AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Home Office has published a direct-award contract award notice for the Online Interventions Partnership Pilot, a six-month programme to develop, test and evaluate a platform-enabled approach for people potentially vulnerable to online radicalisation. VPN International gGmbH is named as the supplier, but the award remains pending and a future signature date is scheduled.
Published outcomeOne pending award, valued at £230,153.44 excluding VAT (£276,184.13 including VAT), is allocated to VPN International gGmbH for lot 1.
Market significanceThis is an above-threshold direct award for a specialist pilot service. The published record does not provide competition, evaluation or rationale detail.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
VPN International gGmbH
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 230153.44 GBP · Pending award
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Award 1 names VPN International gGmbH as supplier and states a £230,153.44 value excluding VAT. Supplier identity status is not_applicable; no Companies House verification is represented.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published award status
99% confidencePending award
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Award 1 status is "pending" in the published contract award notice.
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceNot evidenced as signed or concluded
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The award is pending and lists a scheduled futureSignatureDate of 30 October 2026.
Notice publication
99% confidenceContract award notice published 14 October 2026
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Document 097107-2026 is a UK6 contract award notice dated 2026-10-14.
Standstill
99% confidenceEnds 26 October 2026
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Award 1 standstillPeriod endDate is 2026-10-26T23:59:59+00:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£230,153.44
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Award 1 value.amount is 230153.44 GBP.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£276,184.13
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 276184.13 GBP.
Value allocation
93% confidenceAward-level value allocated to the single named supplier and lot 1
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Award 1 names one supplier and related lot 1; no separate lot value is published.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Transparency notice first published
99% confidence30 September 2026
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Release history records release 092504-2026 on 2026-09-30.
Award decision date
99% confidence2 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-02.
Standstill end
99% confidence26 October 2026
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Award 1 standstillPeriod endDate is 2026-10-26.
Scheduled signature date
99% confidence30 October 2026
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Award 1 milestone futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-10-30.
Planned contract period
99% confidence30 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod gives these start and end dates.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Programme
99% confidenceOnline Interventions Partnership Pilot
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Process and award title.
Published scope
99% confidenceA six-month programme to develop, test and evaluate a novel platform-enabled approach to support individuals who may be vulnerable to online radicalisation.
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Published tender description.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 79952000 — Event services
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Award item 1 additional classification.
Delivery location
99% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item delivery address specifies UK / GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Direct award".
Threshold
99% confidenceAbove threshold
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Award 1 aboveThreshold is true.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceNot published
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The supplied notice data contains no bid count, bidder list, scores, evaluation narrative or award rationale.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Planned term
99% confidence30 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate and endDate.
Signature status
99% confidenceScheduled, not evidenced as completed
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A futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled for 30 October 2026 while the award status remains pending.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceNot published
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No extension or renewal terms are present in the supplied notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Direct-award route
99% confidenceThe opportunity was awarded through a direct award procedure.
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Direct award".
Pilot-stage requirement
99% confidenceThe requirement is expressly described as a six-month development, testing and evaluation pilot.
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Published tender description.
Award is not yet a signed contract
99% confidenceSuppliers and researchers should treat the published outcome as pending until signature or a later concluded-contract update is evidenced.
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Pending award status and scheduled future signature date.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Lifecycle caution
99% confidenceThe record is a pending award, not evidence of an active or signed contract.
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Award status is pending; signature is only scheduled.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Lot 1 fields are null for title, description and value.
Competition detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid, evaluation, scoring or award-rationale data is included.
Supplier identity
98% confidenceThe named supplier is sourced from the notice; Companies House matching is not applicable.
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Supplier verification status is not_applicable.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award remains pending; the source does not evidence a signed, concluded or active contract.
- No tender submission deadline, bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown is published.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No extension or renewal terms are published.
- The supplier is identified from the published notice, but no Companies House verification is applicable or supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Home OfficeOnline Interventions Partnership PilotVPN International gGmbHdirect awardpublic procurementFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named as supplier for the Online Interventions Partnership Pilot?
VPN International gGmbH is named as the supplier for award 1.
What is the published award value?
£230,153.44 excluding VAT and £276,184.13 including VAT.
Has the contract been signed?
The supplied notice does not evidence signature. The award is pending and lists a scheduled signature date of 30 October 2026.
What is the planned contract period?
The published planned period is 30 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
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