AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust awarded a framework call-off for trust-wide plumbing supplies to SMITH BROS. (CAER CONAN) WHOLESALE LIMITED. The published award value is £35,000 and the stated contract period runs from 19 October 2026 to 18 October 2029.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded to SMITH BROS. (CAER CONAN) WHOLESALE LIMITED.
Market significanceA small-value NHS estates consumables call-off for plumbing materials, awarded through an existing framework.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SMITH BROS. (CAER CONAN) WHOLESALE LIMITED
97% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-b9fd51cf-09f3-4d66-bd2c-74a6240c85a8-1 · 35000 GBP · active
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The active award names Smith Bros.(Caerconan)Wholesale Limited; supplier verification resolves this to SMITH BROS. (CAER CONAN) WHOLESALE LIMITED (company number 00267023). The £35,000 award has one named supplier.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice published 20 October 2026
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Document and release history datePublished: 2026-10-20T13:02:55+01:00.
Award decision
98% confidenceAward dated 16 October 2026
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Award record date: 2026-10-16T00:00:00+01:00.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award status is recorded as active.
Stated contract period
98% confidence19 October 2026 to 18 October 2029
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Tender and award contractPeriod give these start and end dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£35,000
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Award value: 35000 GBP.
Published value range
96% confidence£23,700 to £35,000
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Tender minValue is £23,700 and tender value is £35,000.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence7 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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TenderPeriod endDate: 2026-09-07T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence16 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-16T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated start date
98% confidence19 October 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate: 2026-10-19T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated end date
98% confidence18 October 2029
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Award contractPeriod endDate: 2029-10-18T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceTrust-wide estates consumables: plumbing supplies
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Title and description state “Estates Consumables - Plumbing Supplies” and describe the requirement as trust wide.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 44115210 — Plumbing materials
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Tender classification is CPV 44115210, Plumbing materials.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Main procurement category is goods.
Delivery geography
94% confidenceUnited Kingdom; a delivery postcode of LN5 7JH is also published
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Tender items list delivery addresses in the United Kingdom and postcode LN5 7JH.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceSelective procedure; call-off from a framework agreement
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Published procurementMethod is selective and procurementMethodDetails states call-off from a framework agreement.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bidders and evaluation results unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
98% confidenceThree years (stated period)
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The stated period is 19 October 2026 to 18 October 2029.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SME indication
91% confidenceSupplier is marked as an SME in the published party data
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Supplier party details list scale as sme.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
93% confidenceFramework call-off for recurring plumbing-material consumables
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The requirement is plumbing supplies and the stated route is a call-off from a framework agreement.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe notice records a £35,000 award value; no pricing schedule, volumes or item-level breakdown is published
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Award value is £35,000; no further commercial breakdown is included in the supplied notice data.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier name normalisation
99% confidenceThe source name differs in formatting from the verified legal name; the verified legal name is used in this analysis
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Source name is Smith Bros.(Caerconan)Wholesale Limited, while verified_company_name is SMITH BROS. (CAER CONAN) WHOLESALE LIMITED; supplier_name_mismatch is true.
Lot allocation
99% confidenceNo lot records or lot identifiers are published
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Lots are empty and award lot_ids_json is null.
Award versus signature
99% confidenceThe source is an active award notice with stated contract dates; it does not explicitly confirm contract signature
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Notice type is Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder; no explicit signature field or signed-contract evidence is supplied.
Published detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bidder count, evaluation details, framework identity, pricing, volumes and extension terms
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied source is an award notice and does not explicitly evidence that a contract was signed.
- No lot records, lot titles or lot-level values are published.
- The notice does not publish bidder numbers, evaluation scores, award rationale, framework identity, prices, quantities or extension terms.
- The source supplier name differs in formatting from the verified legal name. The analysis uses the supplied verified legal identity: SMITH BROS. (CAER CONAN) WHOLESALE LIMITED.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustSMITH BROS. (CAER CONAN) WHOLESALE LIMITEDplumbing suppliesplumbing materialsNHS estates consumablesframework call-offContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the plumbing supplies award?
SMITH BROS. (CAER CONAN) WHOLESALE LIMITED was named as the supplier on the active award.
What is the published award value?
The published award value is £35,000.
When is the stated contract period?
The notice states 19 October 2026 to 18 October 2029.
What procurement route was used?
The notice describes a selective 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.