AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Dumfries and Galloway Health Board awarded and recorded a signed contract for statutory inspection services covering pressure systems and lifting equipment across Dumfries & Galloway. The named supplier is BRITISH ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED.
Published outcomeOne active award is linked to lot 1 and to a contract recorded as active, signed on 13 October 2026, with a contract value of £70,038.03.
Market significanceThis is a specialist public-sector engineering inspection requirement for NHS estate assets, including pressure systems, lifting equipment and out-of-hours work.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BRITISH ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 097267-2026-NHSDG0062026-1 · Lots 1 · 70038.03 GBP · Verified supplier; linked to active award and active signed contract
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The award names British Engineering Services Ltd. Supplier verification provides verified legal name BRITISH ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED (company number 09299724), matched by exact name. The linked contract value is £70,038.03.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Tender notice published
99% confidence26 May 2026
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Release history records tender release 048380-2026 on 2026-05-26.
Award and contract notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Release history records award/contract release 097267-2026 on 2026-10-15.
Award status
96% confidenceActive
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Award 097267-2026-NHSDG0062026-1 is marked active.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive; signed 13 October 2026
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Contract 097267-2026-NHSDG0062026-1 is marked active and has dateSigned 2026-10-13.
Lot record status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Tender lot 1 is marked cancelled, despite the active award and active signed contract linked to that lot.
VALUES
Published values explained
Recorded contract value
99% confidence£70,038.03 GBP
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Active contract 097267-2026-NHSDG0062026-1 records value amount 70038.03 GBP.
Published opportunity maximum value
90% confidence£90,000 GBP
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Process-level value_max is 90000 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender publication
99% confidence26 May 2026
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Tender release dated 2026-05-26.
Submission deadline
99% confidence2 July 2026, 12:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-07-02T12:00:00+01:00.
Contract signature date
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-10-13.
Award and contract notice publication
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Award/contract release dated 2026-10-15.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service category
99% confidenceEngineering insurance services (CPV 66519200)
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Primary classification is CPV 66519200, Engineering insurance services.
Pressure-system inspections
99% confidenceInspection of steam and hot-water boilers, autoclaves, medical-gas systems and compressed-air systems
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Tender and lot descriptions list these systems.
PUWER-related inspections
98% confidenceInspection of pressure systems not meeting PSSR requirements for PUWER purposes
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Tender and lot descriptions state this requirement.
Lifting-equipment inspections
99% confidencePatient hoists, passenger and goods lifts, other lifting equipment and slings
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Tender and lot descriptions list this equipment.
Service area
99% confidenceNHSDG properties throughout Dumfries & Galloway (UKM92)
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Description states properties throughout Dumfries & Galloway; delivery region is UKM92.
Out-of-hours definition
99% confidenceBefore 07:00 or after 17:00 Monday to Friday, plus weekends and designated NHS Scotland public holidays
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Tender description defines out-of-hours work or calls.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective procurement; restricted procedure
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Process procurement_method is selective and procurement_method_details is Restricted procedure.
Award criteria
98% confidenceQuality 40%; price 60%
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Lot 1 award criteria list Quality 40 and price 60.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of tenders and bidder identities not supplied in the published data.
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No tender count or unsuccessful supplier information is provided.
International coverage
95% confidenceCovered by the GPA
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Tender coveredBy includes GPA.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract record
99% confidenceActive contract linked to award 097267-2026-NHSDG0062026-1
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The contract references awardID 097267-2026-NHSDG0062026-1 and is marked active.
Signature
99% confidenceSigned on 13 October 2026
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Contract dateSigned is explicitly supplied as 2026-10-13.
Start and end dates
99% confidenceNot supplied
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Process contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null; no contract period is provided in contract data.
Options
98% confidenceNo options recorded for lot 1
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Evaluation emphasis
98% confidencePrice carried a 60% weighting and quality 40%.
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Lot 1 award criteria record price 60 and quality 40.
Service delivery consideration
98% confidenceSuppliers needed to support inspections across a healthcare estate, including defined out-of-hours work or calls.
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Scope describes NHSDG-wide assets and specifies the out-of-hours definition.
Value interpretation
97% confidenceThe £70,038.03 figure is the recorded contract value; it is below the published £90,000 opportunity maximum.
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Contract value is £70,038.03 and process value_max is £90,000.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Material status contradiction
99% confidenceLot 1 is marked cancelled while its linked award and signed contract are both marked active.
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Lot 1 status is cancelled; award and contract 097267-2026-NHSDG0062026-1 are active; contract is dated signed 13 October 2026.
Award date
99% confidenceNot supplied
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The award record has no award_date.
Contract period
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No contract start date, end date or duration is present.
Lot title and value
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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Lot 1 has no title or value amount.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified legal supplier identity available.
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Exact-name verification identifies BRITISH ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED, company number 09299724.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains an unresolved lifecycle inconsistency: lot 1 is marked cancelled, but the linked award and contract are marked active and the contract has an explicit signature date.
- No award date is supplied.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: contract start date, end date, duration, extension terms and renewal terms.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: tender count, unsuccessful bidders, scores and detailed evaluation rationale.
- Lot 1 has no published title, individual value or value basis.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Dumfries and Galloway Health BoardBRITISH ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITEDpressure systems inspectionLOLER inspectionPUWER inspectionengineering insurance servicesNHS estates procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the NHSDG pressure systems and LOLER inspection contract?
BRITISH ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED, verified under company number 09299724, is named on the active award.
What is the recorded contract value?
The active contract record gives a value of £70,038.03 GBP.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract data explicitly records a signature date of 13 October 2026.
What services are covered?
The requirement covers inspection of pressure systems and lifting equipment, including boilers, autoclaves, medical-gas and compressed-air systems, hoists, lifts and slings.
What is unclear in the notice?
The linked lot is marked cancelled while the award and signed contract are active. Contract start and end dates are not supplied.
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.