AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Ministry of Justice awarded a £66,000 call-off for construction training courses for prisoners at HMP Ford to RMF TRAINING ACADEMY LTD. The award notice describes a multi-skills construction course intended to support qualifications and progression into construction employment.
Published outcomeOne active award was published on 13 October 2026. The stated service period is 23 November 2026 to 22 May 2027.
Market significanceThis is a small, single-supplier prison education call-off under a dynamic purchasing system, focused on construction-skills training in the South East.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
RMF TRAINING ACADEMY LTD
98% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-eed0a9c6-1854-477e-9ea9-97a98b790d28-1 · 66000 GBP · verified supplier; active award
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Supplier verification matched company number 10813737 to RMF TRAINING ACADEMY LTD. The sole active award names the supplier and has a value of £66,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice stage
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice
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The source labels the record "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder" and the process stage as "award".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-eed0a9c6-1854-477e-9ea9-97a98b790d28-1 has status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceUnknown
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No explicit signature or contract-conclusion field is supplied.
Stated service period
99% confidence23 November 2026 to 22 May 2027
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The tender and award contractPeriod specify these start and end dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£66,000 GBP
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The award value is 66000 GBP; the tender value also states 66000 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceAllocated to the sole supplier award
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One award is supplied, naming RMF TRAINING ACADEMY LTD as its sole supplier, with a value of £66,000.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence15 September 2026, 15:00 BST
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The tenderPeriod endDate is 2026-09-15T15:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence13 October 2026
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The award date is 2026-10-13T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence13 October 2026
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The award notice datePublished is 2026-10-13T11:15:50+01:00.
Stated contract start
99% confidence23 November 2026
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The contractPeriod startDate is 2026-11-23T00:00:00Z.
Stated contract end
99% confidence22 May 2027
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The contractPeriod endDate is 2027-05-22T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceMulti-skills construction training course for prisoners at HMP Ford
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The title and description state that the supplier will deliver a multi-skills course for the construction environment at HMP Ford.
Target learners
97% confidenceLearners new to construction trades or refreshing existing trade skills
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The description identifies these as priority cohorts.
Intended outcomes
98% confidenceSkills-based or accredited learning supporting progression into construction employment
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The description states the supplier shall provide a learning pathway to skills or accreditation supporting construction-based employment.
Qualification expectation
96% confidenceIndustry-recognised qualifications, potentially City & Guilds up to Level 2 Diploma or similar
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The description says preferred courses will lead to industry-recognised qualifications and may be via City & Guilds up to Level 2 Diploma within construction or similar qualifications.
Category
99% confidenceEducation and training services (CPV 80000000)
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The supplied primary CPV classification is 80000000, Education and training services.
Delivery area
95% confidenceSouth East, United Kingdom
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The tender item delivery address specifies South East, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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The tender procurementMethod is "selective".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceCall-off from a dynamic purchasing system
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The tender procurementMethodDetails states "Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system".
SME suitability
95% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs
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The tender suitability field sets sme to true.
VCSE suitability
95% confidenceMarked suitable for VCSEs
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The tender suitability field sets vcse to true.
Bid and evaluation information
99% confidenceUnknown
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores or award rationale is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
97% confidenceApproximately six months
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The stated period runs from 23 November 2026 to 22 May 2027.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
Pricing and payment structure
99% confidenceUnknown
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The notice supplies a total award value only; no pricing breakdown or payment terms are provided.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
91% confidenceSuppliers seeking similar work may need access to the relevant Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System.
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The procurement is described as a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system for prison education.
Capability signal
96% confidenceThe requirement combines construction training delivery, accredited or industry-recognised learning routes, and employability progression for prisoners.
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The description specifies multi-skills delivery, potential qualifications and progression into construction employment.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier naming difference resolved
99% confidenceThe source supplier name differs from the verified legal company name; the analysis uses RMF TRAINING ACADEMY LTD.
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Source data names "RMF Construction Training Academy Ltd", while the completed company-number verification for 10813737 returns "RMF TRAINING ACADEMY LTD" and flags nameMismatch true.
Award and contract status distinction
99% confidenceThe source supports an active award and stated future service dates, but does not explicitly confirm signature.
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The award is active and published as an award notice; no signed-contract field is supplied.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo lot structure, bid count, evaluation results, pricing breakdown, extension terms or signature date is provided.
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published material does not explicitly confirm contract signature or execution; it supports an active award notice and stated service period only.
- No bid count, evaluation methodology, scoring, unsuccessful suppliers or award rationale is supplied.
- No extension, renewal, pricing breakdown, payment terms or performance measures are published.
- No lot titles or lot-level allocation is supplied.
- The source supplier name, "RMF Construction Training Academy Ltd", differs from the verified legal company name, "RMF TRAINING ACADEMY LTD"; the verified company-number match has been used.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Ministry of JusticeHMP FordRMF TRAINING ACADEMY LTDprison educationconstruction trainingdynamic purchasing systemContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the HMP Ford construction training award?
RMF TRAINING ACADEMY LTD was the verified legal supplier named for the sole £66,000 award.
What is being delivered?
A multi-skills construction course for prisoners at HMP Ford, intended to support recognised qualifications and progression into construction employment.
When is the stated delivery period?
23 November 2026 to 22 May 2027.
Was the contract explicitly confirmed as signed?
No. The source publishes an active award notice and contract-period dates, but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
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.