AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Lincolnshire County Council published an active award for residential children's home support to TOWER RESIDENTIAL CARE LTD under a call-off from a framework agreement.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded to TOWER RESIDENTIAL CARE LTD. The published award value is £0, so no payable contract value is disclosed.
Market significanceThis is a time-limited children’s residential care call-off in the East Midlands. The notice does not disclose pricing, competition or evaluation information.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
TOWER RESIDENTIAL CARE LTD
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-7f9c000b-2be8-47b2-b6af-62bbe7ee8a59-1 · £0 published award value; payable value not disclosed GBP · verified; active award
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Supplier verification matched Companies House number 14635688 by company number. The award names Tower Residential Care Ltd and records value amount 0 GBP.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded; award status active
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Process display status is "awarded" and the award status is "active".
Award date
99% confidence21 September 2026
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Award record date: 2026-09-21T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-08T15:04:47+01:00.
Contract period
99% confidence21 September 2026 to 31 August 2027
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Award and tender contractPeriod specify these start and end dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£0
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The sole award records value.amount 0 and currency GBP.
Commercial value disclosure
96% confidenceNo payable contract value is disclosed
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The process has no minimum or maximum value, while the award's published value is £0.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence10 November 2025, 12:00 UTC
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Tender period endDate: 2025-11-10T12:00:00Z.
Contract start
99% confidence21 September 2026
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Contract period startDate: 2026-09-21T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end
99% confidence31 August 2027
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Contract period endDate: 2027-08-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Published duration
98% confidenceAbout 11 months and 10 days
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Calculated from the explicit contract period of 21 September 2026 to 31 August 2027.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceProvision of support in a Residential Children's Home
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Tender description states this scope.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 85000000 — Health and social work services
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Tender classification identifies CPV 85000000 as the primary classification.
Additional classification
99% confidenceCPV 98000000 — Other community, social and personal services
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Tender additionalClassifications includes CPV 98000000.
Delivery area
94% confidenceEast Midlands; postcode LN1 1YL also stated
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Tender item delivery addresses list East Midlands, United Kingdom and LN1 1YL.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceSelective call-off from a framework agreement
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Procurement method is selective and procurementMethodDetails states "Call-off from a framework agreement".
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on the number of bidders, invited suppliers, scores and evaluation is not supplied in the published notice.
SME and VCSE suitability flags
99% confidenceSME: yes; VCSE: yes
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Tender suitability flags list sme true and vcse true.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract term
99% confidence21 September 2026 to 31 August 2027
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The award contractPeriod specifies the dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value interpretation
96% confidenceThe £0 award record should not be interpreted as a zero-cost service; it does not disclose the payable contract value.
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The award contains £0 while no process-level value range or other pricing information is provided.
Market route
99% confidenceThe award was made through a framework call-off rather than an openly described standalone procedure.
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ProcurementMethodDetails states "Call-off from a framework agreement".
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Value transparency
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: payable value, price structure and individual service volumes.
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Award value is £0 and process value fields are null.
Competition and evaluation transparency
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, award criteria, scores and reasons for selection.
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No such fields are present in the supplied award or tender data.
Lot allocation
99% confidenceNo lots are published; the award is therefore not allocated to a named lot.
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The supplied lots array is empty and the award has no lot IDs.
Contract formation evidence
99% confidenceThe source reports an active award and contract period, but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
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The supplied data includes award status active and contract dates, without a signature field or signed-contract document.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published £0 award value does not disclose the payable contract value, pricing or service volumes.
- Information on bidders, evaluation, award rationale and framework terms is not supplied in the published notice.
- No lot titles or award-to-lot allocation are supplied.
- The source does not explicitly evidence a signed contract; it reports an active award and a contract period.
- No extension or renewal terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Lincolnshire County CouncilTOWER RESIDENTIAL CARE LTDresidential children's home supportchildren's servicesframework call-offEast MidlandsContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the award?
TOWER RESIDENTIAL CARE LTD received the sole active award. Its Companies House number 14635688 was verified in the supplied supplier data.
What is the contract period?
The published contract period runs from 21 September 2026 to 31 August 2027.
What is the contract value?
The notice records £0, but does not disclose a payable contract value or pricing breakdown.
How was the procurement run?
It was a selective call-off from a framework agreement.
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.