AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Telford and Wrekin Council published an award notice for Business Administrator Level 3 training for a newly recruited care-experienced learner. The published award names Telford College and records an active award with a £0 GBP value.
Published outcomeAward notice published; award recorded as active. The source gives a contract period from 21 October 2026 to 30 April 2028, but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
Market significanceA narrowly scoped education and training requirement for an individual learner. No payable contract value or competition outcome details were published.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Telford College
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-49b4ad0f-e5db-4c40-9d99-89e1070decf5-1 · £0 GBP · Active award
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The award names Telford College as supplier, has active status, and records value amount 0 GBP.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source status complete
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Process display status is 'awarded'; notice type is 'Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder'; tender status is 'complete'.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-49b4ad0f-e5db-4c40-9d99-89e1070decf5-1 has status 'active'.
Contract conclusion
96% confidenceNot explicitly confirmed as signed
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The published record is an award notice and provides award and contract-period fields, but contains no explicit signature or contract-conclusion statement.
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.
Commercial interpretation
94% confidenceNo payable value is disclosed
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A zero value is published, with no pricing, funding, rate-card or payment information supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
99% confidence9 October 2026, 17:00 BST
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Tender period endDate is 2026-10-09T17:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Award date is 2026-10-20T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence20 October 2026, 23:03 BST
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The notice datePublished is 2026-10-20T23:03:52+01:00.
Published contract start
92% confidence21 October 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-21T00:00:00+01:00; the tender-level field records 2026-10-21T01:00:00+01:00.
Published contract end
99% confidence30 April 2028
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Award and tender contract-period endDate are 2028-04-30T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceBusiness Administrator Level 3 training
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The title and description state that the buyer sought a training provider to deliver Business Administrator Level 3.
Learner context
98% confidenceNewly recruited care-experienced learner, intended to start in post in November 2026
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The description states this requirement is for a newly recruited care-experienced learner to start in post in November 2026.
Category
99% confidenceEducation and training services (CPV 80000000)
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The tender classification is CPV 80000000, 'Education and training services'.
Additional requirements
97% confidenceReferenced but not published in the supplied record
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The description refers to additional learning requirements in an attached mini-competition document; that document content is not supplied.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective; restricted procedure
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The process records procurement method 'selective' and procurement method details 'Restricted procedure'.
Competition metrics
99% confidenceUnknown
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No number of invited suppliers, tenders received, bidder identities, scores or evaluation results are supplied.
SME and VCSE suitability flags
97% confidenceBoth recorded as false
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Tender suitability fields state sme: false and vcse: false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published term
99% confidence21 October 2026 to 30 April 2028
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The award contract period supplies these start and end dates.
Extensions and options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal clause is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market reading
91% confidenceThe notice indicates a specialised, learner-specific training requirement rather than a broad training framework.
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The description specifies Business Administrator Level 3 delivery for one newly recruited care-experienced learner.
Value transparency
98% confidenceCommercial scale cannot be assessed from the published notice.
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The award records £0 GBP and supplies no pricing or payment breakdown.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Value disclosure
99% confidenceA £0 GBP award value is published; whether this represents no charge, an unpublished funded value, or a data-entry convention is not stated.
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Award value is amount 0 GBP, with no explanatory commercial information.
Supplier identity
96% confidenceTelford College is source-named and not independently company-verified in the supplied data.
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verified_company_name and company-number fields are null; verification status is not_applicable.
Start-time inconsistency
99% confidenceThe tender-level start is 01:00 BST while the award-level start is 00:00 BST on 21 October 2026.
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Tender contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-21T01:00:00+01:00; award contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-21T00:00:00+01:00.
Delivery geography
98% confidenceDelivery locations include broad and potentially non-specific territories alongside TF3 4JA and the United Kingdom.
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Tender delivery addresses list TF3 4JA, United Kingdom, and several broad territories including Europe and Rest of the World.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, invited suppliers, tender prices, evaluation criteria, scores, reasons for award, pricing structure, funding arrangements and detailed learning requirements.
- The £0 GBP published value has no accompanying explanation, so contract expenditure cannot be inferred.
- Telford College is not independently company-verified in the supplied data; it is presented as the source-named supplier.
- The tender and award records give different start times on 21 October 2026; the applicable time is unclear.
- No lot allocation, extensions, options, renewal terms, signature confirmation or modification information is supplied.
- Delivery geography is ambiguous because the record lists a local postcode and United Kingdom alongside broad international territories.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Telford and Wrekin CouncilTelford CollegeBusiness Administrator Level 3education and training servicesContracts Finder awardcare-experienced learner
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named in the award?
The published award names Telford College.
What is the published award value?
The award record states £0 GBP. No explanation or price breakdown is supplied.
When does the published contract period end?
The published end date is 30 April 2028.
Was the contract signed?
The supplied notice is an award notice and does not explicitly confirm signature.
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.