AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Bath & North East Somerset Council has published contract details for a direct, below-threshold social-care services award to FREEWAYS for adults with a learning disability and their families.
Published outcomeContract 1, linked to award 1 and lot 1, is recorded as active. The published contract record states it was signed on 29 September 2026 and runs from 1 October 2026 to 1 June 2028.
Market significanceThis is a £361,425 gross, below-threshold direct award in the light-touch regime for health and social work services in the Bath and North East Somerset area.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
FREEWAYS
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared contract value: £361,425 gross; no separate award or lot value published GBP · Verified supplier; linked to active award 1
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Supplier record identifies GB-COH-02209114 and the verification data confirms company number 02209114 and legal name FREEWAYS. Award 1 names FREEWAYS and is linked to lot 1; contract 1 is valued at £361,425 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published document 097498-2026 is described as a "Contract details notice on Find a Tender".
Tender status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender DN833170 has status "complete".
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 29 September 2026
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Contract 1 states dateSigned: 2026-09-29.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£361,425 gross
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Contract 1 value states amountGross 361425, amount 361425, currency GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceNo separate award or lot value published
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Award 1 and lot 1 records do not contain a value; the value is published only on contract 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence29 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-29.
Contract start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-01.
Contract end
99% confidence1 June 2028
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2028-06-01T23:59:59+01:00.
Notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Notice 097498-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-15.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service requirement
98% confidenceAdults with a learning disability and their families; PSI/LD New FS Service
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Tender title and description state "Adults with a learning disability and their families" and "PSI/LD New FS Service".
Procurement category
98% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
CPV classification
99% confidence85000000 — Health and social work services
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Award item 1 lists CPV 85000000 with this description.
Delivery region
98% confidenceUKK12
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Award item 1 specifies delivery in region UKK12.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender DN833170 procurementMethod is "direct".
Method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition".
Regime
98% confidenceLight touch
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Tender specialRegime lists "lightTouch".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 1 June 2028
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Contract 1 period provides these start and end dates.
Extension or renewal options
98% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied in the published record.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-to-market signal
99% confidenceThe service was directly awarded below threshold without competition.
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The procurement method details explicitly state "Below threshold - without competition".
Published commercial scale
98% confidence£361,425 gross across the published contract period.
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Contract 1 publishes a gross value of £361,425 and a period from 1 October 2026 to 1 June 2028.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Value granularity
99% confidenceThe £361,425 gross figure is published at contract level only; no distinct award or lot value is supplied.
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Contract 1 contains the value, while award 1 and lot 1 value fields are blank.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title or description.
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Lot 1 title and description are null in the supplied record.
Competition detail
97% confidenceBidder numbers, evaluation results and award rationale were not supplied in the published notice.
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No such fields appear in the supplied tender, award or contract data.
Renewal detail
98% confidenceInformation on extensions and renewal options was not supplied in the published notice.
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No extension or renewal terms appear in the supplied contract data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No separate award or lot value is published; the £361,425 gross value remains allocated only to contract 1.
- Lot 1 has no published title or description.
- Information on bids, evaluation, award rationale, pricing breakdown and extension or renewal options was not supplied in the published notice.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
FREEWAYSBath & North East Somerset Councillearning disability servicessocial care contractdirect awardhealth and social work servicesPSI/LD New FS Service
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded the contract?
FREEWAYS, verified under company number 02209114, is named as the supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £361,425 gross. No separate lot or award value is stated.
When does the contract run?
The contract record states a start date of 1 October 2026 and an end date of 1 June 2028.
Was the opportunity competed?
The notice states that this was a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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