AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Luton Borough Council has published a pending direct award to HOME SAFE DELIVERY PARTNERS LTD for a service supporting Selective and Additional Licensing schemes. The notice describes integrated licensing management, data validation, property inspections and secure data sharing with council systems.
Published outcomeAward decision published; the award remains pending. The source schedules signature for 30 October 2026 and states a planned contract period from 2 November 2026 to 30 October 2028, so it should not be treated as a signed or active contract.
Market significanceThe published award value is £3.5 million excluding VAT (£4.2 million including VAT) for a licensing and IT-enabled service requirement procured by direct award.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
HOME SAFE DELIVERY PARTNERS LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £3,500,000 excluding VAT; £4,200,000 including VAT (pending award-level value) GBP · Verified supplier named on a pending award
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Supplier identity is verified by GB-COH company number 09371007. Award 1 names the supplier and reports amount £3,500,000 and amountGross £4,200,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceContract award notice published; award status pending
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The process is labelled 'Contract award notice on Find a Tender'; award 1 has status 'pending'.
Award decision date
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-15.
Standstill end
99% confidence28 October 2026, 23:59:59 UTC
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Award standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-28T23:59:59Z.
Scheduled signature date
99% confidence30 October 2026
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Milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-10-30T23:59:59Z.
Planned contract start
98% confidence2 November 2026
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Award contractPeriod.startDate is 2026-11-02T00:00:00Z.
Planned contract end
98% confidence30 October 2028
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Award contractPeriod.endDate is 2028-10-30T23:59:59Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£3,500,000
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Award 1 value.amount is 3500000 GBP.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£4,200,000
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 4200000 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceAward-level value for the single published award; no separate lot value is published
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Award 1 is related to lot 1, while the lot record has no value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award notice publication
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Award notice document 097579-2026 was published 2026-10-15T15:26:21+01:00.
Scheduled signature
99% confidence30 October 2026
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Scheduled futureSignatureDate milestone.
Planned service period
98% confidence2 November 2026 to 30 October 2028
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Published contractPeriod startDate and endDate.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceIntegrated Selective and Additional Licensing service
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Process description states the Council requires a fully integrated service to manage Selective and Additional Licensing.
Key activities
99% confidenceOngoing data validation, property inspections and secure data sharing with Council systems
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Stated in the process description.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award mainProcurementCategory is services.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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Award item additional classification.
Delivery area
97% confidenceUKH21
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Award delivery address region is UKH21.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is 'Direct award'.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceYes
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Award aboveThreshold is true.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice data
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No bidder count, tenderer list, evaluation results or scoring information is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published base period
98% confidence2 November 2026 to 30 October 2028 (planned)
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Award contractPeriod startDate and endDate.
Extension provision
99% confidenceMay be extended by 4 months
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Award hasRenewal is true and renewal description states 'Contract can be extended for 4 months'.
Maximum stated extent
98% confidence1 March 2029
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Award contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2029-03-01T23:59:59Z.
Signature status
99% confidenceNot evidenced as signed; signature is scheduled
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The award is pending and a futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial model observation
96% confidenceThe requirement combines licensing operations, inspection activity, data validation and systems integration in one published service award.
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The stated requirement covers each of these activities.
Market access observation
99% confidenceThe opportunity was awarded through a direct award procedure rather than an openly competed procedure, based on the published notice data.
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is 'Direct award'.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and contract status
99% confidenceThe award is pending, not evidenced as signed or commenced
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Award status is pending; signature is listed as a scheduled future milestone.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 is published without a title, description or individual value
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Lot record contains null title, description and value fields.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid numbers, participant details, scoring or evaluation rationale is present.
Supplier identity
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified against company number 09371007
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Supplier verification status is verified with match method company_number.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice records a pending award and a scheduled signature; it does not confirm that a contract has been signed, concluded or started.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: tenderer numbers, bid prices, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown and performance measures.
- The notice describes an extension of 4 months but does not publish decision criteria or a firm extension exercise date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Luton Borough CouncilHOME SAFE DELIVERY PARTNERS LTDSelective and Additional Licensingdirect awardlicensing servicesproperty inspectionsFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the award?
HOME SAFE DELIVERY PARTNERS LTD, verified under company number 09371007.
What is the published award value?
£3.5 million excluding VAT, or £4.2 million including VAT.
Has the contract been signed?
The published data does not evidence signature. The award is pending and signature is scheduled for 30 October 2026.
What is the planned contract term?
The published planned period is 2 November 2026 to 30 October 2028, with an express option to extend by 4 months.
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.