AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
City of Doncaster Council published an awarded contract notice for supported living services for four individuals. The active award names verified supplier LIFEWAYS COMMUNITY CARE LIMITED and has a published award value of £2,169,801.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded to LIFEWAYS COMMUNITY CARE LIMITED.
Market significanceThis is a multi-year supported living services award in Yorkshire and the Humber, with a stated option to extend for a further 12 months.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
LIFEWAYS COMMUNITY CARE LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-c4f0bb83-04c6-4de5-9ccc-ea1b46b4e9ec-1 · 2169801 GBP · active
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Award names source supplier Lifeways Community Care. Supplier verification identifies LIFEWAYS COMMUNITY CARE LIMITED (company number 04126127) as the verified legal entity.
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
99% confidenceActive
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Award status is "active".
Award date
98% confidence25 May 2026
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Award date: 2026-05-25T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication date
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-14T11:09:52+01:00.
Contract status
96% confidenceAn active award is published; signing is not explicitly evidenced.
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The source provides active award status and contract-period fields, but no explicit signature or execution field.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£2,169,801
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Award value: GBP 2,169,801.
Tender-level published value
99% confidence£2,169,401
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Tender value: GBP 2,169,401.
Value discrepancy
99% confidence£400 difference between tender-level and award-level values
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Tender value is £2,169,401; active award value is £2,169,801.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
99% confidence7 May 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-05-07T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence25 May 2026
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Award date: 2026-05-25T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract start
99% confidence25 May 2026
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Award and tender contractPeriod startDate: 2026-05-25T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract end
99% confidence11 August 2030
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Award and tender contractPeriod endDate: 2030-08-11T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-14T11:09:52+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupported living services for four individuals
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Tender description: "Provision of Supported Living Services to four individuals".
Category
99% confidenceHealth and social work services (CPV 85000000)
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Tender classification lists CPV 85000000.
Delivery region
98% confidenceYorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address specifies Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom.
Procurement route
98% confidenceMini competition under Flexible Procurement System 76012
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Process title states "Mini Competition under 76012 Flexible Procurement System (FPS)".
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method detail
99% confidenceOther -
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Other - ".
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation outcome or scoring information is provided.
SME/VCSE suitability flags
99% confidenceSME: no; VCSE: no
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Tender suitability lists sme false and vcse false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Base term
99% confidence25 May 2026 to 11 August 2030
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Published contractPeriod start and end dates.
Extension provision
98% confidenceThe award description says the contract can be extended for a further 12 months.
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Award description: "contract can be extended for a further 12 months".
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
99% confidenceThe notice records one active award to one verified supplier.
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One award record names one supplier.
Service scale
99% confidenceThe requirement is explicitly for four individuals.
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Tender description specifies four individuals.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe published award value is a single-award value; no pricing breakdown is supplied.
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One award has a GBP 2,169,801 value; the notice contains no unit rates or price schedule.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published-value inconsistency
99% confidenceThe tender-level value (£2,169,401) differs from the award-level value (£2,169,801) by £400; this analysis reports both without selecting an unsupported correction.
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Tender value and award value fields.
Late publication relative to stated start
99% confidenceThe award notice was published on 14 October 2026, after the stated 25 May 2026 contract start date.
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Published date and contract start date fields.
No explicit signature evidence
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No signature, execution date or signed-contract field is present.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source does not explicitly evidence that a contract was signed or executed.
- The tender-level and award-level published values differ by £400.
- No bid count, bidder identities beyond the awardee, evaluation scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown is supplied.
- No lot titles, lot allocation or individual lot values are supplied.
- The source does not state whether the 12-month extension has been exercised or the conditions governing it.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
City of Doncaster CouncilLIFEWAYS COMMUNITY CARE LIMITEDLifeways Community Caresupported living servicesFlexible Procurement SystemYorkshire and the Humberhealth and social work services
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the City of Doncaster supported living services award?
The published active award names LIFEWAYS COMMUNITY CARE LIMITED, verified under company number 04126127.
What is the published value of the award?
The award-level value is £2,169,801. The tender-level value is £2,169,401, creating a £400 discrepancy in the published data.
When does the stated contract period end?
The published base contract period ends on 11 August 2030, with a stated possible further 12-month extension.
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.