AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Sunderland City Council published an award for Holiday Activity Food Summer 2026 through a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system. The single active award names nine suppliers for holiday activity food and early-help food requirements in the North East.
Published outcomeAn award worth £1,335,276.59 is recorded against nine suppliers. The published data does not allocate value, work or lots between them.
Market significanceThis is a sizeable short-duration, multi-supplier public-service food provision award using a dynamic purchasing system.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
9 supplier records analysed
ACTIVE FAMILIES NE CIC
98% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-8be354ab-abaf-4a33-98d2-71e952ab4dae-1 · Not individually allocated GBP · Awarded supplier
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Named on the single active award; Companies House number 11025681 is verified in supplied supplier data.
KEEP ACTIVE (NE) C.I.C.
98% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-8be354ab-abaf-4a33-98d2-71e952ab4dae-1 · Not individually allocated GBP · Awarded supplier
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Named on the single active award; Companies House number 07775191 is verified in supplied supplier data.
MICHAEL COGHLAN FOOTBALL COACHING - 3V3 LTD
98% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-8be354ab-abaf-4a33-98d2-71e952ab4dae-1 · Not individually allocated GBP · Awarded supplier
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Named on the single active award; Companies House number 16844141 is verified in supplied supplier data.
SCIENCE BUDDIES LIMITED
98% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-8be354ab-abaf-4a33-98d2-71e952ab4dae-1 · Not individually allocated GBP · Awarded supplier
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Named on the single active award; Companies House number 10688088 is verified in supplied supplier data.
SUNDERLAND LIFESTYLE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
98% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-8be354ab-abaf-4a33-98d2-71e952ab4dae-1 · Not individually allocated GBP · Awarded supplier
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Named on the single active award; Companies House number 09612517 is verified in supplied supplier data.
SPORTSKING COACHING C.I.C.
98% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-8be354ab-abaf-4a33-98d2-71e952ab4dae-1 · Not individually allocated GBP · Awarded supplier
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Named on the single active award; Companies House number 14783847 is verified in supplied supplier data.
Sunderland All Together Consortium
92% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-8be354ab-abaf-4a33-98d2-71e952ab4dae-1 · Not individually allocated GBP · Awarded supplier
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Named on the single active award with GB-CHC identifier CE016490; no verified Companies House legal name was supplied.
VISION COACHING LTD
98% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-8be354ab-abaf-4a33-98d2-71e952ab4dae-1 · Not individually allocated GBP · Awarded supplier
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Named on the single active award; Companies House number 14509610 is verified in supplied supplier data.
Washington Athletic Youth
92% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-8be354ab-abaf-4a33-98d2-71e952ab4dae-1 · Not individually allocated GBP · Awarded supplier
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Named on the single active award with GB-CHC identifier CE014302; no verified Companies House legal name was supplied.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
97% confidenceAwarded; source record marked complete and award marked active
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Process display status is 'awarded', tender status is 'complete', and the sole award status is 'active'.
Award decision date
98% confidence1 July 2026
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Award record date: 2026-07-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication date
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished and process published_at: 2026-10-13T15:30:50+01:00.
Contract execution status
98% confidenceUnknown
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The published award notice provides an active award and contract-period dates but does not expressly state that a contract was signed.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£1,335,276.59
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The sole award and tender value are both GBP 1,335,276.59.
Value allocation
99% confidenceShared award value; supplier-level allocation unknown
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One award value is associated with nine suppliers, with no lots or supplier-specific values published.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence6 May 2026, 09:00 BST
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Tender period end date: 2026-05-06T09:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence1 July 2026
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Award record date: 2026-07-01.
Published contract period start
98% confidence23 July 2026
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Tender and award contractPeriod startDate: 2026-07-23.
Published contract period end
98% confidence28 August 2026, 23:59:59 BST
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Tender and award contractPeriod endDate: 2026-08-28T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-13T15:30:50+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
96% confidenceHot food service for Holiday Activity Food requirements, plus hot and/or cold food for Together for Children Early Help individual service requirements
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Published tender description.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 85320000 — Social services
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Tender classification.
Delivery area
97% confidenceNorth East, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address lists North East, United Kingdom.
Lots
99% confidenceNo lots published
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No lot records or award lot identifiers were supplied.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective
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Published procurementMethod is 'selective'.
Procurement route
99% confidenceCall-off from a dynamic purchasing system
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Published procurementMethodDetails states this route; the description references OPEN2024117 Dynamic Purchasing System.
DPS reference
95% confidenceOPEN2024117 — Dynamic Purchasing System for the Delivery of Holiday Activity Food Programmes and Early Help Services
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Published tender description.
SME and VCSE suitability
98% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs and VCSEs
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Tender suitability fields state sme: true and vcse: true.
Bidder count and evaluation outcome
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published period
98% confidence23 July 2026 to 28 August 2026
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Tender and award contractPeriod dates.
Published duration
95% confidenceAbout 37 days
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Calculated from the published start and end timestamps.
Extensions, options and renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
99% confidenceThe published record is a single multi-supplier award rather than separately valued supplier awards
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One award record names nine suppliers and gives one total value.
Timing observation
99% confidenceThe award notice was published after the stated contract period ended
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The published period ends 28 August 2026, while the award notice publication date is 13 October 2026.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier name differences resolved
98% confidenceFive source supplier names differ from the supplied verified legal names; verified legal names are used in this analysis
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Verified company-number matches show differences for KEEP ACTIVE (NE) C.I.C., MICHAEL COGHLAN FOOTBALL COACHING - 3V3 LTD, SUNDERLAND LIFESTYLE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED and SPORTSKING COACHING C.I.C.; source name 'Keep Active' and others are retained only as source evidence.
Non-Companies House supplier identities
96% confidenceSunderland All Together Consortium and Washington Athletic Youth have GB-CHC identifiers; no verified Companies House legal names were supplied
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Supplier records are marked not_applicable for Companies House verification.
Allocation detail
99% confidenceNo supplier, lot or service allocation is published for the shared £1,335,276.59 award value
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No lots or supplier-level values were supplied.
Publication timing
99% confidenceAward publication follows the published contract end date
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Award notice published 13 October 2026; stated period ended 28 August 2026.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The £1,335,276.59 value is shared across nine named suppliers; the notice does not publish individual supplier values, lot allocations or service allocations.
- No lots, bidder count, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, contract documents, extension options or renewal terms were supplied.
- The record does not explicitly confirm that contracts were signed or that service delivery occurred.
- Sunderland All Together Consortium and Washington Athletic Youth are identified by GB-CHC references, but no verified Companies House legal names were supplied.
- The source names for five Companies House suppliers differ from verified legal names; this analysis uses the supplied verified legal names rather than the differing source labels.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Sunderland City CouncilHoliday Activity Food Summer 2026holiday activity fooddynamic purchasing system£1,335,276.59North East procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded the Holiday Activity Food Summer 2026 opportunity?
Nine suppliers are named on one award: ACTIVE FAMILIES NE CIC, KEEP ACTIVE (NE) C.I.C., MICHAEL COGHLAN FOOTBALL COACHING - 3V3 LTD, SCIENCE BUDDIES LIMITED, SUNDERLAND LIFESTYLE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED, SPORTSKING COACHING C.I.C., Sunderland All Together Consortium, VISION COACHING LTD and Washington Athletic Youth.
What is the published value of the award?
The published shared award value is £1,335,276.59. The notice does not provide values for individual suppliers or lots.
Was this a signed contract?
The notice records an active award and published contract-period dates, but it does not explicitly confirm contract 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.