AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
East Riding of Yorkshire Council published an awarded contract notice for face-to-face tuition near the HU9 area. The active award names PROSPERO LIMITED as supplier, with a stated contract period from 7 September 2026 to 20 July 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded to PROSPERO LIMITED. The published award value is £0, so no payable contract value is disclosed by the notice.
Market significanceThis is a small, locally targeted secondary-education tuition requirement. The notice does not disclose the procurement method, bidder participation, evaluation or a substantive contract value.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
PROSPERO LIMITED
98% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-613ef512-c105-4b5b-9f59-20f877ebf0da-1 · Lots Lot 1 (as described in the notice) · £0 published award value; no substantive payable value disclosed GBP · Active award
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Supplier verification identifies PROSPERO LIMITED (company number 05646037). The award names source supplier “Prospero”, is active, and records value amount 0 GBP.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; tender status complete; award status active
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The process is labelled “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”, with tender status “complete” and award status “active”.
Award date
99% confidence21 October 2026
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Award record date: 2026-10-21T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication
99% confidence21 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-21T13:04:18+01:00.
Contract execution
99% confidenceUnknown
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The supplied record does not explicitly state that a contract was signed or executed.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£0 GBP
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Award value is recorded as amount 0, currency GBP.
Total payable contract value
99% confidenceUnknown
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No non-zero contract value, value range or pricing detail is supplied in the published record.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender deadline
99% confidence7 July 2026, 16:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-07-07T16:00:00+01:00.
Contract period start
99% confidence7 September 2026
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Tender and award contractPeriod startDate: 2026-09-07T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period end
99% confidence20 July 2027
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Tender and award contractPeriod endDate: 2027-07-20T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceLot 1 face-to-face tuition near the HU9 area
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Process title is “HCC193242 (1)” and description states “Lot 1 Face to Face tuition near HU9 area”.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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main_category and mainProcurementCategory are services.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 80200000 — Secondary education services
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Primary classification is CPV 80200000, described as Secondary education services.
Delivery geography
98% confidenceYorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom
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The tender item lists delivery region Yorkshire and the Humber, country United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceNot specified
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procurementMethodDetails is “Not specified”; no procurement method is supplied.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on bids received, bidders, scores, award rationale and evaluation is not supplied in the published notice.
SME / VCSE suitability
98% confidenceNot marked suitable for SME or VCSE
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Tender suitability fields state sme: false and vcse: false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated contract period
99% confidence7 September 2026 to 20 July 2027
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The tender and active award each state this contract period.
Extension or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value transparency
98% confidenceThe £0 published award value should not be interpreted as a confirmed nil-cost arrangement.
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The award record reports £0 GBP but provides no pricing, value basis or non-zero contract value.
Market access signal
96% confidenceThe notice identifies a face-to-face tuition requirement in the HU9 area but provides limited information for assessing route-to-market or competitive intensity.
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Scope and delivery region are published, while method, bidder count and evaluation information are absent.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published value requires caution
99% confidenceA £0 award value is recorded, but the underlying payable value is not disclosed.
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Award value amount is 0 GBP; no value range, pricing detail or value basis is supplied.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified as PROSPERO LIMITED; the source notice uses the shorter name “Prospero”.
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Verification returns PROSPERO LIMITED, company number 05646037, through a normalised-name match; nameMismatch is false.
Lot allocation detail
98% confidenceThe description refers to Lot 1, but no structured lot record or individual lot value is supplied.
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Process description says “Lot 1”; lots array and award lot_ids_json are empty/null.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceProcurement method, bidder count, evaluation, award rationale, pricing and extension terms are not published in the supplied data.
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Relevant source fields are absent or state “Not specified”.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice records £0 GBP but does not disclose a substantive payable contract value, value basis or pricing breakdown.
- No procurement method, bid count, bidder identities, evaluation criteria, scores or award rationale is supplied.
- No signed-contract evidence is supplied; the record supports an active award, not a statement that the contract was executed.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published.
- The description refers to Lot 1, but structured lot data and individual lot-value allocation are absent.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
East Riding of Yorkshire CouncilPROSPERO LIMITEDProsperoHU9 tuitionface-to-face tuitionsecondary education servicesContracts FinderHCC193242
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the HCC193242 (1) tuition award?
The active award names PROSPERO LIMITED, verified under company number 05646037. The source notice uses the name “Prospero”.
What is the published contract value?
The award record states £0 GBP. No substantive payable contract value or pricing breakdown is published.
When is the stated contract period?
The published period runs from 7 September 2026 to 20 July 2027.
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