AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Wakefield and District Housing awarded its Void Clear and Clean Services requirement to ORBIS PROTECT LIMITED following a mini-competition under the EEM0071 Vacant Property Management Framework. The published award is valued at £4,253,314.25 and is recorded as active, with a contract period from 15 October 2026 to 14 October 2031.
Published outcomeOne active award to ORBIS PROTECT LIMITED.
Market significanceA five-year maximum service commitment for void-property clearing and cleaning across the Wakefield district and wider operating area, awarded through an established framework call-off.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ORBIS PROTECT LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-305bc0b8-7d42-4734-b80f-1f6666c74063-1 · 4253314.25 GBP · Active award
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The award names Orbis Protect Limited as its sole supplier and has value £4,253,314.25. Supplier verification matched Companies House number 02476859 and supplies verified company name ORBIS PROTECT LIMITED.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded; source record marked complete
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Process stage is "award", display status is "awarded", source status is "complete", and the notice is titled "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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The sole award has status "active".
Award decision date
99% confidence15 September 2026
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Award date: 2026-09-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period recorded
99% confidence15 October 2026 to 14 October 2031
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Award contractPeriod and tender contractPeriod give these dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£4,253,314.25
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The active award value is 4253314.25 GBP.
Tender-level published value
99% confidence£4,253,314.26
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The tender value is 4253314.26 GBP.
Value difference
99% confidence£0.01 difference between tender-level and award-level values
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Tender value is £4,253,314.26, while the award value is £4,253,314.25.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
99% confidence31 July 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period end date: 2026-07-31T12:00:00+01:00.
Award decision
99% confidence15 September 2026
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Award date: 2026-09-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Published contract period start date: 2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end
99% confidence14 October 2031
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Published contract period end date: 2031-10-14T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-20T12:22:03+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceVoid clear and clean services
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Tender title: "Void Clear and Clean Services".
Service category
99% confidenceCleaning services (CPV 90910000)
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Primary CPV classification is 90910000, Cleaning services.
Geographic coverage
95% confidenceWakefield district and wider operating area; delivery region recorded as Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom
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Tender description states coverage across the Wakefield district and wider operating area; delivery address lists Yorkshire and the Humber.
Lot structure
99% confidenceNo lots published
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No lot records or award lot IDs are supplied.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceSelective procedure; call-off from a framework agreement
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Published procurement method is "selective" and method details state "Call-off from a framework agreement".
Framework
99% confidenceEEM0071 – Vacant Property Management Framework
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The description says the contract was awarded following a mini-competition under this framework, established by EFFICIENCY EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED.
Competition format
99% confidenceMini-competition
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Tender description explicitly states that the contract was awarded following a mini-competition.
Bidder count and evaluation results
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence36 months
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The description states an initial contract period of 36 months.
Extension options
99% confidenceUp to two extensions of 12 months each
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The description states two further extensions are possible, each lasting 12 months.
Maximum possible term
99% confidence60 months
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The description states a maximum contract period of 60 months is possible; the published end date is consistent with this maximum period.
SME suitability flag
99% confidenceSuitable for SMEs: yes
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Tender suitability data records sme: true.
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-to-market implication
98% confidenceThe award was competed among framework participants rather than through an open procedure.
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The notice describes a mini-competition under the EEM0071 framework and identifies the route as a framework call-off.
Service opportunity profile
99% confidenceThe scope combines void-property clearance and cleaning over a maximum five-year period.
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The title and description define void clear and clean services, and published terms provide for 36 months plus up to two 12-month extensions.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Value inconsistency
99% confidenceTender-level value and award-level value differ by £0.01
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Tender value is £4,253,314.26; award value is £4,253,314.25. The analysis reports both rather than selecting one as definitive.
Unpublished competition detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bidder count, bid values, scoring, evaluation rationale or ranking is provided.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No pricing schedule, payment terms or individual service-volume breakdown is supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source does not publish bidder numbers, bidder identities, evaluation scores, award rationale or pricing breakdowns.
- No lot titles, lot allocation or individual lot values are published.
- The notice does not explicitly state that a contract has been signed; it reports an active award and published contract period.
- The £0.01 difference between the tender-level and award-level values is unexplained in the published notice.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Wakefield and District HousingORBIS PROTECT LIMITEDVoid Clear and Clean ServicesEEM0071Vacant Property Management Frameworkcleaning servicesframework call-off
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Void Clear and Clean Services award?
ORBIS PROTECT LIMITED, verified against company number 02476859.
What is the published award value?
The award-level value is £4,253,314.25. The tender-level record shows £4,253,314.26, a difference of £0.01.
How was the contract awarded?
It was awarded following a mini-competition under the EEM0071 Vacant Property Management Framework.
When does the published contract period run?
From 15 October 2026 to 14 October 2031.
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.