AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, acting through EMPC, has published a transparency notice for a 24-month extension of the IVAB/OPAT homecare services framework. The notice says this exercises a pre-advertised option and is not a new award, provider-selection decision or scope change. The supplied contract record for B. BRAUN MEDICAL LIMITED is active, states it was signed on 25 September 2026, and gives a £3,000,000 value; corresponding contract records and values for the other two listed award IDs are not supplied.
Published outcomeExisting framework extension / contract modification, not a new procurement award.
Market significanceThe notice signals continued demand for IVAB/OPAT homecare services for East Midlands Pharmacy Collaborative members through November 2028, subject to the published framework extension.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
3 supplier records analysed
B. BRAUN MEDICAL LIMITED
97% confidenceAward 096229-2026-1-1 · Lots 1 · 3000000 GBP · active
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Verified supplier identity supplied for company number 02296559. Award 096229-2026-1-1 names the supplier for lot 1; its linked contract is active and reports £3,000,000.
LLOYDS CLINICAL LIMITED
84% confidenceAward 096230-2026-1-1 · Lots 1 · Unknown Unknown · active
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Verified supplier identity supplied for company number 02764914. The awards dataset lists active award 096230-2026-1-1 for lot 1, but no corresponding detailed contract or value is supplied.
BAXTER HEALTHCARE LIMITED
84% confidenceAward 096232-2026-1-1 · Lots 1 · Unknown Unknown · active
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Verified supplier identity supplied for company number 00461365. The awards dataset lists active award 096232-2026-1-1 for lot 1, but no corresponding detailed contract or value is supplied.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
98% confidenceAward and contract update
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Release history labels all three releases "awardUpdate, contractUpdate".
Published purpose
99% confidenceTransparency notice for exercise of an existing 24-month extension option
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Process and amendment descriptions state the notice fulfils PSR transparency obligations and concerns a pre-published extension option.
New award or provider selection
99% confidenceNo
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The notice explicitly says it does not constitute a new award or provider selection decision.
Modification status
93% confidenceContract record 096229-2026-1-1 is active
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The supplied contract record has status "active".
Contract conclusion evidence
98% confidenceOne supplied contract record states a signature date of 25 September 2026
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Contract 096229-2026-1-1 includes dateSigned "2026-09-25T00:00:00+01:00".
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
98% confidence£3,000,000 GBP
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Detailed contract 096229-2026-1-1 reports value amount 3000000 GBP.
Value coverage
98% confidenceValue is supplied only for contract 096229-2026-1-1; no value is supplied for awards 096230-2026-1-1 or 096232-2026-1-1.
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The awards dataset has null values for all three awards, while only the detailed B. Braun-linked contract contains a value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Original contract notice
93% confidence3 May 2024
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Lot description cites contract notice 2024/S 000-014376, published 3 May 2024.
Contract signature date (supplied contract only)
98% confidence25 September 2026
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Contract 096229-2026-1-1 includes dateSigned.
Extension period
99% confidence1 December 2026 to 30 November 2028
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Lot 1 contractPeriod gives these start and end dates.
Transparency notice releases
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Release history records three releases on 12 October 2026.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
98% confidenceIVAB/OPAT homecare service framework
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Award and contract title: "Framework Agreement for the supply of an IVAB/OPAT Homecare Service".
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices; CPV 85100000 — Health services
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Tender classification and contract item classification state CPV 85100000.
Lot structure
97% confidenceLot 1
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All supplied awards reference lot 1.
Delivery area
94% confidenceEast Midlands / members of the East Midlands Pharmacy Collaborative
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Tender item identifies EMPC members; detailed contract item states East Midlands.
Scope change
98% confidenceNone stated
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The notice says no material change is being made to scope, nature, providers or terms.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Regulatory context
98% confidenceHealth Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023
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Lot description explicitly states the regulations apply.
Modification basis
98% confidenceExercise of a pre-advertised extension option of up to 24 months
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Lot and amendment text say the option and maximum term were disclosed in the original procurement documents and framework agreement.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied in this notice
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No bid count, tender evaluation, scores or selection rationale is provided.
Standstill
99% confidenceNo standstill period applies to this modification
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Tender review details state this explicitly.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Extension duration
99% confidence24 months
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Process, lot and amendment descriptions state a further 24-month extension.
Published period
99% confidence720 days; 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2028
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Detailed contract gives durationInDays 720; lot contractPeriod gives the dates.
Extension mechanism
98% confidenceExisting contractual option
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Amendment rationale says EMPC is exercising the option in the original procurement documents and framework agreement.
Change to providers or terms
98% confidenceNone stated
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The modification text says no material changes are being made to providers or terms.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market signal
98% confidenceThe buyer is retaining the existing framework arrangement under an advertised extension mechanism rather than conducting a new provider selection.
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Notice expressly describes an extension option and says there is no new award or provider selection decision.
Supplier opportunity interpretation
98% confidenceThis notice does not evidence an open immediate competition for replacement providers.
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It is explicitly a modification transparency notice, not a new award or provider selection decision.
Value interpretation
99% confidence£3,000,000 is published for one supplied active contract record and should not be treated as an allocated value for the other listed suppliers or as a total across all three awards.
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Only contract 096229-2026-1-1 contains a value; other award values are null and no allocation methodology is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Record coverage inconsistency
99% confidenceThree active award IDs and suppliers are supplied, but the detailed process JSON contains only one award and one contract record.
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Awards dataset lists 096229, 096230 and 096232; details_json contains only 096229-2026-1-1.
Unpublished values for two awards
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice for awards 096230-2026-1-1 and 096232-2026-1-1.
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Both award entries have null value_amount and no matching detailed contracts are supplied.
Award dates
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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All supplied award_date fields are null.
Supplier verification
99% confidenceAll three supplier identities are verified against supplied company-number matching results.
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supplierVerification status is verified, with three verified suppliers and zero unresolved suppliers.
Lot title
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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Lot 1 title is null; the description provides the extension narrative.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Three awards are listed in the supplied dataset, but only award/contract 096229-2026-1-1 is present in the detailed process data; the relationship of the other two awards to the modification is not fully evidenced.
- No contract values, contract signature dates, contract periods or detailed contract records are supplied for LLOYDS CLINICAL LIMITED or BAXTER HEALTHCARE LIMITED.
- Individual supplier allocations, pricing, call-off volumes and framework spend are not supplied.
- Bid counts, evaluation results, award rationale and original procurement competition information are not supplied.
- The notice gives no further extension option or renewal terms beyond the stated period ending 30 November 2028.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
IVAB OPAT homecareEast Midlands Pharmacy Collaborativeframework extensionB. BRAUN MEDICAL LIMITEDLLOYDS CLINICAL LIMITEDBAXTER HEALTHCARE LIMITEDNHS procurementPSR transparency notice
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Is this a new IVAB/OPAT contract award?
No. The notice says it is the exercise of a pre-advertised extension option and does not constitute a new award or provider selection decision.
Which suppliers are listed?
The supplied awards data lists B. BRAUN MEDICAL LIMITED, LLOYDS CLINICAL LIMITED and BAXTER HEALTHCARE LIMITED, each against lot 1.
What value is published?
£3,000,000 is reported only for the supplied contract record linked to B. BRAUN MEDICAL LIMITED. No values are supplied for the other two listed awards.
When does the published extension end?
The lot period ends on 30 November 2028.
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