AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Derby City Council has awarded and signed a direct, below-threshold contract for three SEND alternative-provision placements for one year. The contract is with CAST ANGLING PROJECTS COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY and is valued at £81,000 gross.
Published outcomeActive contract award to CAST ANGLING PROJECTS COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY.
Market significanceA small, direct light-touch education-services award for three learners, with no competitive process reported.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CAST ANGLING PROJECTS COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 81000 GBP · Active
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Award 1 identifies this verified supplier for lot 1. Contract 1, linked to award 1, has a gross value of GBP 81,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Document 096202-2026 is described as a "Contract details notice on Find a Tender".
Tender status
99% confidenceComplete
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Tender W854 has status "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 14 September 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-09-14.
Contract period
99% confidence14 September 2026 to 24 July 2027
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Contract 1 period records startDate 2026-09-14 and endDate 2027-07-24.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£81,000 gross
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Contract 1 value is amountGross 81000, currency GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceContract-level value linked to award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; award 1 is linked to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence14 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-14.
Contract start
99% confidence14 September 2026
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Contract 1 startDate is 2026-09-14.
Contract end
99% confidence24 July 2027
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Contract 1 endDate is 2027-07-24.
Notice published
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Notice 096202-2026 was published at 2026-10-12T15:47:16+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSEND educational placements in non-school alternative provision
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Tender title states "SEND educational placements in non-school provision 2026-2027".
Service description
99% confidenceOne-year placement provision for three learners
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Tender description states "SEND provision for non-school alternative provision for 1 year placement (3 learners)."
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices — education and training services
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Award 1 is categorised as services; its item has CPV 80000000, "Education and training services".
Delivery area
93% confidenceDerby (UKF11)
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Award item delivery address region is UKF11; the buyer is located in Derby.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Competition approach
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition".
Regime
99% confidenceLight-touch regime
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Tender specialRegime includes "lightTouch".
Lots
99% confidenceOne lot
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Tender contains lot 1 only; award 1 is linked to lot 1.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
98% confidenceApproximately 10 months and 10 days
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The stated period runs from 14 September 2026 to 24 July 2027.
Extension options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Pricing structure
99% confidenceUnknown beyond total gross contract value
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The published contract data gives only amountGross of GBP 81,000.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Indicative gross value per learner
89% confidence£27,000 for the stated one-year placement basis
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The notice describes three learners and contract 1 has a gross value of £81,000; £81,000 divided by 3 equals £27,000. This is a simple allocation, not a published unit price.
Route-to-market implication
99% confidenceThe published record reports a direct below-threshold award without competition
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Tender procurementMethod is direct and procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - without competition".
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published value basis
99% confidenceOnly a gross contract total is supplied
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Contract 1 reports amountGross of GBP 81,000; no net value or pricing breakdown is provided.
Award date
99% confidenceNot supplied
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Award 1 has no award_date in the supplied award record.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual lot value
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The supplied lot record for lot 1 has null title, description and value.
Competition and evaluation information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied beyond the stated direct, without-competition route
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No bid count, tenderer list, evaluation criteria, scoring or award rationale is included in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published data does not provide an award decision date.
- Lot 1 has no separate title, description or value.
- No bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale or savings information is supplied.
- No pricing breakdown, net value, per-placement price or payment terms are supplied.
- No extension, renewal or replacement-procurement terms are supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Derby City CouncilCAST ANGLING PROJECTS COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANYSEND educational placementsalternative provisioneducation and training servicesdirect awardFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Derby City Council's W854 SEND placement contract?
CAST ANGLING PROJECTS COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY, verified against company number 09337427.
What is the value of the W854 contract?
The published contract value is £81,000 gross.
When does the SEND placement contract run?
The published contract period is 14 September 2026 to 24 July 2027.
Was the contract competed?
The notice states that it was a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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