EE LIMITED awarded Bradford Teaching Hospitals SMS reminders contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 13 Oct 2026, 13:16.

Opportunity overview

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (BTHFT) requires the provision for a system to manage and produce text appointment reminders for Therapy services, enabling automated and manual appointment notifications to patients. The system supports the delivery of timely reminders, reduces missed appointments, improves patient engagement, and enhances service efficiency through secure and reliable SMS communication.

Awarded to

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EE Ltd

Matched by exact name

Published award value: £13.2k
Awarded: 7 Oct 2026
Award ID: ocds-b5fd17-24f4e993-8fcc-48a8-ab47-3257f32c3e92-1
Status: active

Classification

CPV64212100 — Short Message Service (SMS) services

Documents and notices

Awarded contract notice on Contracts FinderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: CF-3727100D0O000000rwimUAA
Status: complete
Procurement Method: selective
Procurement Method Details: Call-off from a framework agreement
Main Procurement Category: goods

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 64212100
Description: Short Message Service (SMS) services

Tender Period

Ends: 5 Jun 2026, 12:00

Contract period

Starts: 12 Jun 2026, 00:00
Ends: 11 Jun 2028, 23:59

Suitability

Sme: No
Vcse: No

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Postal Code: BD9 6RJ

Entry 2

Country Name: United Kingdom

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Id: GB-CFS-278887
Name: Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Identifier

Legal Name: Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Street Address: Duckworth Ln
Locality: Bradford
Postal Code: BD9 6RJ
Country Name: GB

Contact

Name: Niamh Fallon
Email: niamh.fallon@bthft.nhs.uk

Roles

buyer

Organisation 2

Id: GB-CFS-339148
Name: EE Ltd

Identifier

Legal Name: EE Ltd

Address

Street Address: 1 Braham Street, London, E1 8EE E1 8EE

Details

Scale: large

Roles

supplier

Award information

Award 1

Id: ocds-b5fd17-24f4e993-8fcc-48a8-ab47-3257f32c3e92-1
Status: active
Date: 8 Oct 2026, 00:00
Published: 13 Oct 2026, 11:22

Value

Amount: 13,200
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-CFS-339148
Name: EE Ltd

Contract period

Starts: 12 Jun 2026, 00:00
Ends: 11 Jun 2028, 23:59

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 1
Document Type: awardNotice
Description: Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Url: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f8d5f5e2-fb3b-4d1e-9c96-bf74ecbff515 ↗
Published: 13 Oct 2026, 11:22
Format: text/html
Language: en

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Bradford · BD9 6RJ · GB
Delivery location · BD9 6RJ
Delivery location · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

f8d5f5e2-fb3b-4d1e-9c96-bf74ecbff515-917537Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder · 13 Oct 2026, 11:22

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust published an award notice for a text appointment reminder system for Therapy services. The active award names EE LIMITED and has a published value of £13,200.

Published outcome signals

Notice statusAwarded contract notice; source record marked completeEvidence: The notice is titled "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder"; process source_status is "complete" and display_status is "awarded".
Award statusActive awardEvidence: Award ocds-b5fd17-24f4e993-8fcc-48a8-ab47-3257f32c3e92-1 has status "active".
Contract executionNot explicitly evidencedEvidence: The supplied award notice provides an award and contract-period dates but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.

97% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed3 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Contracts Finder
Notice reference: f8d5f5e2-fb3b-4d1e-9c96-bf74ecbff515-917537
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-24f4e993-8fcc-48a8-ab47-3257f32c3e92
First published: 13 Oct 2026
Last checked: 13 Oct 2026, 13:16
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 13 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

Award announced to EE LIMITED through a framework call-off.

Market significance

A small-value NHS SMS communications award for therapy appointment reminders, with a stated two-year service period.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

EE LIMITED

99% confidence

Award ocds-b5fd17-24f4e993-8fcc-48a8-ab47-3257f32c3e92-1 · 13200 GBP · active award

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The award names source supplier "EE Ltd". Supplier verification identifies the legal company as EE LIMITED (company number 02382161) via exact-name matching. The award value is £13,200.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice status

99% confidence

Awarded contract notice; source record marked complete

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The notice is titled "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder"; process source_status is "complete" and display_status is "awarded".

Award status

99% confidence

Active award

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Award ocds-b5fd17-24f4e993-8fcc-48a8-ab47-3257f32c3e92-1 has status "active".

Contract execution

98% confidence

Not explicitly evidenced

View supporting evidence

The supplied award notice provides an award and contract-period dates but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.

