AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Derby City Council has published contract details for a specialist education placement for a student with an EHCP for the 2026/27 academic year. The published contract is with YOUNG FOUNDATIONS LIMITED.
Published outcomeOne active award and active contract are reported for YOUNG FOUNDATIONS LIMITED. The contract record states it was signed on 1 September 2026.
Market significanceThis is a £69,000 gross, below-threshold direct award for education and training services under the light-touch regime.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
YOUNG FOUNDATIONS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £69,000 gross; contract-level value GBP · Active award and active contract
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The verified supplier record identifies YOUNG FOUNDATIONS LIMITED (Companies House number 05029887). Award 1 names this supplier and is linked to contract 1, whose gross value is GBP 69,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The process identifies the notice as "Contract details notice on Find a Tender" (UK7).
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender lot 1 has status "complete"; the process source status is "complete".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 1 September 2026
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Contract 1 gives dateSigned as 2026-09-01T00:00:00Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£69,000 gross
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Contract 1 value is amountGross 69000, currency GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceContract-level value for the sole published supplier and lot
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; award 1 names one supplier and relates to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract start
99% confidence1 September 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-09-01T00:00:00Z.
Contract end
99% confidence31 August 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-08-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Contract signed
99% confidence1 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-01T00:00:00Z.
Notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026
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The UK7 contract details notice was published at 2026-10-16T16:36:46+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceSpecialist education placement for a student with an EHCP at an independent special school within Young Foundations Ltd.
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The tender title and description state this requirement.
Procurement category
98% confidenceServices
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Award 1 lists mainProcurementCategory as "services".
CPV classification
99% confidence80000000 — Education and training services
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Award item 1 lists CPV 80000000 with this description.
Delivery area
95% confidenceUKF11 (Derby)
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Award item 1 specifies delivery region UKF11; the buyer is located in Derby.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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The tender record gives procurementMethod as "direct".
Method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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The tender record gives procurementMethodDetails as "Below threshold - without competition".
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Regime
98% confidenceLight touch
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The tender lists specialRegime as "lightTouch".
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027
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Contract 1 period start and end dates are 2026-09-01 and 2027-08-31.
Published extension or renewal option
95% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal option is stated in the supplied contract data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
98% confidenceThe notice reports one lot, one active award, one verified supplier and one active contract.
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Lot 1, award 1 and contract 1 are each present; award 1 lists YOUNG FOUNDATIONS LIMITED as its sole supplier.
Commercial route
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".
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award date
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice data
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Award 1 has no award_date value.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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The supplied lot record contains null title, description and value fields.
Competition and evaluation information
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bidder count, evaluation scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown is included in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award decision date is supplied.
- No bidder count, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown is supplied.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No extension, renewal or variation provisions are supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Derby City CouncilYOUNG FOUNDATIONS LIMITEDspecialist education placementEHCPeducation and training servicesdirect award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Derby City Council's W855 specialist education placement contract?
YOUNG FOUNDATIONS LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 05029887.
What is the value and term of the W855 contract?
The published gross contract value is £69,000. The term runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027.
Was the procurement competed?
The notice describes a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.