AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
QE Facilities Limited published an award notice for a framework call-off covering planned preventive maintenance (PPM) for a reverse-osmosis (RO) system at Path Lab. The published award names Nhs Supply Chain and states an award value of £54,846.86.
Published outcomeOne active award was recorded to Nhs Supply Chain. The notice describes a contract period from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027.
Market significanceThis is a relatively small, single-supplier framework call-off for specialist RO-system maintenance, with a published award value of £54,846.86.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Nhs Supply Chain
98% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-8204cfff-b89e-4dea-a940-57e8a331c29d-1 · 54,846.86 GBP · active
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The active award names "Nhs Supply Chain" as its supplier and gives an award value of £54,846.86.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Document description and process notice type.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award record status is "active".
Award date
98% confidence31 July 2026
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Award record date: 2026-07-31.
Notice publication date
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-13T16:38:53+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£54,846.86
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Award value amount: 54846.86 GBP.
Published tender maximum value
98% confidence£65,816.23
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Tender value amount: 65816.23 GBP.
Published tender minimum value
98% confidence£54,846.86
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Tender minValue amount: 54846.86 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
96% confidence31 July 2026
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Tender period end date: 2026-07-31T00:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence31 July 2026
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Award date: 2026-07-31T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period start
98% confidence1 August 2026
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Published contract period start: 2026-08-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period end
98% confidence31 July 2027
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Published contract period end: 2027-07-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-13T16:38:53+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
97% confidencePlanned preventive maintenance for an RO system
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Tender description: "Framework call off order for PPM for RO system".
Named site context
91% confidencePath Lab
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Tender title includes "RO Equipment Path Lab".
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 50000000 — Repair and maintenance services
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Primary classification supplied in tender data.
Main procurement category
95% confidenceWorks
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Tender mainProcurementCategory is "works".
Delivery postcode
96% confidenceNE9 6SX
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Tender item delivery address postal code: NE96SX.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
98% confidenceSelective
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Process and tender procurementMethod: selective.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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procurementMethodDetails states "Call-off from a framework agreement".
SME suitability flag
94% confidenceYes
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Tender suitability.sme is true.
VCSE suitability flag
94% confidenceNo
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Tender suitability.vcse is false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published contract period
98% confidence1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Award and tender contractPeriod fields.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Contract signature status
99% confidenceUnknown
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The record is an active award notice, but no explicit signature or contract execution evidence is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
99% confidenceFramework call-off
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The published procedure detail identifies a call-off from a framework agreement.
Value relationship
98% confidenceThe published award value equals the published tender minimum and is £10,969.37 below the published tender maximum.
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Award/minimum: £54,846.86; tender maximum: £65,816.23.
Supplier allocation
96% confidenceThe full published award value is associated with the sole supplier named on the sole award.
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One award names one supplier and contains the £54,846.86 award value.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity evidence
98% confidenceThe supplier name is source-provided and has not been Companies House verified through the supplied workflow.
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Supplier verification status is "not_applicable" and verified company fields are absent.
Lot allocation
99% confidenceNo lots or lot-level allocation were published.
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Lots dataset is empty and award lot_ids_json is null.
Evaluation and competition information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, bidder list, scores, evaluation rationale or pricing breakdown is present.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source does not explicitly evidence that a contract was signed or executed; it provides an active award record and stated contract period.
- No lots, lot titles or lot-level values were published.
- No award rationale, evaluation scores, bid count, competing suppliers, savings, pricing breakdown or incumbent information was supplied.
- No extension, option or renewal terms were published.
- Nhs Supply Chain is a source-provided supplier name; no Companies House-verified legal company identity was supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
QE Facilities LimitedNhs Supply ChainRO system maintenanceplanned preventive maintenanceframework call-offPath Labrepair and maintenance services
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier?
The award notice names Nhs Supply Chain as the supplier.
What is the published award value?
The published award value is £54,846.86.
What is being procured?
The notice describes planned preventive maintenance for a reverse-osmosis system.
When does the published contract period run?
The published period runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027.
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