AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Scottish Prison Service published an award and contract notice for statutory insurance inspections across its estate. The notice identifies Ashdale Engineering UK Ltd as the supplier and records a GBP 183,725.64 contract signed on 1 October 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award is linked to lot 1 and to Ashdale Engineering UK Ltd. However, the same source marks lot 1 as cancelled, creating an unresolved lifecycle inconsistency.
Market significanceThe requirement covers statutory inspection services for lifting equipment, pressure systems and plant at 19 Scottish Prison Service sites, with a stated three-year term and an optional three-year extension.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ASHDALE ENGINEERING UK LTD
98% confidenceAward 097327-2026-SPS-01873-1 · Lots 1 · 183725.64 GBP · Verified supplier linked to an active award and active signed contract
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The award names Ashdale Engineering UK Ltd as supplier. Supplier verification gives verified company name "ASHDALE ENGINEERING UK LTD" (company number 06013500). The linked contract records GBP 183,725.64.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published award and contract notice
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Release history records notice 097327-2026 as an "award, contract" release dated 2026-10-15.
Award status
97% confidenceActive
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Award 097327-2026-SPS-01873-1 has status "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive; signed 1 October 2026
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Contract 097327-2026-SPS-01873-1 has status "active" and dateSigned "2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00".
Lot status
99% confidenceCancelled (source conflict)
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Lot 1 is marked "cancelled", despite the linked award and contract both being active.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidenceGBP 183,725.64
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Linked contract 097327-2026-SPS-01873-1 states value amount 183725.64 and currency GBP.
Lot value
99% confidenceNot supplied
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No value is published for lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
99% confidence16 July 2026
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Release history records tender release 067340-2026 dated 2026-07-16.
Tender deadline
98% confidence19 August 2026, 14:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-08-19T14:00:00+01:00.
Contract signed
99% confidence1 October 2026
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The contract dateSigned field is 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Award and contract notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Release history records release 097327-2026 dated 2026-10-15.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
97% confidenceStatutory insurance inspections for pressure equipment, pressure safety systems, lifting equipment and work equipment.
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The published description cites PER, PSSR, pressure equipment safety regulations, LOLER, PUWER and COSHH requirements.
Service footprint
96% confidence19 Scottish Prison Service sites
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Lot 1 description specifies 14 prison establishments, two CCUs, SPS College, Fauldhouse central store/training facility and administrative headquarters.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 66000000 — Financial and insurance services
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Tender classification is CPV 66000000.
Delivery region
98% confidenceUKM (Scotland)
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The tender item delivery address region is UKM.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Process procurement_method_details is "Open procedure".
Evaluation weighting
96% confidenceTechnical 40%; price 60%
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Lot 1 award criteria list Technical 40 and price 60.
Bid count and scoring results
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
96% confidenceThree years
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Lot 1 description states "Contract term 3 years".
Extension provision
96% confidenceOptional three-year extension
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Lot 1 description states "optional 3 year extension".
Contract start and end dates
99% confidenceNot supplied
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Process contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null; no alternative operational dates are provided.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
95% confidenceSingle supplier, single linked lot and contract record
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The notice contains one award, linked to lot 1, one supplier and one contract.
Awarded service focus
96% confidenceCompliance-led inspection provision across a multi-site custodial estate
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The scope covers statutory inspections at 19 SPS sites for specified equipment and regulatory regimes.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe published GBP 183,725.64 is the linked contract value, not a separately published lot value.
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The amount appears on the contract record; the lot record has no published value.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Material lifecycle inconsistency
99% confidenceLot 1 is marked cancelled while its linked award and signed contract are both marked active.
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Lot status is "cancelled"; award status and contract status are "active"; contract dateSigned is 1 October 2026.
Operational dates absent
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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Contract start and end fields are null.
Award decision date absent
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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The award record has no award_date.
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified
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Exact-name verification identifies company number 06013500 and verified legal name ASHDALE ENGINEERING UK LTD.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains an unresolved lifecycle conflict: lot 1 is cancelled, while the linked award and signed contract are active.
- No contract start date or end date is published; operational duration cannot be dated from the notice.
- No award decision date, bidder count, tenderer identities, evaluation scores or pricing breakdown is supplied.
- No separate lot value is published; the GBP 183,725.64 amount is recorded on the linked contract.
- The stated three-year term and optional three-year extension are published, but the timing of any extension cannot be estimated without an end date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Scottish Prison ServiceASHDALE ENGINEERING UK LTDinsurance inspectionsstatutory inspectionsLOLERPSSRpressure equipment inspectionspublic contract award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier?
ASHDALE ENGINEERING UK LTD was named as the supplier for the active award.
What is the published contract value?
The linked contract record states GBP 183,725.64.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract record explicitly gives a signed date of 1 October 2026.
What services are covered?
The notice describes statutory inspections of lifting equipment, pressure systems and plant across 19 Scottish Prison Service sites.
Is there a source-data issue?
Yes. The lot is marked cancelled even though the linked award and signed contract are marked active.
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