AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS England published an award notice for Modernising Education in TEL (METEL), naming PEOPLE-STAR LIMITED as supplier. The notice records an active award dated 5 October 2026, with a stated core contract period to 31 March 2027 and two optional 12-month extensions.
Published outcomeAward announced to PEOPLE-STAR LIMITED through a framework call-off. The supplied record does not explicitly confirm signature.
Market significanceThis is an NHS England education and training services award. The published monetary fields conflict: the award record states £1.32 million while the tender-level value states £330,000.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
PEOPLE-STAR LIMITED
98% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-f813e1f0-8dd4-4119-ba64-a1107d65501a-1 · 1320000 GBP · verified; named supplier on active award
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The award names PEOPLE-STAR LIMITED as supplier and states £1,320,000. Supplier verification reports an exact-name match to active company number 10375714.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source record complete
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Process display status is “awarded”; source status is “complete”; document type is “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-f813e1f0-8dd4-4119-ba64-a1107d65501a-1 has status “active”.
Contract execution
96% confidenceNot explicitly confirmed
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The supplied award notice and award data identify an award and contract period but do not state that a contract was signed.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
98% confidence£1,320,000
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The award record states value amount 1320000 GBP.
Tender-level published value
98% confidence£330,000
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The tender object states value amount 330000 GBP; the process-level value maximum is also 330000 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
98% confidence4 October 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period end date is 2026-10-04T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence5 October 2026
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Award date is 2026-10-05T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract start
98% confidence5 October 2026
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Tender and award contract periods both state a start date of 2026-10-05.
Stated core contract end
98% confidence31 March 2027
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Tender and award contract periods both state an end date of 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice publication
98% confidence9 October 2026
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The award notice document was published at 2026-10-09T11:18:05+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceModernising Education in TEL (METEL)
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Process and tender title: “Modernising Education in TEL (METEL)”.
Service category
99% confidenceEducation and training services
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Primary CPV 80000000 is described as “Education and training services”.
Delivery geography
90% confidenceUnited Kingdom; delivery postcode recorded as LS1 4AP
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Tender delivery addresses list United Kingdom and postcode LS1 4AP.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceSelective procedure; call-off from a framework agreement
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The tender states procurement method “selective” and procurement method details “Call-off from a framework agreement”.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bidder count, bidder identities, evaluation scores or award rationale are included in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Core term
98% confidence5 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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The published contract period gives these start and end dates.
Extension options
96% confidenceTwo optional extensions of 12 months each
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Tender description states that the agreement will run until 31/3/2027 with two optional 12-month extensions.
Lot structure
98% confidenceNo lots published
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The supplied lots array is empty and no award lot IDs are provided.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value interpretation
99% confidenceThe published £1.32 million award value cannot be reconciled with the £330,000 tender-level value from the supplied data.
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Award value is £1,320,000, while the tender value and process value maximum are £330,000.
Route implication
98% confidenceThe award was made via a framework call-off rather than an openly described standalone competition.
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Procurement method details state “Call-off from a framework agreement”.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting published values
99% confidenceAward value £1.32 million conflicts with tender-level value £330,000; no explanation is supplied.
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The award value is 1320000 GBP, whereas tender.value and process value maximum are 330000 GBP.
Execution evidence
96% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No explicit signed-contract confirmation is present in the supplied data.
Evaluation and pricing detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No scores, bid count, pricing breakdown, framework name or award rationale are provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award value (£1.32 million) and tender-level value (£330,000) conflict, and the notice provides no reconciliation.
- The supplied data does not explicitly confirm that a contract has been signed.
- No framework name, bid count, evaluation results, pricing breakdown, lot allocation or award rationale is published.
- No dates or conditions for exercising the optional extensions are supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
NHS EnglandPEOPLE-STAR LIMITEDMETELModernising Education in TELeducation and training servicesframework call-off
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as the supplier for METEL?
PEOPLE-STAR LIMITED was named as the supplier on the active award record.
What is the published contract value?
The award record states £1.32 million, but the tender-level value states £330,000; the supplied notice does not explain the difference.
When does the stated core term end?
The published core contract end date is 31 March 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.