AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Home Office has awarded and signed a temporary welfare-van hire contract with ENABLE HIRE LIMITED.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract are reported for lot 1, with ENABLE HIRE LIMITED as supplier.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold direct procurement without competition for welfare vehicles and vans, valued at £13,318 excluding VAT (£16,640 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ENABLE HIRE LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £13,318 excluding VAT; £16,640 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Verified supplier record names ENABLE HIRE LIMITED (company number 10241362). Award 1 names source supplier “Enable Hire”; contract 1 is linked to award 1 and reports the contract value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Process notice_type and contract document description state “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete; award and contract shown as active
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Tender status is “complete”; award 1 and contract 1 each have status “active”.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 12 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-12T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period
99% confidence1 November 2026 to 1 April 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-11-01 and endDate is 2027-04-01T23:59:59+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£13,318
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Contract 1 value.amount is 13318 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£16,640
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 16640 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceReported at contract level for the sole linked award and lot
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Contract 1 links to award 1; award 1 relates to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned.
Notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Process published_at and contract document datePublished are 2026-10-20.
Contract start
99% confidence1 November 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate.
Contract end
99% confidence1 April 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceTemporary hire of welfare vans
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Contract 1 title is “Welfare Vans: Temporary Hire”.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is “goods”.
Classifications
99% confidenceWelfare vehicles (CPV 34114300); Vans (CPV 34136000)
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Award item additionalClassifications list these CPV codes and descriptions.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot reported (lot 1)
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Tender lots contains lot 1; award 1 relatedLots contains lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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Tender procurementMethod is “direct”.
Competition
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 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Bid and evaluation information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract title
99% confidenceWelfare Vans: Temporary Hire
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Contract 1 title.
Term
99% confidence1 November 2026 to 1 April 2027
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Contract 1 period.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial model
98% confidenceShort-term vehicle hire
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The contract title specifies “Temporary Hire” and the stated period runs from November 2026 to April 2027.
Route-to-market signal
99% confidenceThe requirement was awarded through a below-threshold direct route without competition.
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Tender procurementMethod is direct and procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - without competition”.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award date
99% confidenceNot published
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Award 1 award_date is null.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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Lot 1 title, description and value fields are null.
Competition detail
99% confidenceBidder counts, evaluation criteria and award rationale are not published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified legal supplier identity available
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Supplier verification status is verified and provides ENABLE HIRE LIMITED, company number 10241362.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award date is not published.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Bid counts, evaluation details, award rationale and pricing breakdowns are not supplied in the published notice.
- No extension or renewal terms are published; the renewal timing is only an estimate based on the explicit end date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Home OfficeENABLE HIRE LIMITEDwelfare vanstemporary hirewelfare vehiclesvanspublic procurementcontract award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Home Office Welfare Vans contract?
ENABLE HIRE LIMITED (company number 10241362) is the verified supplier for award 1.
What is the value of the Welfare Vans contract?
The contract value is £13,318 excluding VAT and £16,640 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is from 1 November 2026 to 1 April 2027.
How was the contract procured?
The notice records a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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.