AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust published an awarded contract notice for a mobile check-in app. The active award names Vital Hub UK as the supplier, with a published award value of £149,319 and a stated contract period from 21 September 2026 to 6 July 2029.
Published outcomeAward announced as active to Vital Hub UK under a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system. The source does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
Market significanceThis is a NHS software and information-systems procurement with a published value of £149,319.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Vital Hub UK
98% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-b28ff82d-a1d3-4c2a-8c5c-1000f4570511-1 · 149319 GBP · active
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The active award names source supplier "Vital Hub UK" and gives the award value as £149,319.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; award status active
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The notice is titled "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder" and the award record has status "active".
Award decision date
99% confidence20 September 2026
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Award record date: 2026-09-20T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period stated
99% confidence21 September 2026 to 6 July 2029
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The award and tender contractPeriod specify startDate 2026-09-21 and endDate 2029-07-06.
Notice publication date
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-08T15:52:31+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£149,319
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The award value is 149319 GBP.
Published tender value range
98% confidence£49,773 to £149,319
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Tender minValue is 49773 GBP and tender value is 149319 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence7 July 2026, 05:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-07-07T05:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence20 September 2026
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Award record date: 2026-09-20T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract start
99% confidence21 September 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate: 2026-09-21T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract end
99% confidence6 July 2029
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Award contractPeriod endDate: 2029-07-06T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceMobile check-in app
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Title: "Mobile Check In"; description: "A Mobile Check in app".
Category
99% confidenceServices
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mainProcurementCategory is "services".
CPV classification
99% confidence48000000 — Software package and information systems
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Tender classification identifies CPV 48000000.
Delivery geography
96% confidenceEngland; published delivery postcode LN2 5QY
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Tender item delivery addresses specify England, United Kingdom and postal code LN2 5QY.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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procurementMethod is "selective".
Procurement route
99% confidenceCall-off from a dynamic purchasing system
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procurementMethodDetails states "Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system".
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
98% confidenceApproximately 2 years, 9 months and 16 days
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Published contract period runs from 21 September 2026 to 6 July 2029.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Contract conclusion status
98% confidenceNot explicitly stated as signed
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The source reports an active award and a stated contract period but contains no explicit signing or contract-conclusion field.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-to-market observation
99% confidenceThe award was made through a dynamic purchasing system call-off rather than a procedure described as an open tender.
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Published procurement method details state "Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system".
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe £149,319 figure is the published value for the single active award.
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One active award is present and its published value is £149,319.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity limitation
99% confidenceVital Hub UK is an unverified source name
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The completed identity workflow returned checked_unmatched, with no verified legal company name or company number.
Award versus signed contract
98% confidenceThe notice supports an active award and stated contract dates, but not an explicit claim that the contract was signed
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No explicit contract-signing or concluded-contract field is supplied.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bid count, bidder identities, evaluation criteria, scores, pricing breakdown and reasons for award
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The named supplier, Vital Hub UK, could not be safely matched to a Companies House company by the completed verification workflow; no verified legal entity or company number is available.
- The source is an award notice and does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid counts, unsuccessful bidders, evaluation methodology and scores, award rationale, pricing detail, lot allocation, extension options and renewal terms.
- No lots are published for this award.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Mobile Check InUnited Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustVital Hub UKmobile check-in appNHS software contractdynamic purchasing systemContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier for the Mobile Check In award?
The active award names Vital Hub UK. The supplied identity-checking workflow did not find a safe Companies House match, so this remains an unverified source name.
What is the published value of the award?
The published value of the single active award is £149,319.
When is the stated contract period?
The published period runs from 21 September 2026 to 6 July 2029.
What procurement route was used?
The notice describes a selective call-off from a dynamic purchasing system.
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.