AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Isle of Wight Council has published a direct-award transparency notice for Harmony SEND Services, naming HARMONY SEND SOLUTIONS LTD as the intended supplier. The award remains pending; the supplied data does not confirm that a contract has been signed or started.
Published outcomePending direct award to HARMONY SEND SOLUTIONS LTD for strategic leadership, management and improvement support for the Council's SEND service.
Market significanceThis is an above-threshold, single-supplier consultancy award with a published net value of £251,000 and a planned term running from October 2026 to October 2028.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
HARMONY SEND SOLUTIONS LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £251,000 net; £301,200 gross GBP · Pending award
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-16692282 and reports amount £251,000 and amountGross £301,200. Supplier identity is verified by supplied Companies House number 16692282.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceTransparency notice on Find a Tender
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Process notice type and award document 095135-2026.
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 is marked "pending" in the supplied award data.
Procurement status
94% confidenceComplete
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The tender and lot are marked "complete"; this does not override the pending award status.
Signature status
98% confidenceNot confirmed; a future signature date was scheduled for 8 October 2026.
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Award milestone type "futureSignatureDate" has status "scheduled" and due date 2026-10-08T23:59:59+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value, net
99% confidence£251,000
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Award 1 value.amount is 251000 GBP.
Award value, gross
99% confidence£301,200
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 301200 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceThe published award value applies to award 1 and lot 1; no separate lot pricing is supplied.
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Award 1 relates to lot 1; lot-level value is null.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
93% confidence1 October 2026
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The supplied awards record gives award_date 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Transparency notice published
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Notice 095135-2026 was published at 2026-10-08T11:54:48+01:00.
Planned contract period
98% confidence16 October 2026 to 27 October 2028
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Award 1 contractPeriod specifies these start and end dates.
Planned term
96% confidenceAbout 24 months and 12 days
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Calculated from the supplied planned start and end dates.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceStrategic leadership, management and improvement support for Isle of Wight Council's SEND service.
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Procurement description.
Operational focus
99% confidenceStrengthening leadership capacity across the Statutory SEND Team and Neurodivergent Team, supporting statutory SEND duties, implementation of the Autism Strategy, and improved outcomes for children and young people with SEND.
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Procurement description.
Category
99% confidenceBusiness and management consultancy and related services (CPV 79400000).
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Award item additional classification.
Delivery area
98% confidenceIsle of Wight (UKJ34), United Kingdom.
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Award delivery address region is UKJ34.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct" and procurementMethodDetails is "Direct award".
Published rationale
99% confidenceThe Council cited prolonged difficulty recruiting a suitably qualified and experienced SEND Manager, creating risk to statutory SEND responsibilities and required service improvements; the consultancy was intended to provide immediate capacity while a long-term solution is established.
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Tender procurementMethodRationale.
Competition information
99% confidenceBidder count, competing suppliers, evaluation scores and award criteria are not supplied.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
SME suitability
97% confidenceLot 1 is marked suitable for SMEs; the named supplier is recorded as an SME.
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Lot 1 suitability.sme is true; supplier details.scale is "sme".
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceNot confirmed
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Award status is pending and the only signature milestone is scheduled rather than completed.
Planned start and end
98% confidence16 October 2026 to 27 October 2028
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Award 1 contractPeriod.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Demand signal
98% confidenceThe Council is using external consultancy to address an immediate leadership-capacity gap in SEND services while pursuing a sustainable long-term solution.
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Published direct-award rationale.
Commercial structure
98% confidenceA single pending award covers the only published lot; the published value should not be treated as evidence of a signed or active contract.
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One award relates to lot 1, but its status is pending.
Market route
96% confidenceThe direct award limits published evidence about competitive market participation for this requirement.
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The procedure is recorded as direct award; bidder and evaluation information are not supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Pending award versus contract record
99% confidenceThe process is labelled as a contract-stage record and the tender is complete, but award 1 is explicitly pending. Analysis therefore treats this as an intended award, not a concluded or active contract.
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Process stage is "contract"; tender status is "complete"; award status is "pending".
Signature evidence
99% confidenceA signature date was scheduled, not confirmed as completed.
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FutureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled.
Value clarity
98% confidenceBoth net and gross values are supplied, but no VAT rate, pricing schedule, or lot-level breakdown is published.
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Award value contains amount and amountGross; lot value is null.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified through an exact supplied Companies House number match; no source-name mismatch is flagged.
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supplier_identity_status is "verified", match method is "company_number", and supplier_name_mismatch is false.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award is pending, so the supplied data does not establish a signed, concluded or active contract.
- No bidder count, tender responses, evaluation criteria, scoring, pricing breakdown or award-decision narrative is supplied.
- No lot title, lot description or individual lot value is supplied.
- No extension, renewal-option or break-clause terms are supplied.
- The planned contract dates may change because signature and contract commencement are not confirmed.
- The relationship between the same-day transparency notice and later contract award notice release is not further explained in the supplied data.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Harmony SEND ServicesIsle of Wight CouncilHARMONY SEND SOLUTIONS LTDSEND consultancydirect awardFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named as supplier for Harmony SEND Services?
HARMONY SEND SOLUTIONS LTD, verified in the supplied data against Companies House number 16692282.
Has the Harmony SEND Services contract been signed?
Not confirmed. The award is marked pending and the supplied record only shows a scheduled future signature date.
What is the published value?
£251,000 net and £301,200 gross for the single published award.
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