AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS England awarded the Cerebral Palsy Integrated Database requirement to the University of Dundee through a below-threshold direct procurement without competition. The published contract record states it was signed on 14 October 2026 and is active from 14 October 2026 to 31 March 2027, with an optional extension.
Published outcomeUniversity of Dundee is the sole named supplier for award and contract 2, covering lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a small, single-supplier data-processing services contract with a published net value of £59,474 and a maximum possible term to 31 March 2028.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
University of Dundee
98% confidenceAward 2 · Lots 1 · 59474 GBP · active
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Award 2 names University of Dundee as supplier and relates to lot 1. The £59,474 value is published at contract level for contract 2, which is linked to award 2.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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Tender lot 1 is marked "complete" in the published record.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 2 is marked "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 2 is marked "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 14 October 2026
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Contract 2 provides dateSigned: 2026-10-14.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value, excluding VAT
99% confidence£59,474
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Contract 2 value.amount is 59474 GBP; its gross amount is separately stated as 71368.8 GBP.
Published contract value, including VAT
99% confidence£71,368.80
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Contract 2 value.amountGross is 71368.8 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceContract-level value linked to the sole award and supplier
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Contract 2 is linked to award 2, which names one supplier and covers lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Transparency notice published
98% confidence23 June 2026
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Release history lists release 058747-2026, published 2026-06-23.
Contract award notice published
98% confidence23 June 2026
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Release history lists release 058950-2026, published 2026-06-23.
Award date
99% confidence22 June 2026
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Award 2 has award_date: 2026-06-22.
Contract signed
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Contract 2 dateSigned is 2026-10-14.
Contract start
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Contract 2 period.startDate is 2026-10-14.
Initial contract end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Contract 2 period.endDate is 2027-03-31.
Latest possible end date
99% confidence31 March 2028
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Contract 2 period.maxExtentDate is 2028-03-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceCerebral Palsy Integrated Database 2026–2028
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The tender title and description identify the requirement as "Cerebral Palsy Integrated Database" and "Cerebral Palsy Integrated Database 2026 -2028".
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 2 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
Service classification
99% confidenceData-processing services (CPV 72310000)
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The award item lists CPV 72310000, described as Data-processing services.
Lot coverage
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 2 and contract 2 are linked to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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The tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Competition approach
99% confidenceBelow threshold – without competition
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The tender procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - without competition".
Legal basis
99% confidenceProcurement Act 2023 (UKPGA 2023/54)
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The tender legalBasis identifies UKPGA 2023/54.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence14 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract 2 period.startDate is 2026-10-14 and endDate is 2027-03-31.
Extension provision
99% confidenceOne extension of 12 months
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Contract 2 hasRenewal is true and renewal.description states "1 x 12 months".
Maximum stated term
99% confidenceUp to 31 March 2028
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Contract 2 period.maxExtentDate is 2028-03-31.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceSingle-supplier, single-lot direct award
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One supplier is named for award 2, which covers lot 1; the procurement is recorded as direct and without competition.
Published pricing basis
99% confidenceA net and gross contract value are published
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The contract provides £59,474 amount and £71,368.80 amountGross, both in GBP.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity treatment
99% confidenceUniversity of Dundee is used as published; Companies House matching is not applicable
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Supplier verification status is "not_applicable" and no name mismatch or address-like source name is flagged.
Lot detail limitation
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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The lot record contains no title, description or value amount.
Evaluation information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, evaluation scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown is present in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation method or scores, award rationale, detailed deliverables, pricing breakdown and performance measures.
- The extension is an option stated in the contract record; no decision to exercise it is published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
NHS EnglandUniversity of DundeeCerebral Palsy Integrated Databasedata-processing servicesdirect awardpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Cerebral Palsy Integrated Database contract?
University of Dundee is the sole named supplier for award and contract 2.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £59,474 excluding VAT and £71,368.80 including VAT.
When does the contract end?
The initial term ends on 31 March 2027. One 12-month extension is published, with a maximum stated end date of 31 March 2028.
Was the contract competitively tendered?
The notice records a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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