AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Public Health Wales NHS Trust has published a pending award to Nelson+ B.V for a managed Participant Administration System supporting the planned Wales lung cancer screening programme. The award is not evidence of a signed or active contract: signature was scheduled for 22 October 2026 after a standstill period ending 21 October 2026.
Published outcomeOne pending award, covering lot 1, names Nelson+ B.V. The published net award value is £697,500; the notice also states a gross amount of £837,000.
Market significanceThis is a health-technology services procurement for patient administration, medical information systems and medical software supporting a national Welsh screening rollout scheduled for April 2028.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Nelson+ B.V
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 697500 GBP · Pending award
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Award 1 names Nelson+ B.V as supplier, relates to lot 1, has pending status, and states an amount of GBP 697,500. This is the value of the single published award, not confirmation of a signed contract.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published procurement stage
98% confidenceContract award notice; record status complete
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The source identifies a “Contract award notice on Find a Tender”; process status is complete.
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 has status “pending”.
Award decision date
98% confidence12 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-12.
Standstill end
98% confidence21 October 2026, 23:59:59 BST
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Award 1 standstillPeriod endDate is 2026-10-21T23:59:59+01:00.
Scheduled signature date
97% confidence22 October 2026
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A futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled for 2026-10-22T23:59:59+01:00.
Contract conclusion/activation
99% confidenceUnknown; no signed contract or contract-start confirmation is supplied
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The award remains pending and the supplied data provides a scheduled future signature milestone rather than a concluded-contract record.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value (net amount)
99% confidence£697,500 GBP
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Award 1 value.amount is 697500 GBP.
Published award value (gross amount)
99% confidence£837,000 GBP
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 837000 GBP.
Process-level maximum value
86% confidence£1,772,259 GBP
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The process record gives value_max as 1772259 GBP; no basis is supplied for comparison with the award amounts.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
98% confidence29 May 2026
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Release history records Tender notice on Find a Tender published at 2026-05-29T18:24:33+01:00.
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence24 June 2026, 12:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-06-24T12:00:00+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award notice document 096152-2026 was published at 2026-10-12T14:52:57+01:00.
Planned initial term
96% confidence22 October 2026 to 21 October 2031
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Award 1 contractPeriod gives startDate 2026-10-22 and endDate 2031-10-21.
Maximum potential end date
97% confidence21 October 2034
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Award 1 contractPeriod maxExtentDate is 2034-10-21.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceManaged Participant Administration System for Lung Cancer Screening Wales
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The procurement title and description state that Public Health Wales seeks a managed PAS to coordinate the end-to-end patient journey.
Operational scope
96% confidenceScreening-pathway administration, risk-model use through telephone appointments and mobile CT units, handovers to treatment and smoking-cessation services, records and audit support
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These functions are set out in the published procurement description.
Interoperability requirement
97% confidenceIntegration with existing NHS Wales tools, databases and data-sharing networks
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The description specifies robust interoperability with these NHS Wales systems and networks.
Service classification
98% confidenceIT services, patient-administration systems, medical information systems and medical software
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Award item 1 lists CPV 72000000, 48814200, 48814000 and 48180000.
Delivery geography
94% confidenceWales (UKL region)
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Award item 1 specifies a delivery address in region UKL, United Kingdom.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1); no lot title or description supplied
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Tender lots and the award both reference lot 1, while the lot record has no title or description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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The tender record states procurementMethod “open”.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceCompetitive flexible procedure
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The tender record states procurementMethodDetails “Competitive flexible procedure”.
Regulatory basis
96% confidenceProcurement Act 2023 (UKPGA 2023/54); Welsh devolved regulations apply
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The tender legal basis is 2023/54, and buyer details state Welsh devolved regulations apply.
Competition and evaluation results
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on bid count, other bidders, scores and evaluation rationale is not supplied in the published data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial stated term
96% confidence5 years, from 22 October 2026 to 21 October 2031
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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate and endDate specify these dates. They are planned dates because the award remains pending.
Extension options
98% confidenceTwo optional extensions: 22 October 2031–21 October 2033 and 22 October 2033–21 October 2034
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The award renewal description specifies both option periods.
Maximum stated duration
97% confidenceUp to 8 years, ending 21 October 2034 if both options are used
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The initial end date is 21 October 2031, the listed options run through 21 October 2034, and maxExtentDate is 2034-10-21.
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No pricing schedule, payment terms, indexation or value allocation is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market opportunity profile
94% confidenceA managed clinical-administration platform requirement combining pathway coordination, NHS interoperability and medical-information-system functionality
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The procurement description and listed CPV codes describe these requirements.
Award maturity
98% confidencePost-award but pre-signature based on supplied evidence
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The award is pending, standstill ends on 21 October 2026, and a future signature is scheduled for 22 October 2026.
Published commercial ceiling versus award amount
92% confidenceThe process maximum (£1,772,259) exceeds the published net award amount (£697,500), but the data does not explain the differing bases
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Process value_max is 1772259 GBP and award value.amount is 697500 GBP; value basis is not supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award status requires careful interpretation
99% confidenceThe notice is an award announcement with a pending award, not evidence that the contract has been signed or started.
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Award status is pending and signature is a scheduled future milestone.
Supplier identity coverage
98% confidenceThe supplier is identified by a GB-PPON identifier. Supplier verification is marked not applicable, so no Companies House legal-name verification was performed or implied.
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Supplier identity status and supplierVerification status are both not_applicable; the supplier is Netherlands-based.
Published values have different stated fields
97% confidenceNet award amount, gross award amount and process-level maximum are all published, but the source does not state a common value basis or explain their relationship.
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Award gives amount 697500 and amountGross 837000; process gives value_max 1772259 and value_basis is null.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceLot title and description, bidder numbers, unsuccessful suppliers, evaluation scoring, award rationale, pricing breakdown and payment terms are not supplied.
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These fields are absent from the supplied award, lot and tender data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published award is pending; the supplied data does not confirm contract signature, conclusion or service commencement.
- Supplier verification is not applicable and no Companies House legal-name verification was supplied for Nelson+ B.V.
- The relationship between the £697,500 net award amount, £837,000 gross amount and £1,772,259 process-level maximum is not explained by a published value basis.
- Information on bid volumes, competitors, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing, payment terms and individual service components is not supplied.
- Lot 1 has no published title or description in the supplied data.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Public Health WalesLung Cancer Screening WalesParticipant Administration SystemNelson+ B.VNHS Walespatient administration systemmedical software procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the Lung Cancer Screening Wales PAS award?
The pending award names Nelson+ B.V for lot 1.
What is the published award value?
The notice states a net amount of £697,500 and a gross amount of £837,000.
Has the contract been signed?
The supplied data does not confirm signature. The award is pending and shows a future signature date scheduled for 22 October 2026.
How long could the service run?
The planned initial term runs to 21 October 2031, with optional extensions that could take the maximum stated end date to 21 October 2034.
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