AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Ministry of Justice published a contract change notice for safeguarding and trauma support services for the Nottingham Inquiry. The published contract record names HESTIA HOUSING AND SUPPORT as supplier for award 1 and shows a contract period from 1 October 2026 to 30 June 2027.
Published outcomeAward 1 is recorded as active and linked to HESTIA HOUSING AND SUPPORT. The available notice is a contract change notice; no monetary value is published in the supplied data.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold limited-competition procurement for specialist safeguarding and trauma support connected with the Nottingham Inquiry. Published information does not show pricing, bid numbers, evaluation results or the nature of the change.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
HESTIA HOUSING AND SUPPORT
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Not published Not published · Active award record
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Verified supplier identity is HESTIA HOUSING AND SUPPORT (company number 02020165), matched by company number; award 1 is active and references lot 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Current published notice
99% confidenceContract change notice published
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Document 095033-2026 is titled "Contract change notice on Find a Tender" and dated 8 October 2026.
Award record status
95% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract period
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 30 June 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-01 and endDate is 2027-06-30.
Change date
98% confidence30 September 2026
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Contract 1 amendment 095033-2026 is dated 2026-09-30.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract or award value
99% confidenceNot published
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The supplied award value, process value range and currency fields are null.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract details notice release
98% confidence6 October 2026
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Release history lists 094216-2026, "Contract details notice on Find a Tender", released 2026-10-06.
Contract change notice publication
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Document 095033-2026 has datePublished 2026-10-08.
Published contract start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-01.
Published contract end
99% confidence30 June 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-06-30.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSafeguarding and trauma support services during the Nottingham Inquiry
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Process description states: "Provision of Safeguarding and Trauma support services during the Nottingham Inquiry."
Lot structure
97% confidenceOne referenced lot (lot 1); no lot title or description published in the supplied data
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Award 1 references lot_ids_json ["1"], while the supplied lots array is empty.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Process procurement_method is "limited".
Competition description
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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Process procurement_method_details states "Below threshold - limited competition".
Bid and evaluation information
99% confidenceNot published
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No bid count, bidder list, scoring or evaluation fields are supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published term
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 30 June 2027
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Contract 1 period is stated in the source contract data.
Extension, options and pricing terms
99% confidenceNot published
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The supplied data contains no extension, option, pricing or payment-term information.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial visibility
99% confidenceLimited
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The scope and contract period are published, but no value, pricing, bidder, evaluation, lot-detail or change-detail information is supplied.
Change notice interpretation
98% confidenceA contract change is recorded, but the subject and commercial effect of the change are not published in the supplied data
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The notice is labelled a contract change notice and the contract contains an amendment date, without amendment detail.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award-to-contract linkage
98% confidenceAward 1 is linked to contract 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 has awardID 1; award 1 references lot 1.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified by company number
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Source supplier name matches the verified company identity; match method is company_number and no name mismatch is flagged.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo contract value, currency, award date, lot title, lot description, bid count, evaluation details, pricing breakdown, extension terms or amendment detail
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Relevant supplied fields are null, absent or contain no such detail.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied data does not publish a contract value, currency, individual lot value or pricing breakdown.
- The supplied data does not provide the subject, rationale or commercial effect of the contract change.
- The award date is not supplied.
- Lot 1 is referenced but has no published title or description in the supplied data.
- Bid counts, competing suppliers, evaluation criteria, scores and award rationale are not supplied.
- No extension, renewal option or future procurement information is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Nottingham Inquirysafeguarding and trauma supportMinistry of JusticeHESTIA HOUSING AND SUPPORTcontract change noticeFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named on the award record?
HESTIA HOUSING AND SUPPORT, verified against company number 02020165, is named for active award 1.
What is the contract period?
The published contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 June 2027.
What is the contract value?
No contract or award value is published in the supplied data.
What changed?
The source identifies the publication as a contract change notice, but does not provide the detail or commercial effect of the amendment.
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.