AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Northumbria’s Police and Crime Commissioner has published a pending award for role-play acting services supporting investigative training. The named supplier is Jo Haydock Theatre and Training. The award has not yet reached the scheduled signature date, so it should not be treated as a signed or active contract.
Published outcomePending award to Jo Haydock Theatre and Training for lot 1.
Market significanceThe published award value is £200,000 excluding VAT (£240,000 including VAT) for an initial one-year period, with two discretionary 12-month extensions that could extend the term to October 2029.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
2 supplier records analysed
Jo Haydock Theatre and Training
96% confidenceAward 2 · Lots 1 · 200000 GBP · Pending award
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Award 2 names Jo Haydock Theatre and Training as supplier for related lot 1 and gives an amount of £200,000 excluding VAT. Supplier identity status is not_applicable; no verified legal company name was supplied.
Jo Haydock Theatre and Training
88% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 200000 GBP · Pending award
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The supplied award record 1 names this supplier and reports pending status, lot 1 and £200,000. The later detailed award record also identifies the same supplier, lot and value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract award notice on Find a Tender
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Award document 096198-2026 is described as a Contract award notice on Find a Tender.
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 2 has status 'pending'.
Tender/lot status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender NP0438 and lot 1 are marked 'complete'.
Scheduled signature milestone
99% confidence25 October 2026, 23:59:59 UTC
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Award 2 milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-10-25T23:59:59Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£200,000
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Award 2 value.amount is 200000 GBP; the supplied award summary also reports £200,000.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£240,000
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Award 2 value.amountGross is 240000 GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidencePublished against the award; no separate lot-level breakdown supplied
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Award 2 covers related lot 1, while the lot record contains no value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Initial award record date
96% confidence30 July 2026
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Supplied award record 1 has award_date 2026-07-30.
Latest award decision date
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award 2 date is 2026-10-12 and its award notice was published on 12 October 2026.
Assessment summaries sent
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award 2 assessmentSummariesDateSent is 2026-10-12.
Standstill end
99% confidence22 October 2026, 23:59:59 BST
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Award 2 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-22T23:59:59+01:00.
Planned contract start
99% confidence26 October 2026
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Award 2 contractPeriod.startDate is 2026-10-26T00:00:00Z.
Planned initial end
99% confidence25 October 2027
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Award 2 contractPeriod.endDate is 2027-10-25T23:59:59+01:00.
Maximum possible end
99% confidence25 October 2029
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Award 2 contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2029-10-25T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceProfessional role-player services for Northumbria Police investigative training programmes
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Tender description states: 'Provision of professional role player services to support Northumbria Police in its investigative training programs.'
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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Tender NP0438 contains lot 1 only; award 2 relates to lot 1.
Service classification
99% confidenceCPV 92300000 — Entertainment services
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Award item 1 additional classification is CPV 92300000, described as Entertainment services.
Delivery area
98% confidenceUKC region
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Award item 1 delivery address region is UKC.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceOpen
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Tender procurementMethod is 'open'.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceCompetitive flexible procedure
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is 'Competitive flexible procedure'.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceYes
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Award 2 aboveThreshold is true.
Bidder count and evaluation results
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence26 October 2026 to 25 October 2027
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Award 2 contractPeriod specifies these start and end dates.
Extension provision
99% confidenceTwo discretionary extensions of 12 months each
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Award 2 renewal description states '2 x 12 month extension periods to be taken at the discretion of the authority.'
Maximum term
99% confidenceUp to 25 October 2029
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Award 2 maxExtentDate is 2029-10-25T23:59:59+01:00.
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceNot evidenced as signed
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The award is pending and shows a future scheduled signature date; no executed-contract evidence is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
99% confidenceA one-year services award with up to two optional one-year extensions
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Published contract period runs to 25 October 2027; renewal terms specify 2 x 12-month discretionary extensions.
Award maturity
99% confidenceAward is not yet a concluded contract
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Pending status, a standstill period ending 22 October 2026, and a future signature milestone are published.
Pricing detail
99% confidenceNo pricing schedule or unit-rate breakdown published
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Lifecycle caution
99% confidencePending award, not signed contract
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Award 2 is pending and the signature date is scheduled for 25 October 2026.
Duplicate award records
98% confidenceTwo pending award records are supplied for the same supplier, lot and £200,000 value, dated 30 July and 12 October 2026
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Supplied awards 1 and 2 both report Jo Haydock Theatre and Training, lot 1, pending status and £200,000; the detailed source identifies award 2.
Supplier identity limitation
99% confidencePublished supplier name has no supplied verified legal company name or company number
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Supplier fields for verified_company_name and verified_company_number are null; identity status is not_applicable.
Lot information limitation
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value
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Lot record 1 has null title, description and value fields.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published record is a pending award and does not evidence a signed, concluded or active contract.
- Two supplied pending award records report the same supplier, lot and value but have different award dates (30 July 2026 and 12 October 2026); the source does not explain the relationship between them.
- No verified legal company name or company number was supplied for Jo Haydock Theatre and Training.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation methodology and scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, lot title, lot description and standalone lot value.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Role Play Acting ServicesNorthumbria PoliceJo Haydock Theatre and Trainingrole player servicesinvestigative trainingpublic procurement award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named in the Role Play Acting Services award?
Jo Haydock Theatre and Training is named as the supplier in the published pending award for lot 1.
What is the published award value?
The award publishes £200,000 excluding VAT and £240,000 including VAT.
Has the contract been signed?
No signed contract is evidenced in the supplied data. The award is pending and shows a future signature milestone of 25 October 2026.
How long could the arrangement run?
The initial period is planned to end on 25 October 2027, with two discretionary 12-month extensions and a published maximum end date of 25 October 2029.
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.