AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Amplius Living has published contract details for employee background checking and pre-employment screening services. The active contract was signed with ZINC WORK LIMITED, begins on 28 August 2026 and has a stated initial term to 27 August 2027, with a 12-month optional extension.
Published outcomeOne active award and active contract are recorded for ZINC WORK LIMITED under lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold direct procurement without competition for recruitment-related screening services, with a gross stated contract value of £46,814.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ZINC WORK LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 46814 GBP · Active contract
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Verified supplier identity is ZINC WORK LIMITED (company number 10961635). Award 1 names Zinc Work Limited as supplier; contract 1 linked to award 1 has gross value £46,814.
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.
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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Tender 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 21 August 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-08-21.
Contract commencement
99% confidence28 August 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-08-28.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£46,814 gross
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Contract 1 value amountGross is 46814 GBP.
Value attribution
96% 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.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence21 August 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-08-21.
Contract start
99% confidence28 August 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-08-28.
Initial contract end
99% confidence27 August 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-08-27.
Maximum possible end
99% confidence27 August 2028
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Contract 1 period maxExtentDate is 2028-08-27.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence21 October 2026
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Notice document datePublished is 2026-10-21.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceEmployee background checking and pre-employment screening services
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Process title and description.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
CPV classification
99% confidence79600000 — Recruitment services
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Award item additional classification.
Delivery region
99% confidenceUKJ1, United Kingdom
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Award item delivery address region is UKJ1.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1); no lot title or description supplied
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Tender contains lot 1 only, with no title or description.
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.
Competition information
99% confidenceNo competitive bidding or bidder-count information supplied
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The notice states below threshold without competition and provides no bid data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence28 August 2026 to 27 August 2027
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Contract period startDate and endDate.
Extension option
99% confidenceOne optional 12-month extension
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Contract hasRenewal is true and renewal description states "12 month optional extension."
Maximum term
99% confidenceUp to 27 August 2028
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Contract maxExtentDate is 2028-08-27.
Stated value basis
99% confidenceGross
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Contract value is recorded as amountGross.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
99% confidenceThe buyer used a below-threshold direct route without competition.
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition".
Commercial scale
96% confidenceThe published gross contract value is £46,814 across the stated initial term and any extension pricing is not separately supplied.
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Contract 1 records £46,814 gross; no separate extension value is provided.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award date
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice data.
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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.
Evaluation and pricing detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No evaluation, bid, score or pricing-breakdown data is provided.
Value interpretation
94% confidenceThe notice records a gross contract value but does not state whether it includes the optional extension.
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Contract value is supplied alongside an initial end date, maximum extent date and extension option, without a stated value coverage period.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award date is published.
- No lot title, lot description or individual lot value is published.
- No bidder count, evaluation outcome, scoring, award rationale or pricing breakdown is published.
- The notice does not state whether the £46,814 gross value covers only the initial term or also the optional extension.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Amplius LivingZINC WORK LIMITEDemployee background checkingpre-employment screeningrecruitment servicesFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Amplius Living's employee background checking contract?
ZINC WORK LIMITED, verified by company number 10961635.
What is the value of the contract?
The published contract value is £46,814 gross.
When does the contract run?
It starts on 28 August 2026 and initially ends on 27 August 2027, with an optional 12-month extension to a maximum end date of 27 August 2028.
Was the procurement competed?
The notice describes it as a below-threshold direct procurement without competition.
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