AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Wirral Council directly awarded Leaders In Care Recruitment Limited a contract for recruitment services supporting delivery of statutory social work services.
Published outcomeThe published contract record is active, signed on 8 July 2026, and runs to 30 September 2026.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, non-competitive direct procurement with a published gross contract value of £88,000.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
LEADERS IN CARE RECRUITMENT LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 88000 GBP · verified; active award and contract
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-10977964. Supplier verification matched company number 10977964 to LEADERS IN CARE RECRUITMENT LIMITED. Contract 1, linked to award 1, has gross value GBP 88,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract details notice published 13 October 2026
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Document 096556-2026 datePublished: 2026-10-13T13:43:42+01:00.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status: active.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status: active.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 8 July 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned: 2026-07-08T00:00:00+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£88,000 gross
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Contract 1 value amountGross: 88000; currency: GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceOne contract linked to award 1 and its single named supplier
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Contract 1 awardID: 1; award 1 names one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract start
99% confidence8 July 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate: 2026-07-08T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end
99% confidence30 September 2026
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Contract 1 period endDate: 2026-09-30T23:59:59+01:00.
Notice publication
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Document 096556-2026 datePublished: 2026-10-13T13:43:42+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceRecruitment of social workers; delivery of statutory social work services
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Process title: Recruitment of Social Workers. Process description: Delivery of statutory social work services.
Category
99% confidenceRecruitment services (CPV 79600000)
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Award item additional classification: CPV 79600000, Recruitment services.
Delivery area
95% confidenceUKD74
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Award item delivery address region: UKD74.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 relatedLots: 1; contract 1 is linked to award 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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Tender procurementMethod: direct.
Competition approach
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails: Below threshold - without competition.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold: false.
Bidder count and evaluation
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence8 July 2026 to 30 September 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.
Extension or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Pricing detail
97% confidenceOnly total gross value published
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Contract 1 provides amount and amountGross of GBP 88,000; no pricing schedule is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
99% confidenceThe buyer used a below-threshold direct route without competition.
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Tender procurementMethodDetails: Below threshold - without competition.
Supplier opportunity signal
96% confidenceA short-duration requirement for social-work recruitment services was awarded to one verified SME supplier.
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Contract period is 8 July to 30 September 2026; supplier scale is SME; award names one supplier.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published lifecycle evidence
99% confidenceThe notice supports an active award and active signed contract, rather than merely an award announcement.
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Award and contract status are active; contract dateSigned is 8 July 2026.
Notice timing
99% confidenceThe contract start and signature date precede notice publication.
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Contract start and signature: 8 July 2026; notice publication: 13 October 2026.
Missing procurement detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: award date, bid count, evaluation, lot title, individual lot value, extensions and renewal terms.
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Relevant fields are null or absent in the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not provide an award date, bidder count, evaluation results, award rationale or savings information.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published; the renewal timing is only an estimate based on the contract end date.
- The notice was published after the recorded contract signature and start date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Wirral CouncilLeaders In Care Recruitment Limitedsocial worker recruitmentrecruitment servicespublic procurement£88,000 contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Wirral Council social worker recruitment contract?
LEADERS IN CARE RECRUITMENT LIMITED, verified against company number 10977964.
What is the contract value?
The published gross contract value is £88,000.
When does the contract run?
The published period runs from 8 July 2026 to 30 September 2026.
Was the procurement competitive?
The notice describes it as below threshold and without competition.
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