AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust awarded a medical air plant upgrade call-off to K. & H. MEDICAL LIMITED. The work covers replacement, installation, testing and commissioning of equipment in line with HTM 02-01.
Published outcomeAn active award of £42,000 was published on 9 October 2026, with a stated contract period from 1 October to 31 December 2026.
Market significanceThis is a small, short-duration NHS estates and clinical-infrastructure works call-off under SBS10166 Lot 9.1.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
K. & H. MEDICAL LIMITED
94% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-33e09a8d-68ba-4201-bfe4-9f9d54f2689c-1 · Lots SBS10166 Lot 9.1 · 42000 GBP · verified
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The award names source supplier "K&H Medical". Supplier verification maps this to K. & H. MEDICAL LIMITED (company number 01867373) using a normalised-name match.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; award status active
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The process is labelled "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder" and the award status is "active".
Award date
98% confidence1 October 2026
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Award record date: 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication date
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-09T11:47:00+01:00.
Stated contract period
98% confidence1 October 2026 to 31 December 2026
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Award and tender contractPeriod state startDate 2026-10-01 and endDate 2026-12-31T23:59:59Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£42,000
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The active award value is 42,000 GBP.
Published value range
95% confidence£40,000 to £42,000
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Process-level minimum value is £40,000 and value is £42,000.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence30 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-09-30T12:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract start
98% confidence1 October 2026
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Tender and award contractPeriod startDate: 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract end
98% confidence31 December 2026
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Tender and award contractPeriod endDate: 2026-12-31T23:59:59Z.
Award notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Award notice document datePublished: 2026-10-09T11:47:00+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceMedical air plant upgrade works
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Opportunity title: "PAHT - Medical Air Plant Upgrade Works".
Work activities
99% confidenceEquipment replacement, installation, testing and commissioning
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Published description states these activities.
Technical standard
98% confidenceHTM 02-01
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Published description states the works are in accordance with HTM 02-01.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 71326000 — Ancillary building services
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Tender classification identifies CPV 71326000.
Delivery area
94% confidenceCM20 1QX, East of England, United Kingdom
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Tender delivery addresses include postal code CM20 1QX and East of England, 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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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Call-off from a framework agreement".
Framework and lot
98% confidenceSBS10166, Lot 9.1
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Published description states the requirement was procured via SBS10166, Lot 9.1.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bidders and evaluation results unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated duration
96% confidenceApproximately three months
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The stated period runs from 1 October to 31 December 2026.
Extensions or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Contract execution
99% confidenceNot confirmed
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The record reports an active award and a contract period, but supplies no explicit contract signature or execution evidence.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
97% confidenceSingle-supplier framework call-off valued at £42,000
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One active award names one supplier and carries an award value of £42,000; the description identifies a framework call-off.
Operational focus
96% confidenceClinical engineering infrastructure upgrade with commissioning activity
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The scope includes medical air plant equipment replacement, installation, testing and commissioning.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract status interpretation
99% confidenceThe source supports an active award and stated contract period, but does not explicitly confirm contract signature or execution.
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Award status is active; no signed-contract field or execution document is supplied.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bidder count, scores, pricing breakdown, award rationale or evaluation results are provided.
Lot allocation detail
98% confidenceThe description cites SBS10166 Lot 9.1, but no structured lot record or individual lot allocation is supplied.
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Lots array is empty and award lot_ids_json is null; the framework lot appears only in the description.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed or executed.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale, detailed pricing and savings.
- No extension, renewal or variation terms are published.
- The cited framework lot is stated in narrative text, while structured lot and award-lot allocation data are absent.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
PAHT medical air plant upgradeK. & H. MEDICAL LIMITEDPrincess Alexandra Hospital NHS TrustSBS10166 Lot 9.1medical gas infrastructureNHS works contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the PAHT medical air plant upgrade works award?
K. & H. MEDICAL LIMITED was the verified legal supplier. The published award names the supplier as K&H Medical.
What is the value of the award?
The published active award value is £42,000.
What work is covered?
The notice describes medical air plant equipment replacement, installation, testing and commissioning in accordance with HTM 02-01.
Was the contract signed?
The notice shows an active award and a stated contract period, but does not explicitly confirm contract signature or execution.
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.