AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council published an award notice for a £47,500 framework call-off for temporary agency staff connected with a Drainage Engineer role and pre-construction work on Priority FAS projects. The active award names REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED as supplier.
Published outcomeOne active award, dated 31 July 2026, was made to REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED under a direct award via the YPO 1141 Framework. The published contract period is 1 August to 31 December 2026.
Market significanceThis is a small, single-supplier public-sector professional-services call-off in Yorkshire and the Humber. The notice does not publish competitive evaluation, pricing detail, or reasons for selection.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-dcb8536b-08f7-4130-8d91-4d782841c57f-1 · 47500 GBP · Active award
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The supplier is named on the active award. Its Companies House number 06903140 was matched by company number; the source names it as “Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited (trading as Consultancy+)”. The £47,500 value is recorded at award level for this single-supplier award.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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The published document is described as “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”.
Award status
99% confidenceActive award
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Award ocds-b5fd17-dcb8536b-08f7-4130-8d91-4d782841c57f-1 has status “active”.
Award decision date
98% confidence31 July 2026
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The award record gives date 2026-07-31T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract execution
99% confidenceNot evidenced
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The supplied award notice provides an active award and contract period, but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£47,500
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The award value is GBP 47,500; the tender value also states GBP 47,500.
Value allocation
96% confidenceAward-level value; no lot allocation published
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The notice contains one award and no lot records or lot IDs.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
98% confidence1 July 2026, 17:00 BST
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The tender period end date is 2026-07-01T17:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence31 July 2026
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The award record gives 2026-07-31T00:00:00+01:00.
Published contract period start
98% confidence1 August 2026
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The published contract period start is 2026-08-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Published contract period end
98% confidence31 December 2026
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The published contract period end is 2026-12-31T23:59:59Z.
Award notice publication
99% confidence20 October 2026
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The award notice datePublished is 2026-10-20T11:58:07+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
94% confidenceTemporary agency staff for a Drainage Engineer role, supporting pre-construction delivery for some of six Priority FAS projects
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This is stated in the title and description of the tender.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 71311000 — Civil engineering consultancy services
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The tender classification identifies CPV 71311000 as the primary classification.
Delivery area
98% confidenceYorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom
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The tender item lists this delivery region.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective; call-off from a framework agreement
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The process states procurement method “selective” and details “Call-off from a framework agreement”.
Award route
98% confidenceDirect award via YPO 1141 Framework
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The tender description states “Direct award via YPO 1141 Framework”.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceNot published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published period
98% confidence1 August 2026 to 31 December 2026
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The award and tender contractPeriod fields state these dates.
Extensions or renewal options
99% confidenceNot published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SME suitability flag
97% confidenceSME: yes; VCSE: no
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The tender suitability fields state sme true and vcse false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceSingle-supplier, £47,500 direct framework call-off
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One active award names one supplier and gives a £47,500 value; the description states direct award via YPO 1141 Framework.
Scope interpretation
94% confidenceThe primary CPV is civil engineering consultancy, while the title refers to temporary agency staff
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The title and primary CPV use different descriptions of the requirement; the published notice does not explain the classification choice.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier-name normalisation
99% confidenceVerified legal identity differs from the source presentation
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The source includes “(trading as Consultancy+)”, while company-number verification identifies REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED. The verified legal name is used in this analysis.
No lot detail
99% confidenceNo lots or lot-level allocation published
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The supplied lots array is empty and the award has no lot IDs.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceBid count, evaluation, award rationale, pricing breakdown and contract signature evidence are not supplied
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not explicitly state that a contract was signed; it evidences an active award and a published contract period only.
- The source supplier presentation includes the trading-name wording “(trading as Consultancy+)”; the verified legal company name used here is REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation methodology or scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, individual staffing rates, extension terms, renewal terms, and lot-level detail.
- The title refers to temporary agency staff for a Drainage Engineer, whereas the description refers to a Design Manager role and Priority FAS pre-construction work; the notice does not reconcile these scope descriptions.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough CouncilREED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITEDConsultancy+YPO 1141 Frameworktemporary agency staffDrainage Engineercivil engineering consultancy services
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the award?
REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 06903140. The source also refers to Consultancy+ as a trading name.
What is the award value?
The published award value is £47,500.
Was the contract signed?
The supplied notice records an active award and a published contract period, but does not explicitly confirm contract signature.
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.