AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management published an award notice for blood sciences laboratory equipment for the NSECH Decant Building. The award names WOLF LABORATORIES LIMITED and has a published value of £46,835.10.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded to WOLF LABORATORIES LIMITED through a call-off from the NHS Supply Chain Lab Diagnostics POCT & Managed Services Framework.
Market significanceThis is a small, short-term laboratory-equipment call-off in the UK healthcare market.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
WOLF LABORATORIES LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-b5a9a241-423e-48f2-969d-5e93bb3a533e-1 · 46835.10 GBP · active award
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The award names WOLF LABORATORIES LIMITED as supplier and records an award value of GBP 46,835.10. Supplier verification reports an exact-name match to company number 03011929.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; tender status complete and award status active
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Process display status is "awarded"; source notice type is "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder"; tender status is "complete" and the award status is "active".
Contract execution
98% confidenceNot explicitly confirmed as signed
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The supplied record provides an active award and contract period but no explicit signature or contract-execution field.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£46,835.10
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Award value and tender value are both GBP 46,835.10.
Value allocation
98% confidenceThe full published award value is associated with the single recorded supplier
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One supplier is listed on the sole award, which carries the GBP 46,835.10 value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence29 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period end date is 2026-09-29T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence30 September 2026
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Award date is 2026-09-30T00:00:00+01:00.
Published contract period
99% confidence30 September 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Award and tender contract periods run from 2026-09-30T00:00:00+01:00 to 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished is 2026-10-09T13:55:05+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceBlood sciences laboratory equipment for the NSECH Decant Building
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Process title and description state "NSECH Decant Building - Blood Sciences Lab Equipment".
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Main procurement category is "goods".
CPV classification
99% confidence38000000 — Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
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Primary CPV classification is 38000000.
Delivery geography
95% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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The tender item delivery address names the United Kingdom only.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective procedure
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Procurement method is "selective".
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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Procurement method details state "Call-off from a framework agreement"; the description references the NHS Supply Chain Lab Diagnostics POCT & Managed Services Framework.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published term
99% confidenceApproximately six months, from 30 September 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Published contract period start and end dates are 2026-09-30 and 2027-03-31.
Extension or renewal provisions
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SME/VCSE suitability flags
96% confidenceTender flagged as not SME-suitable and not VCSE-suitable
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Tender suitability fields are sme: false and vcse: false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market route
99% confidenceFramework call-off rather than an open tender
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The notice identifies a selective procedure and a call-off from a framework agreement.
Commercial scale
99% confidence£46,835.10 published award value
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The sole award value is GBP 46,835.10.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and contract status distinction
98% confidenceThe record supports an active award and published contract period, but not an explicit signed-contract confirmation
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No signature or execution evidence is included in the supplied data.
Unpublished competition and pricing detail
99% confidenceBid count, bidder identities, evaluation, scoring, pricing breakdown and item quantities are not supplied
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Lot detail
99% confidenceNo lots are published
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The lots dataset is empty and the award contains no lot identifiers.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed or executed.
- No lot titles, individual lot allocations, item quantities or pricing breakdown are published.
- The published notice does not provide bid counts, unsuccessful suppliers, evaluation criteria, scores or reasons for selection.
- No extension, renewal or variation terms are supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
NSECH Decant Buildingblood sciences laboratory equipmentWOLF LABORATORIES LIMITEDNorthumbria Healthcare Facilities ManagementNHS Supply Chainlaboratory equipment contract award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the NSECH blood sciences laboratory equipment award?
WOLF LABORATORIES LIMITED received the sole recorded active award.
What is the published value of the award?
The published award value is £46,835.10.
When does the published contract period end?
The published end date is 31 March 2027.
Was this an open competition?
No. The notice describes a selective procedure and a call-off from a framework agreement.
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