AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust awarded a direct, below-threshold medical physics services requirement for its mammography screening programme to Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. The notice records an active award valued at £35,861.80 for 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded for Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust.
Market significanceThis is a small, direct award for specialist mammography-screening physics quality assurance and expert services in the South East.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-bd564051-b5cc-43cd-b642-a29273956d54-1 · 35861.80 GBP · active
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The active award names Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust as its sole supplier and gives an award value of GBP 35,861.80.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice stage
99% confidenceAward
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The source labels the notice "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder" and process stage as "award".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-bd564051-b5cc-43cd-b642-a29273956d54-1 has status "active".
Award decision date
96% confidence19 May 2026
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The award record date is 2026-05-19T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication date
99% confidence20 October 2026
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The award notice document and award datePublished are 2026-10-20.
Contract execution status
98% confidenceNot explicitly stated
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The supplied source records an active award and contract period but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£35,861.80
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The award value is 35861.8 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceAllocated to the sole recorded award and supplier
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There is one award, with one listed supplier, valued at GBP 35,861.80.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline recorded in source
96% confidence31 March 2026, 12:00 BST
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The tenderPeriod endDate is 2026-03-31T12:00:00+01:00.
Contract period start
99% confidence1 April 2026
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The award and tender contractPeriod startDate is 2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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The award and tender contractPeriod endDate is 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceMedical Physics Quality Assurance and Expert Services for the Mammography Screening Programme
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This wording appears in the procurement description.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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The source identifies the main procurement category as services.
CPV classification
99% confidence85121200 — Medical specialist services
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The tender classification is CPV 85121200 with description "Medical specialist services".
Delivery area
96% confidenceSouth East, United Kingdom
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The tender item lists delivery in the South East, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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The tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Method detail
99% confidenceSingle tender action (below threshold)
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The tender procurementMethodDetails states "Single tender action (below threshold)".
Competition information
99% confidenceBid count and evaluation information not supplied
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The published source provides no bid count, scoring, evaluation narrative or award rationale.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Recorded contract period
99% confidence1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027
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The award contractPeriod gives these start and end dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceNot stated
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No extension or renewal terms are supplied in the notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market route
99% confidenceDirect below-threshold award
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The stated procedure is direct, with detail "Single tender action (below threshold)".
Value context
95% confidence£35,861.80 for the recorded 12-month contract period
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The notice records a GBP 35,861.80 award and a period from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier verification applicability
98% confidenceCompanies House-style verification is not applicable in the supplied supplier record
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supplier_identity_status is "not_applicable"; the named supplier is an NHS trust rather than a supplied company-number match.
Publication timing
99% confidenceAward notice was published after the recorded contract start and award decision dates
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The contract period starts 1 April 2026, the award date is 19 May 2026, and the notice was published 20 October 2026.
Lot detail
99% confidenceNo lots are supplied
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The lots array is empty and the award contains no lot IDs.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source does not explicitly confirm contract signature or execution; it records an active award and contract period.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, bidder identities, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown and savings.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: extension options, renewal terms and detailed service-level requirements.
- No lot titles, descriptions or individual lot values are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Frimley Health NHS Foundation TrustNorthampton General Hospital NHS Trustmammography screeningmedical physics servicesmedical specialist servicesdirect awardSouth East NHS procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the award?
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust is the sole supplier named on the active award.
What is the award value?
The recorded award value is £35,861.80.
What services are covered?
The requirement covers medical physics quality assurance and expert services for a mammography screening programme.
Was this competitively tendered?
The notice describes the method as a direct single tender action below threshold; bid and evaluation details were not published.
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