AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board has published a transparency notice for a direct award to BRISDOC HEALTHCARE SERVICES LIMITED. The notice concerns an extension of the Frailty ACE (F-ACE) service within the Severnside contract, intended to support admission avoidance and align with the underlying contract expiry date.
Published outcomeAward 1 is pending, not confirmed as signed or active. It names BRISDOC HEALTHCARE SERVICES LIMITED and states a net value of £4,227,676, with £5,073,211.20 gross.
Market significanceThis is a direct-award service extension in community health services, adding £4,227,676 to the stated lifetime value of the underlying contract.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BRISDOC HEALTHCARE SERVICES LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £4,227,676 net; £5,073,211.20 gross GBP · Pending award; not evidenced as signed or active
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Award 1 names BRISDOC HEALTHCARE SERVICES LIMITED as supplier and gives amounts of GBP 4,227,676 and GBP 5,073,211.20 gross. Supplier verification identifies company number 05526203.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceTransparency notice published 13 October 2026
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Award document 096574-2026 is a "Transparency notice on Find a Tender" dated 2026-10-13T14:06:25+01:00.
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 has status "pending"; the process is marked complete.
Future signature milestone
98% confidenceScheduled for 13 October 2026
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Award 1 includes a futureSignatureDate milestone due 2026-10-13T23:59:59+01:00 with status "scheduled".
Contract period stated in award
97% confidence13 October 2026 to 31 March 2029
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Award 1 contractPeriod specifies startDate 2026-10-13 and endDate 2029-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£4,227,676 net
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Award 1 value.amount is 4227676 GBP.
Award value including stated gross amount
99% confidence£5,073,211.20 gross
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 5073211.2 GBP.
Stated effect on underlying contract
99% confidenceAdds £4,227,676 to lifetime contract value
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The notice description states that the modification adds an additional £4,227,676.00 to the lifetime value of the contract.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Notice publication
99% confidence13 October 2026, 14:06 BST
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The notice document datePublished is 2026-10-13T14:06:25+01:00.
Stated period start
97% confidence13 October 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-13T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated period end
97% confidence31 March 2029
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Award 1 contractPeriod endDate is 2029-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceExtension of the Frailty ACE (F-ACE) service under the BrisDoc Severnside contract
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The notice description explicitly describes an extension of the Frailty ACE service delivered under the BrisDoc Severnside contract.
Purpose
99% confidenceSupport admission avoidance
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The notice description states that the service extension is to support admission avoidance.
Service classification
99% confidenceCommunity health services (CPV 85323000)
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Award item 1 carries CPV 85323000, described as Community health services.
Delivery region
98% confidenceUKK11
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Award item 1 specifies delivery address region UKK11.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 relates to lot 1; no lot title or description is supplied.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award
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The tender record states procurementMethod "direct" and procurementMethodDetails "Direct award".
Published rationale
99% confidenceCo-location with the Severnside Weekday Professional Line is intended to enable awareness of F-ACE capacity, direct handover and reduced duplication.
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The procurementMethodRationale provides this explanation.
Rationale classifications
98% confidenceAdditional/repeat/extension/partial replacement; urgency
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The tender record lists classifications "additionalRepeatExtensionPartialReplacement" and "urgency".
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice.
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No bidder count, competing suppliers, evaluation results or award scores are provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Nature of arrangement
99% confidenceModification/extension of an existing Severnside contract
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The notice description calls the arrangement an extension and states that it adds to the lifetime value of the contract.
Term alignment
99% confidenceThe F-ACE extension is stated to align with the BrisDoc Severnside contract expiry date.
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This is stated in the notice description.
Signature status
99% confidenceNot confirmed
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The award is pending and its signature milestone is scheduled; no executed-contract evidence is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
99% confidenceA direct extension to an existing service arrangement rather than an openly competed procurement.
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The notice identifies a direct award and describes an extension under the BrisDoc Severnside contract.
Operational rationale
99% confidenceThe stated rationale centres on co-location, capacity visibility, direct handover and minimising duplication.
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These factors are stated in the procurement-method rationale.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Pending status
99% confidenceThe process is complete but award 1 remains pending; the notice does not evidence signature, conclusion or active delivery.
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Award status is pending and the futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled.
Modification context
96% confidenceThe notice describes an extension/modification, while the award record supplies a future contract period. The relationship between this period and the pre-existing contract is not further explained.
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Notice description and award contractPeriod.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value.
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Lot 1 fields for title, description and value are null.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, tender responses, scoring, pricing breakdown or evaluation outcome is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award is pending; no evidence confirms that a contract has been signed, concluded or commenced.
- The published notice does not provide a lot title, lot description or individual lot value.
- Information on tender responses, competition, evaluation, award scoring and price composition was not supplied.
- The notice does not provide the underlying Severnside contract's original value, original term, or detailed modification history.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
BNSSG Severnside IUCFrailty ACEF-ACEBRISDOC HEALTHCARE SERVICES LIMITEDNHS Bristol North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICBdirect awardcommunity health services
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named in the pending award?
BRISDOC HEALTHCARE SERVICES LIMITED, verified under company number 05526203.
What is the stated value?
£4,227,676 net, with a stated gross amount of £5,073,211.20.
Is the contract signed?
Not confirmed. The award is pending and the notice records a scheduled signature milestone.
What service is covered?
An extension of the Frailty ACE service supporting admission avoidance under the BrisDoc Severnside contract.
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