AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee has awarded and signed a contract for an independent review of the Adult Welsh Gender Service. Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGEM CSU) is the named supplier.
Published outcomeA single active award and active contract were published for AGEM CSU under Lot 2 of the NHS SBS Consultancy and Advisory Services for Health Framework (SBS10197).
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, direct framework call-off for consultancy services, with one invited provider and one proposal received.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGEM CSU)
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £48,155.83 net; £57,787 gross GBP · Active award and contract
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Award 1 names AGEM CSU as supplier. Contract 1 linked to Award 1 states £48,155.83 excluding VAT and £57,787 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is recorded with status 'active'.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is recorded with status 'active'.
Contract signed
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract 1 gives dateSigned as 2026-10-13.
Contract start
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-15.
Contract end
99% confidence15 April 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-04-15.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£48,155.83
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Contract 1 value.amount is 48155.83 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£57,787
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 57787 GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceContract-level value linked to Award 1 / Lot 1
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Contract 1 is linked to Award 1, which is linked to Lot 1. No separate lot value is published.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
99% confidence15 September 2026
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Award 1 award_date is 2026-09-15.
Initial award notice publication
99% confidence16 September 2026
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Release history records a Contract award notice released on 2026-09-16.
Contract signed
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-13.
Contract details notice publication
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Contract document 096775-2026 was published on 2026-10-14.
Service period
99% confidence15 October 2026 to 15 April 2027
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Contract 1 period specifies these start and end dates.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceIndependent review of the Adult Welsh Gender Service
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The tender and contract title/description state this requirement.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices: business and management consultancy and related services (CPV 79400000)
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Award item 1 lists CPV 79400000.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKL15, United Kingdom
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Award item 1 specifies delivery in region UKL15.
Lot
90% confidenceLot 1 in the published notice; source description refers to Framework SBS10197 Lot 2
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The award and contract are linked to published Lot 1, while the narrative says the direct award used SBS10197 Lot 2.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
98% confidenceDirect award through NHS SBS Consultancy and Advisory Services for Health Framework (SBS10197)
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Published description states the contract was intended to be awarded via a direct award under this framework.
Published method
99% confidenceDirect; below threshold without competition
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Tender procurementMethod is 'direct' and procurementMethodDetails is 'Below threshold - without competition'.
Supplier invitations and proposals
99% confidenceOne provider invited; one proposal received
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Published description explicitly states one provider was invited and one proposal was received.
Stated rationale for framework route
95% confidenceRapid mobilisation, compliance and pre-established framework pricing arrangements
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Published description gives these reasons; it does not publish comparative scoring or evaluation results.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
98% confidenceApproximately six months
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The published period runs from 15 October 2026 to 15 April 2027.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice or contract data.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market access signal
98% confidenceThe requirement was sourced through an established NHS SBS consultancy framework rather than an open competition.
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The notice describes a direct award under SBS10197 and records a direct, below-threshold method.
Competition signal
99% confidenceThe published process involved one invited provider and one received proposal.
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Published description states one provider was invited and one proposal received.
Commercial scale
98% confidenceThe published net contract value is £48,155.83 for a fixed period ending 15 April 2027.
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Contract 1 provides the net value and period.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Notice and contract evidence
95% confidenceGood
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The supplied data includes an active award, an active contract, a signed date, a defined contract period and net/gross values.
Supplier identity treatment
98% confidencePublished organisational supplier name retained; Companies House-style company verification is not applicable
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Supplier verification status is 'not_applicable'; no verified company name or number is supplied. The source name is not flagged as malformed or address-like.
Lot reference ambiguity
95% confidencePublished notice Lot 1 differs from the framework reference to Lot 2
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Award/contract data link to Lot 1, while the description states SBS10197 Lot 2. These appear to refer to different lot structures and are not treated as interchangeable.
Evaluation information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No award scoring, quality assessment, pricing comparison or detailed evaluation record is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice links the award to its internal Lot 1, while the narrative references Lot 2 of framework SBS10197; the data does not provide a crosswalk between these lot references.
- No lot title, lot description or separately allocated lot value is supplied for published Lot 1.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes detailed deliverables, evaluation scores, pricing breakdown, competing suppliers, extension provisions and renewal options.
- The supplier is an organisational NHS commissioning support unit. Supplier verification is marked not applicable, and no verified company name or company number is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Welsh Gender Services ReviewAGEM CSUNHS Wales Joint Commissioning CommitteeAdult Welsh Gender ServiceSBS10197consultancy contractFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Welsh Gender Services Review contract?
Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGEM CSU) is the named supplier for the active award and contract.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £48,155.83 excluding VAT and £57,787 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is 15 October 2026 to 15 April 2027, and the contract was signed on 13 October 2026.
How was the supplier selected?
The notice records a below-threshold direct award under the NHS SBS Consultancy and Advisory Services for Health Framework (SBS10197), with one invited provider and one proposal received.
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