AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
WLGA awarded a direct, below-threshold procurement for therapeutic support services for asylum seekers to Family Refugee Support Services. The published award value is £80,000 excluding VAT (£96,000 including VAT).
Published outcomeThe award is marked active, with an award decision dated 24 September 2026. A future signature milestone was scheduled for 13 October 2026; the supplied data does not confirm signature.
Market significanceThis is a small, direct public-sector services award with no competition reported and a funding-dependent renewal provision.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Family Refugee Support Services
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 80000 excluding VAT; 96000 including VAT (award-level value) GBP · Awarded supplier; award marked active
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Award 1 names Family Refugee Support Services as supplier and records £80,000 amount and £96,000 gross amount.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
97% confidenceContract award notice; procurement and lot marked complete; award marked active
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Process display status is 'awarded'; tender and lot status are 'complete'; award status is 'active'.
Award decision date
98% confidence24 September 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-09-24.
Signature status
98% confidenceNot confirmed; future signature was scheduled for 13 October 2026
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Award milestone type 'futureSignatureDate' has dueDate 2026-10-13 and status 'scheduled'.
Contract period
98% confidence13 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Award contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-13 and endDate is 2027-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
98% confidence£80,000
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Award 1 value.amount is 80000 GBP.
Award value including VAT
98% confidence£96,000
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 96000 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Initial notice publication
96% confidence29 July 2026
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Release history records transparency notice 071507-2026 published on 2026-07-29.
Award decision
98% confidence24 September 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-09-24.
Award notice publication
98% confidence12 October 2026
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Award notice 096208-2026 was published on 2026-10-12.
Scheduled signature date
98% confidence13 October 2026
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Award milestone futureSignatureDate is due 2026-10-13.
Published initial end date
98% confidence31 March 2027
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Award contractPeriod endDate is 2027-03-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceTherapeutic support services for asylum seekers
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Tender and award title/description state that the contract is for delivery of therapeutic support services for asylum seekers.
Procurement category
98% confidenceServices
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Award mainProcurementCategory is 'services'.
CPV classification
98% confidence85000000 — Health and social work services
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Award item additional classification lists CPV 85000000.
Delivery geography
94% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item delivery address region is UK.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect procurement — below threshold, without competition
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Tender procurementMethod is 'direct' and procurementMethodDetails is 'Below threshold - without competition'.
Competition information
97% confidenceNo competition was used; bidder numbers and evaluation information were not supplied
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The stated method is without competition; no bid or evaluation fields are provided.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Award aboveThreshold is false and procurement method details state below threshold.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
98% confidence13 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Award contractPeriod gives these start and end dates.
Maximum stated extent
97% confidenceUp to 31 March 2028
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Award contractPeriod maxExtentDate is 2028-03-31.
Renewal provision
98% confidenceYes; subject to future funding
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Award hasRenewal is true and renewal description states 'subject to future funding'.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
97% confidenceSingle award covering lot 1, with an award-level value of £80,000 excluding VAT
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Award 1 is linked to lot 1 and records an £80,000 amount; no separate lot value is published.
Route-to-market signal
99% confidenceThe requirement was awarded directly without competition
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Tender procurement method details state 'Below threshold - without competition'.
Funding dependency
98% confidenceFuture continuation is expressly conditional on funding
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Renewal description states 'subject to future funding'.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Signature evidence
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: signature or concluded-contract confirmation is absent
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The only signature-related field is a scheduled futureSignatureDate milestone.
Supplier legal-entity verification
97% confidenceNo verified legal company name or company number is supplied; the published supplier name is used as source-provided
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verified_company_name, verified_company_number and source_company_number are null; identity status is not_applicable.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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Lot 1 title, description and value fields are null.
Commercial detail
96% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: pricing breakdown, evaluation rationale, bid count and award criteria
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No such fields are present in the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not confirm that a contract was signed or otherwise concluded; it only records a scheduled future signature date.
- No verified legal company name or company number is supplied for Family Refugee Support Services.
- No lot title, lot description or individual lot value is published for lot 1.
- No bid count, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown or detailed extension mechanism is supplied.
- The published delivery geography is UK-wide rather than a more specific service area.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
WLGAFamily Refugee Support Servicestherapeutic support servicesasylum seekersdirect awardpublic procurementWales
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded the WLGA therapeutic support services requirement?
Family Refugee Support Services was named as the supplier for award 1.
What is the published value of the award?
£80,000 excluding VAT and £96,000 including VAT.
Was the contract signed?
The supplied data does not confirm signature. It records a signature date scheduled for 13 October 2026.
Can the arrangement continue beyond March 2027?
The notice states a maximum extent date of 31 March 2028, with renewal subject to future funding.
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