AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands directly awarded ARMADILLO SEC LTD an annual IT health check (ITHC) service supporting yearly PSN accreditation requirements set by the Home Office.
Published outcomeAn active contract (ID 1) was signed on 1 April 2026 with ARMADILLO SEC LTD. It runs to 31 March 2027.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, non-competitive public-sector IT services contract with a published net value of £25,725 (£30,870 gross).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ARMADILLO SEC LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £25,725 net; £30,870 gross GBP · Active contract
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Award 1 names ARMADILLO SEC LTD as its sole supplier. Contract 1 is linked to award 1 and states £25,725 amount and £30,870 amountGross. There is one award and one supplier, so the contract value is attributable to this supplier.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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The tender status is recorded as "complete" and lot 1 is "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status "active".
Contract signed
99% confidence1 April 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-04-01.
Notice published
99% confidence7 October 2026
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The Contract details notice was published on 2026-10-07.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value, excluding VAT
99% confidence£25,725
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Contract 1 value.amount is 25725 GBP.
Contract value, including VAT
99% confidence£30,870
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 30870 GBP.
Value basis
98% confidenceContract value
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The values are recorded in the active contract record linked to award 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signature date
99% confidence1 April 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-04-01.
Contract start date
99% confidence1 April 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-04-01.
Contract end date
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-03-31.
Published contract period
99% confidence12 months
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The stated period runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Notice publication date
99% confidence7 October 2026
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The linked UK7 Contract details notice has datePublished 2026-10-07.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceAnnual ITHC check for yearly PSN accreditation
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The notice description states: "Yearly ITHC check for the yearly PSN accreditation laid out by the Home Office".
Contract title
99% confidenceAnnual ITHC
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Contract 1 title is "Annual ITHC".
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
CPV classification
99% confidence72222300 — Information technology services
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The award item lists CPV 72222300 with description "Information technology services".
Delivery region
96% confidenceUKG, United Kingdom
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The award item delivery address specifies region UKG and country GB.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1)
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The tender and award each identify lot 1 only.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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The tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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The tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Bidder count
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Evaluation and award rationale
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract identifier
99% confidence1
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The contract record ID is 1.
Duration
99% confidence1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period specifies these start and end dates.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Pricing breakdown
99% confidenceNot published
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The contract record supplies aggregate net and gross values only.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award route
99% confidenceDirect below-threshold award without competition
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The published procurement method detail is "Below threshold - without competition".
Commercial scale
99% confidence£25,725 excluding VAT
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Contract 1 records a net amount of £25,725.
Service cadence
98% confidenceAnnual check
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Both the process description and contract title describe a yearly or annual ITHC service.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Notice timing
99% confidenceThe contract details notice was published after the recorded contract signature and start date.
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The contract was signed and started on 1 April 2026; the notice was published on 7 October 2026.
Award date
99% confidenceNot published
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The award record has no award date.
Lot title and description
99% confidenceNot published
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Lot 1 has no title or description in the supplied data.
Lot-level value
99% confidenceNot published separately
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No lot value is provided; the contract-level value is published.
Competition data
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bidder count, tender responses or evaluation information is included.
Renewal terms
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No extension or renewal provisions are present in the contract data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award decision date is published.
- No bidder count, tender response data, evaluation criteria, scores or award rationale is published.
- No title or description is published for lot 1.
- No separate lot value or pricing breakdown is published.
- No extension or renewal terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
ARMADILLO SEC LTDAnnual ITHCPolice and Crime Commissioner for West MidlandsPSN accreditationinformation technology servicesdirect award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Yearly ITHC contract?
ARMADILLO SEC LTD was named as the sole supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £25,725 excluding VAT and £30,870 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published term runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027.
How was the supplier selected?
The notice records a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition. No further evaluation information is published.
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.