AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Lancaster City Council directly procured recruitment services for a Supported Housing Policy Consultant. The published contract record names SERVICE CARE SOLUTIONS LTD as supplier and records a signed, active contract valued at £64,428 gross.
Published outcomeAward 1 is active and linked to lot 1. The contract was signed on 12 October 2026, starts on 13 October 2026 and ends on 30 September 2027.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, direct, no-competition public-sector recruitment-services contract. The published gross contract value is £64,428.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SERVICE CARE SOLUTIONS LTD
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £64,428 gross (contract-level value) GBP · Verified legal identity; award and contract active
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The supplier-verification record identifies SERVICE CARE SOLUTIONS LTD (company number 05381795) for award 1. Award 1 names source supplier "Service Care Solutions" and contract 1, linked to award 1, has a gross value of GBP 64,428.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceComplete
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The tender status is recorded as "complete" and the notice is a Contract details notice on Find a Tender.
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 12 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-12.
Contract period
99% confidence13 October 2026 to 30 September 2027
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Contract 1 records startDate 2026-10-13 and endDate 2027-09-30.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£64,428 gross
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Contract 1 value is amountGross 64,428, currency GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceContract-level value linked to award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; award 1 relates to lot 1. No separate lot-level value is published.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-12.
Contract start
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-13.
Notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-15.
Contract end
99% confidence30 September 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-09-30.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceSupported Housing Policy Consultant
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Contract 1 title is "Supported Housing Policy Consultant".
Published description
99% confidenceRecruitment of policy specialist through recruitment agency
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The procurement title and description state this requirement.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 79600000 — Recruitment services
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Award item 1 has additional classification CPV 79600000, described as Recruitment services.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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The tender contains lot 1; award 1 and its item are related to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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The tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Competition approach
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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The tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Bidder count and evaluation
99% confidenceUnknown
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CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract title
98% confidenceSupported Housing Policy Consultant
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Contract 1 title is "Supported Housing Policy Consultant".
Term
99% confidence13 October 2026 to 30 September 2027
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Contract 1 period records these start and end dates.
Extension or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Pricing structure
98% confidenceUnknown; only gross contract value is published
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The contract supplies amountGross and currency, without a rate card or pricing breakdown.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
99% confidenceThe buyer used a below-threshold direct route without competition.
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The published procurement method details state "Below threshold - without competition".
Market opportunity type
99% confidenceRecruitment-agency provision for a policy-specialist role.
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The description says "Recruitment of policy specialist through recruitment agency" and the CPV is Recruitment services.
Value interpretation
97% confidenceThe £64,428 figure is published as a gross contract value, not as an individual consultant pay rate or a pricing schedule.
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Contract 1 provides only amountGross GBP 64,428.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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The supplied verification workflow matched the source supplier name to SERVICE CARE SOLUTIONS LTD, company number 05381795, using a normalised-name match.
Value coverage
99% confidenceA gross contract value is published; no separate lot value or pricing breakdown is supplied.
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Contract 1 gives amountGross GBP 64,428, while lot 1 has no value.
Competition information
98% confidenceThe direct no-competition route is published, but bidder count and evaluation information are not supplied.
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Procurement method details are published; no bidder or evaluation fields are present.
Scope detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no separate published title or description.
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Lot 1 is listed without title or description.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No tender publication date, submission deadline, bidder count, bid prices, evaluation criteria, scoring or award rationale is supplied.
- Lot 1 has no separate title, description or value.
- No extension, renewal or option terms are published.
- No pricing breakdown, consultant rate, service-level detail or deliverables are published.
- The source supplier name is "Service Care Solutions"; the verified legal identity used in this analysis is SERVICE CARE SOLUTIONS LTD.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Lancaster City CouncilSERVICE CARE SOLUTIONS LTDSupported Housing Policy Consultantrecruitment servicesdirect awardFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Supported Housing Consultant contract?
SERVICE CARE SOLUTIONS LTD is the verified legal supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published gross contract value is £64,428.
When does the contract run?
The published term runs from 13 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.
Was the procurement competed?
The notice records a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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