AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Ministry of Justice published a contract change notice for security services supporting the Nottingham Inquiry. The notice records a contract period from 1 October 2026 to 30 June 2027 and a contract value of £2,959 excluding VAT (£3,550.80 including VAT). No supplier or awardee is identified in the supplied data.
Published outcomeContract amendment recorded; supplier allocation is not published in the supplied data.
Market significanceThis is a low-value, below-threshold security-services contract change record. It provides limited supplier-market intelligence because no awardee, scope detail or amendment rationale is supplied.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Current record status
91% confidenceAwarded / contract stage
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Process display_status is "awarded" and stage is "contract".
Latest notice type
99% confidenceContract change notice
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Process notice_type and latest document title are "Contract change notice on Find a Tender".
Latest change date
97% confidence30 September 2026
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Contract amendment date is 2026-09-30.
Contract period
98% confidence1 October 2026 to 30 June 2027
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Contract period startDate is 2026-10-01 and endDate is 2027-06-30.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
98% confidence£2,959
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Contract value amount is 2959 GBP; amountGross is separately stated as 3550.8 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
98% confidence£3,550.80
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Contract value amountGross is 3550.8 GBP.
Threshold status
98% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract aboveThreshold is false.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Initial contract details notice
96% confidence23 January 2026
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Release history records a Contract details notice released on 2026-01-23.
Earlier contract change notice
96% confidence8 June 2026
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Release history records a Contract change notice released on 2026-06-08.
Latest contract change notice published
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Latest document datePublished and source_updated_at are 2026-10-08.
Latest recorded amendment date
97% confidence30 September 2026
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Contract amendments array gives date 2026-09-30.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement title
99% confidenceSecurity services for the Nottingham Inquiry
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Process and tender title are "Security services for the Nottingham Inquiry".
Detailed scope
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published data.
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No process description, lot data or further scope description is supplied.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceUnknown
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procurement_method and procurement_method_details are null.
Competition and bid information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published data.
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No tender, bid, bidder, score or evaluation information is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
98% confidence1 October 2026 to 30 June 2027
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Contract period fields specify these dates.
Contract change record
97% confidenceA change is recorded, but the nature and rationale of the change are not supplied.
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The latest notice is a contract change notice and an amendment is dated 30 September 2026; no amendment description is provided.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published data.
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No extension or renewal fields are present.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value visibility
98% confidenceA total contract value is published, but no supplier, lot or pricing allocation is available.
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The contract has a GBP value while awards, suppliers and lots are empty.
Market engagement insight
99% confidenceLimited: the source does not disclose the procedure, competitors, evaluation or detailed service scope.
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Relevant procurement, award, lot and tender fields are absent or null.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier disclosure
99% confidenceNo awardee is identified in the supplied contract change data.
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Awards and suppliers arrays are empty; the only listed party is the buyer.
Amendment detail
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice data: the reason, scope and financial effect of the recorded amendment.
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An amendment date is supplied without a description or change breakdown.
Scope and competition detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice data.
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Description, lot, procurement method, tender and evaluation fields are absent or null.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No supplier or awardee is named in the supplied data, so supplier attribution cannot be made.
- The amendment reason, detailed changes and any value impact are not supplied.
- The detailed service scope, procurement method, bid counts, evaluation information, lot allocation and pricing breakdown are not supplied.
- No extension or renewal terms are supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Ministry of JusticeNottingham Inquirysecurity servicescontract change noticeFind a Tenderpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the security services contract for the Nottingham Inquiry?
No supplier or awardee is identified in the supplied data.
What is the recorded value of the contract?
£2,959 excluding VAT, or £3,550.80 including VAT.
When does the recorded contract period end?
The recorded end date is 30 June 2027. No renewal or extension terms are supplied.
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.