AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Sheffield City Council has concluded a direct, below-threshold procurement for recruitment of one Interim Assistant Director for Transformation. The contract was awarded to GATENBYSANDERSON LIMITED.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract are recorded for GATENBYSANDERSON LIMITED. The contract was signed on 13 October 2026 and runs from 19 October 2026 to 18 April 2027.
Market significanceThis is a small public-sector recruitment-services engagement, valued at £16,848 gross, awarded without competition under a below-threshold direct procurement route.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
GATENBYSANDERSON LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots LOT-0000 · Shared contract value: £16,848 gross GBP · Verified supplier; active award
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Award 1 identifies GATENBYSANDERSON LIMITED as supplier. Supplier verification reports an exact-name match to company number 04451141. Contract 1, linked to award 1, has a gross value of £16,848.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The published document is described as a "Contract details notice on Find a Tender" (UK7).
Procurement status
97% confidenceComplete
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The tender status is "complete" and the process display status is "awarded".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 13 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-13.
Contract period
99% confidence19 October 2026 to 18 April 2027
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Contract 1 records startDate 2026-10-19 and endDate 2027-04-18.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£16,848 gross
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Contract 1 value is amountGross 16848, currency GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceThe published contract value is linked to the single award and supplier.
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1, which names one supplier.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 is marked aboveThreshold: false; the procurement method detail also says "Below threshold - without competition".
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-13.
Notice published
99% confidence13 October 2026
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The UK7 document publication timestamp is 2026-10-13T14:33:24+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Contract 1 startDate is 2026-10-19.
Contract end
99% confidence18 April 2027
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Contract 1 endDate is 2027-04-18T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceRecruitment for one Interim Assistant Director for Transformation
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The tender title and description state "Interim AD Transformation" and "Recruitment for one Interim Assistant Director for Transformation."
Procurement category
98% confidenceServices
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Award 1 lists mainProcurementCategory as services.
Service classification
99% confidenceCPV 79600000 — Recruitment services
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The award item lists CPV 79600000 with description "Recruitment services".
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne lot: LOT-0000
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The tender and award each reference only LOT-0000.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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The tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Competition route
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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The tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition".
Competition information
99% confidenceNo bid count, tenderer list, evaluation results or scoring information supplied in the published notice.
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No such fields are present in the supplied notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
98% confidenceApproximately six months, from 19 October 2026 to 18 April 2027
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The explicit contract period runs between the supplied start and end dates.
Gross contract value
99% confidence£16,848
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Contract 1 records amountGross 16848 GBP.
Extension or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial model
96% confidenceA direct, below-threshold appointment for a defined interim leadership recruitment requirement.
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The notice states a direct method, below threshold without competition, and recruitment for one Interim Assistant Director for Transformation.
Value interpretation
97% confidenceThe £16,848 gross figure is the recorded contract value, not a published breakdown of recruitment fees, candidate remuneration or other cost components.
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The notice provides only an amountGross contract value and no pricing breakdown.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and contract linkage
98% confidenceClear
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Contract 1 links to award 1, and award 1 identifies one supplier and one lot.
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified
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The supplied verification workflow reports an exact-name match for GATENBYSANDERSON LIMITED to company number 04451141.
Published detail gap
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: award decision date, bid count, evaluation, lot title, lot-level value, pricing breakdown, extension terms and renewal 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 published notice does not provide an award decision date, bid count, tenderer list, evaluation methodology, scores or award rationale.
- LOT-0000 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No pricing breakdown is published, so the £16,848 gross contract value cannot be separated into fee or other cost components.
- No extension, option, renewal or future re-procurement terms are supplied. The April 2027 review point is an end-date-based estimate only.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Sheffield City CouncilGATENBYSANDERSON LIMITEDInterim AD Transformationrecruitment servicesInterim Assistant Director for TransformationFind a Tenderpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Sheffield City Council's Interim AD Transformation contract?
GATENBYSANDERSON LIMITED won the active award. The supplier identity was verified through an exact-name match to company number 04451141.
What is the value and duration of the contract?
The recorded gross contract value is £16,848. It was signed on 13 October 2026 and is scheduled to run from 19 October 2026 to 18 April 2027.
How was the procurement conducted?
The notice records a direct procurement route described as below threshold and without competition.
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