AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Worcestershire County Council has announced a pending award to YSS for support services for young carers (18 and under) and young adult carers (19–25) in Worcestershire.
Published outcomeThe open-procedure award decision names YSS as the sole supplier for lot 1. The award remains pending and the notice schedules a future signature date; it does not evidence a signed or active contract.
Market significanceThe published net award value is £605,375.35, with a planned five-year delivery period from 1 February 2027 to 31 January 2032.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
YSS
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 605375.35 GBP · Pending award
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Award 1 names supplier YSS for related lot 1, with net value £605,375.35. Supplier verification identifies YSS (company number 04024428) through an exact-name match.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete tender process; award status pending
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Tender status is "complete"; award 1 status is "pending".
Award decision date
99% confidence23 September 2026
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Award 1 date: 2026-09-23.
Award notice published
99% confidence13 October 2026
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UK6 contract award notice published 2026-10-13.
Standstill end
99% confidence22 October 2026, 23:59:59 BST
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Award standstillPeriod.endDate: 2026-10-22T23:59:59+01:00.
Scheduled future signature date
98% confidence30 November 2026
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Milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-11-30.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value (net)
99% confidence£605,375.35
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Award 1 value.amount is 605375.35 GBP.
Award value (gross)
99% confidence£726,450.42
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 726450.42 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Preliminary market engagement notice
99% confidence26 May 2026
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Release history records preliminary market engagement notice 048458-2026 on 2026-05-26.
Tender notice published
99% confidence9 July 2026
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Release history records tender notice 064788-2026 on 2026-07-09.
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence6 August 2026, 16:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline: 2026-08-06T16:00:00+01:00.
Planned contract period
99% confidence1 February 2027 to 31 January 2032
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Award 1 contractPeriod gives these start and end dates.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service requirement
98% confidenceSupport for young carers aged 18 and under, and young adult carers aged 19–25, intended to reduce inappropriate caring and adverse effects on outcomes and to support transition to adulthood.
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Published procurement title and description.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot: lot 1
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Tender lists lot 1; award 1 relates to lot 1.
Service classification
99% confidenceSocial work and related services; guidance and counselling services; counselling services
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Award item CPV classifications 85300000, 85312300 and 85312320.
Delivery area
98% confidenceUKG12 (Worcestershire region)
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Award delivery address region is UKG12; procurement is titled for Worcestershire.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender procurementMethodDetails: Open procedure.
Regime
99% confidenceLight-touch regime
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Tender specialRegime lists lightTouch.
Threshold status
99% confidenceAbove threshold
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Award 1 aboveThreshold is true.
Named successful supplier
99% confidenceOne supplier, YSS
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Award 1 lists YSS as its sole supplier.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Planned term
99% confidenceFive years
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Planned period runs from 1 February 2027 through 31 January 2032.
Contract status
99% confidenceNot evidenced as signed or active
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Award status is pending and a future signature date is scheduled for 30 November 2026.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value positioning
96% confidenceThe published net award value equates to approximately £121,075 per planned year over the stated five-year period.
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Calculated from £605,375.35 net award value divided by the five-year planned term.
Market route
98% confidenceThe council used an open procedure following preliminary market engagement.
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Release history records preliminary market engagement followed by a tender notice; tender states open procedure.
Award maturity
99% confidenceSuppliers should treat this as a pending award rather than a concluded contract, because signature is scheduled in the future.
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Award status is pending; future signature milestone is 30 November 2026.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award versus contract status
99% confidenceThe notice reports a pending award, not an evidenced signed contract.
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Award status is pending and the signature milestone is scheduled for a future date.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no separately published title, description or value.
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Lot record contains null title, description and value fields.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bidder count, bid prices, scores, ranking or award rationale is provided.
Contract terms detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice for extension options, pricing breakdown and performance measures.
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No such fields appear in the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award is pending; the supplied data does not evidence a signed, concluded or active contract.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual lot value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice on bid numbers, evaluation methodology, scores, pricing, award rationale, extensions, options or performance measures.
- The planned contract dates and future signature date may change before contract conclusion.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
YSSWorcestershire County Councilyoung carersyoung adult carersCSC26009social work servicespublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is the named supplier?
YSS is the sole supplier named for lot 1. The supplied verification data identifies YSS as company number 04024428.
Has the contract been signed?
The supplied data does not evidence signature. The award is pending and lists a scheduled future signature date of 30 November 2026.
What is the planned contract period?
The published award data gives a planned period from 1 February 2027 to 31 January 2032.
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.