AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Telford and Wrekin Council published an award notice naming B-SKILL LIMITED for Youth Support Worker Level 3 training for a newly recruited care-experienced learner.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded. The published award value is £0, so no payable contract value is disclosed in the notice.
Market significanceThis is a narrowly scoped education and training requirement under a restricted procedure, with no bid, evaluation or pricing information published.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
B-SKILL LIMITED
98% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-b44aa063-f444-4586-a47d-6c02e847b67c-1 · £0 published award value; payable value not disclosed GBP · Active award
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Award names source supplier 'B-Skill Limited'; verified supplier identity is B-SKILL LIMITED (company number 03939817) through an exact-name match. Award value is GBP 0.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded; source record marked complete and award marked active
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Process display_status is 'awarded', source_status is 'complete', and the award status is 'active'.
Award decision date
98% confidence20 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-20T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
98% confidence20 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-20T23:10:11+01:00.
Contract execution
98% confidenceNot explicitly stated
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The source is an awarded contract notice and supplies an active award and contract period, but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£0
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The sole award records value.amount 0 and currency GBP.
Payable contract value
99% confidenceUnknown
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No other contract, lot, unit-price, or pricing value is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence9 October 2026, 17:00 BST
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Tender period end date: 2026-10-09T17:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence20 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-20T00:00:00+01:00.
Published contract period start
86% confidence20 October 2026
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Process contract start is 2026-10-20T01:00:00+01:00; the award contract period gives 2026-10-20T00:00:00+01:00.
Published contract period end
99% confidence31 October 2028
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Process and award contract period end: 2028-10-31T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceYouth Support Worker Level 3 training provision
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Notice description states that the buyer sought a training provider to deliver Youth Support Worker Level 3.
Learner context
98% confidenceA newly recruited care-experienced learner
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Notice description specifies delivery to a newly recruited care-experienced learner.
Additional requirements
99% confidenceReferenced but not published in supplied data
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Description refers to additional learning requirements in an attached mini-competition document; its contents are not supplied.
Category
99% confidenceEducation and training services (CPV 80000000)
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Primary classification is CPV 80000000, Education and training services.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective procedure
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Process procurement_method is 'selective'.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceRestricted procedure
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Process and tender procurementMethodDetails state 'Restricted procedure'.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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No number of bids, bidder identities, evaluation results, scores, or reasons for award are supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published term
93% confidence20 October 2026 to 31 October 2028
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The process and award include this contract period, subject to a one-hour difference in the stated start timestamps.
Extension or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option, or renewal clause is supplied.
SME/VCSE suitability flags
98% confidenceNot marked suitable for SMEs or VCSEs
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Tender suitability fields are sme: false and vcse: false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial transparency
98% confidenceThe £0 recorded award value should not be interpreted as the contract price
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The notice records a GBP 0 award value but provides no price schedule or alternative contract value.
Address coverage
96% confidenceDelivery geography is unclear
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The tender lists TF3 4JA alongside United Kingdom and several broad or non-UK delivery territories, without allocating the service requirement among them.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Value disclosure
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice beyond a £0 award value
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The sole award has value GBP 0; no payable value or pricing breakdown is provided.
Start-time inconsistency
98% confidencePublished start timestamps differ by one hour
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Process contract_start_at is 2026-10-20T01:00:00+01:00, while award contractPeriod.startDate is 2026-10-20T00:00:00+01:00.
Delivery-location ambiguity
98% confidenceMultiple broad delivery territories are listed without service allocation
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Tender delivery addresses include TF3 4JA, United Kingdom, Europe, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Rest of the World, and British Oversea Territories.
Award rationale and competition
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, evaluator findings, scores, award rationale, or price comparison is supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No payable contract value, price schedule, or pricing breakdown is published; the recorded award value is £0.
- No bid count, bidder list, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale, or savings information is supplied.
- The contents of the referenced mini-competition document and additional learning requirements are not supplied.
- The published process and award contract-start timestamps differ by one hour.
- Delivery locations are ambiguous because multiple broad territories are listed without allocation.
- No extension, option, renewal clause, lot allocation, or contract-signature confirmation is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
B-SKILL LIMITEDTelford and Wrekin CouncilYouth Support Worker Level 3education and training servicesContracts Finder award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named in the award?
B-SKILL LIMITED, verified in the supplied supplier-verification data as company number 03939817.
What was the published award value?
£0 is recorded in the award notice. No payable contract value or pricing breakdown is published.
When does the published contract period end?
31 October 2028.
Was the contract signed?
The supplied data does not explicitly state that it was signed.
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.