AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board awarded the Community-Based Stoma Care Service to FITTLEWORTH MEDICAL LIMITED. The source contract record is active and records a signature date of 9 October 2026, but the linked lot is marked cancelled, creating a material status contradiction.
Published outcomeOne award covers lot 1. The published contract value is £1,169,625 including the stated 2+1-year arrangement.
Market significanceThis is a new community-based stoma care service for Barnsley and Sheffield, covering clinical support and stoma appliance prescription-related activity.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
FITTLEWORTH MEDICAL LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 097590-2026-1 · Lots 1 · £1,169,625 GBP · Awarded; source contract record active
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Verified supplier record identifies FITTLEWORTH MEDICAL LIMITED (company number 01836221). Award 097590-2026-1 names the supplier for lot 1; associated contract value is £1,169,625.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence31 July 2026
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Release history records tender release 072743-2026 on 2026-07-31.
Tender deadline
99% confidence4 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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Process field submission_deadline is 2026-09-04T12:00:00+01:00.
Contract signature recorded
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract 097590-2026-1 has dateSigned 2026-10-09T00:00:00+01:00.
Award and contract notice publication
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Release history records award and contract release 097590-2026 on 2026-10-15.
Status contradiction
99% confidenceAward and contract are active; linked lot 1 is cancelled
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Award 097590-2026-1 and contract 097590-2026-1 are status active, while tender lot 1 is status cancelled.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£1,169,625
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Contract 097590-2026-1 value.amount is 1169625 GBP.
Stated annual value
90% confidence£389,875
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Lot description states an annual value of £389,875.
Value interpretation
95% confidencePublished as the approximate value for the stated 2+1-year arrangement
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Lot description states an approximate £1,169,625 value for a 2 plus 1 year contract; contract record reports the same amount.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Stated initial term
90% confidence1 November 2026 to 31 October 2028
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Lot description states the contract will run from 01/11/2026 to 31/10/2028.
Extension option
90% confidenceUp to 1 further year
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Lot description states an option to extend for a further 1 year.
Estimated latest end date if extended
82% confidence31 October 2029
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Calculated from the stated initial end date of 31 October 2028 plus one year; this is an estimate, not a procurement forecast.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceCommunity-Based Stoma Care Service
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Process title and lot description.
Core activities
99% confidenceClinical assessment and review; ongoing stoma-condition management; repeat prescription ordering, review and, where appropriate, prescribing of stoma appliances
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Lot description.
Delivery area
95% confidenceBarnsley and Sheffield
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Tender item deliveryLocation states Barnsley & Sheffield.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 85141200 — Services provided by nurses
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Tender classification.
Service context
90% confidenceNew service with a new provider
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Lot description explicitly states this is a new service with a new provider.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Process procurement_method is open and procurement_method_details is Open procedure.
Award criteria
95% confidenceQuality criteria total 100%; cost criterion is listed as 0%
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Lot awardCriteria lists eight quality criteria with percentages totalling 100 and Cost described as 0.
Published bidder count
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Published evaluation scores
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract record
99% confidenceActive contract record with signature date recorded
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Contract 097590-2026-1 has status active and dateSigned 9 October 2026.
Extension structure
90% confidenceInitial two-year period with an option for one additional year
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Lot description states 2 plus 1 year contract and gives initial dates through 31 October 2028.
Contract start
90% confidence1 November 2026 stated in lot description
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Lot description says the contract will run from 01/11/2026; process-level contract_start_at is not populated.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
95% confidenceSingle published contract value spans the awarded lot and stated 2+1-year arrangement
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One award relates to lot 1, and the associated contract reports £1,169,625.
Evaluation emphasis
95% confidenceThe published criteria place all stated weighting on quality rather than cost
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Quality weights total 100%; Cost is listed as 0.
Care pathway focus
99% confidenceThe scope combines specialist clinical stoma support with prescription-related appliance management
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Lot description lists clinical care, condition management and repeat prescription activities.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Material status inconsistency
99% confidenceThe source marks lot 1 cancelled while the associated award and contract are active.
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Tender lot 1 status is cancelled; award and contract 097590-2026-1 status are active.
Term and option inconsistency
95% confidenceThe lot states a 2+1-year arrangement and dates of 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2028 plus a one-year option; these fields are presented as source statements.
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Lot description contains both the stated arrangement and dates.
Missing process-level dates
99% confidenceProcess-level contract start and end date fields are not populated.
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contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null.
Unpublished competition detail
99% confidenceBidder count, evaluation scores, pricing breakdown and award rationale were not supplied in the published notice data.
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Information not supplied in the provided fields.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The linked lot is marked cancelled while the award and contract records are active; the source does not explain this contradiction.
- The process-level contract start and end fields are blank, despite dates stated in the lot description.
- The published notice data does not provide bidder numbers, evaluation scores, pricing detail, award rationale or individual criterion outcomes.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care BoardFITTLEWORTH MEDICAL LIMITEDFittleworth Medicalcommunity-based stoma careBarnsleySheffieldstoma appliancesNHS contract award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded the NHS South Yorkshire community-based stoma care contract?
FITTLEWORTH MEDICAL LIMITED, verified under company number 01836221, is named as the supplier for award 097590-2026-1.
What is the published value of the stoma care contract?
The associated contract record reports £1,169,625.
When is the service stated to start?
The lot description states 1 November 2026, although the process-level contract start field is not populated.
Is the contract status clear?
Not fully. The award and contract records are active, but the linked lot is marked cancelled in the source data.
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