AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
London Metropolitan University published a contract award for managed training services covering compliance, work skills and leadership courses. The contract record names THE PREMIER PARTNERSHIP LIMITED and records a GBP 95,000 contract signed on 1 September 2026.
Published outcomeTHE PREMIER PARTNERSHIP LIMITED is the named supplier for award 095108-2026-1. The linked contract is recorded as active.
Market significanceThis is a GBP 95,000 education and training services award made through an established framework using a limited procedure without prior publication.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
THE PREMIER PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 095108-2026-1 · Lots 1 · 95000 GBP · Verified legal supplier; linked active contract
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The award names supplier GB-COH-02794326. Supplier verification confirms THE PREMIER PARTNERSHIP LIMITED, company number 02794326. The linked contract value is GBP 95,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence8 October 2026
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The award/contract notice published_at is 2026-10-08T11:27:14+01:00.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 095108-2026-1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive; signed 1 September 2026
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Contract 095108-2026-1 is marked active and provides dateSigned of 2026-09-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Lot status discrepancy
99% confidenceLot 1 is marked cancelled
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Tender lot 1 has status 'cancelled', while the linked award and contract are marked active.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidenceGBP 95,000
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Linked contract 095108-2026-1 specifies amount 95000 and currency GBP.
Value basis
98% confidenceContract value
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The GBP 95,000 figure is supplied in the contract record, not in the award record.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence1 September 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-09-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Award and contract notice published
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Notice published_at is 2026-10-08T11:27:14+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract start date is supplied.
Contract end
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract end date is supplied.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceManaged training services for compliance, work skills and leadership courses
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The notice title and description state this scope.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 80000000 — Education and training services
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The tender classification lists CPV 80000000.
Delivery geography
94% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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The item delivery address specifies region UK.
Lot
98% confidenceLot 1; no separate lot title supplied
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The award relates to lot 1, whose description matches the overall requirement.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited procedure
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The tender procurementMethod is 'limited'.
Method detail
99% confidenceAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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The tender procurementMethodDetails states this wording.
Stated rationale
99% confidenceThrough an established framework
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The tender procurementMethodRationale states this wording.
Competition information
98% confidenceNot supplied
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No bidder count, competing suppliers, evaluation scores or award criteria outcome is published beyond price as the lot criterion.
Published award criterion
97% confidencePrice
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Lot 1 awardCriteria contains a criterion of type 'price'.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 095108-2026-1 has status 'active'.
Options
98% confidenceNo options recorded
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Lot 1 has hasOptions set to false.
Duration and extension terms
99% confidenceNot supplied
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No contract start, end, duration or extension terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
99% confidenceFramework-based award
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The published rationale says the procurement was conducted through an established framework.
Commercial value
99% confidenceGBP 95,000 recorded against the linked contract
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The active contract linked to the sole listed award specifies GBP 95,000.
Evaluation transparency
98% confidenceLimited published detail
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Price is the stated lot criterion, but no pricing, scoring, tenderer count or comparative evaluation information is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting lot and contract lifecycle data
99% confidenceLot 1 is cancelled while its linked award and contract are active
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Lot 1 status is 'cancelled'; award 095108-2026-1 and contract 095108-2026-1 are both 'active'. The notice does not explain the discrepancy.
Missing commercial and timing detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No tender deadline, award date, contract start/end date, duration, extension terms, pricing breakdown, bid count or evaluation results are provided.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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The supplier was matched by company number to THE PREMIER PARTNERSHIP LIMITED, company number 02794326.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains an unresolved lifecycle discrepancy: lot 1 is marked cancelled, while the related award and contract are marked active. This analysis reports both statuses without selecting an unsupported interpretation.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: award date, tender deadline, contract start and end dates, duration, extension terms, bid count, tender prices, scoring and evaluation detail.
- No explanation is provided for the cancelled lot status or its relationship to the active award and signed contract.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
London Metropolitan UniversityTHE PREMIER PARTNERSHIP LIMITEDmanaged training serviceseducation and training servicesGBP 95000 contractframework award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the London Metropolitan University managed training services award?
THE PREMIER PARTNERSHIP LIMITED is the named and verified supplier for award 095108-2026-1.
What is the recorded contract value?
The linked contract record states a value of GBP 95,000.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract record explicitly gives a signing date of 1 September 2026.
What is the contract duration?
The published notice does not provide contract start or end dates, so the duration is unknown.
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.