AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Isle of Wight Council has published contract details for a direct, below-threshold consultancy engagement with Peartree Education to support its SEND reform plan. The published contract record states that it was signed on 1 July 2026 and is active from 27 July 2026 to 27 August 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract are recorded for Peartree Education. The contract value is £85,000 excluding VAT (£102,000 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, non-competitive public-sector consultancy award for SEND reform support, with a published term of about 13 months.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Peartree Education
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £85,000 excluding VAT; £102,000 including VAT GBP · Active award and contract
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Award 1 names Peartree Education as its supplier. The associated contract (awardID 1) is active and records GBP 85,000 net and GBP 102,000 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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The tender status is recorded as "complete"; the award and contract are each recorded as "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 1 July 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-07-01.
Contract term
99% confidence27 July 2026 to 27 August 2027
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Contract 1 period records startDate 2026-07-27 and endDate 2027-08-27.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£85,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 85000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£102,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 102000 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence1 July 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-07-01.
Contract start
99% confidence27 July 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-07-27.
Contract end
99% confidence27 August 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-08-27.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The UK7 Contract details notice is dated 2026-10-15.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceConsultancy for the SEND reform plan
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The title and description state: "Consultancy Agreement with Peartree Education" and "Consultancy required for SEND reform plan."
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 lists mainProcurementCategory as services.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 79000000 — Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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Award item 1 lists this additional CPV classification.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKJ34
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Award item 1 lists deliveryAddresses region UKJ34.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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The tender procurementMethod is recorded as direct.
Competition basis
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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The tender procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - without competition".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is active.
Published contract duration
98% confidenceApproximately 13 months
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The published period runs from 27 July 2026 to 27 August 2027.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
99% confidenceA single supplier is named for the single published lot.
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Award 1 names Peartree Education and relates to lot 1; one associated contract is published.
Route to market
99% confidenceThe buyer used a direct below-threshold route without competition.
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The procurement method details state "Below threshold - without competition".
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceSupplier identity is published as Peartree Education under a GB-PPON identifier; no Companies House-verified legal name or company number was supplied.
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Supplier record lists GB-PPON PDDW-3164-CRJG, while verified_company_name and verified_company_number are null and identity status is not_applicable.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
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The supplied lot record contains null title, description and value fields.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceBid count, bidder identities, evaluation criteria and scoring are not supplied in the published notice.
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No Companies House-verified legal supplier name or company number was supplied; Peartree Education is presented using the published supplier name and GB-PPON identifier.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: lot title, lot description, individual lot value, bid count, evaluation method, scoring, pricing breakdown, extension terms and renewal options.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Isle of Wight CouncilPeartree EducationSEND reform planconsultancy contractdirect awardpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the contract?
Peartree Education is named as the supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £85,000 excluding VAT and £102,000 including VAT.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract record states a signature date of 1 July 2026.
How was the supplier appointed?
The notice records a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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