AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council published an award notice for an attendance monitoring service, naming Welfare Call Group Ltd in the source notice. The notice records a direct award valued at £85,935, but contains conflicting contract-period information.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded to Welfare Call Group Ltd, with an award value of £85,935 GBP.
Market significanceThis is a direct award in the attendance-monitoring/software-information-systems area. No competition, evaluation, pricing or rationale information was supplied.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Welfare Call Group Ltd
90% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-968c5ec6-4b50-4a28-bf0e-09ed46ab3993-1 · 85935 GBP · active
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The award names "Welfare Call Group Ltd" as supplier and gives an award value of 85,935 GBP.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Process notice type and award document description state "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder".
Published
99% confidence12 October 2026, 10:35 BST
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Process published_at and award document datePublished are 2026-10-12T10:35:37+01:00.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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The award record status is "active".
Contract conclusion/signature
98% confidenceUnknown
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The supplied award notice records an active award but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed or concluded.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£85,935 GBP
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The award value is 85935 GBP; the tender value is also 85935 GBP.
Value allocation
93% confidenceAllocated to the single recorded award
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One award is supplied, naming one supplier, with a value of 85,935 GBP.
Pricing basis and breakdown
99% confidenceUnknown
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No pricing schedule, unit rates, VAT treatment or cost breakdown was supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
98% confidence6 April 2026
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Award date is 2026-04-06T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence12 October 2026
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The notice was published at 2026-10-12T10:35:37+01:00.
Tender deadline recorded in process/tender data
98% confidence12 October 2026, 10:30 BST
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Process submission_deadline and tenderPeriod endDate are 2026-10-12T10:30:00+01:00.
Contract period in award record
95% confidence6 April 2026 to 6 April 2030
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The award contractPeriod runs from 2026-04-06T00:00:00+01:00 to 2030-04-06T23:59:59+01:00.
Conflicting contract period in tender/process data
98% confidence13 October 2026 to 14 October 2026
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Process and tender contractPeriod fields state 2026-10-13 to 2026-10-14.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceAttendance monitoring service
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Process title is "Provision of Attendance Monitoring Service".
Published description
99% confidenceEnabling data sharing between both cohorts, analytics and dashboards already in place.
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This wording is the supplied process/tender description.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 48000000 — Software package and information systems
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Tender classification and classifications data specify CPV 48000000.
Delivery area
96% confidenceYorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address identifies the region as Yorkshire and the Humber.
Lots
99% confidenceNo lots supplied
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The lots dataset is empty and no award lot IDs are provided.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect award
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Process and tender data state procurementMethod "direct" and procurementMethodDetails "Direct award".
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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No bidder count, competing suppliers, evaluation results or award rationale was supplied.
SME/VCSE suitability flags
95% confidenceSME: false; VCSE: false
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Tender suitability fields are sme false and vcse false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Award-record term
95% confidence6 April 2026 to 6 April 2030
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Award contractPeriod provides these dates.
Extensions, options and renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal clauses were supplied.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive award record; contract signature status unknown
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Award status is active, but the supplied data does not explicitly confirm signature or conclusion.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Direct-award route
97% confidenceThe notice identifies a direct award, so published data does not evidence an open competitive process.
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Procurement method details are "Direct award"; no competition fields are supplied.
Term-value interpretation
78% confidenceThe £85,935 value may relate to a multi-year arrangement under the award record, but this cannot be confirmed because the supplied contract periods conflict.
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Award value is £85,935; award term is to April 2030, whereas tender/process term is 13–14 October 2026.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Material date contradiction
99% confidenceConflicting contract-period fields are published
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The award record gives 6 April 2026–6 April 2030, while process/tender data give 13–14 October 2026. Neither version can be selected as definitive from the supplied evidence.
Chronology anomaly
99% confidenceThe recorded award date precedes the recorded tender deadline and notice publication
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Award date is 6 April 2026; deadline is 12 October 2026 at 10:30 BST; publication is 12 October 2026 at 10:35 BST.
Supplier identity
99% confidenceSource supplier name is unverified following completed matching workflow
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supplier_identity_status is checked_unmatched; lookupStatus is completed with lookupDecision still_unmatched; no verified company name or number is supplied.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo bid count, evaluation, award rationale, detailed scope, lot allocation, pricing breakdown, signature confirmation, or extension terms were provided.
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These fields and supporting documents are absent from the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains irreconcilable contract-period data: the award record states 6 April 2026 to 6 April 2030, while process/tender data state 13 to 14 October 2026.
- The recorded award date of 6 April 2026 predates the recorded tender deadline and award-notice publication on 12 October 2026.
- Welfare Call Group Ltd is a source-supplied supplier name with checked_unmatched identity status; no safe verified company match or company number was supplied.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid numbers, competing suppliers, evaluation and award rationale, detailed deliverables, lot allocation, pricing structure, extension terms and explicit contract-signature confirmation.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Councilattendance monitoring serviceWelfare Call Group Ltddirect awardContracts Findersoftware package and information systems
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named in the award notice?
The source award notice names Welfare Call Group Ltd. Its identity remains unverified in the supplied matching data.
What is the published award value?
£85,935 GBP, recorded against the single supplied award.
Was this competitively tendered?
The published procurement method is direct award. No competition or evaluation information was supplied.
When does the arrangement end?
The award record gives 6 April 2030, but process and tender data instead show an end date of 14 October 2026. The supplied evidence does not resolve this contradiction.
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