AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Department for Work & Pensions awarded Psysoft Limited a direct, below-threshold contract for an EQ-i 2.0-based digital leadership and emotional-intelligence learning resource. The published contract record states that it was signed on 16 October 2026 and runs from 17 October to 16 December 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract are recorded for Psysoft Limited. Contract value is £69,000 excluding VAT (£82,800 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a short-term, single-supplier digital learning licence arrangement procured without competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
PSYSOFT LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £69,000 excluding VAT; £82,800 including VAT GBP · verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names PSYSOFT LIMITED as supplier. Supplier identifier is GB-COH 06836927 and supplier verification matched this company number to PSYSOFT LIMITED. The single contract linked to award 1 gives the stated values.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published document description: "Contract details notice on Find a Tender".
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete"; source status is "complete".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is "active".
Contract signed
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is "2026-10-16T00:00:00+01:00".
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£69,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 69000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£82,800
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 82800 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceOne contract is linked to the sole recorded award and supplier
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Contract 1 has awardID 1; award 1 lists only PSYSOFT LIMITED.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract details notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026, 09:36 BST
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Notice datePublished is "2026-10-16T09:36:14+01:00".
Contract signed
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 16 October 2026.
Contract start
99% confidence17 October 2026
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Contract period startDate is "2026-10-17T00:00:00+01:00".
Contract end
99% confidence16 December 2026
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Contract period endDate is "2026-12-16T23:59:59Z".
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceEQ-i 2.0 360 Leadership Assessment digital learning resource
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Tender title is "EQ-i 2.0 360 Leadership Assessment".
Content
99% confidence16 bite-sized online videos covering 15 EQ-i 2.0 emotional-intelligence competencies and an introductory module
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Tender description specifies 16 videos, all 15 competencies and an introductory module.
Licence model
99% confidencePremium licence with unlimited organisational access and unlimited users
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Tender description states this licence provision.
Subject classification
99% confidenceStaff training services (CPV 80511000)
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Award item additional classification is CPV 80511000.
Delivery coverage
98% confidenceUK regions recorded: UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ and UKK
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Award item lists delivery addresses in these UK regions.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition".
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
97% confidenceNo competition was used; bidder numbers and evaluation information were not supplied
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The procedure is stated as without competition. No bid-count, scoring or evaluation fields are provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence17 October 2026 to 16 December 2026
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Contract period startDate and endDate.
Duration
97% confidenceApproximately two months
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Calculated from the explicit contract dates of 17 October to 16 December 2026.
Pricing basis
98% confidencePublished total contract value; detailed pricing breakdown not supplied
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Contract contains net and gross totals only.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial model
98% confidenceUnlimited-user organisational licence for digital learning content
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The scope specifies a premium licence with unlimited organisational access and users.
Route-to-market observation
99% confidenceThe requirement was directly procured below threshold without competition
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Published procurement method details state "Below threshold - without competition".
Contract scale
98% confidence£69,000 excluding VAT over an approximately two-month term
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Published net value is £69,000 and explicit contract dates span 17 October to 16 December 2026.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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The source supplier company number 06836927 matches verified company name PSYSOFT LIMITED using company-number matching.
Award-value allocation
97% confidenceClear at award level
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One active award names one supplier, and one contract is linked to that award.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value
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Lot 1 is recorded only with status complete; its title, description and value fields are null.
Publication completeness
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, evaluation, award-decision date, pricing breakdown and extension terms
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These fields are absent from the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not provide an award-decision date, bid count, evaluation method, scores, reasons for supplier selection or comparative pricing.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No extension, renewal or option terms are published; the estimated renewal point is based only on the contract end date.
- The notice provides total net and gross values but no pricing breakdown or payment schedule.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Department for Work & PensionsDWPPsysoft LimitedEQ-i 2.0leadership assessmentemotional intelligencedigital learningstaff training servicespublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the DWP EQ-i 2.0 360 Leadership Assessment contract?
PSYSOFT LIMITED, verified against Companies House company number 06836927.
What is the contract value?
£69,000 excluding VAT and £82,800 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published term runs from 17 October 2026 to 16 December 2026.
Was the procurement competed?
No. The notice records a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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