AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Borough of Telford & Wrekin awarded Restful Homes (Longford) Ltd a £660,000 gross spot contract for an older-person residential and nursing care placement. The published award record gives a planned contract period from 19 October 2026 to 18 October 2034, while also stating that the arrangement has rolling terms and ends when all Individual Service Agreements end.
Published outcomeAward 1 is recorded as active following a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
Market significanceThis is a single-supplier, individual-placement care arrangement under the light-touch regime. The published £660,000 value applies to the award as a whole; no lot-level pricing or pricing structure is supplied.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
RESTFUL HOMES (LONGFORD) LTD.
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 660000 GBP · verified legal supplier; award active
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-13538147. Supplier verification matched company number 13538147 and verified the legal name; the award value is £660,000 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
97% confidenceContract award notice published; tender and lot status complete; award status active.
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The source identifies a UK6 Contract award notice, published 15 October 2026; tender and lot 1 are marked complete and award 1 is marked active.
Contract conclusion
98% confidenceNot explicitly evidenced as signed.
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A future signature milestone is scheduled for 19 October 2026; the source does not state that signature has occurred.
Planned commencement
96% confidence19 October 2026.
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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-19.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
98% confidence£660,000 gross
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Award 1 value records amountGross £660,000 and currency GBP.
Lot-level value
99% confidenceUnknown
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Lot 1 has no published value amount or currency.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Transparency notice publication
95% confidence28 September 2026
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Release history records transparency notice 091334-2026 on 2026-09-28.
Award date
98% confidence15 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-15.
Award notice publication
98% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract award notice 097522-2026 was published on 2026-10-15.
Scheduled signature date
98% confidence19 October 2026
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Award milestone futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-10-19.
Published contract period
97% confidence19 October 2026 to 18 October 2034
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Award 1 contractPeriod gives these start and end dates.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service scope
97% confidenceResidential and nursing care support for an individual care-home placement.
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The description covers personal care, meals, day-to-day support, accommodation, medication, laundry and access to communal facilities.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 85300000 — Social work and related services
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Award item additional classification is CPV 85300000.
Delivery area
95% confidenceUKG21
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Award item delivery address is region UKG21.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne published lot (Lot 1); no lot title or description supplied.
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Tender and award data identify related lot 1; the lot record has no title or description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceDirect procurement, below threshold, without competition.
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Tender procurementMethod is direct and procurementMethodDetails states 'Below threshold - without competition'.
Regime
99% confidenceLight-touch regime.
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Tender specialRegime lists lightTouch.
Competition information
98% confidenceNo competing-bid count, evaluation detail or award rationale published.
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No bidder, score, evaluation or rationale data is included in the supplied notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term structure
98% confidenceContinuous arrangement with ongoing rolling terms; termination is linked to the end of all Individual Service Agreements.
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The description explicitly states the contract is continuous with ongoing rolling terms and terminates when all placements under Individual Service Agreements have ended.
Published period
97% confidence19 October 2026 to 18 October 2034.
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Award 1 contractPeriod specifies these dates.
Signature status
98% confidenceSignature is scheduled, not confirmed.
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The only signature-related record is a futureSignatureDate milestone scheduled for 19 October 2026.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Placement-driven demand
96% confidenceThe arrangement is designed for an individual placement and identifies location as important to fulfilling that person's wishes.
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The description states that support is for an individual requiring care-home placement and that location is an important factor.
Value attribution
97% confidenceThe £660,000 gross value is attributable to the single published award and supplier, not to a separately priced lot.
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Award 1 has one supplier and a £660,000 gross value; Lot 1 has no value record.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract status clarity
98% confidenceThe record is an award notice with an active award, but a scheduled future signature date means execution is not explicitly confirmed.
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Award 1 status is active; the milestone is futureSignatureDate scheduled for 19 October 2026.
Term inconsistency or qualification
94% confidenceA fixed published end date coexists with rolling termination tied to Individual Service Agreements; the source does not explain how these operate together.
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ContractPeriod ends 18 October 2034, while the description states the contract ends when all Individual Service Agreements end.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: pricing breakdown, lot value, bid count, evaluation, award rationale, extension options and performance terms.
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These fields are absent from the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published record does not explicitly confirm that the contract has been signed; it only schedules a signature date.
- The notice gives both an end date of 18 October 2034 and a rolling termination condition based on Individual Service Agreements, without explaining their interaction.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid numbers, evaluation details, award rationale, pricing breakdown, lot-level value, extensions and renewal options.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Borough of Telford & WrekinRESTFUL HOMES (LONGFORD) LTD.older people residential carenursing servicesspot contractsocial work servicesFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the award?
RESTFUL HOMES (LONGFORD) LTD., verified against Companies House number 13538147.
What is the award value?
The published gross award value is £660,000.
Was the contract signed?
The supplied record does not confirm signature; it shows a signature milestone scheduled for 19 October 2026.
How was the supplier selected?
The notice records a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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