AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Sheffield City Council published an awarded contract notice for physiotherapy and pain-management wraparound support for employment-support participants. The notice records an active award to Down2U, with a total award value of £14,700 and a stated delivery period from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded to Down2U following a direct award procedure. The published notice does not explicitly confirm contract signature.
Market significanceThis is a small, localised employment-support health service requirement in Yorkshire and the Humber, procured by direct award.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Down2U
93% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-d1ae62cf-b2b9-4e5e-9357-201121b94fe8-1 · 14700 GBP · active award; supplier identity unverified
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The award names "Down2U" as supplier and gives the award value as £14,700. Supplier verification status is "checked_unmatched".
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice published; underlying tender status is complete and the award status is active.
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Process stage is "award" with display status "awarded"; tender status is "complete"; award status is "active".
Award publication
99% confidence8 October 2026, 15:40 BST.
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-08T15:40:00+01:00.
Contract signature
98% confidenceUnknown; the supplied notice does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
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The supplied award and contract-period fields provide no signature field or signed-contract confirmation.
Stated delivery period
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
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Award contractPeriod and tender contractPeriod specify these dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£14,700
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Award value amount is 14700 GBP; tender value is also 14700 GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceThe full published value is associated with the single recorded award to Down2U.
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One award and one named supplier are supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
98% confidence24 September 2026
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Tender period endDate: 2026-09-24T00:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-08T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated start date
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate: 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated end date
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Award contractPeriod endDate: 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidencePhysiotherapy and pain-management wraparound provision for employment-support participants supported by Sheffield Work & Health Local Integration Board member providers.
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Published opportunity description.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 85142100 — Physiotherapy services.
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Tender classification.
Delivery area
97% confidenceYorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom.
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Tender item delivery address.
Category
99% confidenceServices.
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Main procurement category is services.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award.
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procurementMethod is "direct" and procurementMethodDetails is "Direct award".
Competition information
98% confidenceUnknown; the published notice does not provide bidder numbers, evaluation information or award rationale.
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No bid, score, evaluation or selection data is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
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Published tender and award contractPeriod fields.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown.
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
SME/VCSE suitability flags
97% confidenceThe tender flags both SME and VCSE suitability as false.
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Tender suitability fields: sme false; vcse false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial profile
94% confidenceA £14,700 direct award for a defined, short-duration specialist support service linked to employment-support participants.
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Published value, direct-award method, service description and stated contract period.
Supplier opportunity insight
98% confidenceThe notice provides no pricing breakdown, service volumes, performance measures or evaluation criteria.
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceThe source supplier name "Down2U" was checked but no safe Companies House match was found. It is therefore presented as an unverified published supplier name, not as a Companies House-verified legal entity.
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supplier_identity_status is "checked_unmatched"; verified_company_name and verified_company_number are null.
Award versus signed contract
98% confidenceThe record is an awarded contract notice with an active award, but explicit contract-signature confirmation is not supplied.
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Notice type is "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder"; no signature data is present.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo lot allocation, bid count, evaluation detail, pricing breakdown, performance measures, extension terms or renewal terms are supplied.
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Lots are empty and the relevant fields are absent from the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplier name Down2U is unverified: the Companies House matching workflow completed without a safe match.
- The published notice does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed.
- No bidder numbers, evaluation results, pricing detail, performance measures, lot allocation, extension terms or renewal terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Sheffield City CouncilDown2Uphysiotherapy servicespain managementemployment supportdirect awardContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the award?
The published award names Down2U. Its identity is unverified because the completed supplier check did not find a safe Companies House match.
What is the published contract value?
The published award value is £14,700.
Was this competitively tendered?
The notice identifies the method as direct award. It does not provide competition, bid-count or evaluation details.
When is the stated delivery period?
The notice states 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
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.