AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Ministry of Justice has published a transparency notice for a proposed direct award to TD FINISHING LTD for the supply, installation and commissioning of a powder coating system at the Prison Industries Workshop at HMP Wymott.
Published outcomeAward 1 is pending, not confirmed as signed or active. The notice states a £400,000 value excluding VAT (£480,000 gross) and identifies a planned contract period from 27 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Market significanceThis is an above-threshold direct award for industrial machinery after the authority states that an earlier competitive procedure received no tenders.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
TD FINISHING LTD
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £400,000 excluding VAT; £480,000 gross GBP · Named supplier on a pending award
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Award 1 names TD FINISHING LTD as supplier and gives amount £400,000 and amountGross £480,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
97% confidenceTransparency notice published; process marked complete
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Process display status is 'awarded', source status is 'complete', and the notice is titled 'Transparency notice on Find a Tender'.
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 status is 'pending'.
Signature position
99% confidenceNot evidenced as signed
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The award includes a futureSignatureDate milestone scheduled for 27 October 2026; no executed-contract or signature confirmation is supplied.
Planned contract start
93% confidence27 October 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod.startDate is 2026-10-27.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£400,000
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Award 1 value.amount is 400000 GBP.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£480,000
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 480000 GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceSingle pending award; no separate lot value published
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The award relates to lot 1, while the lot record has no value_amount.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Transparency notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Award notice document datePublished is 2026-10-14T17:16:54+01:00.
Award date
95% confidence14 October 2026
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Award 1 award_date is 2026-10-14.
Scheduled signature date
99% confidence27 October 2026
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Award milestone futureSignatureDate is due 2026-10-27T23:59:59+00:00 and is scheduled.
Planned contract end
94% 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 and commissioning of a powder coating system
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Process description states this requirement for the Prison Industries Workshop at HMP Wymott.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is 'goods'.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 42000000 — Industrial machinery
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Award item additional classification is CPV 42000000, described as Industrial machinery.
Lot structure
96% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1); no lot title or description supplied
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Tender lots contains lot 1 and award 1 is related to lot 1.
Delivery geography
90% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item delivery address is region UK, country GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award
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Tender procurementMethod is 'direct' and procurementMethodDetails is 'Direct award'.
Direct-award rationale
98% confidenceThe authority states that an earlier competitive procedure received no tenders and a further procedure could not award within the required project timescales.
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Tender procurementMethodRationale contains this explanation and cites Section 43 of the Procurement Act 2023.
Threshold
99% confidenceAbove threshold
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Award 1 aboveThreshold is true.
Bid count and evaluation
96% confidenceNo bid count, scoring, pricing comparison or evaluation detail published
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The notice says no tenders were received in the earlier procedure, but supplies no further competition or evaluation data.
Related earlier process
95% confidenceAn unsuccessful related process is referenced: ocds-h6vhtk-06e3f4
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relatedProcesses identifies an 'unsuccessfulProcess' with that OCID.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Planned term
94% confidence27 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod specifies these dates.
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceNot established
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The award is pending and only a future signature milestone is supplied.
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
Market route
96% confidencePotential suppliers should note that this requirement moved to a direct award after an earlier competition reportedly received no tenders.
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The direct-award rationale states that suppliers had been invited under a competitive procedure but no tenders were received.
Award maturity
99% confidenceThe published value and term should be treated as proposed award data until signature or a later contract confirmation is published.
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Award 1 remains pending and signature is scheduled for a future date.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Pending award status
99% confidenceThe record is a pending award rather than evidence of a signed, concluded or active contract.
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Award 1 status is pending and the futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled.
Supplier identity evidence
98% confidenceTD FINISHING LTD is the source-named supplier; no separately verified company name or company number is provided.
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Supplier verification fields contain no verified company name or number and status is not_applicable.
Lot and pricing detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: lot title, lot description, individual lot value and pricing breakdown.
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Lot 1 has null title, description and value_amount.
Contract terms detail
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: extension, option, renewal and executed-contract details.
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No such fields or documents are included; the award remains pending.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award is pending; the supplied data does not confirm signature, contract conclusion, mobilisation or delivery.
- No separately verified legal-company name or company number is supplied for TD FINISHING LTD.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count beyond the statement that the earlier procedure received no tenders, evaluation records, scores, pricing breakdown and individual lot value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: lot title and description, extension or renewal terms, and an executed contract document.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Ministry of JusticeHMP Wymottpowder coating systemTD FINISHING LTDdirect awardindustrial machineryprocurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named on the HMP Wymott powder coating system award?
TD FINISHING LTD is named as the supplier on pending award 1.
What is the published value?
The award value is £400,000 excluding VAT and £480,000 including VAT.
Is the contract signed?
Not evidenced. The award is pending and the notice lists a scheduled signature date of 27 October 2026.
Why was a direct award used?
The authority states that no tenders were received in an earlier competitive procedure and that a further procedure could not meet required project timescales.
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