AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust awarded a direct service and maintenance contract for three mobile breast-screening units—Dolly, Olivia and Kylie—to LYNTON TRAILERS (UK) LIMITED.
Published outcomeThe contract is recorded as active and signed on 12 October 2026, with a stated term to 30 May 2031.
Market significanceThis is a direct award for specialist medical-equipment maintenance, justified by the buyer on technical service capability grounds.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
LYNTON TRAILERS (UK) LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 118167 GBP · active
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Award 1 names supplier identifier GB-COH-03789362; supplier verification matches Companies House number 03789362 to LYNTON TRAILERS (UK) LIMITED. The contract linked to award 1 has a net value of GBP 118,167.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceContract details notice; tender and lot marked complete
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Process display status is awarded; source status is complete; tender and lot 1 status are complete.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is active.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is active.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 12 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-12.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidenceGBP 118,167
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Contract 1 value.amount is 118167 GBP; award 1 value_amount is 118167 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidenceGBP 141,800.40
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 141800.4 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceSingle contract value linked to award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 is linked to awardID 1; award 1 is related to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Transparency and award notice publication
98% confidence28 September 2026
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Release history records transparency notice 091447-2026 and contract award notice 091456-2026 on 2026-09-28.
Award date
98% confidence28 September 2026
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Award 1 award_date is 2026-09-28.
Contract signed
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-12.
Contract start
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-12.
Contract end
99% confidence30 May 2031
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2031-05-30.
Contract details notice publication
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract document 096099-2026 and release history show publication on 2026-10-12.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceService and maintenance for mobile breast-screening units Dolly, Olivia and Kylie
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Tender title and description identify a five-year service and maintenance requirement for the three named units.
Planned servicing activity
92% confidenceOne C service per year per unit and five B services per year per unit
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Tender description states '1 x C Service per year per unit' and '5 x B Services per year per uni'.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 50421000 — Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment
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Award item 1 additional classification is CPV 50421000.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot; no published lot title, description or individual lot value
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Tender contains lot 1 only; supplied lot record has null title, description and value.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect award
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Tender procurementMethod is direct and procurementMethodDetails is Direct award.
Direct-award rationale
98% confidenceThe buyer stated that an alternative supplier could not provide the appropriate level of service compared with the successful supplier.
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Tender procurementMethodRationale contains this statement.
Rationale classification
99% confidenceSingle supplier—technical reasons
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Tender procurementMethodRationaleClassifications includes singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores or pricing comparison is provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence12 October 2026 to 30 May 2031
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Contract 1 period gives these start and end dates.
Duration
98% confidenceApproximately 4 years, 7 months and 18 days
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Calculated from the explicit contract period of 12 October 2026 to 30 May 2031.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceYes
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is true.
Performance metrics
98% confidenceNo agreed metrics required
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Contract 1 noAgreedMetricsRationale is 'Not required'.
Extensions or renewal options
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No extension or renewal terms are included in the supplied contract data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Service model
92% confidenceRecurring preventive maintenance requirement across three specialist mobile screening units
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The description specifies annual C services and five B services per year for each of Dolly, Olivia and Kylie.
Route-to-market signal
99% confidenceThe buyer used a technical-reasons direct award rather than an open competition.
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The procurement method is direct and the published rationale is classified as single supplier technical reasons.
Commercial transparency
98% confidenceA total contract value is published, but no service-level pricing or lot-level breakdown is supplied.
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Contract net and gross values are provided; the supplied lot value and pricing breakdown are absent.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier-name discrepancy resolved
99% confidenceThe source name 'Lynton Trailers' differs from the verified legal name LYNTON TRAILERS (UK) LIMITED; the legal name is used in this analysis.
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supplier_name_mismatch is true and verification matched company number 03789362 to LYNTON TRAILERS (UK) LIMITED.
Published scope wording quality
98% confidenceThe source text ends 'per uni', which appears truncated; this analysis does not infer wording beyond the published description.
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Tender description contains '5 x B Services per year per uni'.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo tender deadline, bid count, evaluation results, lot title, lot description, lot value, pricing breakdown, or extension terms are provided.
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These fields are null or absent in the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid numbers, evaluation methodology and scores, competing suppliers, and pricing comparisons.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: a lot title, detailed lot description, individual lot value, pricing breakdown, and extension or renewal options.
- The source supplier name 'Lynton Trailers' differs from the verified legal name LYNTON TRAILERS (UK) LIMITED; this analysis uses the verified legal identity.
- The published servicing description appears truncated at 'per uni'; no unsupported completion has been added.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
LYNTON TRAILERS (UK) LIMITEDUniversity Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trustmobile breast screening maintenancemedical equipment maintenancedirect awardCPV 50421000
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the mobile breast-screening maintenance contract?
LYNTON TRAILERS (UK) LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 03789362.
What is the contract value?
GBP 118,167 excluding VAT, or GBP 141,800.40 including VAT.
Was the contract competitively tendered?
No. The notice records a direct award on technical-reasons grounds.
When does the contract end?
The published contract end date is 30 May 2031.
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