AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust published an awarded-contract notice for three ICU Multicare beds. The active award names LINET UK LIMITED and records an award value of £48,257.50.
Published outcomeAward recorded as active for LINET UK LIMITED under a framework call-off.
Market significanceA small hospital-bed procurement using a selective framework call-off route.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
LINET UK LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-98f33c7b-dce3-4d17-92f8-86ac7a159e4c-1 · 48257.50 GBP · active
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The active award names LINET UK LIMITED as supplier and gives an award value of £48,257.50. Supplier verification records an exact-name match to company number 06376343.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice stage
99% confidenceAwarded
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Process display status is "awarded"; the published document is an "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-98f33c7b-dce3-4d17-92f8-86ac7a159e4c-1 has status "active".
Award date
98% confidence24 September 2026
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Award date is 2026-09-24T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period recorded
98% confidence24 September 2026 to 23 September 2027
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The award and tender contractPeriod specify these start and end dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£48,257.50 GBP
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Award value is 48257.5 GBP in the award record.
Tender value
97% confidence£33,691.56 GBP
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The tender value is 33691.56 GBP in the tender record and process value_max.
Value inconsistency
99% confidenceAward value is £14,565.94 higher than the published tender value
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Published tender value is £33,691.56; published award value is £48,257.50.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender deadline
98% confidence15 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate is 2026-09-15T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence24 September 2026
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Award date is 2026-09-24T00:00:00+01:00.
Recorded contract start
98% confidence24 September 2026
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Award and tender contractPeriod startDate is 2026-09-24T00:00:00+01:00.
Recorded contract end
98% confidence23 September 2027
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Award and tender contractPeriod endDate is 2027-09-23T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished is 2026-10-09T12:46:20+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceThree ICU Multicare beds
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Title is "WSFT - Capital - EBME - Beds x3" and description is "ICU Multicare X3 Beds".
Category
99% confidenceHospital beds (CPV 33192120)
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Primary CPV classification is 33192120, described as "Hospital beds".
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Main procurement category is "goods".
Delivery information
90% confidenceIP33 2QZ is listed, alongside broad territorial delivery entries
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Tender items list postal code IP33 2QZ and several country/territory entries including United Kingdom, Europe and Rest of the World.
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% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation results or scoring information is provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Recorded term
98% confidence12 months
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The recorded period runs from 24 September 2026 to 23 September 2027.
Extensions and options
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No extension or option terms are stated in the supplied award or tender data.
Contract signature
99% confidenceNot evidenced
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The data records an active award and contract period but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Framework purchasing signal
99% confidenceThe buyer used a framework call-off rather than an open competition
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The procurement method details explicitly state "Call-off from a framework agreement".
Published value variance
99% confidenceThe award value exceeds the tender value by £14,565.94
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The notice reports £48,257.50 for the award and £33,691.56 for the tender.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting published values
99% confidenceTender and award values differ
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Tender value is £33,691.56 while award value is £48,257.50; the notice does not explain the difference.
Delivery geography ambiguity
95% confidenceBroad territorial entries accompany the IP33 2QZ postal code
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Delivery addresses include IP33 2QZ plus United Kingdom, Europe, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, British Oversea Territories and Rest of the World.
Lot allocation
99% confidenceNo lot information supplied
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No lot records or award lot IDs are provided.
Evaluation and pricing detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No scoring, award rationale, bid count, unit prices or price breakdown is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published tender value (£33,691.56) conflicts with the award value (£48,257.50), and no explanation is supplied.
- The notice does not provide lot allocation, bid counts, bidder identities, evaluation scores, award rationale, unit pricing or a pricing breakdown.
- The delivery data contains a local postal code and broad territorial entries, so the intended delivery geography is unclear.
- The source does not explicitly confirm contract signature, despite recording an active award and a contract period.
- Extension, option and renewal provisions are not supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
West Suffolk NHS Foundation TrustLINET UK LIMITEDICU Multicare bedshospital bedsframework call-offContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the West Suffolk ICU beds award?
LINET UK LIMITED is named as the supplier on the active award.
What is the published award value?
The award record gives a value of £48,257.50 GBP.
What was procured?
The notice describes three ICU Multicare beds, classified as hospital beds.
Was this an open competition?
No. The notice describes a selective procurement conducted as a call-off from a framework agreement.
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.