AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council published a transparency notice for a proposed direct award to One Plus One Marriage for an annual One Plus One licence supporting parenting and wellbeing digital intervention and training. The award remains pending, so the notice does not evidence a signed or active contract.
Published outcomeOne pending award is recorded for One Plus One Marriage, covering LOT-0000, with a stated net value of £9,895 and gross value of £11,874.60.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, non-competitive direct procurement justified in the notice by the incumbent supplier's stated intellectual property rights.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
One Plus One Marriage
88% confidenceAward 1 · Lots LOT-0000 · £9,895 net (£11,874.60 gross); award-level value GBP · Pending award; supplier identity unverified
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Award 1 names "One Plus One Marriage" as supplier and states £9,895 amount and £11,874.60 amountGross. Supplier verification status is "checked_unmatched".
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceTransparency notice published; award status pending
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The notice is described as a "Transparency notice on Find a Tender" published 16 October 2026; award 1 has status "pending".
Signature milestone
98% confidenceFuture signature date scheduled for 28 October 2026
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Award milestone type "futureSignatureDate" is scheduled for 2026-10-28T23:59:59Z.
Contract status
99% confidenceNot evidenced as signed, concluded or active
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The award is pending and the source provides a future signature milestone rather than a completed signature record.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value (net)
99% confidence£9,895
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Award 1 value.amount is 9895 GBP.
Award value (gross)
99% confidence£11,874.60
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 11874.6 GBP.
Value allocation
93% confidenceAward-level value for the single listed lot; no separate lot pricing published
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Award 1 relates to LOT-0000, while the lot record has no value amount.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Notice publication
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Notice document datePublished is 2026-10-16T16:00:15+01:00.
Scheduled signature date
98% confidence28 October 2026
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Future signature milestone dueDate is 2026-10-28T23:59:59Z.
Planned contract period
98% confidence1 January 2027 to 31 December 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod gives startDate 2027-01-01 and endDate 2027-12-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceOne Plus One licence for a digital intervention and training package supporting parenting and wellbeing
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Tender description states this is for a "One Plus One licence for Digital Intervention & Training Package to support parenting and wellbeing".
Lot
99% confidenceLOT-0000
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Award 1 is related to LOT-0000.
Category
98% confidenceServices; CPV 72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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Award main procurement category is services; the award item lists CPV 72000000.
Lot detail
99% confidenceNo lot title or detailed lot description published
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LOT-0000 has null title and description in the supplied data.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect procurement below threshold, without competition
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct" and procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - without competition".
Stated rationale
97% confidenceAnnual renewal with the incumbent supplier, which the buyer states has intellectual property rights for the solution
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Tender description says: "Annual renewal of contract with incumbent supplier who has Intellectual Property Rights for this solution".
Competition information
99% confidenceNo competition was used; bidder counts and evaluation information were not published
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The procedure is explicitly stated as without competition; no bid or evaluation data is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Planned term
98% confidence12 months
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The planned period runs from 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2027.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
Supplier classification
96% confidenceSME indicated; not VCSE
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Supplier party details state scale "sme" and vcse false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-to-market signal
90% confidenceThe buyer's stated reliance on incumbent-held intellectual property may constrain substitutability for this specific solution
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The description identifies an annual renewal with the incumbent and cites its intellectual property rights.
Commercial scale
94% confidenceLow-value planned annual licence purchase
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The stated award-level net value is £9,895 for a planned 12-month period.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award finality
99% confidenceThe published record is pending and includes a future signature milestone; it should not be treated as evidence of a signed, active or completed contract.
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Award status is "pending" and futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 28 October 2026.
Supplier identity
99% confidenceThe source supplier name is not Companies House-verified: matching was completed without a safe match.
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supplier_identity_status is "checked_unmatched"; verified company name and number are null.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo award decision date, bid counts, evaluation details, pricing breakdown, lot title, detailed lot description, or extension terms are supplied.
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These fields are null or absent in the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award is pending; the source does not establish that a contract has been signed, concluded or started.
- The supplier name "One Plus One Marriage" is unverified because completed Companies House matching found no safe match.
- No award decision date, bid counts, evaluation details, pricing breakdown, lot title, detailed lot description, or extension and renewal terms were published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
City of Bradford Metropolitan District CouncilOne Plus One LicenceOne Plus One Marriagedirect awardtransparency noticedigital interventionparenting and wellbeing
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named in the pending award?
The source names One Plus One Marriage, but no verified legal company identity is supplied.
Has the contract been signed?
No. The award is pending and the notice lists a future signature date of 28 October 2026.
What is the planned contract period?
1 January 2027 to 31 December 2027.
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