AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS England has awarded and signed a contract with GATENBYSANDERSON LIMITED for the design, development and delivery of a readiness-assessment process for aspiring NHS chief executives. The contract runs from 19 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award, covering lot 1, is recorded for GATENBYSANDERSON LIMITED. The contract record states a signed date of 16 October 2026 and a gross value of £414,660.
Market significanceThis is a short-term NHS leadership-assessment services engagement awarded through a framework, with delivery for up to 100 participants and stated monthly performance monitoring.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
GATENBYSANDERSON LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £414,660 gross contract value; £345,550 net contract value GBP · Verified legal supplier; active award and contract
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Supplier verification identifies company number 04451141 as GATENBYSANDERSON LIMITED. Award 1 names the supplier and contract 1, linked to award 1, gives the gross and net values.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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The tender status is recorded as "complete"; lot 1 is also marked complete.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status "active".
Contract signed
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-16.
Contract start
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-19.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract gross value
99% confidence£414,660
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 414660 GBP.
Contract net value
99% confidence£345,550
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Contract 1 value.amount is 345550 GBP.
Award value in award extract
99% confidence£346,550
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The supplied award extract records value_amount of 346550 GBP for award 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award announcement date
97% confidence1 October 2026
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The award extract records award_date as 2026-10-01; the first release was published on that date.
Contract signed date
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-16.
Contract start date
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-19.
Contract end date
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-03-31.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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The contract details notice document has datePublished 2026-10-19T11:06:50+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceDesign, development and delivery of a readiness-assessment process for aspiring chief executives.
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The tender description states this requirement.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 and its item are linked to related lot 1.
Service category
99% confidenceHealth services (CPV 85100000)
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The award item carries CPV 85100000, described as Health services.
Assessment volume
99% confidenceFirst-cycle assessment for up to 100 participants.
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The Assessment Delivery metric specifies first-cycle assessment delivery for up to 100 participants.
Quality assurance
99% confidenceModeration and quality assurance are included.
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The Assessment Delivery metric requires moderation and quality assurance to be completed and evidenced.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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The tender procurementMethod is "selective".
Award route
99% confidenceAward under framework
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The tender procurementMethodDetails states "Award under framework".
Framework reference
99% confidenceocds-h6vhtk-05295b, related lot 2
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The relatedProcesses entry identifies the framework OCID and related lot 2.
Competition
95% confidenceCompetitive procurement indicated
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The tender field competitive is true.
Bidder count and evaluation results
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence19 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period records these start and end dates.
Performance metric
98% confidenceAssessment delivery monitored monthly
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The Assessment Delivery metric has an observation frequency of one month.
Performance metric
99% confidence100% of agreed milestones and deliverables to be completed and approved within agreed timescales, monitored monthly
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The Delivery Milestones metric states this target and has a one-month observation frequency.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceYes
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as true.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Engagement structure
98% confidenceA single active award and contract are recorded for lot 1.
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One award and one linked contract are supplied, both with active status; the award relates to lot 1.
Delivery focus
98% confidenceThe stated outputs combine assessment delivery, moderation, quality assurance and milestone completion.
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The two agreed metrics specify these outputs.
Contracting route
98% confidenceThe engagement was called off under a framework rather than advertised as an open procedure in the supplied record.
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The record states "Award under framework" and identifies a related framework process.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Value inconsistency
99% confidenceThe award extract reports £346,550, while the linked contract reports £345,550 net and £414,660 gross.
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Award 1 value_amount is 346550 GBP; contract 1 records amount of 345550 and amountGross of 414660 GBP. The source does not explain the £1,000 difference between the award extract and contract net value.
Supplier-name difference resolved
99% confidenceThe source supplier name is "Gatenby Sanderson", whereas the verified legal name is GATENBYSANDERSON LIMITED.
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Supplier verification matched company number 04451141 and flags nameMismatch as true.
Lot detail unavailable
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
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The supplied lot record has null title, description and value fields.
Unpublished information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, tender dates, evaluation results, pricing breakdown, and extension or renewal terms.
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award extract and contract record contain an unexplained value difference: £346,550 in the award extract versus £345,550 net in the contract record.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or allocated value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bidder count, tender dates, evaluation results, pricing breakdown, and extension or renewal terms.
- The source supplier name differs from the verified legal identity: "Gatenby Sanderson" is verified as GATENBYSANDERSON LIMITED using company number 04451141.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
NHS EnglandGATENBYSANDERSON LIMITEDChief Executive Readiness Assessment ModelNHS leadership assessmentframework awardpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the NHS Chief Executive Readiness Assessment Model contract?
GATENBYSANDERSON LIMITED, verified against company number 04451141, is the supplier named for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The contract record gives a gross value of £414,660 and a net value of £345,550. A separate award extract reports £346,550, so the source data contains an unexplained value difference.
When does the contract run?
The contract record states a start date of 19 October 2026 and an end date of 31 March 2027.
How was the contract awarded?
The published record describes a selective procurement awarded under a framework.
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