VALUES

Published values explained

Published award value

99% confidence

£13,200

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The award value is 13200 GBP; the tender value is also stated as 13200 GBP.

Value allocation

97% confidence

Allocated to the single published award

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One award is supplied and it names one supplier, EE LIMITED.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Tender submission deadline

99% confidence

5 June 2026, 12:00 BST

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Tender period endDate is 2026-06-05T12:00:00+01:00.

Stated contract start

99% confidence

12 June 2026

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Award and tender contractPeriod startDate is 2026-06-12T00:00:00+01:00.

Award date

99% confidence

8 October 2026

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The award date is 2026-10-08T00:00:00+01:00.

Award notice publication

99% confidence

13 October 2026

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The award notice datePublished is 2026-10-13T11:22:49+01:00.

Stated contract end

99% confidence

11 June 2028

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Award and tender contractPeriod endDate is 2028-06-11T23:59:59+01:00.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

System to manage and produce automated and manual SMS appointment reminders for Therapy services

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The description states that the system will provide automated and manual appointment notifications to patients using secure and reliable SMS communication.

Primary classification

99% confidence

CPV 64212100 — Short Message Service (SMS) services

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The tender classification is CPV 64212100.

Delivery location

95% confidence

BD9 6RJ, United Kingdom

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The tender delivery address includes postal code BD9 6RJ and country United Kingdom.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procurement method

99% confidence

Selective procedure

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The process and tender procurementMethod are "selective".

Route to market

99% confidence

Call-off from a framework agreement

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procurementMethodDetails is "Call-off from a framework agreement".

Competition information

99% confidence

Not supplied in the published notice

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No bidder count, tenderer list, evaluation scores, ranking, or award rationale is supplied.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Stated service period

99% confidence

12 June 2026 to 11 June 2028

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The published contractPeriod runs from 2026-06-12 to 2028-06-11.

Stated duration

98% confidence

Approximately two years

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Calculated from the explicitly supplied start and end dates.

Extension or renewal terms

99% confidence

Not supplied in the published notice

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No extension, option, or renewal clause is provided.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Commercial profile

97% confidence

Low-value framework call-off for patient appointment messaging

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The award value is £13,200, the route is a framework call-off, and the scope is SMS appointment reminders.

Operational purpose

99% confidence

Support timely reminders, patient engagement and service efficiency

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These intended outcomes are stated in the published requirement description.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

97%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-b5fd17-24f4e993-8fcc-48a8-ab47-3257f32c3e92
Analysed: 13 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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The buyer party and process buyer_name identify Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Buyer location

99% confidence

Bradford, BD9 6RJ, GB

View supporting evidence

The buyer address lists Duckworth Ln, Bradford, BD9 6RJ, GB.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Verified legal supplier

99% confidence

EE LIMITED (company number 02382161)

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Supplier verification status is verified, with verified_company_name EE LIMITED and verified_company_number 02382161 using exact-name matching.

Source supplier name

99% confidence

EE Ltd

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The source award and party record name the supplier as EE Ltd.

Supplier scale

95% confidence

Large

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The supplier party details specify scale "large".

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated re-procurement timing

80% confidence

Around June 2028, if the stated end date is not varied

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This is a date-based estimate from the explicit contract end date of 11 June 2028, not a procurement forecast.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Award date and stated start date sequence

99% confidence

The stated service start date precedes the award date and publication date

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Start is 12 June 2026; award date is 8 October 2026; publication is 13 October 2026. The notice does not explain this sequence.

Contract execution evidence

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice

View supporting evidence

No explicit signature or contract-conclusion record is included.

Lot and value breakdown

99% confidence

No lots or detailed pricing breakdown supplied

View supporting evidence

The lots dataset is empty and the notice provides one total award value.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The stated contract start date of 12 June 2026 is earlier than the award date of 8 October 2026 and notice publication on 13 October 2026; the source does not explain the chronology.
The notice does not explicitly evidence signature or conclusion of a contract.
Information on bid numbers, evaluation, pricing structure, lot allocation, extensions and renewal options was not supplied in the published notice.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who was awarded the contract?

The published award names EE Ltd; verified supplier data identifies the legal company as EE LIMITED.

What is the published contract value?

The published award value is £13,200.

When does the stated service period end?

The notice states an end date of 11 June 2028.

Was the contract signed?

The supplied notice does not explicitly confirm contract signature.

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.

C472309 - Text Appointment Reminders for Therapies

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

EE Ltd

Classification

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Classification

Tender Period

Contract period

Suitability

Items and delivery

Delivery locations

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Identifier

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Details

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Award information

Value

Suppliers

Contract period

Documents

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Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

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