AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
DESNZ & DSIT Group Commercial published an award and contract notice for provision of a Codecademy expert. The notice identifies Skillsoft UK Limited as the supplier and records a GBP 15,760 contract signed on 15 September 2026. However, the only linked lot is marked cancelled, creating an unresolved status contradiction.
Published outcomeOne award names Skillsoft UK Limited. A linked contract record is marked active and includes a signed date and value, while the linked lot is cancelled.
Market significanceThis is a small, direct framework call-off for education and training services, using a procedure without prior publication of a call for competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Skillsoft UK Limited
88% confidenceAward 098268-2026-1 · Lots 1 · 15760 GBP · Named supplier on active award; linked contract record is active and signed, but linked lot is cancelled
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Award 098268-2026-1 names Skillsoft UK Limited. Its linked contract 098268-2026-1 records GBP 15,760 and dateSigned 15 September 2026; related lot 1 is cancelled.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Process published_at and release history both state 2026-10-19T08:51:14+01:00.
Award status
96% confidenceActive
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Award 098268-2026-1 has status "active".
Contract record status
96% confidenceActive; signed date recorded
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Contract 098268-2026-1 is status "active" and dateSigned is 2026-09-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Linked lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1, linked to the award and contract, has status "cancelled".
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidenceGBP 15,760
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Contract 098268-2026-1 value is amount 15760, currency GBP.
Award-level value
99% confidenceNot separately published
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The award record has no value_amount or currency; the amount appears on the linked contract record.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed date
99% confidence15 September 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-09-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication date
99% confidence19 October 2026
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The process published_at field is 2026-10-19T08:51:14+01:00.
Contract start date
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract start date is supplied.
Contract end date
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract end date is supplied.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceProvision of a Codecademy expert
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Process title, description, and lot 1 description state this requirement.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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main_category and mainProcurementCategory are "services".
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 80000000 — Education and training services
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Tender classification is CPV 80000000 with that description.
Delivery location
94% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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The item delivery address region is UK.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is "limited".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states this wording.
Rationale
99% confidenceCall-off contract under framework
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Tender procurementMethodRationale states "Call-off contract under framework."
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied
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No bidder count, tender submissions, or evaluation results are provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract identifier
99% confidence098268-2026-1
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The contract record id is 098268-2026-1 and references awardID 098268-2026-1.
Options
99% confidenceNo options indicated
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.
Duration and extension terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No start date, end date, duration, or extension terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
99% confidenceFramework call-off under a limited procedure
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The stated rationale is "Call-off contract under framework" and the procurement method is limited.
Value interpretation
91% confidenceGBP 15,760 is recorded on the contract linked to the sole named award and supplier
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Contract 098268-2026-1 is linked to award 098268-2026-1, which names one supplier.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Status contradiction
99% confidenceThe award and contract records are active, and the contract has a signed date, but the only linked lot is cancelled.
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Award status is active; contract status is active with dateSigned 2026-09-15; lot 1 status is cancelled.
Supplier verification limitation
99% confidenceSkillsoft UK Limited remains unverified in the supplied Companies House matching workflow.
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supplier_identity_status is checked_unmatched; verified_company_name and verified_company_number are null.
Unpublished information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes contract start/end dates, individual lot value, bid count, evaluation information, and renewal terms.
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Relevant supplied fields are null or absent.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains an unresolved lifecycle contradiction: the sole linked lot is cancelled although the award and contract records are active and the contract has a recorded signed date.
- Skillsoft UK Limited is a source-supplied name but was checked without a safe Companies House match; it must not be represented as Companies House-verified.
- The notice does not publish a contract start date, end date, duration, renewal terms, bidder count, evaluation details, or a separate award-level or lot-level value.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Codecademy expert contractDESNZ DSIT Group CommercialSkillsoft UK Limitededucation and training servicesframework call-offGBP 15760
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier?
Skillsoft UK Limited is named on award 098268-2026-1. The supplied verification workflow did not establish a Companies House match.
What is the published contract value?
The linked contract record states GBP 15,760.
Is the contract status clear?
Not fully. The contract record is active and includes a signed date, but the only linked lot is marked cancelled.
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