AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
City of Doncaster Council published an awarded contract notice for supported living services in Thorne (Portfolio 7) under Flexible Procurement System 76012. The published award names Royal Society of Mencap and reports a £4,921,008 award value.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded, with Royal Society of Mencap named as supplier. The record indicates a service period beginning on 1 August 2026 and describes two possible 12-month extensions.
Market significanceThis is a multi-year social care services award in Yorkshire and the Humber, with a published value of £4.92 million. Supplier legal-entity verification was not established by the supplied matching workflow.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Royal Society of Mencap
87% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-9b769081-e081-4931-9ade-b29a403162c5-1 · 4921008 GBP · active
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The award names "Royal Society of Mencap" as its supplier and reports £4,921,008. Supplier matching status is checked_unmatched, so this name is unverified as a Companies House legal-entity match.
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.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award status is "active" in the supplied award record.
Published date
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Award datePublished is 2026-10-14T12:03:37+01:00.
Contract start indicated
94% confidence1 August 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate is 2026-08-01T00:00:00+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£4,921,008
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Award value amount is 4921008 GBP.
Value allocation
90% confidenceAllocated to the single published award; no lots are supplied
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One award is supplied with one listed supplier; no lot records or lot IDs are supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence10 November 2025, 12:00 UTC
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Tender tenderPeriod endDate is 2025-11-10T12:00:00Z.
Award date recorded
94% confidence1 August 2026
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Award date is 2026-08-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Award datePublished is 2026-10-14T12:03:37+01:00.
Base end date reported in award
91% confidence11 August 2030
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Award contractPeriod endDate is 2030-08-11T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupported living services in Thorne (Portfolio 7)
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Process title and description.
Primary category
99% confidenceHealth and social work services (CPV 85000000)
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Tender classification.
Additional classifications
99% confidenceSocial work services with accommodation (CPV 85311000); welfare services for disabled people (CPV 85311200)
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Tender additionalClassifications.
Delivery region
98% confidenceYorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
98% confidenceMini competition under Flexible Procurement System 76012
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Process title states this is a mini competition under FPS 76012.
Method detail
92% confidenceOther
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Other - ".
Competition metrics
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Evaluation and award rationale
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published service period
91% confidence1 August 2026 to 11 August 2030
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Award contractPeriod runs from 2026-08-01 to 2030-08-11.
Extension provision
96% confidenceUp to two further 12-month periods
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Award description states: "contract can be extended for a further 2 x 12 month periods".
Contract execution
98% confidenceNot explicitly confirmed
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The supplied record is an active award notice; it does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
91% confidenceA single published award covers a supported-living requirement under an existing flexible procurement system.
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The title identifies a mini competition under FPS 76012; one award and one supplier are listed.
Value interpretation
96% confidenceThe £4.92 million figure is the published award value; no pricing, payment profile or cost breakdown is supplied.
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Award value is provided, while no detailed commercial schedule appears in the supplied data.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceSupplier name is unverified as a Companies House legal-entity match
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The completed supplier matching workflow returned supplier_identity_status "checked_unmatched" with no verified company name or number.
Conflicting contract end dates
99% confidenceTwo end dates are present: 30 August 2030 in tender-level contract period and 11 August 2030 in award-level contract period
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Tender contractPeriod endDate is 2030-08-30; award contractPeriod endDate is 2030-08-11. This analysis reports the award-level date as the award-specific date without resolving the conflict.
Award-date interpretation
98% confidenceThe recorded award date equals the stated contract start date
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Both are 1 August 2026 in the award data; the source does not clarify whether this is an award decision date, commencement date, or both.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplier matching workflow completed without finding a safe Companies House match; Royal Society of Mencap is therefore an unverified legal-entity name in this analysis.
- The tender-level end date (30 August 2030) conflicts with the award-level end date (11 August 2030); the source does not explain the difference.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, detailed service specification, lot allocation and signature/execution evidence.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
City of Doncaster CouncilThorne supported living servicesPortfolio 7Flexible Procurement System 76012Royal Society of Mencapsocial care contract award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named as the supplier?
The award names Royal Society of Mencap. The supplied matching workflow did not establish a verified Companies House legal-entity match.
What is the published award value?
£4,921,008.
When does the service period start?
The award record indicates 1 August 2026.
Are extensions stated?
Yes. The award description states that the contract can be extended by two further 12-month periods.
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