AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The North Yorkshire Council has announced a pending direct award to HORTON HOUSING SUPPORT LIMITED for management of five Gypsy, Roma and Traveller sites in North Yorkshire, including domestic abuse support for residents. The award has not yet reached signature or contract-start stage in the supplied data.
Published outcomeOne pending award is recorded for HORTON HOUSING SUPPORT LIMITED, covering lot 1. The published award value is £6,768,000 excluding VAT (£8,121,600 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is an above-threshold, light-touch services procurement with a three-year initial term and extension options that could take the arrangement to October 2035.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
HORTON HOUSING SUPPORT LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £6,768,000 excluding VAT; £8,121,600 including VAT (award-level value) GBP · Pending award
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Award 1 names HORTON HOUSING SUPPORT LIMITED as supplier. Its company number 05353586 is verified by company-number matching.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract award notice published 12 October 2026
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Award document 096004-2026 is described as a Contract award notice on Find a Tender and dated 2026-10-12.
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 has status 'pending'.
Standstill period
99% confidenceEnds 21 October 2026, 23:59:59 +01:00
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Award 1 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-21T23:59:59+01:00.
Planned signature milestone
98% confidence26 October 2026
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Award milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-10-26T23:59:59Z.
Planned contract start
99% confidence1 November 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod.startDate is 2026-11-01T00:00:00Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£6,768,000
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Award 1 value.amount is 6768000 GBP.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£8,121,600
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 8121600 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceAward-level value; no separate lot value published
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The single award covers lot 1, while the lot record has no value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award decision date
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-12.
Notice publication
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award notice document datePublished is 2026-10-12T11:41:59+01:00.
Initial term end
99% confidence31 October 2029
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Award 1 contractPeriod.endDate is 2029-10-31T23:59:59Z.
Maximum possible end date
99% confidence31 October 2035
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Award 1 contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2035-10-31T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service scope
99% confidenceManagement of five Gypsy, Roma and Traveller sites in North Yorkshire, including a Domestic Abuse Support Worker for residents
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Process and award title/description.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1); no lot title or description supplied
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Tender lists lot 1 and award 1 relates to lot 1.
Service classifications
99% confidenceCaravan-site services; land management; building and facilities management; health and social work; other community, social and personal services
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Award item additional CPV classifications: 55221000, 70332100, 79993000, 85000000 and 98000000.
Delivery area
97% confidenceYorkshire and the Humber (UKE2), United Kingdom
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Award item delivery address is region UKE2, GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is 'Direct award'.
Regime
99% confidenceLight-touch services
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Tender specialRegime includes 'lightTouch'.
Threshold status
99% confidenceAbove threshold
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Award 1 aboveThreshold is true.
Prior activity
94% confidencePreliminary market engagement and an original tender are referenced
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Process description links to notices 020378-2026 and 034053-2026.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence1 November 2026 to 31 October 2029
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Award contractPeriod startDate and endDate.
Extension options
99% confidenceThree two-year options: 1 November 2029–31 October 2031; 1 November 2031–31 October 2033; 1 November 2033–31 October 2035
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Award renewal description.
Maximum term
99% confidenceUp to 31 October 2035 if all stated extensions are used
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Award maxExtentDate and renewal description.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award maturity
99% confidenceThe award remains pending and is not evidenced as signed or active
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Award status is pending; a future signature date and future planned start date are supplied.
Commercial structure
97% confidenceA single supplier is named for the single published lot; the published value is at award level
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Award 1 names one supplier and relates to lot 1; no separate lot value is supplied.
Competition information
99% confidenceBid count, evaluation results, pricing breakdown and rationale for supplier selection are unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award status qualification
99% confidencePending award, not a concluded or signed contract
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Award 1 status is pending and the signature milestone is scheduled for a future date.
Lot detail limitation
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value
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Lot record contains null title, description and value.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo bid count, evaluation scoring, award rationale, pricing schedule or contract signature confirmation is provided
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award is pending; the supplied data does not confirm signature, contract conclusion or service commencement.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value, so the award-level value is not further allocated.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid numbers, evaluation results, award rationale, pricing detail and signed-contract documentation.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
North Yorkshire CouncilHORTON HOUSING SUPPORT LIMITEDGypsy Roma Traveller sitesdomestic abuse supportdirect awardFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is the named supplier?
HORTON HOUSING SUPPORT LIMITED, company number 05353586.
Is the contract signed?
No signature is evidenced in the supplied data. The award is marked pending, with a scheduled signature milestone.
What is the published award value?
£6,768,000 excluding VAT and £8,121,600 including VAT.
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.