AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The North Yorkshire Council has published contract details for a Financial Health Tool supplied by COMPANY WATCH LIMITED. The signed contract is for financial risk management and business-intelligence services to support assessment of contracted suppliers’ financial health and stability.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract are recorded for COMPANY WATCH LIMITED under lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition purchase of financial data and risk-management services, valued at £65,920 excluding VAT (£79,104 including VAT) over four years.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
COMPANY WATCH LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £65,920 excluding VAT; £79,104 including VAT (contract-level value) GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Supplier is identified on award 1; verified company name and number 03597613 are supplied. Contract 1, linked to award 1, states amount £65,920 and amountGross £79,104.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Document description: "Contract details notice on Find a Tender"; notice type UK7.
Tender status
99% confidenceComplete
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details_json.tender.status is "complete"; lot 1 status is "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 13 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned: 2026-10-13T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period
99% confidence22 November 2026 to 22 November 2030
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Contract 1 period.startDate: 2026-11-22; period.endDate: 2030-11-22.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£65,920
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Contract 1 value.amount: 65920 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£79,104
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Contract 1 value.amountGross: 79104 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceContract-level value linked to award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 links to awardID 1; award 1 relates to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned: 2026-10-13T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract details published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Notice published_at: 2026-10-20T16:57:08+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence22 November 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate: 2026-11-22T00:00:00Z.
Contract end
99% confidence22 November 2030
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Contract 1 period.endDate: 2030-11-22T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceFinancial Health Tool
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Tender and contract title: "Financial Health Tool".
Service purpose
97% confidenceFinancial risk management and business intelligence supporting assessment of the financial health and stability of the council's contracted suppliers
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Tender description states that the service provides financial risk management and business intelligence, aiding assessment of the financial health and stability of NYC's contracted suppliers.
Category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
CPV classifications
99% confidenceData supply services (72319000); Financial management consultancy services (79412000)
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Award item additionalClassifications lists CPV 72319000 and 79412000.
Delivery region
99% confidenceNorth Yorkshire (UKE22), United Kingdom
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Award item deliveryAddresses specifies region UKE22, GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is "limited".
Method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - limited competition".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation information not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, bidder list, scoring or evaluation rationale is provided in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidenceFour years
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The stated period runs from 22 November 2026 to 22 November 2030.
Start date
99% confidence22 November 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate.
End date
99% confidence22 November 2030
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Contract 1 period.endDate.
Extension or renewal options
98% confidenceNot stated
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
94% confidenceA single-supplier award for a financial-health data and advisory-related service
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One supplier is named for award 1; classifications cover data supply and financial management consultancy.
Supplier opportunity
91% confidenceThe requirement indicates demand for ongoing supplier financial-risk intelligence during the contract term
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The published description states the tool aids assessment of the financial health and stability of the council's contracted suppliers.
Pricing detail
99% confidenceOnly total contract values are published; no unit rates, usage assumptions or pricing breakdown is supplied
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The contract provides aggregate net and gross amounts only.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and contract linkage
99% confidenceClear
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Contract 1 explicitly links to awardID 1, which relates to lot 1 and names one supplier.
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified
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The supplied verification matched COMPANY WATCH LIMITED to Companies House number 03597613 by company number.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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Lot 1 is listed only with ID and complete status; its title, description and value fields are null.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bidder count, tender submissions, award criteria, scores or award rationale is included.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: tender submission deadline, award decision date, bid count, competing bidders, evaluation criteria, scoring and award rationale.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value; the reported contract value is linked to the single award and lot but has no further pricing breakdown.
- No extension, renewal-option, termination or service-level terms are supplied.
- No unit prices, volumes, usage assumptions or detailed specification are supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
North Yorkshire CouncilCOMPANY WATCH LIMITEDFinancial Health Toolfinancial risk managementsupplier financial healthpublic procurementFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Financial Health Tool contract?
COMPANY WATCH LIMITED, verified against company number 03597613.
What is the contract value?
£65,920 excluding VAT and £79,104 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
From 22 November 2026 to 22 November 2030.
What service is being provided?
A financial risk management and business-intelligence tool to support assessment of contracted suppliers’ financial health and stability.
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.