HMRC awards PoCA seized-goods services contract to WILSONS AUCTIONS LIMITED

Tender information last checkedLast checked 14 Oct 2026, 15:53.

Opportunity overview

The contract provides a nationwide service for the collection, transportation, valuation, storage and auction/disposal of assets seized under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) and associated legislation. The service supports HMRC's asset recovery activities by ensuring seized items are securely retained, managed and, where appropriate, sold at auction, with proceeds returned to HMRC. The requirement includes haulage, storage, asset management, specialist handling, valuation and auction services across the UK.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

WILSONS AUCTIONS LIMITED

Matched by number

Published award value: £732.5k
Awarded: 8 Sept 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH NI011967
Location: Newtownabbey, UKN0D, BT36 4PP, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract details notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: SR2808943112
Status: complete
Procurement Method: selective
Procurement Method Details: Award under framework
Competitive: Yes

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Published documents

Entry 1

Id: conflictOfInterest
Document Type: conflictOfInterest
Description: Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: HM Revenue & Customs
Id: GB-PPON-PVMW-8599-JZNJ

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PVMW-8599-JZNJ

Address

Street Address: 100 Parliament Street
Locality: London
Postal Code: SW1A 2BQ
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKI32

Contact

Email: hmrcsupportsapariba@hmrc.gov.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - central government

Organisation 2

Name: WILSONS AUCTIONS LIMITED
Id: GB-COH-NI011967

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: NI011967

Address

Street Address: 22 Wilsons Auctions
Locality: Newtownabbey
Postal Code: BT36 4PP
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKN0D

Contact

Email: janicestewart@wilsonsauctions.com

Roles

supplier

Details

Url: http://www.wilsonsauctions.com ↗
Scale: large
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Status: active
Main Procurement Category: services

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 63120000
Description: Storage and warehousing services

Entry 2

Scheme: CPV
Id: 79342400
Description: Auction services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UK
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-NI011967
Name: WILSONS AUCTIONS LIMITED

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 1
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Above Threshold: Yes
Date Signed: 8 Oct 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale: Due to the nature, value and operational requirements of the contract, performance will be managed through contractual obligations, service levels, governance arrangements and routine contract management activities rather than through the publication of specific KPIs.

Period

Starts: 9 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 8 Oct 2030, 23:59

Value

Including VAT: 878,942.4
Amount: 732,452
Currency: GBP

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 097075-2026
Document Type: contractNotice
Notice Type: UK7
Description: Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097075-2026 ↗
Published: 14 Oct 2026, 14:37
Format: text/html

Related procurements

Entry 1

Id: framework
Scheme: ocid
Identifier: ocds-h6vhtk-0503cc
Uri: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-0503cc ↗

Relationship

framework

Related lots

Recorded locations

Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1A 2BQ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS

085746-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 10 Sept 2026, 11:07
097075-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender · 14 Oct 2026, 14:37

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

HM Revenue & Customs has awarded and signed a nationwide contract with WILSONS AUCTIONS LIMITED for retention, valuation, storage, transport and auction/disposal of assets seized under the Proceeds of Crime Act.

Published outcome signals

Procurement statusCompleteEvidence: Tender status is recorded as "complete".
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract statusActiveEvidence: Contract 1 is recorded with status "active".

98% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 097075-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f679
First published: 10 Sept 2026
Last checked: 14 Oct 2026, 15:53
Notice versions reviewed: 2

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 14 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One active award and active contract are recorded for WILSONS AUCTIONS LIMITED under lot 1.

Market significance

The contract covers UK-wide specialist asset-recovery support, combining logistics, storage, valuation, asset management and auction services.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

WILSONS AUCTIONS LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · £732,452 net; £878,942.40 gross GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract

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The award names WILSONS AUCTIONS LIMITED (GB-COH-NI011967). Supplier verification matched company number NI011967 and confirms the legal company name. The contract linked to award 1 records £732,452 excluding VAT and £878,942.40 gross.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Procurement status

99% confidence

Complete

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Tender status is recorded as "complete".

Award status

99% confidence

Active

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Award 1 is recorded with status "active".

Contract status

99% confidence

Active

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Contract 1 is recorded with status "active".

Contract signature

99% confidence

Signed 8 October 2026

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Contract 1 includes dateSigned: 2026-10-08.

Contract commencement

99% confidence

9 October 2026

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Contract period startDate is 2026-10-09.

VALUES

Published values explained

Contract value excluding VAT

99% confidence

£732,452

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Contract 1 value amount is 732452 GBP.

Contract value including VAT

99% confidence

£878,942.40

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Contract 1 value amountGross is 878942.4 GBP.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Award date

99% confidence

9 September 2026

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Award 1 records award_date: 2026-09-09.

