AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust has published an award notice for a framework call-off covering service, maintenance, UKAS calibration and temperature mapping of blood storage and laboratory refrigeration assets across BSPS sites. The award record is active, with a stated service period from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2029.
Published outcomeOne award is recorded to NHS SUPPLY CHAIN SCCL (MAINTENANCE). The supplier name remains unverified because the completed identity-check workflow found no safe company match.
Market significanceThe published award value is £92,630.10 for a specialised three-year calibration and maintenance requirement. The notice identifies a framework call-off rather than an open competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
NHS SUPPLY CHAIN SCCL (MAINTENANCE)
90% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-e9101de0-b17c-44d5-b6c8-9e5bd393b510-1 · £92,630.10 GBP · Awarded supplier; identity unverified
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The sole supplied award names NHS SUPPLY CHAIN SCCL (MAINTENANCE) as supplier and gives the award value as GBP 92,630.10. Supplier identity status is checked_unmatched.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Process notice_type and award document description.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award status is "active" in the supplied award record.
Award date
98% confidence16 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-16T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract period
98% confidence1 December 2026 to 30 November 2029
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Award contractPeriod startDate 2026-12-01T00:00:00Z and endDate 2029-11-30T23:59:59Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
98% confidence£92,630.10 GBP
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Award value: amount 92630.1, currency GBP.
Tender value stated in source
98% confidence£77,191.75 GBP
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Tender value: amount 77191.75, currency GBP.
Value discrepancy
99% confidenceThe published tender value (£77,191.75) differs from the published award value (£92,630.10); no explanation is supplied.
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The tender object gives GBP 77,191.75, while the award object gives GBP 92,630.10.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Notice publication
99% confidence16 October 2026, 08:57:58 +01:00
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Process published_at and award document datePublished.
Tender deadline
98% confidence15 October 2026, 12:00 +01:00
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Tender tenderPeriod endDate: 2026-10-15T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence16 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-16T00:00:00+01:00.
Planned service start
98% confidence1 December 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate: 2026-12-01T00:00:00Z.
Planned service end
98% confidence30 November 2029
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Award contractPeriod endDate: 2029-11-30T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceService, maintenance, UKAS calibration and temperature mapping for blood storage and laboratory refrigeration assets across BSPS sites.
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Process and tender descriptions.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 50433000 — Calibration services
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Tender classification and supplied classification record.
Category
99% confidenceServices
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main_category and tender mainProcurementCategory are services.
Delivery geography
92% confidenceEngland; a delivery postcode of GU16 7UJ is also published.
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Supplied delivery location records and tender deliveryAddresses.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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Process procurement_method and tender procurementMethod: selective.
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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Process procurement_method_details and tender procurementMethodDetails.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of suppliers invited, bids received and evaluation results are unknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
SME suitability flag
95% confidenceSuitable for SMEs: yes
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Tender suitability.sme is true.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
98% confidenceThree years
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The stated period runs from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2029.
Extension or option terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
UKAS-related service requirement
97% confidenceUKAS calibration is included in the stated scope.
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Tender description explicitly includes UKAS calibration.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Specialist service demand
95% confidenceThe scope combines preventive service and maintenance with calibration and temperature mapping for blood-storage and laboratory-refrigeration assets.
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Published requirement description.
Framework market route
94% confidenceSuppliers seeking similar opportunities may need access to the relevant framework, as this requirement was let as a framework call-off.
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Published procurement method details state "Call-off from a framework agreement".
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier-name verification limitation
99% confidenceThe source-named supplier is unverified: the completed Companies House matching workflow found no safe company match (checked_unmatched).
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supplierVerification lookupStatus is completed, lookupDecision is still_unmatched, and status is checked_unmatched.
Published value inconsistency
99% confidenceThe tender value and award value differ, and the notice provides no explanation.
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Tender value is GBP 77,191.75; award value is GBP 92,630.10.
Lot allocation
99% confidenceNo lot records or award-to-lot allocation are supplied.
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Supplied lots array is empty and award lot_ids_json is null.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source-named supplier is unverified: the completed identity-check workflow returned checked_unmatched, with no safe company match or company number supplied.
- The published tender value (£77,191.75) differs from the published award value (£92,630.10), and no reason is stated.
- No lots, individual lot values or award-to-lot allocation are published.
- Information on framework name, framework provider, bid numbers, bidder identities, evaluation criteria, scores and award rationale was not supplied in the published notice.
- No extension, renewal or pricing-breakdown terms were supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trustblood transfusion equipment calibrationUKAS calibrationtemperature mappinglaboratory refrigeration maintenanceNHS Supply Chain SCCL Maintenanceframework call-off
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as the supplier?
The award notice names NHS SUPPLY CHAIN SCCL (MAINTENANCE). Its identity is unverified because no safe company match was found in the completed matching workflow.
What is the award value?
The award record states £92,630.10 GBP. The tender record separately states £77,191.75, without explaining the difference.
When is the stated service period?
From 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2029.
How was the requirement procured?
The notice describes a selective procurement conducted as a call-off from a framework agreement.
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.