AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Norfolk has awarded and signed a contract for specialist forensic-analysis training services to TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS GROUP LIMITED. The contract is active from 7 October 2026 to 31 January 2027, with a gross value of £12,636.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are reported for supplier TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS GROUP LIMITED under lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a small, below-threshold specialist training engagement procured through limited competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS GROUP LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £12,636 gross (contract-level value) GBP · Verified legal supplier; active award and contract
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Supplier is identified by GB-COH company number 10562171 and verified_company_name is TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS GROUP LIMITED. Award 1 names this supplier and contract 1, linked to award 1, has gross value GBP 12,636.
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”.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is “complete”; lot 1 status is “complete”.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is “active”.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is “active”.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 6 October 2026
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Contract 1 contains dateSigned: 2026-10-06T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Contract period startDate is 2026-10-07T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end
99% confidence31 January 2027
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Contract period endDate is 2027-01-31T23:59:59Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£12,636 gross
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Contract 1 value states amountGross 12636 and currency GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceContract-level value linked to award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 is linked to awardID 1; award 1 is related to lot 1 and names one supplier.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 states aboveThreshold: false.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence6 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-06.
Contract starts
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Contract period startDate is 2026-10-07.
Notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026
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The notice/document datePublished and process published_at are 2026-10-16T11:17:59+01:00.
Contract ends
99% confidence31 January 2027
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Contract period endDate is 2027-01-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSpecialist training services for forensic analysis
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Process description states “Specialist training services for forensic analysis”.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is “services”.
CPV classification
99% confidence80510000 — Specialist training services
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Award item additional classification is CPV 80510000, described as Specialist training services.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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Tender data lists lot 1 only; award 1 and contract 1 are linked to it.
Delivery geography
95% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item delivery address specifies region UK and country GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is “limited”.
Method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - limited competition”.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of invited suppliers and bids: unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Evaluation information
99% confidenceAward criteria, scores and reasons for selection: unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence7 October 2026 to 31 January 2027
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Contract 1 period provides these start and end dates.
Signed date
99% confidence6 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned provides this date.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Pricing structure
99% confidenceUnknown; only gross contract value is published
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Contract 1 publishes amountGross GBP 12,636, without rate, unit-price or payment-breakdown data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Engagement profile
96% confidenceShort-duration specialist training contract
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The scope is specialist forensic-analysis training and the published term runs from 7 October 2026 to 31 January 2027.
Route to market
99% confidenceBelow-threshold limited competition
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The procurement method detail explicitly states this route.
Published contract scale
99% confidence£12,636 gross
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Contract 1 reports amountGross GBP 12,636.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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Supplier was matched by company number 10562171, with verified legal name TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS GROUP LIMITED.
Value coverage
99% confidenceOne gross contract value is published; no pricing breakdown is supplied
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Contract 1 provides amountGross GBP 12,636 only.
Award date
99% confidenceNot published
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Award 1 has no award date and no separate award date is supplied in the notice data.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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Lot 1 is listed as complete, but its title, description and value fields are null.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, invited-supplier count, award criteria, scoring or evaluation narrative is present.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: award date, bid count, invited-supplier count, evaluation criteria, scores and award rationale.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: lot 1 title, description and separate lot value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: pricing breakdown, extension options and renewal terms.
- The estimated re-procurement point is derived solely from the explicit contract end date and is not a procurement forecast.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS GROUP LIMITEDPolice and Crime Commissioner for Norfolkforensic analysis trainingspecialist training servicesFind a Tenderbelow threshold procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Norfolk forensic training contract?
TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS GROUP LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 10562171.
What is the contract value?
The published gross contract value is £12,636.
When does the contract run?
It is signed from 6 October 2026 and runs from 7 October 2026 to 31 January 2027.
What procurement route was used?
The notice states below-threshold limited competition.
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