AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
East Riding of Yorkshire Council published an award notice for HCC243172, described as Lot 1 face-to-face tuition near HU8. The notice identifies SAAF as the awarded supplier, but its legal identity could not be safely matched through the completed Companies House workflow.
Published outcomeAward record active; published on 21 October 2026. The source does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
Market significanceA narrowly described primary-education tuition requirement in Yorkshire and the Humber. The published award value is £0, so no commercial scale can be inferred.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SAAF
93% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-91c5b497-81db-4356-9f37-eb75766a48db-1 · Lots Lot 1 (face-to-face tuition near HU8) · £0 GBP · Award status active; supplier identity unverified
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The award names supplier "SAAF" and reports value amount 0 GBP. Supplier verification status is checked_unmatched.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source status complete and award status active
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Process display status is "awarded"; source status is "complete"; award status is "active".
Award date
98% confidence21 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-21T00:00:00+01:00.
Publication date
99% confidence21 October 2026
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Award notice published at 2026-10-21T16:04:03+01:00.
Contract conclusion
95% confidenceNot explicitly evidenced
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The supplied record is an award notice and contains no explicit signature or contract-conclusion field.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£0 GBP
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Award value is amount 0, currency GBP.
Value interpretation
96% confidenceNo payable contract value is published or inferable from the £0 award entry
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No other value, pricing, ceiling, or pricing breakdown is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender deadline
99% confidence14 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period end date: 2026-09-14T12:00:00+01:00.
Tender-level stated contract period
98% confidence15 September 2026 to 16 September 2026
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Tender contract period is 2026-09-15T00:00:00+01:00 to 2026-09-16T23:59:59+01:00.
Award-level stated contract period
98% confidence21 October 2026 to 18 December 2026
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Award contract period is 2026-10-21T00:00:00+01:00 to 2026-12-18T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceLot 1 – face-to-face tuition near HU8
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Process description: "Lot 1 - Face to Face tuition near HU8".
Category
99% confidenceServices
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Main procurement category is services.
CPV classification
99% confidence80100000 – Primary education services
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Primary CPV classification supplied in the tender data.
Delivery region
97% 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% confidenceNot specified
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Procurement method details: "Not specified".
Competition information
98% confidenceNot published
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation results, scores, or selection rationale is supplied.
SME/VCSE suitability flags
98% confidenceSME: no; VCSE: no
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Tender suitability data states sme false and vcse false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Award-level period
98% confidence21 October 2026 to 18 December 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate and endDate.
Extension or renewal terms
98% confidenceNot published
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No extension, option, or renewal terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Published value does not indicate market scale
97% confidenceThe £0 award value prevents assessment of spend or supplier revenue opportunity.
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The only supplied award value is £0 GBP.
Scope is geographically targeted
92% confidenceThe description specifies face-to-face tuition near HU8, while delivery is recorded broadly as Yorkshire and the Humber.
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Tender description and delivery address data.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity unresolved
99% confidenceSAAF was checked through the Companies House workflow but no safe company match was found; the name remains unverified.
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supplier_identity_status is checked_unmatched; lookup decision is still_unmatched; no verified company name or number is supplied.
Conflicting contract periods
99% confidenceTender-level dates are 15–16 September 2026, whereas award-level dates are 21 October–18 December 2026. The source does not explain the discrepancy.
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Tender contractPeriod and award contractPeriod contain different start and end dates.
Limited commercial disclosure
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes a meaningful contract value, price structure, lot allocation detail, bid count, evaluation and award rationale.
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No such fields are present in the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The awardee name "SAAF" is unverified: the completed Companies House workflow found no safe company match.
- The tender-level contract period (15–16 September 2026) conflicts with the award-level period (21 October–18 December 2026); the source does not resolve which period is operative.
- The £0 GBP published award value does not disclose the actual commercial value, if any.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes procurement method, bid count, evaluation results, award rationale, individual pricing, detailed lot allocation, and extension or renewal terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
HCC243172East Riding of Yorkshire Councilface-to-face tuitionHU8primary education servicesSAAFContracts Finder award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as the supplier for HCC243172?
The award notice names SAAF. The supplied Companies House matching workflow did not find a safe company match, so this supplier name remains unverified.
What is the published value of the award?
The award entry reports £0 GBP. No alternative contract value or pricing detail is supplied.
When does the award-level contract period end?
The award record gives an end date of 18 December 2026. This conflicts with a separate tender-level period ending 16 September 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.