AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Essex County Council awarded a below-threshold training contract to PROTECTING RIGHTS IN A CARING ENVIRONMENT LIMITED for physical-intervention and de-escalation train-the-trainer refresher training.
Published outcomeThe award and associated contract are recorded as active. The source explicitly records a contract signature date of 21 July 2026 and a term from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2028.
Market significanceThe £34,999 gross contract supports annual updates for 10 internal trainers, who are intended to cascade training across council service areas.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
PROTECTING RIGHTS IN A CARING ENVIRONMENT LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared contract value: £34,999 gross GBP · Verified; award active
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Supplier is named on active award 1 and is verified against Companies House number 06735437. The contract linked to award 1 has a gross value of GBP 34,999.
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”.
Tender status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is “complete”; lot 1 is also marked “complete”.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is recorded as “active”.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is recorded as “active”.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 21 July 2026
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Contract 1 provides dateSigned: 2026-07-21.
Contract term
99% confidence1 August 2026 to 31 July 2028
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Contract period startDate is 2026-08-01 and endDate is 2028-07-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£34,999 gross
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Contract 1 value states amountGross: 34999 and currency: GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceThe published value is contract-level and is not separately allocated to the lot or supplier.
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No award-level or lot-level value is supplied; one contract is linked to award 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence21 July 2026
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Contract dateSigned: 2026-07-21.
Contract start
99% confidence1 August 2026
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Contract period startDate: 2026-08-01.
Contract end
99% confidence31 July 2028
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Contract period endDate: 2028-07-31.
Notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-15.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidencePhysical-intervention and de-escalation train-the-trainer refresher training.
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Tender title and description identify training to keep staff and vulnerable young people safe in emergencies, including escalation and physical-restraint techniques.
Training model
96% confidenceAnnual updates for 10 council trainers, who will cascade training to staff across Children & Families, Adult Social Care and internal residential homes.
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Description states that 10 trainers receive yearly updates and then cascade training; it gives residential services as an example involving 110 staff.
Service classification
99% confidencePersonnel-training services (CPV 79632000).
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Award item additional classification is CPV 79632000.
Delivery area
97% confidenceEast of England (UKH3).
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Award item delivery address specifies region UKH3.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement approach
99% confidenceBelow threshold - unknown
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is “Below threshold - unknown”; contract aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on bids, competing suppliers, evaluation and award criteria is not supplied in the published notice.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1).
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Tender lists lot 1 only; award 1 relates to lot 1.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidenceTwo years
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The stated period runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2028.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Contract value basis
99% confidenceGross
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The contract value is specifically recorded as amountGross.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial model
94% confidenceTrain-the-trainer delivery is intended to support internal cascade training after the annual trainer update.
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The description states that updated trainers will cascade training to council staff and that the in-house training does not incur further costs to the council.
Requirement continuity
96% confidenceThe published description characterises the updates as yearly refresher training for existing internal trainers.
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It states that the 10 trainers need a refresher each year and receive a yearly update.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published contract evidence
97% confidenceStrong
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The notice provides an active award and contract, named verified supplier, gross value, signed date, start date and end date.
Missing competition detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, bidder identities, evaluation scores, criteria or award rationale is provided.
Missing lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
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Lot 1 is listed with status only; its title, description and value fields are null.
Value attribution
98% confidenceThe £34,999 gross figure is published only at contract level.
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No individual lot or award value is present, so the analysis keeps the amount as a shared contract value.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information on bids, competition, evaluation, award criteria and the reasons for supplier selection is not supplied in the published notice.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- The £34,999 figure is a gross contract-level value and is not separately allocated to the award, lot or supplier.
- No extension or renewal option is published. The renewal timing shown is only an estimate based on the stated contract end date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Essex County CouncilPROTECTING RIGHTS IN A CARING ENVIRONMENT LIMITEDphysical intervention trainingde-escalation trainingtrain the trainercontract award£34,999
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Essex County Council training contract?
PROTECTING RIGHTS IN A CARING ENVIRONMENT LIMITED, verified under company number 06735437.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £34,999 gross.
When does the contract run?
The published term is 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2028; the source records it as signed on 21 July 2026.
What services are covered?
Physical-intervention and de-escalation train-the-trainer refresher training.
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