AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
East Riding of Yorkshire Council published an award notice for HCC234877, covering Lot 1 face-to-face tuition in the HU7 area. The active award names RANDSTAD LIMITED as supplier. The published award value is £0, so no commercial value is disclosed.
Published outcomeAward notice published; the award record is active. The supplied data does not explicitly confirm contract signature.
Market significanceThis is a short-duration education-services award in Yorkshire and the Humber, with a verified large supplier named as awardee.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
RANDSTAD LIMITED
96% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-98f260fb-f8bd-42f4-9747-b0118e0b61ff-1 · Lots Lot 1 (face-to-face tuition, HU7 area) · 0 GBP · Verified supplier; named on active award
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The award lists source supplier "Randstad". Supplier verification resolves this to RANDSTAD LIMITED, company number 01259594, using a normalised-name match. Award value is £0.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; award status active
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Process display status is "awarded" and the award status is "active".
Award date
99% confidence21 October 2026
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Award record date: 2026-10-21T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence21 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-21T15:34:07+01:00.
Contract signature
98% confidenceUnknown
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The supplied award notice and award record do not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£0 GBP
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Award value: amount 0, currency GBP.
Interpretation of published value
98% confidenceNo positive commercial value is disclosed in the supplied award record
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The only supplied award value is £0 GBP; no pricing or value breakdown is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence10 August 2026, 15:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-08-10T15:00:00+01:00.
Tender-level contract period
99% confidence11 August 2026 to 12 August 2026
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Tender contractPeriod is 2026-08-11T00:00:00+01:00 to 2026-08-12T23:59:59+01:00.
Award-level contract period
99% confidence17 September 2026 to 18 December 2026
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Award contractPeriod is 2026-09-17T00:00:00+01:00 to 2026-12-18T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceLot 1: face-to-face tuition in the HU7 area
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Process description: "Lot 1 Face to face tuition HU7 area".
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Main procurement category is services.
Education classifications
99% confidenceSecondary education services (primary); primary education services (additional)
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CPV 80200000 is primary and CPV 80100000 is additional.
Delivery area
98% confidenceYorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address region: Yorkshire and the Humber.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceNot specified
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procurementMethodDetails is "Not specified" and no procurement method is supplied.
Competition and evaluation information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on bids, bidders, scoring and evaluation is not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Award-level term
99% confidence17 September 2026 to 18 December 2026
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Award contractPeriod provides these dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
SME/VCSE suitability flags
98% confidenceTender marked not suitable for SME and not suitable for VCSE
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Tender suitability flags state sme: false and vcse: false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value transparency
98% confidenceThe published £0 award value prevents assessment of contract scale or supplier revenue opportunity.
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Award value is £0 GBP and no further value data is supplied.
Term-date discrepancy
99% confidenceThe tender-level period (11–12 August 2026) differs from the award-level period (17 September–18 December 2026); neither is selected as the definitive operational term beyond reporting both source fields.
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Tender and award contractPeriod fields contain different dates.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting contract-period fields
99% confidenceTender-level and award-level contract periods differ materially.
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Tender: 11–12 August 2026; award: 17 September–18 December 2026.
Published value limitation
99% confidenceThe notice records an award value of £0 and provides no commercial-value explanation or breakdown.
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Award value field is 0 GBP.
Unpublished procurement detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes procurement method, bid count, evaluation, prices, lot-level value allocation, extension terms and signature status.
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These fields are absent or marked not specified in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied data contains materially inconsistent tender-level and award-level contract periods.
- The published award value is £0 GBP, with no explanation, pricing or positive contract value disclosed.
- Procurement method, competition, bid evaluation, award rationale, lot-level value allocation, extension options and contract-signature information are not supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
HCC234877East Riding of Yorkshire CouncilRANDSTAD LIMITEDface-to-face tuitionHU7education servicesContracts Finder award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier for HCC234877?
RANDSTAD LIMITED, verified as company number 01259594. The source notice names the supplier as Randstad.
What is the published value of the award?
The award record states £0 GBP; no positive commercial value or pricing breakdown is supplied.
When does the award-level contract period end?
The award-level record gives 18 December 2026, although the tender-level record contains different 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.