AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust has awarded World Span a £89,430 excluding VAT contract to provide professional conference organiser services for the PSOGI 2029 Conference.
Published outcomeAward announced to World Span under a below-threshold limited-competition procedure. The award is active; the notice records a future signature date rather than a signed contract.
Market significanceThis is a single-supplier conference-services award with a published gross value of £107,316 (£89,430 excluding VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
World Span
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 89430 excluding VAT; 107316 including VAT GBP · Awarded
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Award 1 names World Span as supplier and records value amount £89,430 and gross amount £107,316.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract award notice published 7 October 2026
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Award notice document 094785-2026 is dated 2026-10-07T14:11:01+01:00.
Award status
96% confidenceActive award
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Award 1 has status "active"; the tender and lot are marked "complete".
Signature status
98% confidenceFuture signature scheduled for 19 October 2026; signing not evidenced
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Award milestone type "futureSignatureDate" is scheduled for 2026-10-19T23:59:59+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£89,430
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Award 1 value.amount is 89430 GBP.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£107,316
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 107316 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-07.
Notice publication
99% confidence7 October 2026
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The award notice was published at 2026-10-07T14:11:01+01:00.
Scheduled signature date
98% confidence19 October 2026
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The futureSignatureDate milestone is due 2026-10-19T23:59:59+01:00.
Contract period
99% confidence19 October 2026 to 31 March 2030
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Award 1 contractPeriod records startDate 2026-10-19 and endDate 2030-03-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceProfessional conference organiser (PCO) services for the PSOGI 2029 Conference
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Process and award title/description state "PCO for PSOGI 2029 Conference".
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
CPV classification
99% confidence55120000 — Hotel meeting and conference services
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Award item 1 carries CPV 55120000.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (Lot 1)
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Tender contains Lot 1; award 1 is related to Lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is "limited".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - limited competition".
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Award 1 aboveThreshold is false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence19 October 2026 to 31 March 2030
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Award 1 contractPeriod records these dates.
Contract signature
98% confidenceNot evidenced; signature is scheduled for 19 October 2026
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The only signature-related record is a scheduled futureSignatureDate milestone.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
98% confidenceSingle-supplier award for the sole published lot
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One award names one supplier and relates to Lot 1; only Lot 1 is published.
Value presentation
99% confidenceThe notice publishes both net and gross values
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Award 1 records £89,430 amount and £107,316 amountGross.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot title and description are not supplied in the published notice.
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Lot 1 has no title or description in the supplied lot record.
Competition detail
99% confidenceNumber of bidders, bidder identities and evaluation information are not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid-count, tenderer or evaluation fields are present in the supplied data.
Commercial detail
99% confidencePricing breakdown, payment terms, extension options and renewal terms are not supplied in the published notice.
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No such terms appear in the supplied award or tender data.
Contract status
98% confidenceThe source does not evidence that a contract has been signed.
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A future signature date is scheduled, rather than a completed signature record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not provide a lot title or lot description.
- The published notice does not provide bidder numbers, evaluation results or award rationale.
- The published notice does not provide pricing breakdowns, payment terms, extension options or renewal terms.
- The published notice records a future signature date but does not confirm signature.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
World SpanThe Christie NHS Foundation TrustPSOGI 2029 Conferenceprofessional conference organiserconference servicesFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded the PSOGI Conference contract?
World Span was named as the supplier for award 1.
What is the published contract value?
The published value is £89,430 excluding VAT and £107,316 including VAT.
Has the contract been signed?
The supplied notice does not evidence signature; it records a signature date scheduled for 19 October 2026.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.