AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
East Riding of Yorkshire Council published an award notice for HCC209548, covering face-to-face provision in the HU9 area. The published award names TRADEWIND RECRUITMENT LTD as supplier. The notice records a £0 award value, so no commercial value is disclosed.
Published outcomeAward notice published; the award record is active. The source does not explicitly confirm contract signature.
Market significanceA short education-services requirement in Yorkshire and the Humber, covering primary and secondary education classifications.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
TRADEWIND RECRUITMENT LTD
98% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-212d3098-0cd8-49d2-bde6-fff1a0beee09-1 · £0 (published award value; no commercial value disclosed) GBP · Verified legal supplier; award record active
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Supplier verification identifies TRADEWIND RECRUITMENT LTD (company no. 04105705) as the verified company for source supplier name "Tradewind Recruitment". The award names that source supplier and records GBP 0.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source tender status complete
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Process display status is "awarded" and the notice type is "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder"; tender status is "complete".
Award record status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-212d3098-0cd8-49d2-bde6-fff1a0beee09-1 has status "active".
Award date
99% confidence21 October 2026
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The award record date is 2026-10-21T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract signature
95% confidenceUnknown; not explicitly stated
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The supplied award notice provides award and contract-period fields but no explicit signature or conclusion field.
Stated contract period
99% confidence7 September 2026 to 18 December 2026
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Award and tender contract-period fields state start 2026-09-07 and end 2026-12-18T23:59:59Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£0 GBP
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The award value is recorded as amount 0, currency GBP.
Interpretation of published value
97% confidenceNo commercial contract value disclosed
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A zero-value award is published, with no pricing, ceiling, estimate, or alternative value provided.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence9 July 2026, 17:00 (UTC+01:00)
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Tender period end date is 2026-07-09T17:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract start
99% confidence7 September 2026
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The tender and award contract period starts on 2026-09-07.
Stated contract end
99% confidence18 December 2026
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The tender and award contract period ends on 2026-12-18T23:59:59Z.
Award notice publication
99% confidence21 October 2026, 15:04 (UTC+01:00)
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Award notice datePublished and process published_at are 2026-10-21T15:04:04+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceFace to Face - HU9 Area
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Process and tender title/description state "HCC209548" and "Face to Face - HU9 Area".
Main category
99% confidenceServices
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The tender mainProcurementCategory is "services".
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 80100000 — Primary education services
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Tender classification identifies CPV 80100000 as the primary classification.
Additional classification
99% confidenceCPV 80200000 — Secondary education services
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Tender additionalClassifications includes CPV 80200000.
Delivery region
99% confidenceYorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address names Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceNot specified
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The source procurement_method is null and procurementMethodDetails is "Not specified".
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on bidders, bids received, evaluation criteria and scoring is not supplied in the published notice.
SME suitability
98% confidenceNot marked as suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability.sme is false.
VCSE suitability
98% confidenceNot marked as suitable for VCSEs
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Tender suitability.vcse is false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence7 September 2026 to 18 December 2026
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The contract-period fields on the tender and award provide these dates.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option, renewal, or variation terms are supplied.
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No pricing schedule or payment terms are supplied; the award value is £0.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value transparency
99% confidenceLimited
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The published award value is £0 and no commercial value, rate card, pricing schedule, or value basis is provided.
Duration profile
98% confidenceShort stated term of about three and a half months
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The stated period runs from 7 September to 18 December 2026.
Award publication timing
99% confidenceThe award notice was published after the stated contract start date
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Stated start is 7 September 2026, while the award notice was published on 21 October 2026.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award value limitation
99% confidenceA £0 award value is published; actual commercial value is not disclosed
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The sole award value is GBP 0, with no other value field or pricing information.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified legal identity available
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Supplier verification completed with TRADEWIND RECRUITMENT LTD, company number 04105705, matched from the source name "Tradewind Recruitment".
Procedure and competition detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No procurement method, bidder count, bid values, evaluation information, scores, or award rationale is provided.
Contract conclusion evidence
97% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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The notice identifies an active award and dates but contains no explicit signature or concluded-contract confirmation.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published £0 award value does not disclose the commercial contract value, pricing basis, rates, or any value ceiling.
- The source does not explicitly confirm contract signature or conclusion; it reports an active award record.
- Information on procurement method, competing bidders, evaluation, scoring, award rationale and bid prices is not supplied in the published notice.
- No extension, option, renewal, variation, or reprocurement terms are supplied.
- No lot structure or individual lot allocation is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
HCC209548Face to Face HU9 AreaEast Riding of Yorkshire CouncilTRADEWIND RECRUITMENT LTDprimary education servicessecondary education servicesYorkshire and the Humber
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier for HCC209548?
The award names Tradewind Recruitment; supplier verification identifies the legal supplier as TRADEWIND RECRUITMENT LTD (company number 04105705).
What was the published contract value?
The award record shows £0 GBP. No commercial contract value or pricing breakdown is provided.
What is the stated contract period?
The notice states 7 September 2026 to 18 December 2026.
Was the contract explicitly confirmed as signed?
No. The source publishes an active award record but does not explicitly state that the contract was signed.
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.