AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
British Film Institute has awarded its Empower leadership and management training programme to JUST ADD WATER MANAGEMENT LIMITED. The published award value is £157,000 gross for an initial two-year term, with two optional one-year extensions.
Published outcomeAward 1 is active and names JUST ADD WATER MANAGEMENT LIMITED as supplier for lot 1. The notice records an award decision on 12 October 2026 and a planned contract start of 13 October 2026; it does not explicitly confirm signature.
Market significanceThis is a £157,000 leadership and management training opportunity under the Light Touch Regime, covering an initial rollout for 45 line managers and potentially extending to 2030.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
JUST ADD WATER MANAGEMENT LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 157000 GBP · Verified supplier named on active award
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Award 1 names "Just Add Water Management Ltd" as supplier. Supplier verification provides verified company name JUST ADD WATER MANAGEMENT LIMITED, company number 03769200, matched by exact name.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete / awarded
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Tender status is "complete"; award 1 status is "active"; notice type is "Contract award notice on Find a Tender".
Award decision date
98% confidence12 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-12T00:00:00+01:00.
Planned contract start
90% confidence13 October 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod.startDate is 2026-10-13; a futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled for 13 October 2026.
Signature status
98% confidenceNot explicitly confirmed
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The source contains a scheduled futureSignatureDate milestone but no explicit signed-contract confirmation.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
98% confidence£157,000 gross
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 157000 GBP; process value_basis is gross.
Value allocation
98% confidenceAward-level value; no separate lot value published
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The £157,000 value is on award 1, while lot 1 has no published value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
98% confidence10 July 2026
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Release history records tender notice 065258-2026 published on 2026-07-10.
Submission deadline
98% confidence29 July 2026, 12:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-07-29T12:00:00+01:00.
Award notice published
98% confidence12 October 2026
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Award notice 096107-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-12T13:55:06+01:00.
Initial term end
98% confidence12 October 2028
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Award contractPeriod.endDate is 2028-10-12T23:59:59+01:00.
Maximum possible end date
98% confidence12 October 2030
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Award contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2030-10-12T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceLeadership and management training programme (Empower)
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Tender and award titles identify the Leadership and Management Training (Empower) programme.
Training content
97% confidenceLeadership and operational effectiveness; people and wellbeing; coaching and delegation; team and performance management
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Tender description lists these four content areas.
Delivery model
94% confidenceFour days of in-person or online training, pre-course work and three action-learning meetings per cohort; each programme is intended to run for four months
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Tender description specifies the learning commitment, action learning sets and four-month individual programme duration.
Planned participant scale
90% confidence45 line managers, with three cohorts per year anticipated
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Tender description states an anticipated rollout to 45 line managers in three cohorts per year.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1)
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Tender data contains one lot, ID 1; award 1 is related to lot 1.
Service classifications
98% confidenceSpecialist training, staff training, training programme and management training services
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Award item classifications include CPV 80510000, 80511000, 80521000 and 80532000.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen competition, below threshold
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Process procurementMethod is "open" and procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - open competition".
Regime
98% confidenceLight Touch Regime under the Procurement Act 2023
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Tender specialRegime is lightTouch and legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results not published
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No bid count, scoring, ranking or evaluation detail is supplied in the published data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
98% confidence13 October 2026 to 12 October 2028
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Award contractPeriod specifies startDate 2026-10-13 and endDate 2028-10-12.
Extension options
98% confidenceTwo optional one-year extensions
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Award hasRenewal is true and renewal.description states "2, 1 year extensions".
Maximum term
98% confidenceUp to 12 October 2030
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Award contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2030-10-12.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
98% confidenceA single supplier is named for the sole published lot
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One active award names one supplier and relates to lot 1.
Delivery expectation
93% confidenceThe supplier is expected to tailor off-the-shelf materials to BFI culture drivers and line-management principles
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Tender description requires integration of BFI Culture Drivers and Line Management Principles with off-the-shelf materials.
Consortium position
94% confidenceConsortium or partnership bids were welcomed, but the award data names one supplier
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Tender description welcomed consortium or partnership applications; award 1 lists only one supplier.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract conclusion evidence
98% confidenceAward is active, but signed-contract status is not published
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A futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled for 13 October 2026; no explicit signature confirmation is supplied.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value
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Lot 1 fields for title, description and value are null.
Published information coverage
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, evaluation scores, pricing breakdown and award rationale
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No such fields are present in the supplied award or tender data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not explicitly confirm contract signature or completion of the scheduled 13 October 2026 signature milestone.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bidder count, evaluation methodology or scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown and detailed delivery timetable.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
British Film InstituteBFIEmpower programmeleadership trainingmanagement trainingJUST ADD WATER MANAGEMENT LIMITEDtraining contract award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the BFI Empower training contract?
JUST ADD WATER MANAGEMENT LIMITED is the verified legal supplier named on award 1.
What is the published value of the award?
The published gross award value is £157,000. It is an award-level value, with no separate lot value published.
When does the initial term end?
The initial term is recorded as ending on 12 October 2028. Two optional one-year extensions could extend the maximum term to 12 October 2030.
Is the contract confirmed as signed?
No. The published data shows an active award and a scheduled signature-date milestone, but does not explicitly confirm that the contract was signed.
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