AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
West Midlands Fire Service awarded a £27,900 contract to LABC LIMITED for Level 6 Fire Engineering Principles courses for 12 people, with course dates stated as 8 October 2026 and 13 January 2027.
Published outcomeThe published award record is active. It records an award decision dated 25 September 2026 and a contract period from 25 September 2026 to 13 July 2027; the notice does not explicitly evidence signature.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold industrial-training services procurement conducted through competitive quotation.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
LABC LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-8ff95dbd-ed4b-4601-8c1e-856f4abdb897-1 · 27900 GBP · verified supplier; active award
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The award names supplier "LABC LTD" and has value £27,900. Supplier verification matches company number 08336677 to LABC LIMITED.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source status complete
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Process display status is "awarded"; notice type is "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder"; source status is "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-8ff95dbd-ed4b-4601-8c1e-856f4abdb897-1 has status "active".
Award decision date
99% confidence25 September 2026
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The award date is 2026-09-25T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract signature
98% confidenceUnknown
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The supplied award notice provides an award and contract-period dates but no explicit signature field or signed-contract evidence.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£27,900 GBP
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The active award value is 27,900 GBP.
Published tender value range
99% confidence£27,899–£27,900 GBP
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Tender minimum value is 27,899 GBP and tender value is 27,900 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
99% confidence24 September 2026, 17:00 BST
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Tender period end date is 2026-09-24T17:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence25 September 2026
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Award date is 2026-09-25T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period start
99% confidence25 September 2026
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The published contract period starts 2026-09-25T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period end
99% confidence13 July 2027
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The published contract period ends 2027-07-13T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence13 October 2026
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The award notice was published at 2026-10-13T15:17:04+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceLevel 6 Fire Engineering Principles courses for 12 people
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Process title states "Level 6 Fire Engineering Principles course - 12 people starting 8 Oct 2026".
Stated course dates
98% confidence8 October 2026 and 13 January 2027
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Process and tender description state "Level 6 Fire Engineering Principles courses 8th Oct 26 & 13 Jan 27".
Category
99% confidenceServices — industrial training services (CPV 80531100)
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Main procurement category is services; primary CPV 80531100 is "Industrial training services".
Delivery area
99% confidenceWest Midlands, United Kingdom
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The tender item delivery address specifies region "West Midlands" and country "United Kingdom".
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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The tender procurement method is "limited".
Method detail
99% confidenceCompetitive quotation (below threshold)
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Procurement method details are stated as "Competitive quotation (below threshold)".
Competition metrics
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on the number of quotations, bidders, scores and evaluation is not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published contract period
99% confidence25 September 2026 to 13 July 2027
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The award contract period specifies these start and end dates.
Extension or option terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SME and VCSE suitability flags
99% confidenceBoth marked false
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Tender suitability records sme: false and vcse: false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
97% confidenceOne active award to one verified supplier, with no lots published
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One award is supplied, naming LABC LIMITED after verification; the lots dataset is empty and award lot IDs are not supplied.
Value attribution
98% confidence£27,900 is attributable to the sole supplier on the sole published award
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The single award names one supplier and records a value of 27,900 GBP.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award versus concluded contract evidence
99% confidenceThe record supports an active award and published contract period, but does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed.
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The notice is an awarded contract notice and the award status is active; no signature evidence is provided.
Published information gaps
99% confidenceLot titles, bid counts, evaluation results, pricing breakdown, extension terms and signed-contract documentation are not supplied.
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No such fields or documents are included in the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not explicitly evidence a signed contract; it supports an active award and a published contract period only.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid counts, evaluation and scoring, lot allocation, detailed pricing, extension terms and signed-contract documentation.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
West Midlands Fire ServiceLABC LIMITEDLevel 6 Fire Engineering Principlesfire engineering trainingindustrial training servicesContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Level 6 Fire Engineering Principles course contract?
LABC LIMITED won the published award. Its company number, 08336677, was verified in the supplied supplier-verification data.
What is the award value?
The published award value is £27,900 GBP.
When does the published contract period end?
The published contract period ends on 13 July 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.