AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
This is a modification notice for the National Framework Agreement for Financial Services. The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust states that the framework is extended by six months for continuity while users conclude procurements, and that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has withdrawn. The notice refers readers to the original 2022 F03 notice for awarded suppliers; it does not identify them here.
Published outcomeThe published contract record is active and records a six-month framework extension and a supplier withdrawal. It also contains a contract signature date of 15 November 2022, but does not provide the revised end date.
Market significanceThe framework covers financial and related review services for UK public-sector bodies. The reported £50 million contract value is recorded at framework level and cannot be allocated to any supplier from this notice.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Unverified supplier reference: awarded suppliers are stated in original F03 notice 2022/S 000-032443
96% confidenceAward 095263-2026-1-1 · Lots 1 · Not individually published GBP · Active award record; supplier identities not listed in this notice
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The sole supplier entry says: “Awarded suppliers are stated in the original F03 notice 2022/S 000-032443”. Supplier verification status is checked_unmatched.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAward update and contract update
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Release history tags: awardUpdate, contractUpdate; published 8 October 2026.
Recorded contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 095263-2026-1-1 status is active.
Contract signature date
98% confidence15 November 2022
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Contract dateSigned: 2022-11-15T00:00:00Z.
Modification
99% confidenceFramework extended by six months
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Amendment description states that the framework agreement is being extended by six months.
Supplier withdrawal
99% confidencePricewaterhouseCoopers LLP reported as withdrawn from the framework
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Amendment description explicitly states this withdrawal.
VALUES
Published values explained
Framework-level contract value
98% confidence£50,000,000
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Contract value amount: 50000000; currency: GBP.
Supplier or lot value allocation
99% confidenceNot published
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No individual supplier or lot values are provided.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Original contract signature
98% confidence15 November 2022
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Contract dateSigned: 2022-11-15.
Modification notice published
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Process published_at: 2026-10-08T14:27:16+01:00.
Original recorded duration
98% confidence1,440 days
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Contract period durationInDays: 1440.
Extension
99% confidenceSix months
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Amendment description states a six-month extension.
Revised contract end date
99% confidenceUnknown
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No explicit revised end date is supplied.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Framework subject
99% confidenceFinancial and insurance services
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Primary CPV 66000000: Financial and insurance services.
Service areas listed
98% confidenceOutsourced financial services; accounts payable review; VAT review; total spend analysis; continuing healthcare invoice validation; private-patient optimisation; telecommunications review
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Lot description lists the proposed framework service areas.
Coverage
97% confidenceUK public-sector bodies; delivery region UK
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Lot description refers to UK public sector bodies; delivery address region is UK.
Related classifications
99% confidenceTelecommunication consultancy services; administrative healthcare services
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Additional CPVs 71316000 and 75122000.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceNot published in this notice
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Procurement method and method details are null.
Competition and bidder information
99% confidenceNot published
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No tenderer count, bid data, evaluation results or scores are supplied.
Awarded supplier list
98% confidenceReferenced to original F03 notice 2022/S 000-032443
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Supplier party name directs readers to the original F03 notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Modification rationale
98% confidenceContinuity extension to allow users to conclude procurements and avoid significant inconvenience
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Amendment rationale states the extension is required for continuity and cites Regulation 72(1)(c) of the Public Contracts Regulations.
Scope impact of modification
99% confidenceAuthority states the modification does not materially alter the scope or nature of the existing contract
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Amendment description.
Extension terms
99% confidenceSix months; revised end date not published
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Amendment description gives six months but no end date.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market access
98% confidenceThe extension maintains the framework while users complete procurements
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Amendment rationale says the extension is required to ensure continuity for users to conclude procurements.
Supplier pool change
99% confidenceOne named framework participant has withdrawn
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The amendment identifies PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as withdrawn.
Value interpretation
98% confidence£50 million should be treated as a framework-level recorded value, not supplier revenue or spend
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A single contract value is supplied without supplier-level or lot-level allocation.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier names unavailable in this update
99% confidenceThe published supplier record is a placeholder directing users to original F03 notice 2022/S 000-032443.
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Supplier party and award supplier use the reference text instead of naming suppliers.
Unverified supplier reference
99% confidenceThe sole supplied supplier value was checked but no safe company match was found; it is not a verified supplier identity.
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supplier_identity_status: checked_unmatched; lookupDecision: still_unmatched.
Lot structure ambiguity
96% confidenceThe record has one lot ID, but its description lists seven proposed service areas; separate award allocation across those areas is not published.
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Lot 1 description enumerates Lots 1–7, while award relatedLots contains only 1.
End date unavailable
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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contract_end_at is null and no amendment end date is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The current notice does not identify awarded suppliers, individual supplier values, or allocation of work across suppliers.
- The supplied supplier record is a placeholder reference to an earlier notice and is checked_unmatched; it must not be treated as a verified legal supplier.
- The reported £50 million is a single framework-level contract value and cannot be attributed to a supplier or service area.
- The notice gives a six-month extension but no revised contract end date.
- Procedure, bid counts, evaluation results, pricing, and award rationale are not supplied.
- The record’s single lot ID conflicts with a description that lists seven proposed service areas; distinct award or value allocation is unclear.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
National Framework Agreement for Financial ServicesCountess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trustfinancial services frameworkframework extensionPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP withdrawalpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
What changed in this framework update?
The authority reports a six-month extension and says PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has withdrawn from the framework.
Who won the framework?
This update does not name the awarded suppliers. It directs readers to original F03 notice 2022/S 000-032443.
What is the reported value?
The contract record reports £50 million at framework level. No supplier-level or lot-level allocation is published.
When does the extended framework end?
The notice does not publish a revised end date.
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