Initial award/contract notice publication

98% confidence

10 September 2026

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Release history records notice 085746-2026 published on 2026-09-10.

Contract signed

99% confidence

8 October 2026

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Contract 1 records dateSigned: 2026-10-08.

Contract start

99% confidence

9 October 2026

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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-09.

Contract end

99% confidence

8 October 2030

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Contract 1 period endDate is 2030-10-08.

Contract details notice publication

99% confidence

14 October 2026

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Contract document 097075-2026 records datePublished: 2026-10-14.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Nationwide collection, transportation, valuation, storage and auction/disposal of assets seized under POCA and associated legislation.

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Published procurement description.

Service components

99% confidence

Haulage, storage, asset management, specialist handling, valuation and auction services.

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Published procurement description.

Geographic coverage

99% confidence

United Kingdom

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Award item delivery address is UK, GB.

Classifications

99% confidence

Storage and warehousing services (CPV 63120000); auction services (CPV 79342400).

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Award item additional classifications.

Lot structure

97% confidence

One published lot (lot 1).

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Tender and award data list lot 1; no lot title or description is supplied.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Selective procedure

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Tender procurementMethod is "selective".

Award route

99% confidence

Award under framework

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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Award under framework".

Competition indicator

98% confidence

Competitive procurement recorded

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Tender field competitive is true.

Framework reference

98% confidence

Framework process ocds-h6vhtk-0503cc, related lot 4c

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Related process is identified as a framework and links to related lot 4c.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Term

99% confidence

9 October 2026 to 8 October 2030

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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.

Duration

99% confidence

4 years

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Calculated from the explicit contract dates.

Performance management

99% confidence

Managed through contractual obligations, service levels, governance arrangements and routine contract management rather than published specific KPIs.

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Contract noAgreedMetricsRationale.

Above-threshold status

99% confidence

Yes

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Contract field aboveThreshold is true.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Service model

97% confidence

The scope bundles custody, logistics, specialist handling, valuation and disposal channels into a single nationwide requirement.

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Published requirement description.

Commercial value interpretation

98% confidence

The published contract value applies to the single contract linked to award 1 and is not a pricing breakdown by service component.

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Contract 1 contains one total net and gross value; no component pricing is published.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

98%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-06f679
Analysed: 14 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

HM Revenue & Customs

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Buyer party in the published notice.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Central government public authority

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Buyer classification is publicAuthorityCentralGovernment.

Buyer location

99% confidence

London, United Kingdom

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Buyer address lists 100 Parliament Street, London, SW1A 2BQ.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Legal supplier identity

99% confidence

WILSONS AUCTIONS LIMITED (company number NI011967)

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Supplier verification confirms the legal name and company number using a company-number match.

Supplier location

99% confidence

Newtownabbey, United Kingdom

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Published supplier address lists Newtownabbey, BT36 4PP.

Supplier scale

95% confidence

Large

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Supplier party details record scale as "large".

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated re-procurement horizon

85% confidence

Around October 2030, if the contract runs to its published end date

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The contract ends on 8 October 2030. This is a date-based estimate, not a procurement forecast.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Notice evidence

99% confidence

Contract details are supported by an active contract record, explicit signature date and explicit start/end dates.

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Contract 1 status, dateSigned and period fields.

Lot detail availability

99% confidence

Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.

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Lot record contains null title, description and value fields.

Evaluation transparency

99% confidence

Bidder numbers, evaluation scores, award rationale and pricing breakdown are not supplied in the published notice data.

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

Extension and renewal terms

98% confidence

No extension option or renewal mechanism is published.

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

Conflict-of-interest publication

99% confidence

The conflict-of-interest document is marked "Not published".

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Tender document record for conflictOfInterest.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, bidder identities, evaluation scores, award rationale, detailed pricing and savings.
No extension option or renewal mechanism is published.
The conflict-of-interest document is marked as not published.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won HMRC's PoCA Retention, Valuation and Auction of Seized Goods contract?

WILSONS AUCTIONS LIMITED, verified against company number NI011967, is the supplier named for award 1.

What is the value of the contract?

The published contract value is £732,452 excluding VAT and £878,942.40 including VAT.

When does the contract run?

The published term runs from 9 October 2026 to 8 October 2030. It was signed on 8 October 2026.

What services are covered?

The contract covers nationwide collection, transport, valuation, storage, asset management, specialist handling and auction/disposal of POCA-seized assets.

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.

PoCA Retention, Valuation and Auction of Seized Goods

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

WILSONS AUCTIONS LIMITED

Classification

Lots

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Lots and requirements

Published documents

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Suppliers

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Period

Value

Documents

Related procurements

Relationship

Related lots

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

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Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

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