AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Borough of Telford & Wrekin has published a transparency notice for a direct, below-threshold spot-placement procurement for older people’s residential and nursing care. Award 1 names OAKVIEW CARE HOME LIMITED, but the award is pending and the notice schedules signature for 19 October 2026; it does not evidence a signed or active contract.
Published outcomePending award to OAKVIEW CARE HOME LIMITED for lot 1, valued at GBP 351,936 at award level.
Market significanceA direct, individual-specific care placement under the light-touch regime, with no competitive process reported.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
OAKVIEW CARE HOME LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · GBP 351,936 GBP · Named supplier in pending award
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Award 1 names OAKVIEW CARE HOME LIMITED as supplier and states a GBP 351,936 award value. The supplier identity is verified against Companies House number 07171572.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceTransparency notice on Find a Tender (UK5 award notice)
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Document 095494-2026 is described as a “Transparency notice on Find a Tender” and has document type awardNotice.
Procurement status
99% confidenceTender complete; award pending
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Tender status is “complete”; award 1 status is “pending”.
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceNot evidenced as signed or active
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The award is pending and contains a scheduled futureSignatureDate rather than a signed-contract record.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award 1 value
99% confidenceGBP 351,936
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Award 1 value.amount and value.amountGross are both 351936 GBP.
Lot-level value
99% confidenceUnknown
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No value is published for lot 1 separately.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Transparency notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Document 095494-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-09T09:58:21+01:00.
Scheduled signature date
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Award milestone futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-10-19T23:59:59+01:00.
Structured contract period start
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Award contractPeriod.startDate is 2026-10-19T00:00:00+01:00.
Structured contract period end
99% confidence18 October 2034
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Award contractPeriod.endDate is 2034-10-18T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceOlder people’s residential and nursing care placement
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The title and description state provision of older people residential and nursing services for an individual requiring care-home placement.
Included support
98% confidenceAccommodation, personal care, meals and drinks, medication, laundry, heating, lighting and access to communal areas
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The notice description lists these minimum resident facilities and services.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 85300000 — Social work and related services
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Award item 1 includes CPV 85300000.
Delivery region
99% confidenceUKG21
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Award item 1 delivery address specifies region UKG21.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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Tender procurementMethod is “direct”.
Competition
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is “Below threshold - without competition”.
Regime
99% confidenceLight-touch regime
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Tender specialRegime includes “lightTouch”.
SME suitability
99% confidenceLot 1 marked suitable for SMEs
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Lot 1 suitability.sme is true.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term structure
97% confidenceContinuous/rolling placement arrangement, according to the description
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The description says the contract is continuous with ongoing rolling terms and terminates when all Individual Service Agreements end.
Structured period
99% confidence19 October 2026 to 18 October 2034
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Award 1 contains these structured contractPeriod dates.
Signature status
99% confidenceSignature scheduled, not evidenced as completed
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A futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled for 19 October 2026 and award status remains pending.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Placement rationale
97% confidenceLocation is stated to be important to fulfilling the individual’s wishes.
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The procurement description explicitly cites location as an important factor.
Commercial model
98% confidenceIndividual-specific spot placement under a direct route
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The description concerns an individual placement; the method is direct and below threshold without competition.
Pricing detail
99% confidenceNo unit rates, fee schedule or pricing breakdown published
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The supplied notice data provides only the total award value.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Pending status
99% confidenceThe published award remains pending; this analysis does not treat it as a signed or active contract.
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Award 1 status is pending and signature is scheduled for a future date.
Term inconsistency
99% confidenceThe narrative describes rolling terms ending when placements end, while structured data gives an end date of 18 October 2034.
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Both statements appear in the supplied award data.
Unpublished commercial and competition detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: award date, bid count, evaluation, pricing breakdown, lot title, and renewal/extension terms.
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice records a pending award and scheduled signature, not a signed or active contract.
- The narrative rolling-term description and the structured end date of 18 October 2034 are not reconciled in the published data.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes award date, bid count, evaluation detail, pricing breakdown, lot title, and renewal or extension terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Borough of Telford & WrekinOAKVIEW CARE HOME LIMITEDolder people carecare home placementspot contractdirect awardUK public procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Has the contract been signed?
No signed contract is evidenced. The award is pending and signature is scheduled for 19 October 2026.
Who is named in the pending award?
OAKVIEW CARE HOME LIMITED, verified in the supplied data against Companies House number 07171572.
What is the published award value?
GBP 351,936 for award 1.
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.