AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust awarded a call-off for a recruitment system and electronic DBS checks to CIVICA UK LIMITED. The published award value is £215,734.01.
Published outcomeOne active award was published for CIVICA UK LIMITED, dated 1 October 2026.
Market significanceThis is a public-sector software procurement supporting NHS recruitment administration and workforce reporting.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CIVICA UK LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-1cabfb3d-eba2-4cef-a723-3f09fef07c22-1 · 215734.01 GBP · Active award
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The award identifies CIVICA UK LIMITED as supplier and gives an award value of £215,734.01. Supplier verification records an exact-name match to company number 01628868.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; process marked complete
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The source describes the notice as “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”; process status is complete and display status is awarded.
Award status
99% confidenceActive award
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Award ocds-b5fd17-1cabfb3d-eba2-4cef-a723-3f09fef07c22-1 has status active.
Award date
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period stated in award data
99% confidence26 September 2026 to 25 July 2029
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The award contractPeriod lists startDate 2026-09-26 and endDate 2029-07-25.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£215,734.01
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The award value and tender value are both stated as 215734.01 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceAllocated to the single published award for CIVICA UK LIMITED
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One award is published, with one supplier and an award value of £215,734.01.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
99% confidence25 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-09-25T12:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract start
99% confidence26 September 2026
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Tender and award contract period startDate: 2026-09-26T00:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-13T11:23:41+01:00.
Stated contract end
99% confidence25 July 2029
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Tender and award contract period endDate: 2029-07-25T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceRecruitment system and electronic DBS checks
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The description requires provision of a recruitment system and the ability to complete Electronic DBS Checks.
Intended operational purpose
98% confidenceRecruitment management and NHS England workforce reporting
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The buyer says the requirement is to manage recruitment efficiently and meet increasing workforce reporting requirements of NHS England.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 48517000 — IT software package
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Tender classification is CPV 48517000, described as IT software package.
Delivery location
95% confidenceBD9 6RJ, United Kingdom
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The tender item gives delivery address postcode BD9 6RJ and country United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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Tender procurementMethod is selective.
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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procurementMethodDetails states “Call-off from a framework agreement”.
Competition information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, participant list, evaluation scores or ranking is included in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated duration
98% confidenceApproximately 34 months
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The stated period runs from 26 September 2026 to 25 July 2029.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No extension, option or renewal clauses are included in the supplied contract-period data.
Contract conclusion evidence
98% confidenceThe source records an active award and a stated contract period; it does not explicitly state that a contract has been signed.
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The notice is an award notice and award status is active; no signed-contract field or document is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Technology demand
99% confidenceThe award combines recruitment software with electronic DBS-check capability.
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Both elements are expressly included in the requirement description.
Route-to-market implication
97% confidenceThe buyer used an existing framework route rather than an openly described tender process.
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The notice identifies a call-off from a framework agreement and a selective method.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and supplier coverage
99% confidenceOne active award and one supplier are published.
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The supplied awards and suppliers datasets each contain one corresponding record.
Value clarity
97% confidenceA single award value is published and can be attributed to the sole published award and supplier.
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One supplier is listed on the one award, which carries the £215,734.01 value.
Unpublished competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bidder count, scores, ranking, pricing breakdown or award rationale is provided.
No signed-contract confirmation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No executed contract, signature status or contract document is included.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed or provide an executed contract document.
- Bidder numbers, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale and pricing detail are not published in the supplied data.
- No lot structure or individual lot information is published.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published; the July 2029 re-procurement timing is an end-date-based estimate only.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
CIVICA UK LIMITEDBradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustrecruitment systemelectronic DBS checksNHS procurementframework call-offIT software package
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the recruitment system and electronic DBS checks award?
CIVICA UK LIMITED was named as the supplier on the active award.
What is the published award value?
The published award value is £215,734.01.
When does the stated contract period end?
The published contract period ends on 25 July 2029.
Was the award made through a framework?
Yes. The notice states that it was a call-off from a framework agreement.
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