AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
East Riding of Yorkshire Council published an award notice for HCC207723, Lot 3 Online Tuition. The notice names TRADEWIND RECRUITMENT LTD as the verified supplier. It records an active award, but does not provide a positive contract value.
Published outcomeAward announced to TRADEWIND RECRUITMENT LTD for online tuition services.
Market significanceA short published delivery period covers 7 September to 18 December 2026. The published award value is £0, so the commercial scale cannot be assessed from this notice.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
TRADEWIND RECRUITMENT LTD
96% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-82124c82-6733-4f37-b520-7bdca07afeed-1 · Lots Lot 3 Online Tuition · £0 (published award value) GBP · Verified supplier named on active award
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The award names source supplier "Tradewind Recruitment". Supplier verification identifies verified company name "TRADEWIND RECRUITMENT LTD", company number 04105705, through a normalised-name match.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice stage
99% confidenceAward
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The source labels the record "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder" and the process stage as "award".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-82124c82-6733-4f37-b520-7bdca07afeed-1 has status "active".
Award date
98% confidence21 October 2026
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The award date is 2026-10-21T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract signature
99% confidenceUnknown
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No explicit contract signature or conclusion field is supplied.
Published contract period
98% confidence7 September 2026 to 18 December 2026
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The award and tender contractPeriod fields specify startDate 2026-09-07 and endDate 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 and currency GBP.
Commercial value interpretation
99% confidenceUnknown; no positive contract value is published
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No other value, pricing, quantity or payment information is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence22 June 2026, 17:00 BST
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The tenderPeriod endDate is 2026-06-22T17:00:00+01:00.
Published contract start
98% confidence7 September 2026
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The published contractPeriod startDate is 2026-09-07.
Published contract end
98% confidence18 December 2026
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The published contractPeriod endDate is 2026-12-18T23:59:59Z.
Award notice publication
99% confidence21 October 2026, 13:04 BST
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The award notice document and release history are dated 2026-10-21T13:04:00+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceLot 3 Online Tuition
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The process title is HCC207723 and its description is "Lot 3 Online Tuition".
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 80200000 — Secondary education services
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The tender classification identifies CPV 80200000 as the primary classification.
Additional classification
99% confidenceCPV 80300000 — Higher education services
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The tender additionalClassifications list CPV 80300000.
Delivery region
98% confidenceYorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom
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The tender item delivery address specifies this region and country.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceNot specified
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The source procurementMethodDetails field states "Not specified".
Competition and evaluation information
99% confidenceNot published
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation method, scores or award rationale is supplied.
SME and VCSE suitability
98% confidenceNot marked suitable for SMEs or VCSEs
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The tender suitability fields state sme false and vcse false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
97% confidencePublished period of approximately 3 months and 11 days
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The supplied period runs from 7 September 2026 to 18 December 2026.
Extensions and options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or variation terms are supplied.
Pricing and volume terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No pricing schedule, volumes or service-level terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value visibility
99% confidenceThe £0 published value prevents assessment of contract scale or supplier revenue opportunity.
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The sole stated award value is £0 GBP, with no alternative value information.
Timing observation
99% confidenceThe published start date precedes the award notice publication date.
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The contract start is 7 September 2026; the award notice was published on 21 October 2026.
Supplier market signal
96% confidenceThe award is to a supplier recorded as large; no evidence is published on competing suppliers or the basis of selection.
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Supplier details state scale "large"; the notice contains no competitor or evaluation data.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Value record
99% confidenceThe award is explicitly recorded as £0 GBP; whether this is a nil-value arrangement, placeholder or incomplete commercial disclosure is not stated.
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Award value: amount 0, currency GBP.
Contract status clarity
99% confidenceThe source provides an active award and contract-period dates, but no explicit signature or contract-conclusion confirmation.
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Award status is active; no signature or contract conclusion field is supplied.
Timing sequence
99% confidenceThe stated contract start predates publication of the award notice; the source does not explain this sequence.
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Start date is 7 September 2026 and notice publication is 21 October 2026.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceBid counts, evaluation scores, award rationale, detailed scope, lot-level pricing, extension terms and renewal terms are absent.
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These fields are not present in the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice records a £0 award value and provides no positive value, pricing, quantity or spend information.
- No explicit contract signature or conclusion confirmation is supplied; an active award should not be treated as proof of a signed contract.
- The stated contract start date precedes award notice publication, and the source gives no explanation.
- Procurement method, bid count, evaluation approach, scores, award rationale and competing suppliers are not published.
- No extension, option, renewal or variation terms are supplied. The renewal timing is only an estimate derived from the stated end date.
- The scope is limited to the title "Lot 3 Online Tuition" and classifications; detailed service requirements are not supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
HCC207723Lot 3 Online TuitionEast Riding of Yorkshire CouncilTRADEWIND RECRUITMENT LTDonline tuition contractsecondary education services
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier for HCC207723 Lot 3 Online Tuition?
The award names Tradewind Recruitment; supplier verification identifies the legal supplier as TRADEWIND RECRUITMENT LTD.
What is the published value of the award?
The notice records £0 GBP. It does not publish a positive contract value or pricing detail.
When does the published contract period end?
The stated end date is 18 December 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.