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Published 5 Nov 2026, 14:31 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Sandwell Early Years Childcare Sufficiency Assessments

Official notice

Authority: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£23,840published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 22 Aug 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Hempsall Consultancies Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A direct award has been undertaken for the provisions Childcare Sufficiency Assessments, including school-age childcare and Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) sufficiency assessment, analysis, reporting and action planning.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £23,8401 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Aug 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Hempsall Consultancies LtdSME£23,840 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Sandwell Early Years Childcare Sufficiency Assessment · Hempsall Consultancies LtdSME

    Signed
    22 Aug 2026
    Value
    £23,840
    Period
    1 Sept 2026 – 15 Feb 2027
    Status
    active

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
5 Nov 2026, 14:31 GMT
Last source update
5 Nov 2026, 14:31 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-105274
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07b569 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    5 Nov 2026, 14:31 GMT
    UK7

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PJHD-8764-YRJJ Sandwell Council House, Freeth Street, Oldbury, West Midlands, B69 3DEContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

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