AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) awarded PSYSOFT LIMITED a direct, below-threshold contract for an EQ-i 2.0 360 leadership assessment programme. The published contract record states that it was signed on 9 October 2026 and runs from 10 October 2026 to 9 January 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for PSYSOFT LIMITED. The contract value is £14,500 excluding VAT (£17,400 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a small, short-term central-government purchase of a digital leadership and emotional-intelligence assessment service, made without competition under a below-threshold direct procurement route.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
PSYSOFT LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £14,500 excluding VAT; £17,400 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award
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Award 1 identifies PSYSOFT LIMITED as supplier. Supplier identity is verified against Companies House number 06836927. Contract 1, linked to award 1, states £14,500 net and £17,400 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”.
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% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-09.
Contract period
99% confidence10 October 2026 to 9 January 2027
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Contract 1 period records startDate 2026-10-10 and endDate 2027-01-09.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£14,500
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Contract 1 value.amount is 14500 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£17,400
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 17400 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract details notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026, 10:54 BST
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Published_at is 2026-10-09T10:54:58+01:00.
Contract signed
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-09.
Contract start
99% confidence10 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-10.
Contract end
99% confidence9 January 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-01-09.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceEQ-i 2.0 360 Leadership Assessment Programme
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Tender title.
Service scope
98% confidenceImplementation of a digital emotional-intelligence and leadership diagnostic providing self-assessment and multi-rater 360 feedback.
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Published tender description.
Intended use
98% confidenceTalent identification, leadership development, pilot activity and evidence-based talent decisions across DWP.
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Published tender description.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices; staff training services (CPV 80511000)
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Award mainProcurementCategory is services; item classification is CPV 80511000.
Delivery coverage
99% confidenceUK regions UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ and UKK
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Award item delivery addresses list these UK regions.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is “direct”.
Competition route
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - without competition”.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Bid and evaluation information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, evaluation criteria, scores or award rationale are provided in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
98% confidenceApproximately 3 months
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Published period is 10 October 2026 to 9 January 2027.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No extension, option or renewal provision is included in the supplied contract data.
VAT treatment
99% confidencePublished net value is £14,500 and gross value is £17,400.
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Contract value reports amount 14500 and amountGross 17400 GBP.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
92% confidenceA fixed published contract value is recorded for a short-term assessment implementation and pilot requirement.
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Contract value is £14,500 net / £17,400 gross and the description refers to implementation and pilot activity.
Market access signal
98% confidenceThe notice records a below-threshold direct award without competition; it does not disclose any comparative supplier assessment.
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Procurement method details state “Below threshold - without competition”; no evaluation information is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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The supplier was matched by company number to PSYSOFT LIMITED, Companies House number 06836927.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 is identified, but no lot title, description or separate lot value is supplied.
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Lot 1 has no title, description or value in the supplied data.
Award date
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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Award 1 has no award_date.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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The supplied data contains no bid count, scoring, criteria or detailed award rationale.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award date is supplied for award 1.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- The published notice does not provide bid counts, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown.
- No extension or renewal terms are supplied; the estimated re-procurement horizon is derived only from the explicit contract end date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
DWPDepartment for Work and PensionsPSYSOFT LIMITEDEQ-i 2.0360 leadership assessmentleadership developmentstaff training servicespublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the DWP EQ-i 2.0 360 Leadership Assessment Programme contract?
PSYSOFT LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 06836927.
What is the contract value?
The published value is £14,500 excluding VAT and £17,400 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is 10 October 2026 to 9 January 2027.
Was the procurement competed?
The notice states that it was a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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