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Official UK procurement notice
Security services for the Nottingham Inquiry
Authority: Ministry of Justice (Central government)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£2,959published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 14 Jan 2026
Awarded to Gifford Owen Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFor the provision of Security services during the Nottingham Inquiry.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Administrative change
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Jan 2026, 14:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 Oct 2026, 10:14 BST
- Authority reference
Prj_15554- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-095042- Latest notice
- Contract change notice (UK10)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060d86Find a Tender
Notice history
3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jan 2026- Contract details notice published23 Jan 2026, 14:45 GMTUK7
- Contract change notice published8 Jun 2026, 11:47 BSTUK10
- Contract change notice published8 Oct 2026, 10:14 BSTUK10
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £2,9591 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Jan 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gifford Owen LtdSME | £2,959 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Security services for the Nottingham inquiry. · Gifford Owen LtdSME
- Signed
- 14 Jan 2026
- Value
- £2,959
- Period
- 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Jun 2027 · up to 17 Jul 2026 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- A six-week contingency has been built into the schedule in case the hearings run longer than expected. There will also be time for closing remarks from the chair of the Inquiry.
- Change 30 Sept 2026 contract amendment published
- Change 5 Jun 2026 contract amendment published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Gifford Owen LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract change notice Contract change notice on Find a Tender
- Contract change notice Contract change notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender