AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
East Riding of Yorkshire Council published an award notice for HCC301381, covering face-to-face tuition in the HU8 area. The notice records SAAF as the supplier and an active award record, but does not provide a reliable commercial value beyond a published £0 award value.
Published outcomeAward recorded to SAAF for Lot 1 face-to-face tuition in the HU8 area.
Market significanceA short-duration education-services award in Yorkshire and the Humber, with no usable published spend value or competition information.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SAAF
86% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-f29aeae4-0909-4a0f-919d-db4fb8d23459-1 · Lots Lot 1 - Face to Face tuition, HU8 Area · £0 published award value; not a reliable indicator of contract spend GBP · Award record active; supplier identity unverified
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The award names SAAF as supplier and reports value amount 0 GBP. Supplier verification status is checked_unmatched.
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 record status
99% confidenceActive
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Award status is "active".
Tender status
99% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete".
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£0
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Award value is amount 0, currency GBP.
Value interpretation
96% confidenceUnknown whether £0 represents actual consideration, a placeholder, or incomplete value reporting.
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No pricing, value basis, or value range is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender deadline
99% confidence12 January 2026, 13:00 UTC
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Tender period end date is 2026-01-12T13:00:00Z.
Contract period stated in notice
99% confidence16 March 2026 to 23 October 2026
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Tender and award contract periods state these dates.
Award date
99% confidence21 October 2026
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Award date is 2026-10-21T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence21 October 2026, 11:04 BST
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Notice publication timestamp is 2026-10-21T11:04:24+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceLot 1 - Face to Face tuition, HU8 Area
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Process title/description.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 80100000 — Primary education services
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Tender classification.
Additional classification
99% confidenceCPV 80200000 — Secondary education services
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Tender additional classification.
Delivery area
96% confidenceYorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceNot specified
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Procurement method details state "Not specified".
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceUnknown
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The published data contains no bidder count, tender responses, scoring, evaluation or award-rationale information.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated contract period
99% confidence16 March 2026 to 23 October 2026
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Contract period is supplied in both tender and award data.
SME suitability
95% confidenceNo
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Tender suitability field records SME as false.
VCSE suitability
95% confidenceNo
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Tender suitability field records VCSE as false.
Extensions or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial visibility
98% confidenceLimited: the notice reports a zero-value award and provides no pricing or value basis.
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Award value is £0; value_min, value_max and value_basis are absent.
Timing observation
99% confidenceThe stated contract period begins before the recorded award date and award-notice publication date.
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Contract start is 16 March 2026; award date and publication are 21 October 2026.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceSAAF is an unverified source name. The completed Companies House workflow found no safe company match.
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Supplier identity status is checked_unmatched; verified company name and number are null.
Commercial data
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes pricing, value basis, individual cost breakdowns and an explanation for the £0 award value.
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Only a £0 award value is present; other value fields are null.
Date consistency
99% confidenceThe award date and notice publication occur after the stated contract start date; the source does not explain this sequence.
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Start: 16 March 2026; award date/publication: 21 October 2026.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The named supplier SAAF could not be safely matched to a verified Companies House company and must be treated as unverified.
- The published £0 award value has no accompanying value basis or pricing detail, so actual contract spend is unknown.
- No procurement method, bidder count, evaluation results, award rationale, lot-level pricing, extension terms or renewal terms are published.
- The source records an award date and notice publication after the stated contract start date, without explanation.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
HCC301381East Riding of Yorkshire CouncilSAAFface-to-face tuitionHU8primary education servicessecondary education services
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier for HCC301381?
The award notice names SAAF. This source name remains unverified because a completed Companies House matching workflow found no safe match.
What was the published award value?
The award record reports £0. The notice does not explain whether this is a placeholder, incomplete reporting, or actual contract consideration.
What dates are stated for the contract period?
The published contract period is 16 March 2026 to 23 October 2026.
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