AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
East Riding of Yorkshire Council published an awarded contract notice for HCC214634, Lot 1: face-to-face tuition in the HU6 area. The award names TRADEWIND RECRUITMENT LTD as supplier.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded, with a published award value of £0. The notice provides contract-period dates but does not explicitly confirm signature or delivery commencement.
Market significanceThe opportunity concerns primary and secondary education services in Yorkshire and the Humber. The published £0 value means the commercial scale cannot be assessed from this notice.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
TRADEWIND RECRUITMENT LTD
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-24ffe83b-e10f-4701-bbc9-fa4a8b7831e9-1 · Lots Lot 1 - Face to Face tuition, HU6 Area · £0 GBP · Verified supplier named on an active award
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The award names source supplier "Tradewind Recruitment". Supplier verification maps this to verified company TRADEWIND RECRUITMENT LTD (company number 04105705). The award value is GBP 0.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; tender status complete; award status active
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Process display status is "awarded"; source notice type is "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder"; tender status is "complete"; award status is "active".
Award publication
99% confidence21 October 2026
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Award date is 2026-10-21 and award notice publication is 2026-10-21T11:04:18+01:00.
Contract conclusion
96% confidenceNot explicitly evidenced
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The supplied record is an award notice and provides an active award and contract-period fields, but contains no explicit signature or contract-conclusion confirmation.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£0 GBP
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Award value is stated as amount 0, currency GBP.
Commercial value interpretation
94% confidenceUnknown; £0 may be a published placeholder or reflect an unpriced arrangement
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No pricing, estimated value, unit rates, quantity or value basis is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence12 January 2026, 13:00 UTC
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Tender period end date is 2026-01-12T13:00:00Z.
Published contract period start
99% confidence2 February 2026
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Tender and award contract-period start date is 2026-02-02T00:00:00Z.
Published contract period end
99% confidence17 July 2026
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Tender and award contract-period end date is 2026-07-17T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence21 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished is 2026-10-21T11:04:18+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceLot 1 - Face to Face tuition, HU6 Area
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Process title/description states "Lot 1 - Face to Face tuition, HU6 Area".
Service categories
99% confidencePrimary education services; secondary education services
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CPV 80100000 is primary education services; additional CPV 80200000 is secondary education services.
Delivery region
98% confidenceYorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom
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The tender item delivery address specifies Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceNot specified
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The record states procurement method details: "Not specified".
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceUnknown
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No bid count, tenderer list, evaluation methodology, scores or award rationale is supplied.
SME and VCSE suitability flags
98% confidenceSME: no; VCSE: no
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Tender suitability fields state sme false and vcse false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published contract period
99% confidence2 February 2026 to 17 July 2026
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Award contractPeriod gives startDate 2026-02-02 and endDate 2026-07-17.
Extensions and renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No rates, pricing schedule, payment mechanism or contract documents are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value visibility
98% confidenceThe £0 published award value prevents assessment of contract scale, supplier revenue significance or price competitiveness.
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The award amount is 0 GBP and no pricing or estimated-value fields are provided.
Timing anomaly
99% confidenceThe published contract period predates the award notice by more than eight months.
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Contract period begins 2 February 2026 and ends 17 July 2026, while the award notice was published on 21 October 2026.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Publication timing versus contract period
99% confidenceThe stated contract period (2 February to 17 July 2026) is entirely before the award notice publication date (21 October 2026). The record does not explain this chronology.
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Contract-period dates and award notice publication timestamp are supplied in the source record.
Published value quality
99% confidenceA £0 award value is recorded without a value basis, estimate, quantity or price schedule.
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Award value is 0 GBP; process value fields are null; no pricing data is supplied.
Supplier identity
99% confidenceSupplier identity has been verified as TRADEWIND RECRUITMENT LTD, company number 04105705.
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Supplier verification returned status "verified" using a normalised-name match.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed or that services commenced.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: procurement method, bid count, evaluation approach, scores, award rationale and competing suppliers.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: pricing, value basis, quantities, rates, estimated value, payment terms, extension options and renewal provisions.
- The record does not explain why the contract period predates the award notice publication date.
- The published £0 award value does not establish the actual commercial value of the arrangement.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
East Riding of Yorkshire CouncilTRADEWIND RECRUITMENT LTDHCC214634face-to-face tuitionHU6primary education servicessecondary education services
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier for HCC214634 Lot 1?
The award names Tradewind Recruitment, verified as TRADEWIND RECRUITMENT LTD (company number 04105705).
What is the published award value?
The award notice records £0 GBP. No value basis or pricing information is published.
When was the contract period stated to run?
The notice gives 2 February 2026 to 17 July 2026, although the award notice was published later, on 21 October 2026.
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.