AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust has announced a pending award to SANO PHYSIOTHERAPY LTD for physiotherapy services for its staff. The award remains subject to the stated standstill period and a future signature milestone; the supplied data does not evidence a signed or active contract.
Published outcomePending award to SANO PHYSIOTHERAPY LTD for lot 1.
Market significanceThe published award value is £500,000 excluding VAT (£600,000 including VAT), with an initial two-year term and potential extensions that could take the maximum end date to March 2032.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SANO PHYSIOTHERAPY LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £500,000 excluding VAT; £600,000 including VAT GBP · Pending award
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Verified supplier identity: SANO PHYSIOTHERAPY LTD (company number 07418646). Award 1 names the supplier and reports amount £500,000 and amountGross £600,000. As this is a single-supplier, single-lot award, the award-level value is reported in context of that award.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Process procurement_method_details: Open procedure.
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 status is 'pending'; process display status is 'awarded'.
Standstill period
98% confidenceEnds 22 October 2026 at 23:59:59 +01:00
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Award 1 standstillPeriod.endDate.
Future signature milestone
98% confidenceScheduled for 30 November 2026
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Award 1 milestone type futureSignatureDate, dueDate 2026-11-30T23:59:59Z, status scheduled.
Contract execution / commencement
99% confidenceNot evidenced
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The award is pending and the supplied record contains a future signature milestone; no signed-contract field is supplied.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£500,000
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Award 1 value.amount is 500000 GBP.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£600,000
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 600000 GBP.
Published maximum process value
95% confidence£500,000
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Process value_max is 500000 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice first published
98% confidence10 July 2026
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Release history: 064985-2026, Tender notice on Find a Tender, release date 2026-07-10.
Tender notice update
98% confidence22 July 2026
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Release history: 068937-2026, tender update, release date 2026-07-22.
Original submission deadline
96% confidence14 August 2026 at 12:00 +01:00
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Process submission_deadline.
Award decision date
98% confidence13 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-13.
Award notice published
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award notice document 096582-2026 datePublished/published_at.
Initial contract period
99% confidence1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029
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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate and endDate.
Maximum stated end date
99% confidence31 March 2032
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Award 1 contractPeriod.maxExtentDate.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidencePhysiotherapy services for Yorkshire Ambulance Service staff
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Process description states provision of physio services for Yorkshire Ambulance Service staff; award item CPV 85142100 is Physiotherapy services.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1)
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Tender data lists lot 1; award 1 relates to lot 1.
Lot title and detailed specification
99% confidenceNot supplied
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Lot 1 title and description are null in the supplied data.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen
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Process and tender data specify an open procedure.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceYes
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Award 1 aboveThreshold is true.
Bidder count and evaluation results
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published data
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No bid counts, scores, ranking, evaluation narrative or unsuccessful supplier information is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence2 years
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Contract period runs from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029.
Extensions / renewals
98% confidenceUp to 3 x 12-month periods stated
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Award 1 hasRenewal is true and renewal description is '3 x 12 months'; options description is also '3 x 12 months'.
Maximum potential duration
97% confidenceUp to 5 years, based on the stated maximum end date
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Initial period is 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029 and maxExtentDate is 31 March 2032.
Contract status
99% confidenceNot confirmed as signed or active
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Award status is pending, standstill ends 22 October 2026, and signature is shown only as a scheduled future milestone.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
VAT treatment
99% confidenceThe notice distinguishes £500,000 excluding VAT from £600,000 including VAT.
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Award value includes amount 500000 and amountGross 600000 GBP.
Commercial scope of award
97% confidenceThe £500,000 award-level value covers the single published award and lot; no pricing schedule or annual value is supplied.
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One award relates to lot 1, while no pricing breakdown or lot-specific value field is supplied.
Award rationale
99% confidenceNot supplied
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No award rationale, scoring, quality/price split, or comparative supplier information is included.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Pending award, not executed contract
99% confidenceThe record is safely interpreted as a pending award announcement rather than a signed or active contract.
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Award status is pending; standstill and future signature dates are explicitly supplied.
Title inconsistency
99% confidenceThe process title references YAS 17 2026_27, while award 1 references YAS 17 2025_26.
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Process title and tender id differ from award title. No basis is supplied to resolve the discrepancy.
Scope detail limitation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: lot title, detailed specification and pricing breakdown.
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Lot title/description are null and no pricing schedule is provided.
Competition and evaluation limitation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bid count, bidder list beyond the named awardee, scores and award rationale.
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No such fields are present in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award is pending; the supplied data does not establish signature, contract execution or service commencement.
- The process/tender title uses YAS 17 2026_27, while the award title uses YAS 17 2025_26; the supplied evidence does not resolve this inconsistency.
- No lot title, detailed service specification, pricing structure, annual spend profile or individual pricing data is supplied.
- No bid count, evaluation scoring, award rationale, unsuccessful tenderer details or savings information is supplied.
- The notice states both renewals and options as 3 x 12 months; the supplied data does not explain whether these are distinct rights or duplicate descriptions.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS TrustSANO PHYSIOTHERAPY LTDphysiotherapy servicesFind a Tenderpending contract awardYAS 17 2026_27
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is the named supplier?
The pending award names SANO PHYSIOTHERAPY LTD, verified as company number 07418646.
Has the contract been signed?
No signed contract is evidenced. The award is pending, with standstill ending on 22 October 2026 and a signature milestone scheduled for 30 November 2026.
What is the published award value?
£500,000 excluding VAT and £600,000 including VAT.
What services are covered?
Physiotherapy services for Yorkshire Ambulance Service staff.
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.