AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Hartlepool Borough Council, acting as lead authority for the Tees Valley Connect to Work Programme, has published a pending award to WAYTHROUGH for Individual Placement Support services across Darlington, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees and Redcar & Cleveland.
Published outcomeAward 1 names WAYTHROUGH as supplier for lot 1, with a gross award value of £2,769,200. The award remains pending, with a scheduled future signature date of 20 October 2026.
Market significanceThis is a single-supplier, above-threshold services award supporting employment outcomes for disabled people, people with health conditions and people facing complex barriers in Tees Valley.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
WAYTHROUGH
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 2769200 GBP · Pending award
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Award 1 identifies WAYTHROUGH (GB-COH-01820492) as its supplier and states a gross award value of GBP 2,769,200 for related lot 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceContract award notice published; award pending
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The process is labelled "Contract award notice on Find a Tender" and award 1 has status "pending".
Standstill period
99% confidenceScheduled to end 19 October 2026, 23:59:59 +01:00
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Award 1 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-19T23:59:59+01:00.
Future signature milestone
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Award 1 milestone type "futureSignatureDate" is scheduled for 2026-10-20T23:59:59+01:00.
Contract status
99% confidenceNot evidenced as signed or active
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The award is pending and the signature date is a future scheduled milestone.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£2,769,200 gross
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 2769200 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceAward-level value; one supplier and one related lot are identified
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Award 1 names one supplier, WAYTHROUGH, and related lot 1; no separate lot value is published.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
99% confidence20 August 2026
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Release history records tender notice 079565-2026 dated 2026-08-20T15:29:12+01:00.
Submission deadline
99% confidence23 September 2026, 14:00 +01:00
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-09-23T14:00:00+01:00.
Award decision date
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-08T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Award notice 095030-2026 has datePublished 2026-10-08T09:57:21+01:00.
Planned contract period
99% confidence1 November 2026 to 31 March 2028
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Award 1 contractPeriod gives startDate 2026-11-01T00:00:00Z and endDate 2028-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Maximum stated extent
99% confidenceUp to 31 March 2030
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Award 1 contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2030-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceIndividual Placement Support (IPS) under the Connect to Work Programme
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The procurement title specifies "Individual Placement Support (IPS)" within the Connect to Work Programme.
Beneficiary groups
99% confidenceDisabled people, people with health conditions, and people with complex barriers to work
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The procurement description identifies these groups.
Geographic coverage
90% confidenceDarlington, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees and Redcar & Cleveland; delivery address recorded as UKC11
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The title names the four council areas; award item deliveryAddresses records UKC11.
Service classifications
99% confidenceEducation and training services (CPV 80000000); health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
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Award item 1 lists these CPV classifications.
Programme scale described
92% confidenceNearly 2,000 people per year at peak and more than 5,000 people to 2030
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The procurement description states these programme-wide expected participant volumes.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Open procedure".
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices; above threshold
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Award 1 states mainProcurementCategory "services" and aboveThreshold true.
Lots
99% confidenceOne recorded lot (lot 1)
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Tender lots contains lot 1 and award 1 is related to lot 1.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results not supplied in the published notice data
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No bid count, tenderer list, scoring or award-rationale data is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Planned initial period
99% confidence1 November 2026 to 31 March 2028
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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate and endDate specify these dates.
Renewal or extension
99% confidenceRenewal indicated, dependent on contract performance and available funding; maximum extent stated as 31 March 2030
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Award 1 hasRenewal is true; its renewal description and maxExtentDate provide these details.
Contract signature
99% confidenceScheduled, not evidenced as completed
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A futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled for 20 October 2026 while the award status is pending.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceA £2.7692m gross, single-supplier pending award for one recorded lot
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Award 1 lists one supplier, one related lot and a gross value of GBP 2,769,200.
Funding dependency
99% confidenceAny renewal is expressly dependent on performance and available funding
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The renewal description states: "Dependant upon contract performance and available funding."
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award maturity
99% confidencePending award rather than evidenced signed contract
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Award 1 status is pending and the notice records a scheduled future signature date.
Geographic data precision
96% confidenceThe title names four areas, while the structured delivery address gives only region UKC11
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The title lists Darlington, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees and Redcar & Cleveland; deliveryAddresses lists UKC11 only.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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The supplied lot record for lot 1 contains no title, description or value.
Evaluation transparency
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bid count, bidder identities beyond the named awardee, scores and award rationale
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No such fields are present in the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award is pending; signature and contract commencement are not evidenced as completed.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid numbers, tenderer identities other than the awardee, evaluation methodology, scores, pricing breakdown and detailed award rationale.
- The procurement title identifies four delivery areas, whereas the structured award delivery address records only UKC11.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
WAYTHROUGHHartlepool Borough CouncilConnect to Work ProgrammeIndividual Placement SupportIPSTees ValleyDarlingtonMiddlesbroughStockton-on-TeesRedcar and Cleveland
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named as the supplier?
WAYTHROUGH is the sole supplier named in pending award 1.
Has the contract been signed?
No. The supplied data records a pending award and a future signature milestone of 20 October 2026.
What is the published award value?
The gross award value is £2,769,200.
What is the planned contract period?
The published planned period is 1 November 2026 to 31 March 2028, with a stated maximum extent to 31 March 2030.
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