AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Ministry of Justice has published a contract award notice for engineering machinery for prison workshops in England and Wales. Award 1 names Amob Machinery Limited and reports a £50,000 net value (£60,000 gross) for 9 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Published outcomeAward 1 is recorded as active under a below-threshold framework award. A future signature date was scheduled for 9 October 2026; the supplied data does not explicitly confirm signature.
Market significanceThis is a small, below-threshold goods award for industrial machinery, including installation, commissioning and servicing.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Amob Machinery Limited
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £50,000 net; £60,000 gross GBP · Named supplier for active award record
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Award 1 lists supplier GB-PPON-PLWN-6479-VLZD, named Amob Machinery Limited, and a value of GBP 50,000 amount and GBP 60,000 amountGross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract award notice published 9 October 2026
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Award document 095777-2026 is described as a Contract award notice on Find a Tender, published 2026-10-09T15:37:57+01:00.
Award status
98% confidenceActive award record
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Award 1 has status "active" and date 2026-10-09.
Signature position
98% confidenceFuture signature date scheduled; signature not explicitly confirmed
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Award 1 milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-10-09T23:59:59+01:00.
Reported contract period
98% confidence9 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod gives startDate 2026-10-09 and endDate 2027-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award 1 reported net value
99% confidence£50,000
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Award 1 value.amount is 50000 GBP.
Award 1 reported gross value
99% confidence£60,000
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 60000 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-09.
Award notice publication
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Document 095777-2026 was published at 2026-10-09T15:37:57+01:00.
Reported period end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod.endDate is 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupply, installation, commissioning and servicing of engineering machinery for prison workshops in England and Wales
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Process description states: "Supply, Installation, Commissioning and Servicing of Engineering Machinery to Prison Workshops in England and Wales."
Category
99% confidenceGoods: industrial machinery
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is goods; its item has CPV 42000000, Industrial machinery.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne recorded lot (Lot 1); no lot title or description supplied
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Tender and award data reference Lot 1 only; the lot record has no title or description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective; below-threshold award under framework
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Tender procurementMethod is selective and procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - award under framework".
Competition
95% confidenceMarked competitive
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Tender competitive field is true.
Framework relationship
98% confidenceLinked to framework process ocds-h6vhtk-056284, related framework lot 3
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relatedProcesses identifies framework ocid ocds-h6vhtk-056284 and relatedLots ["3"].
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Reported period
98% confidence9 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod specifies these dates.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied in the published data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial scale
99% confidenceReported value is £50,000 net (£60,000 gross)
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Award 1 reports GBP 50,000 amount and GBP 60,000 amountGross.
Delivery model
99% confidenceMachinery supply is bundled with installation, commissioning and servicing
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The process description explicitly includes all four elements.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Signature and contract conclusion
99% confidenceA scheduled future signature milestone is supplied, but no explicit confirmation that the contract was signed
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Award 1 has a scheduled futureSignatureDate on 9 October 2026.
Supplier verification
99% confidenceThe published supplier name has not been independently verified to a Companies House legal entity in the supplied data
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supplierVerification status is not_applicable; no verified company name or number is supplied.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual lot value
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The Lot 1 record contains null title, description and value fields.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, bidder list, scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source does not explicitly confirm that the contract was signed; it records a scheduled future signature date.
- The supplied data does not provide independent Companies House verification for the published supplier name.
- No lot title, lot description or individual lot value is published for Lot 1.
- Information on bids, evaluation, award rationale, pricing detail, extensions and renewal options is not supplied in the published notice.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Ministry of JusticeAmob Machinery Limitedprison workshop machineryengineering machineryFind a Tender awardindustrial machinery
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier?
Amob Machinery Limited was named for Award 1.
What is the reported award value?
Award 1 reports £50,000 net and £60,000 gross.
Has the contract been explicitly confirmed as signed?
No. The supplied record shows a future signature date scheduled for 9 October 2026, rather than explicit signature confirmation.
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.