AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
UK Health Security Agency has directly awarded The Phoenix Partnership (TPP) a contract for GP data extract supply supporting national immunisation programmes.
Published outcomeA single active contract (ID 2) is reported for award 2 and lot 1. The contract data explicitly records a signature date of 1 October 2026 and a term to 30 September 2027.
Market significanceThis is a direct award justified as a single-supplier market, with exclusive-rights/intellectual-property classification. The published net contract value is £158,548.60.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
2 supplier records analysed
The Phoenix Partnership (TPP)
97% confidenceAward 2 · Lots 1 · 158548.60 GBP · Active contract
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Award 2 identifies The Phoenix Partnership (TPP) as supplier; contract 2 is linked to award 2 and states a net value of GBP 158,548.60.
The Phoenix Partnership (TPP)
72% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 158548.60 GBP · Active award record
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The supplied award-supplier data links award 1 to The Phoenix Partnership (TPP), lot 1 and GBP 158,548.60. The detailed notice instead links contract 2 to award 2.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete" in the supplied contract details notice data.
Award status
97% confidenceActive
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Award 2 is marked "active" in the supplied notice data.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 2 is marked "active" in the supplied notice data.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 1 October 2026
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Contract 2 states dateSigned: 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Net contract value
99% confidence£158,548.60 excluding VAT
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Contract 2 value records amount: 158548.6 and currency: GBP.
Gross contract value
99% confidence£190,258.32 including VAT
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Contract 2 value records amountGross: 190258.32 and currency: GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidencePublished at contract level for contract 2; not separately published by lot
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Contract 2 contains the value; lot 1 has no value amount.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Transparency notice
96% confidence15 September 2026
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Release history records transparency notice 087529-2026 on 2026-09-15.
Contract award notice
96% confidence16 September 2026
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Release history records contract award notice 087780-2026 on 2026-09-16.
Award date in supplied award record
80% confidence1 September 2026
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Award record 1 states award_date: 2026-09-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract signed and started
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 2 states dateSigned and period startDate as 2026-10-01.
Contract end
99% confidence30 September 2027
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Contract 2 period endDate is 2027-09-30T23:59:59+01:00.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Contract document 097942-2026 records datePublished: 2026-10-16.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
93% confidenceGP data extract supply to UKHSA for national immunisation programmes
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Process description states: "GP Data Extract Supply to UKHSA of national immunisation programmes".
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1)
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Tender data contains one lot, ID 1; award 2 and contract 2 are related to lot 1.
Published classification
98% confidenceCPV 72212100 — Industry specific software development services
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The award item for lot 1 includes CPV 72212100 with this description.
Lot title and detailed specification
99% confidenceNot published in supplied data
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Lot 1 has no title or description in the supplied data.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Direct award".
Published rationale
99% confidenceSingle supplier market
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Tender procurementMethodRationale is "Single supplier market".
Rationale classification
97% confidenceSingle supplier intellectual property or exclusive rights
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Tender rationale classification is "singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights".
Bid and evaluation information
99% confidenceNot published in supplied data
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No bidder count, tender responses, scores or evaluation records are supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027
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Contract 2 period starts 2026-10-01 and ends 2027-09-30.
Term length
99% confidence12 months
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The explicit contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.
Performance metrics
99% confidenceNo agreed metrics
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Contract 2 records noAgreedMetricsRationale.
Published reason for no agreed metrics
96% confidenceHistorical performance reported as excellent over the last two decades by the incumbent supplier
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Contract 2 noAgreedMetricsRationale contains this statement.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceNot published in supplied data
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No extension or option terms are included in the supplied contract record.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market route
99% confidenceThe buyer used a direct award rather than a competitive procedure.
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Tender method is direct and the stated rationale is a single-supplier market.
Supplier continuity
94% confidenceThe buyer describes the supplier as incumbent and cites historical performance in its rationale for no agreed metrics.
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Contract 2 noAgreedMetricsRationale refers to an incumbent supplier and historical performance over two decades.
Commercial scale
98% confidenceThe published contract value is £158,548.60 excluding VAT for the stated 12-month term.
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Contract 2 provides the net value and explicit dates.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award-to-contract identifier inconsistency
96% confidenceThe detailed notice links active contract 2 to award 2, while a separate supplied award record 1 carries the title, award date and net value for the same lot and supplier.
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Contract 2 states awardID: 2; supplied award records include award 1 with value GBP 158,548.60 and award 2 without a value or date.
Supplier legal identity
98% confidenceThe published supplier name is used as supplied; no verified legal company name or company number is available.
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verified_company_name and verified_company_number are null; supplier identity status is not_applicable.
Scope detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: lot title, full lot description and detailed service specification.
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Lot 1 title and description are null.
Competition detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: response count, evaluation scoring and award comparison.
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No such fields are present in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied data contains inconsistent award identifiers: award record 1 holds the award date and net value, while contract 2 is linked to award 2. The analysis does not treat these as separate commercial values.
- No verified legal company name or company number was supplied for The Phoenix Partnership (TPP).
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes detailed lot scope, bidder numbers, evaluation results, pricing breakdown, extension options and renewal terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
UKHSAThe Phoenix PartnershipTPPGP data supplyimmunisation programmesdirect awardFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the UKHSA GP data supply contract?
The Phoenix Partnership (TPP) is named as the supplier in the published notice data.
What is the value of the contract?
The contract value is £158,548.60 excluding VAT (£190,258.32 including VAT).
Was the contract competitively tendered?
No. The notice records a direct award, justified as a single-supplier market.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.
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