AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Connect2Framework has published a contract award notice for a UK public-sector umbrella company services framework. One shared award covering lot 1 names Bishopsgate Employment Services Ltd, ATOM FREELANCE LTD and Hyfa (Un) Limited. The notice gives a total award value of £90 million, but does not split this value between suppliers.
Published outcomeAward announced: award 1 is recorded as active, with three named suppliers for lot 1. A future signature date of 28 October 2026 is scheduled; the supplied data does not confirm signature or contract conclusion.
Market significanceThis is a multi-supplier framework for payroll management/umbrella company services, available to a broad range of UK public-sector bodies and certain Channel Islands authorities. Its stated £90 million shared value and planned period to February 2034 indicate a potentially material route to market.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
3 supplier records analysed
Bishopsgate Employment Services Ltd
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared award value; no supplier allocation published GBP · Named supplier on active award
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Award 1 suppliers lists Bishopsgate Employment Services Ltd; award 1 relates to lot 1.
ATOM FREELANCE LTD
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared award value; no supplier allocation published GBP · Named supplier on active award
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Award 1 suppliers lists ATOM FREELANCE LTD; award 1 relates to lot 1.
Hyfa (Un) Limited
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared award value; no supplier allocation published GBP · Named supplier on active award
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Award 1 suppliers lists Hyfa (Un) Limited; award 1 relates to lot 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract award notice on Find a Tender
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Process notice_type and award document 098501-2026.
Award status
98% confidenceActive award record
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Award 1 status is active.
Award decision date
98% confidence19 October 2026
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Award 1 date: 2026-10-19.
Signature status
99% confidenceNot confirmed; future signature date scheduled for 28 October 2026
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Award milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-10-28; no signed-contract evidence is supplied.
Planned contract period
97% confidence29 October 2026 to 28 February 2034
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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate and endDate.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
98% confidence£90,000,000 gross
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Award 1 value amount and amountGross are both 90000000 GBP.
Value allocation
99% confidenceShared across three named suppliers; individual supplier and lot allocations are not published
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One award value is supplied for award 1, which names three suppliers and one lot; no allocation is provided.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
97% confidence14 September 2026
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Release history lists tender notice 087055-2026 dated 2026-09-14.
Submission deadline
97% confidence16 October 2026, 23:59 BST
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Process submission_deadline: 2026-10-16T23:59:00+01:00.
Award decision date
98% confidence19 October 2026
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Award 1 date: 2026-10-19.
Award notice published
98% confidence19 October 2026
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Award document and release history date: 2026-10-19T13:53:37+01:00.
Scheduled future signature date
98% confidence28 October 2026
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Award 1 futureSignatureDate milestone.
Planned commencement
97% confidence29 October 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate.
Planned end
97% confidence28 February 2034
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Award 1 contractPeriod endDate.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Framework subject
99% confidenceUmbrella company services to the public sector
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Process title and description.
Service classification
99% confidencePayroll management services (CPV 79211110)
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Award item additional classification.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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Tender lots contains lot 1; award 1 relatedLots lists 1.
Eligible users
96% confidenceCSKL, its joint-venture partners, and other contracting authorities in the United Kingdom and Channel Islands, including examples such as local authorities, NHS bodies, police, fire and rescue services, educational institutions, registered charities, and publicly owned or funded companies
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Process description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Process procurement_method_details and tender procurementMethodDetails.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results not published in the supplied data
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No bid count, scores, ranking or assessment rationale is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Commercial vehicle
97% confidenceMulti-supplier framework award
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One award names three suppliers for the same lot.
Planned term
96% confidenceApproximately 7 years and 4 months, from 29 October 2026 to 28 February 2034
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Award 1 contractPeriod dates.
Signature and execution
99% confidenceNot confirmed
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The award includes a scheduled future signature milestone rather than evidence of signature.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-to-market observation
95% confidenceThe award creates a three-supplier framework route for public-sector umbrella and payroll-management requirements; call-off volumes and supplier shares are not published.
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Three suppliers are named on the single award for the payroll management services classification; no call-off or allocation data is supplied.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe £90 million figure should be treated as a shared framework-level award value, not as guaranteed or individually attributable revenue.
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Award 1 has one £90 million value and three suppliers, with no allocation or call-off commitment stated.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity basis
99% confidenceSupplier names are reproduced from the published award data. No verified legal company name or company number was supplied; supplier verification is marked not applicable.
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Supplier records have verified_company_name and verified_company_number as null; supplierVerification status is not_applicable.
Award versus signed contract
99% confidenceThe source is an award notice, but a future signature date remains scheduled. The supplied evidence therefore does not establish that a contract has been signed or commenced.
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Award document is an awardNotice; milestone futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-10-28.
Shared-value limitation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: supplier-level, lot-level and call-off-level value allocations.
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One award value covers three suppliers and no allocation fields are supplied.
Lot-detail limitation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: a title or description for lot 1.
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Lot 1 title and description are null.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not confirm that the framework contract has been signed; it shows a future signature date scheduled for 28 October 2026.
- The £90 million award value is shared across three suppliers and is not allocated by supplier, lot or anticipated call-off volume.
- No tender response count, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing detail or standstill information is supplied.
- Lot 1 has no published title or description in the supplied data.
- Supplier names have not been independently matched to verified legal company identities or company numbers; verification is marked not applicable.
- No extension, option, renewal or call-off terms are supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Connect2Frameworkumbrella company servicespayroll management servicespublic sector frameworkBishopsgate Employment Services LtdATOM FREELANCE LTDHyfa (Un) LimitedFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named on the Connect2Framework umbrella company services award?
Bishopsgate Employment Services Ltd, ATOM FREELANCE LTD and Hyfa (Un) Limited are named on award 1 for lot 1.
What is the published value of the framework award?
The award notice states £90 million gross. It is a shared award value and is not allocated among the three named suppliers.
Has the contract been signed?
The supplied data does not confirm signature. It records a future signature date scheduled for 28 October 2026.
When is the planned framework period?
The published award period runs from 29 October 2026 to 28 February 2034.
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.