AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
East Riding of Yorkshire Council published an award notice for short-break support for a young person, without personal care, in Yorkshire and the Humber. The notice records an active award to Barnardo's DSI Service worth £4,000, with a stated service period from 26 October 2026 to 4 January 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded to Barnardo's DSI Service.
Market significanceThis is a small-value, short-duration health and social work services award.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Barnardo's DSI Service
98% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-9fe0d98b-c67c-4c82-98f9-422d34c41247-1 · 4000 GBP · active
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The active award names Barnardo's DSI Service as supplier and gives an award value of £4,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice stage
99% confidenceAward
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The source describes the notice as an 'Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder' and the release is tagged 'award'.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-9fe0d98b-c67c-4c82-98f9-422d34c41247-1 has status 'active'.
Contract conclusion/signature
98% confidenceNot explicitly stated
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The published source supplies an active award and contract-period dates, but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed or concluded.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£4,000
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The award value is £4,000 GBP.
Published value range
98% confidence£3,500 to £4,000
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The tender data lists a minimum value of £3,500 and a value of £4,000.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
99% confidence21 August 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period end date: 2026-08-21T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence19 October 2026
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The award date is 2026-10-19T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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The award notice was published at 2026-10-19T19:03:45+01:00.
Stated service start
99% confidence26 October 2026
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The stated contract period begins 2026-10-26T00:00:00Z.
Stated service end
99% confidence4 January 2027
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The stated contract period ends 2027-01-04T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
97% confidenceShort-break support for a young person, with no personal care required during sessions
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The description says the council sought a short breaks provider to support its young person and that personal care was not required within the sessions.
Category
99% confidenceHealth and social work services (CPV 85000000)
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The primary classification is CPV 85000000, Health and social work services.
Delivery area
98% confidenceYorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom
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The tender item lists delivery in Yorkshire and the Humber.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective; restricted procedure
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The tender records procurementMethod 'selective' and procurementMethodDetails 'Restricted procedure'.
SME and VCSE suitability
96% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs and VCSEs
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Tender suitability flags show sme: true and vcse: true.
Bid and evaluation information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, bidder list, scoring, evaluation or award-rationale details are provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated service period
99% confidence26 October 2026 to 4 January 2027
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The award and tender contract period use these start and end timestamps.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No extension, option or renewal terms are stated.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value and duration profile
97% confidence£4,000 award for a stated period of about ten weeks
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The award is valued at £4,000 and the stated period runs from 26 October 2026 to 4 January 2027.
Service specification
98% confidenceThe published description is brief and does not provide session volumes, pricing structure or performance measures.
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Only a high-level short-break support description is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity verification
99% confidenceUnverified supplier identity
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The Companies House workflow completed with status 'checked_unmatched'; no verified company name or company number is supplied for Barnardo's DSI Service.
Allocation detail
99% confidenceNo lot allocation published
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No lots are supplied and the award contains no lot identifiers.
Published information coverage
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, evaluation, award rationale, pricing breakdown, detailed service volumes and renewal terms.
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These fields are absent from the supplied award and tender data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Supplier identity is unresolved: the completed Companies House workflow returned 'checked_unmatched' for the source name Barnardo's DSI Service. The name is therefore presented as unverified and no Companies House verification is implied.
- The notice does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed or concluded; it reports an active award and stated service dates.
- No lot titles or lot allocation are published.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation criteria or scores, award rationale, detailed specification, pricing breakdown, service volumes, performance measures, and extension or renewal terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Short Breaks for 1324785East Riding of Yorkshire CouncilBarnardo's DSI Serviceshort breakshealth and social work servicesYorkshire and the Humberpublic procurement award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the award?
The active award names Barnardo's DSI Service. Its legal-company identity could not be safely verified from the supplied Companies House matching workflow.
What is the award value?
The published award value is £4,000.
When is the stated service period?
The published contract period runs from 26 October 2026 to 4 January 2027.
Was the contract explicitly stated to be signed?
No. The source records an active award and a stated contract period, but does not explicitly confirm signature or contract conclusion.
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.