AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Oxfordshire County Council has published contract details for water-rescue safety training supporting its Fire and Rescue service. HR WALLINGFORD LIMITED is the verified supplier. The contract record is active and explicitly records a signature date of 4 August 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award (lot 1) is linked to HR WALLINGFORD LIMITED. The published contract value is £35,400 excluding VAT (£42,480 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a short-duration, below-threshold safety-training engagement procured through limited competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
HR WALLINGFORD LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £35,400 excluding VAT; £42,480 including VAT (shared contract value, with one supplier recorded) GBP · Verified supplier; award and contract active
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-02562099. Supplier verification matched company number 02562099 to HR WALLINGFORD LIMITED. Contract 1, linked to award 1, records GBP 35,400 net and GBP 42,480 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published document is described as “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is recorded as “complete”.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is “active”.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is “active”.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 4 August 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-08-04.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£35,400
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Contract 1 value.amount is 35400 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£42,480
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 42480 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence4 August 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-08-04.
Contract start
99% confidence5 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-09-05.
Contract end
99% confidence13 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-09-13.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Notice 095164-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-08.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceWater-rescue safety training for Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue
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The notice description states that the training facilitates the Fire and Rescue service’s legislative duty to respond to water-rescue emergencies.
Procurement category
98% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services.
CPV classification
99% confidence80550000 — Safety training services
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Award item 1 lists CPV 80550000.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKJ14, United Kingdom
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Award item delivery address is UKJ14, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is “limited”.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - limited competition”.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation information not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, bidder list, scores or evaluation narrative is provided in the source data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence5 September 2026 to 13 September 2026
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Contract 1 period records these start and end dates.
Duration
98% confidence9 calendar days, inclusive
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Calculated from the explicit contract period of 5–13 September 2026.
VAT presentation
99% confidence£35,400 net and £42,480 gross
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Contract value records amount 35400 and amountGross 42480 in GBP.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice.
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No extension or renewal terms are present in the source data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Engagement profile
97% confidenceShort, defined safety-training requirement
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The contract covers 5–13 September 2026 and is classified as safety training services.
Route-to-market signal
99% confidenceBelow-threshold limited competition
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The published procedure detail explicitly states “Below threshold - limited competition”.
Value attribution
98% confidenceThe published contract value is linked to the single recorded award and supplier.
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; award 1 records one supplier, HR WALLINGFORD LIMITED.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published contract data
99% confidenceContract signature, period and net/gross values are explicitly provided.
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Contract 1 contains dateSigned, period dates and GBP amounts.
Award date
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice.
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Award 1 has no award_date in the supplied award data.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 is identified, but no lot title, description or separate lot value is supplied.
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Lot 1 is recorded with status complete only; the source provides no lot title, description or value.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, evaluation scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Award date not supplied in the published notice.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
- Information on bidder numbers, evaluation, award rationale and pricing breakdown is not supplied in the published notice.
- No extension, renewal or replacement-procurement terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Oxfordshire County CouncilHR WALLINGFORD LIMITEDwater rescue trainingsafety training servicesFire and Rescuepublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the water-rescue training contract?
HR WALLINGFORD LIMITED, verified against company number 02562099.
What is the published contract value?
£35,400 excluding VAT, or £42,480 including VAT.
When was the contract signed and delivered?
It was signed on 4 August 2026, with a published contract period from 5 to 13 September 2026.
What procedure was used?
Below-threshold limited competition.
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