AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Northern Housing Consortium Limited published an award notice for a one-year Technology Enabled Lives provider appointment for the Council of the Borough of Kirklees. The active award names CHIPTECH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED and has a published value of £3,640.
Published outcomeOne active award was recorded to CHIPTECH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED through a call-off from the Northern Housing Consortium’s Technology Enabled Lives framework.
Market significanceThis is a small-value, one-year framework call-off associated with Technology Enabled Lives services for Kirklees.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CHIPTECH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-90b47484-faf3-4a13-a0aa-8e30270a2cc1-1 · 3640 GBP · active
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Verified company name and number 11928721 are supplied for the award supplier; the award names Chiptech International Ltd and records an active award valued at £3,640.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice stage
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice
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Process stage is "award" and document type is "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-90b47484-faf3-4a13-a0aa-8e30270a2cc1-1 has status "active".
Award decision date
98% confidence19 October 2026
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The award date is recorded as 2026-10-19T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication date
99% confidence20 October 2026
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The award notice was published at 2026-10-20T11:01:37+01:00.
Contract signature
99% confidenceNot stated
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The supplied award notice provides an active award and contract-period dates but does not state that a contract was signed.
Contract period
99% confidence7 September 2026 to 6 September 2027
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The published contract period is 2026-09-07 to 2027-09-06T23:59:59+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£3,640
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The award value is recorded as 3640 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceAllocated to the single recorded award
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One award is supplied, with CHIPTECH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED as its sole supplier and a value of £3,640.
Value basis
99% confidenceNot stated
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The source value_basis field is null and no pricing or total/annual value explanation is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
98% confidence19 August 2026
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The tender period end date is 2026-08-19T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start date
99% confidence7 September 2026
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The contract period start date is 2026-09-07T00:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence19 October 2026
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The award date is 2026-10-19T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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The award notice publication timestamp is 2026-10-20T11:01:37+01:00.
Contract end date
99% confidence6 September 2027
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The contract period end date is 2027-09-06T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
96% confidenceTechnology Enabled Lives provider appointment
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The notice states that the Council of the Borough of Kirklees appointed Chiptech as its Technology Enabled Lives provider.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 50421000 — Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment
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The tender classification is CPV 50421000 with that description.
Main procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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The tender’s mainProcurementCategory is "goods".
Delivery location
95% confidenceHD1 2TA
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The sole tender item gives delivery postal code HD1 2TA.
Lot structure
99% confidenceNo lots published
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No lot records or award lot identifiers are supplied.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective
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The published procurement method is "selective".
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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The procurement method details state "Call-off from a framework agreement".
Framework
97% confidenceNorthern Housing Consortium Technology Enabled Lives framework
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The notice description says the appointment was made under this framework.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot stated
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No bidder count, tenderer identities, scores or evaluation results are supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published term
99% confidenceOne year
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The notice describes the appointment as being for a period of one year; the dates run from 7 September 2026 to 6 September 2027.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceNot stated
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No extension, option or renewal terms are provided.
SME and VCSE suitability
99% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs and VCSEs
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Tender suitability flags are sme: true and vcse: true.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial profile
98% confidenceLow-value framework call-off
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The procurement is identified as a framework call-off and the published award value is £3,640.
Comparable supplier opportunity
91% confidenceParticipation in the cited Technology Enabled Lives framework appears relevant to this route to market
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The notice says the appointment was made through the Northern Housing Consortium’s Technology Enabled Lives framework.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and supplier evidence
98% confidenceClear single-supplier active award
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One active award identifies one supplier and one award value.
Supplier verification
99% confidenceVerified against supplied company number
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The verification record confirms CHIPTECH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, company number 11928721, via company-number matching.
Published detail gap
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation, award rationale, pricing breakdown, value basis, lot detail, extension terms and signature status.
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These fields or supporting documents are absent from the supplied data.
Date sequence
99% confidenceContract start predates award decision and notice publication
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Published start date is 7 September 2026, award date is 19 October 2026, and notice publication is 20 October 2026. The source does not explain this sequence.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not state that a contract was signed, notwithstanding the active award status and published contract period.
- The contract start date precedes both the recorded award date and notice publication date; the source provides no explanation.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation criteria or scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, value basis, lot titles or allocations, and extension or renewal provisions.
- The notice identifies Northern Housing Consortium Limited as buyer while describing the Council of the Borough of Kirklees as the appointing service recipient; the respective contractual roles are not further explained.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Kirklees Technology Enabled Lives awardCHIPTECH INTERNATIONAL LIMITEDNorthern Housing ConsortiumTechnology Enabled Lives frameworkContracts Findermedical equipment repair and maintenanceframework call-off
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Kirklees Technology Enabled Lives award?
The award names CHIPTECH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, verified under company number 11928721.
What is the published value of the award?
The published award value is £3,640.
When does the published contract period run?
The stated period runs from 7 September 2026 to 6 September 2027.
What procurement route was used?
The notice describes a selective call-off from the Northern Housing Consortium’s Technology Enabled Lives framework.
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