AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has awarded orthopaedic outsourcing for NHS patient activity to RAMSAY HEALTH CARE (UK) LIMITED (published source name: Pinehill). The supplied contract record is signed, valued at £145,000, and runs from 19 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Published outcomeA direct award without prior competition is recorded for lot 1. The detailed contract record is active and names RAMSAY HEALTH CARE (UK) LIMITED as supplier after identity verification.
Market significanceThis is a short-term NHS elective-capacity arrangement intended to support waiting-time reduction and elective recovery objectives by March 2027.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
2 supplier records analysed
RAMSAY HEALTH CARE (UK) LIMITED
78% confidenceAward 090378-2026-1 · Lots 1 · Unknown Unknown · active
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Award record 090378-2026-1 is active and linked to lot 1; its supplier entry resolves company number 06043039 to RAMSAY HEALTH CARE (UK) LIMITED.
RAMSAY HEALTH CARE (UK) LIMITED
98% confidenceAward 096980-2026-BHFT_Pinehill-1 · Lots 1 · 145000 GBP · active
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Award 096980-2026-BHFT_Pinehill-1 is active and linked to lot 1. Its linked contract names value £145,000 and is signed.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
95% confidenceAwarded / contract stage
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Process display_status is "awarded" and stage is "contract".
Award status
90% confidenceActive
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Both supplied award records have status "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive; signed 9 October 2026
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Contract 096980-2026-BHFT_Pinehill-1 has status "active" and dateSigned "2026-10-09".
Contract start
98% confidence19 October 2026
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The contract period startDate is 2026-10-19.
Contract end
98% confidence31 March 2027
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The contract period endDate is 2027-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Signed contract value
98% confidence£145,000
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Contract 096980-2026-BHFT_Pinehill-1 value is amount 145000, currency GBP.
Lot-level value
98% confidenceNot separately published
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Lot 1 has no value amount in the supplied data.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Initial award and contract notice
95% confidence24 September 2026
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Release 090378-2026 is dated 2026-09-24 and tagged award, contract.
Contract signed
98% confidence9 October 2026
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The detailed contract dateSigned is 2026-10-09.
Award and contract update published
98% confidence14 October 2026
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Release 096980-2026 is dated 2026-10-14 and tagged awardUpdate, contractUpdate.
Service period
98% confidence19 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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The detailed contract period specifies these start and end dates.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
98% confidenceOrthopaedic services
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Primary CPV 85121283 is described as Orthopaedic services.
Lot 1 scope
98% confidenceOutsourcing of NHS patient activity to an independent sector provider
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Lot 1 description states this scope.
Delivery region
90% confidenceUKI
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Tender item and contract item list delivery region UKI.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
98% confidenceLimited procedure: award without prior publication of a call for competition
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Process procurement_method is limited and procurement_method_details states this wording.
Competition information
98% confidenceNot published in the supplied notice data
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No bidder count, tender submissions, scores or evaluation results are supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
98% confidence19 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract period startDate and endDate specify these dates.
Amendment rationale
94% confidenceAdditional elective capacity was stated as urgently required to support waiting-time reduction and elective recovery by March 2027.
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The contract amendment rationale describes urgent additional capacity, mobilisation needs and waiting-list reduction objectives.
Extension or renewal terms
98% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal option is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Capacity objective
94% confidenceThe stated rationale is additional elective capacity to reduce waiting times and support elective recovery by March 2027.
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The amendment rationale explicitly gives these objectives.
Supplier selection rationale published
90% confidenceThe buyer states that the provider demonstrated clinical governance, quality assurance, patient-safety systems, positive outcomes and rapid mobilisation capability.
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These statements appear in the amendment rationale; they are buyer assertions rather than independently evidenced performance measures.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier-name discrepancy
99% confidenceThe published supplier name is Pinehill, while company-number verification identifies RAMSAY HEALTH CARE (UK) LIMITED.
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Source supplier name/legal name is Pinehill; verified company number 06043039 maps to RAMSAY HEALTH CARE (UK) LIMITED, with nameMismatch true.
Multiple award records
96% confidenceTwo active award IDs are supplied for the same lot and verified supplier, but only the later detailed award is explicitly linked to the £145,000 signed contract.
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Awards 090378-2026-1 and 096980-2026-BHFT_Pinehill-1 both relate to lot 1; the contracts array links only the latter award ID.
Information not supplied in the published notice
98% confidenceNo bid count, evaluation scores, individual lot value, pricing breakdown or renewal option is supplied.
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These fields are absent from the supplied award, lot and contract data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Two active award IDs are present for the same lot and verified supplier. The supplied data does not establish whether these are separate awards or successive records for one arrangement; the £145,000 value is attributed only to the explicitly linked detailed contract.
- The source uses Pinehill as the supplier name, but company-number verification identifies RAMSAY HEALTH CARE (UK) LIMITED. Pinehill is retained only as the published source name.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes award dates, bid counts, tender evaluation, individual lot value, pricing breakdown and extension or renewal terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustRAMSAY HEALTH CARE (UK) LIMITEDPinehillorthopaedic servicesNHS outsourcingelective capacity£145,000 contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the contract?
RAMSAY HEALTH CARE (UK) LIMITED, verified against company number 06043039. The published source name is Pinehill.
What is the contract value and duration?
The detailed signed contract is valued at £145,000 and runs from 19 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Was this competed?
The notice records an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Bid-count and evaluation details were not supplied.
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