AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Leeds City Council has published contract details for a managing agent role supporting the 2026-27 Trailblazers Work and Health VCSE Grant Programme. The awarded supplier is VOLITION - LEEDS. The record explicitly states that the contract was signed and started on 8 May 2026, with an end date of 31 March 2027.
Published outcomeAward 1 is active and names VOLITION - LEEDS as supplier for lot 1. The published contract value is £80,000 excluding VAT and £96,000 including VAT.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold direct award without competition for services supporting VCSE-led employment and employment-retention interventions for Leeds residents.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
VOLITION - LEEDS
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £80,000 excluding VAT; £96,000 including VAT GBP · Active award and active contract
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Award 1 names supplier "Volition - Leeds" and relates to lot 1. Verified supplier identity is VOLITION - LEEDS (company number 04046674). The contract linked to award 1 states £80,000 amount and £96,000 amountGross; this is a single-supplier, single-award record.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete"; the notice is a Contract details notice on Find a Tender.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 8 May 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-05-08.
Contract commencement
99% confidence8 May 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-05-08.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£80,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 80000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£96,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 96000 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence8 May 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-05-08.
Contract start
99% confidence8 May 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-05-08.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-03-31.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Find a Tender contract details notice 095787-2026 was published on 2026-10-09.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Contract title
99% confidenceTrailblazers Work and Health VCSE Grant Programme 2026-27 Managing Agent
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Contract 1 title.
Service category
99% confidenceAdult and other education services (CPV 80400000)
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Award item 1 additional classification is CPV 80400000.
Programme purpose
98% confidenceEngage the VCSE sector to help Leeds residents progress towards, enter and maintain employment.
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Tender description.
Delivery approach
96% confidenceFunding is intended to scale evaluated innovative interventions and to pilot some new activities or approaches.
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Tender description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails.
Lots
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1)
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Tender and award data list only lot 1.
Competition information
99% confidenceNo competition was used under the stated below-threshold direct procedure.
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Procurement method detail says "Below threshold - without competition".
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence8 May 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
VAT presentation
99% confidencePublished with both net and gross values
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Contract 1 reports amount of £80,000 and amountGross of £96,000.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Funding context
96% confidenceThe programme is described as DWP-WYCA funded and short term.
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Tender description.
Route-to-market implication
99% confidenceThe published record indicates a direct, below-threshold award rather than an open competitive opportunity.
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Tender procurement method and method details.
Value interpretation
97% confidenceThe £96,000 gross value is consistent with £80,000 net plus VAT; the notice does not provide a pricing breakdown.
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Contract value reports £80,000 amount and £96,000 amountGross.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published notice timing
99% confidenceContract details were published after the stated contract signature and start dates.
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Contract signature/start is 8 May 2026; notice publication is 9 October 2026.
Award date
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice.
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Award 1 has no award_date value.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual lot value.
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Lot 1 title, description and value fields are null.
Evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No tender responses, scores, award rationale or evaluation criteria are provided.
Extensions and renewals
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No extension or renewal terms are present in the contract data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not state an award decision date.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or allocated value.
- No bid counts, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown are supplied.
- No extension or renewal terms are supplied; the estimated re-procurement horizon is based only on the published end date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Leeds City CouncilVOLITION - LEEDSTrailblazers Managing AgentVCSE Grant ProgrammeWork and Healthdirect awardLeeds procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Trailblazers Managing Agent programme contract?
VOLITION - LEEDS, verified as company number 04046674, is named as the supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £80,000 excluding VAT and £96,000 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The contract is stated to run from 8 May 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Was the opportunity competed?
The notice describes the procedure as a below-threshold direct procurement without competition.
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