AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
This notice concerns a Low Vision Service for NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, naming SH Reily LTD. However, the published record contains conflicting lifecycle information: it describes an intention to award subject to standstill, while also recording an active contract with a signed date; the associated lot is marked cancelled.
Published outcomeSupplier attribution to SH Reily LTD is published, but the final award and contract status cannot be stated reliably because of contradictory source fields.
Market significanceHealth-service provision in the North East of England, using the Provider Selection Regime Direct Award C route.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SH Reily LTD
70% confidenceAward 094822-2026-QHM-2025-3761-1 · Lots 1 · Unknown individual award value GBP · Supplier named on an active award record; final outcome requires verification
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Award 094822-2026-QHM-2025-3761-1 names SH Reily LTD and relates to lot 1. The lot is cancelled and the narrative says no formal award had yet occurred.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice status
90% confidenceAward, contract; complete
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Process display status is "awarded", source status is "complete", and release tags are award and contract.
Narrative status
98% confidenceIntention to award, subject to standstill
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The procurement rationale states that the notice marks the start of standstill and that "This contract has not yet formally been awarded".
Lot status
98% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1 status is recorded as "cancelled".
Award and contract record status
98% confidenceActive
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The published award and contract records are both marked "active".
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract record value
95% confidence£0.01
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The contract object records value amount 0.01 GBP.
Lot narrative value
98% confidence£0.00; cannot be confirmed
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Lot 1 states "The contract value is £0.00" and says the value cannot be confirmed because services are ad hoc.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Published notice date
98% confidence7 October 2026
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Published at 2026-10-07T14:41:35+01:00.
Recorded contract signed date
95% confidence1 July 2026
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The contract object contains dateSigned 2026-07-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated service start date
90% confidence1 April 2026
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Lot 1 narrative states "Contract Start Date: 01/04/2026".
Stated service end date
90% confidence31 March 2027
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Lot 1 narrative states "Contract End Date: 31/03/2027".
Standstill representation deadline
98% confidence20 October 2026, midnight
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The procurement rationale states that representations must be made by midnight on 20/10/2026.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceLow Vision Service
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Process and lot description identify the requirement as "Low Vision Service".
Primary classification
98% confidenceCPV 85100000 — Health services
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Tender classification.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKC
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The item delivery address is recorded as region UKC.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited procedure: award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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Published procurement method and method details.
Regime and route
98% confidenceProvider Selection Regime (PSR), Direct Award C
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Lot narrative identifies an intended award to an existing provider under Direct Award C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
Competition information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count or competing supplier information is published.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Options
98% confidenceNo options
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.
Service basis
90% confidenceAd hoc services
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Lot narrative says the services carried out within the contract are ad hoc.
Prior delivery context
90% confidenceServices stated to have been delivered on an implied contract
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Lot narrative states that services have been delivered on an implied contract.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Published rationale for selecting existing provider
90% confidenceThe notice states that the existing provider is satisfying the original contract and is likely to satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.
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Lot award criteria contain this statement for both quality and cost entries.
Value transparency
98% confidenceCommercial value is not reliably established
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The lot narrative reports £0.00 and says value cannot be confirmed, whereas the contract record reports £0.01.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Lifecycle inconsistency
99% confidencePublished fields conflict on whether an award/contract has been concluded.
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Narrative says no formal award until after standstill; award and contract records are active; lot is cancelled.
Value inconsistency
99% confidencePublished lot and contract values differ.
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Lot narrative states £0.00 while contract object states £0.01.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo award decision date, bid count, pricing breakdown, individual lot value, or extension terms are published.
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award decision date is published.
- No bid count or competition detail is published.
- No confirmed pricing breakdown or reliable contract value is published.
- No extension or renewal terms are published.
- The lot has no separately published title.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
SH Reily LTDLow Vision ServiceNHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care BoardProvider Selection RegimeDirect Award Chealth services
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named in the notice?
SH Reily LTD is named as supplier on the published award record.
Is the contract status confirmed?
No. The notice narrative says the contract had not formally been awarded, while other fields show active award and contract records and a cancelled lot.
What is the published value?
The lot narrative says £0.00 and that value cannot be confirmed; the contract record shows £0.01.
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