.
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.