AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Ministry of Justice has awarded a Future Skills Programme call-off for barista training for residents of HMP New Hall to COMPLETE SKILLS SOLUTIONS LIMITED. The published award value is £42,337.50 and the stated delivery period runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Published outcomeAwarded to COMPLETE SKILLS SOLUTIONS LIMITED under a selective call-off from a dynamic purchasing system.
Market significanceA modest-value prison education and employability services award focused on practical hospitality skills and links to employment opportunities on release.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
COMPLETE SKILLS SOLUTIONS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-ea456c3e-2dd7-4399-8e76-22c737a7cdcc-1 · 42337.50 GBP · Awarded; award record active
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Supplier verification identifies company number 08884206 as COMPLETE SKILLS SOLUTIONS LIMITED. The single award names Complete Skills Solutions and carries a value of £42,337.50.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; award status recorded as active
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The notice is titled “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”; the award record has status “active”.
Award decision date
98% confidence12 October 2026
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Award record date: 2026-10-12T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication date
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-13T08:18:47+01:00.
Stated contract period
98% confidence1 November 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Award and tender contractPeriod fields specify these dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£42,337.50
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The award value and tender value are both stated as 42337.5 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceSingle published award to the named supplier
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One award record names one supplier and states £42,337.50.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
98% confidence25 September 2026, 15:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-09-25T15:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence12 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-12T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start date
98% confidence1 November 2026
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Published contractPeriod startDate: 2026-11-01T00:00:00Z.
Contract end date
98% confidence31 March 2027
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Published contractPeriod endDate: 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
98% confidencePractical barista training for prisoners/residents at HMP New Hall
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The description specifies an engaging practical barista course programme for residents of HMP New Hall.
Intended outcomes
96% confidenceSupport employment as a barista or in hospitality and/or customer services on release, linked to employers with vacancies
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Published description states these intended employment outcomes and employer links.
Category
99% confidenceEducation and training services (CPV 80000000)
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Primary classification is CPV 80000000, Education and training services.
Delivery area
93% confidenceNorth East, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address gives region North East and country United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceSelective procedure; call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
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Published procurementMethod is selective and procurementMethodDetails is “Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system”.
SME and VCSE suitability
95% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs and VCSEs
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Tender suitability fields state sme: true and vcse: true.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results unknown
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No bidder count, scoring, ranking or evaluation narrative is supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated duration
92% confidenceApproximately five months
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The published period runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal provision is supplied in the published notice data.
Execution status
98% confidenceA published award with an active award record; contract signature is not stated
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The source supplies award status and a future contract period, but no signature or execution field.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-to-market signal
93% confidenceSuppliers seeking comparable work may need access to the relevant dynamic purchasing system
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The procurement is expressly described as a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system.
Service proposition signal
95% confidenceThe requirement combines vocational delivery with employability and employer-vacancy links
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The description requires practical barista training intended to support release into employment and linked employers with vacancies.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified legal identity available
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Company-number matching verified COMPLETE SKILLS SOLUTIONS LIMITED, company number 08884206.
Award-state interpretation
98% confidencePublished data supports an award and active award record, not an explicit signed-contract conclusion
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The notice is an award notice and award status is active; no signature or execution evidence is supplied.
Published information gaps
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation criteria/results, pricing breakdown, extension terms, detailed lot allocation and contract-signature status.
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data; no lots are listed.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source does not expressly state that a contract has been signed or executed.
- No bid count, bidder list, award scoring, evaluation rationale or pricing breakdown is published.
- No extension, renewal or variation provisions are published.
- No lot titles or individual lot allocations are published; the record contains a single award and no listed lots.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Ministry of JusticeHMP New Hallbarista trainingprison educationFuture Skills ProgrammeCOMPLETE SKILLS SOLUTIONS LIMITEDdynamic purchasing system
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the HMP New Hall barista training award?
COMPLETE SKILLS SOLUTIONS LIMITED, verified under company number 08884206.
What is the published value of the award?
£42,337.50.
What is being delivered?
Practical barista training for HMP New Hall residents, intended to support employment in barista, hospitality or customer-service roles on release.
Was this an open tender?
No. The notice describes a selective call-off from a dynamic purchasing system.
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