AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council published an awarded-contract notice for services supporting young people into education, training and employment. The notice records one active award, worth £95,506, to Chillypep; the supplier name remains unverified because the completed identity check did not find a safe Companies House match.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded under a direct-award procedure. The published record is an award notice and does not explicitly evidence contract signature.
Market significanceA £95,506 direct award for children and young people’s welfare-related services in Yorkshire and the Humber, with an award-level period running to March 2027.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Chillypep
92% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-8560606d-966a-468c-9bac-9f5e489bf077-1 · 95506 GBP · active award recipient; name unverified
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The award names supplier "Chillypep" and records an award value of GBP 95,506. Supplier identity status is "checked_unmatched".
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", and source_status is "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-8560606d-966a-468c-9bac-9f5e489bf077-1 has status "active".
Contract signature
98% confidenceUnknown
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The supplied award notice records an active award but contains no explicit signature or concluded-contract field.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£95,506 GBP
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The award value is amount 95506, currency GBP.
Value allocation
93% confidenceAllocated to the single recorded award; no lot allocation published
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One award is supplied, with one named supplier and no lot IDs.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
99% confidence1 April 2026
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Award date is 2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication date
99% confidence12 October 2026
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The award notice datePublished is 2026-10-12T10:27:31+01:00.
Award-level contract period
98% confidence1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027
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The award contractPeriod is 2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00 to 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceSupporting young people into education, training and employment
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Process title: "Supporting Young People into Education, Training and Employment".
Published description
98% confidenceFocus on young people’s access to and capacity to engage in citizenship, activism, social and community life, the world of work, education and relationships
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The supplied tender description states this focus.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 85311300 — Welfare services for children and young people
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Primary classification is CPV 85311300.
Delivery region
98% confidenceYorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address specifies Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect award
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procurementMethod is "direct" and procurementMethodDetails is "Direct award".
Competition and evaluation information
99% confidenceNot published in the supplied notice
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No bidder count, evaluation criteria, scores, pricing comparison or selection rationale is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Award-level term
98% confidence1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027
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The award contractPeriod provides these dates.
Extensions and options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
96% confidenceDirect award limits visibility of competitive market participation in this notice
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The procurement method is recorded as direct award, and no competition data is supplied.
Award timing
99% confidenceThe award was published after its recorded award date
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Award date is 1 April 2026, while the award notice was published on 12 October 2026.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting contract periods
99% confidenceThe process/tender data gives 13–14 October 2026, while the active award gives 1 April 2026–31 March 2027; the source does not explain the difference.
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process contract_start_at/end_at and tender contractPeriod differ from the award contractPeriod.
Supplier identity limitation
99% confidenceChillypep is an unverified source name: the completed matching workflow found no safe company match.
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supplier_identity_status is "checked_unmatched" and verified company fields are null.
Information not supplied in the published notice
98% confidenceNo lot titles, individual lot values, bid counts, evaluation details, award rationale, signature evidence, or extension terms are supplied.
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Lots are empty and the supplied record contains none of these fields.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied source contains conflicting contract-period dates: tender/process fields show 13–14 October 2026, whereas the active award shows 1 April 2026–31 March 2027. This analysis does not choose between them.
- Chillypep is a source-supplied, unverified supplier name. A completed Companies House matching workflow returned checked_unmatched, not a verified company identity.
- Information on bids, evaluation, award rationale, contract signature, lots, individual pricing, and extension or renewal terms was not supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough CouncilChillypepyoung people serviceseducation training employmentdirect awardwelfare services for children and young people
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the award?
The source records Chillypep as the recipient. Its name is unverified because the completed identity check found no safe company match.
What is the award value?
£95,506 GBP.
When does the award-level period end?
The award record gives 31 March 2027, although other supplied process data contains conflicting October 2026 dates.
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.