AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust awarded an active framework call-off to VANGUARD HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED for a fully maintained, unstaffed endoscopy decontamination unit including a washer, drying cabinet and reverse osmosis unit.
Published outcomeOne active award was published on 15 October 2026. The stated contract period runs from 17 October 2026 to 16 October 2027.
Market significanceThis is a direct award under an NHS Supply Chain framework for specialist decontamination equipment and associated managed service provision.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
VANGUARD HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-12d2a33a-4032-43e0-98aa-8485389e03f9-1 · £852,835 GBP · Active award
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The award names VANGUARD HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED as supplier and states an award value of 852835 GBP. Supplier verification identifies company number 04382564 by exact-name match.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source record is complete
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The notice is titled “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”; process stage is award and source status is complete.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-12d2a33a-4032-43e0-98aa-8485389e03f9-1 has status “active”.
Award date
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The award record gives date 2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period
99% confidence17 October 2026 to 16 October 2027
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The award and tender contractPeriod fields state these start and end dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£852,835
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The award record value is 852835 GBP.
Tender-level value
99% confidence£343,980
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The tender value is 343980 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026, 10:41 BST
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The award notice document and process published_at field give 2026-10-15T10:41:23+01:00.
Tender deadline
99% confidence16 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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The tenderPeriod endDate is 2026-09-16T12:00:00+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence17 October 2026
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The stated contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-17T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end
99% confidence16 October 2027
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The stated contractPeriod endDate is 2027-10-16T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceFully maintained, unstaffed endoscopy decontamination unit
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The notice describes provision of a fully maintained but unstaffed unit for decontaminating the Trust’s endoscopy equipment.
Included equipment
99% confidenceWasher, drying cabinet and reverse osmosis unit
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These components are listed in the notice description.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 42924720 — Decontamination equipment
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The tender classification is CPV 42924720 with description “Decontamination equipment”.
Delivery location
97% confidenceNG5 1PB, United Kingdom
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Tender delivery addresses include postal code NG5 1PB and country United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceSelective procedure; call-off from a framework agreement
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The process fields state procurement method “selective” and details “Call-off from a framework agreement”.
Award approach
99% confidenceDirect award under the NHS Supply Chain framework for Managed Equipment and Clinical Service Solutions and Associated Goods
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The notice states the contract is awarded under the named NHS Supply Chain: Supply Chain Coordination Limited framework agreement by direct award.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bidder count, tenderer identities, evaluation scores or award rationale beyond the direct-award framework route is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Service model
99% confidenceFully maintained but unstaffed unit
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The procurement description explicitly describes the unit as fully maintained but unstaffed.
Stated term
99% confidenceOne year
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The stated period runs from 17 October 2026 to 16 October 2027.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No extension or renewal provisions are stated in the supplied fields.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value discrepancy
99% confidenceThe award value (£852,835) is higher than the tender-level value (£343,980); the notice does not explain the difference.
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The award record states 852835 GBP, while tender.value states 343980 GBP.
Value attribution
96% confidenceThe £852,835 award value is attributable to the sole published award and its sole listed supplier.
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There is one award, naming one supplier, with no lots published.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting published values
99% confidenceAward and tender-level values differ
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The award value is £852,835 and the tender-level value is £343,980; no explanation or value basis is supplied.
Lot allocation
99% confidenceNo lots or individual value breakdowns supplied
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The lots array is empty and the award has no lot IDs.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, scoring, pricing breakdown, evaluation narrative or direct-award justification beyond the framework route is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published record contains inconsistent values: £852,835 at award level and £343,980 at tender level, with no stated explanation or value basis.
- No lots, individual lot values or pricing breakdowns are supplied.
- Information on bidders, competition, evaluation, award rationale, service levels and performance measures is not supplied in the published notice.
- No extension or renewal terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
VANGUARD HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS LIMITEDNottingham University Hospital NHS Trustendoscopy decontamination unitdecontamination equipmentNHS Supply Chain frameworkContracts Finder award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Endoscopy Decontamination Unit award?
VANGUARD HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED, verified against company number 04382564.
What is being provided?
A fully maintained but unstaffed decontamination unit with a washer, drying cabinet and reverse osmosis unit for endoscopy equipment.
What is the stated contract period?
17 October 2026 to 16 October 2027.
What procurement route was used?
A direct award call-off from the stated NHS Supply Chain framework agreement.
What is the contract value?
The award record states £852,835, while the tender-level record states £343,980. The published notice does not explain the difference.
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