AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
QE Facilities Limited published an awarded contract notice for planned preventative maintenance (PPM) of an endoscopy water-treatment plant. The notice names Nhs Supply Chain as supplier under a framework call-off.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded, valued at £35,467.30 excluding any unreported pricing detail.
Market significanceA small, one-year NHS-estates maintenance requirement procured through a framework call-off.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Nhs Supply Chain
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-abdd8ac7-8559-40dc-9e03-58b1a6db85f2-1 · 35467.30 GBP · active award
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The sole award names 'Nhs Supply Chain' as supplier and gives an award value of GBP 35,467.30.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source status complete; award status active
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Process display_status is 'awarded'; source_status is 'complete'; the sole award status is 'active'.
Award decision date
98% confidence10 August 2026
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Award date: 2026-08-10T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication date
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-13T16:09:26+01:00.
Contract status
95% confidenceAn active award is published; signing is not stated.
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The award is marked active, but no explicit signature or contract-conclusion field is supplied.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£35,467.30 GBP
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Award value amount: 35467.3 GBP.
Published tender value
98% confidence£36,753.68 GBP
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Tender value amount: 36753.68 GBP.
Published minimum value
98% confidence£35,467.30 GBP
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Tender minimum value amount: 35467.3 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence10 August 2026
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Tender period endDate: 2026-08-10T00:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence10 August 2026
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Award date: 2026-08-10T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence1 November 2026
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Award and tender contract period startDate: 2026-11-01T00:00:00Z.
Contract end
99% confidence31 October 2027
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Award and tender contract period endDate: 2027-10-31T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidencePPM for an endoscopy water-treatment plant
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Title and description state: 'PPM for Endoscopy Water treatment' and 'PPM contract for Endoscopy Water treatment plant'.
Category
99% confidenceServices
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Main procurement category is services.
CPV
99% confidence50000000 — Repair and maintenance services
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Primary CPV classification: 50000000, Repair and maintenance services.
Delivery area
95% confidenceNE9 6SX
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Tender item delivery address postal code: ne9 6sx.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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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% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results are unknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published term
99% confidence1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027
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Published contract period start and end dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SME suitability flag
96% confidenceSME: yes; VCSE: no
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Tender suitability records sme: true and vcse: false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value comparison
98% confidenceThe award value (£35,467.30) equals the published minimum value and is £1,286.38 below the published tender value.
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Award and minimum value are £35,467.30; tender value is £36,753.68.
Market route
97% confidenceThe framework call-off route indicates that supplier selection occurred within an existing framework arrangement; framework name and call-off terms are not published.
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The notice states 'Call-off from a framework agreement' but identifies no framework.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier verification
99% confidenceThe supplier is recorded as 'Nhs Supply Chain'; verification is marked not applicable, so no Companies House match is asserted.
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supplier_identity_status: not_applicable; no verified company name or number supplied.
Value presentation
99% confidenceThe notice contains both a £35,467.30 award/minimum value and a £36,753.68 tender value; the notice does not explain the difference.
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Published award, minimum and tender value fields.
Publication completeness
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, evaluation, framework identity, lot allocation, pricing breakdown, extension terms and signature evidence.
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No such fields or documents are supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not identify the framework, tender participants, bid count, evaluation approach, scoring, award rationale or pricing breakdown.
- No explicit contract signature or conclusion evidence is supplied; the record supports an active published award and stated contract period only.
- No lot identifiers or individual lot allocation are published.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published.
- Supplier verification is marked not applicable; no verified company number or legal-entity match is provided.
- The notice does not explain why the tender value (£36,753.68) differs from the award value (£35,467.30).
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
QE Facilities LimitedNhs Supply Chainendoscopy water treatmentPPMrepair and maintenance servicesframework call-offContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier?
Nhs Supply Chain is named as the supplier for the sole published award.
What is the contract value?
The published award value is £35,467.30 GBP.
When is the published contract period?
The published period runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027.
How was the requirement procured?
It was described as a selective procurement and a call-off from a framework agreement.
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