AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board published a Provider Selection Regime notice concerning an Eye Care Liaison Officer Service in Gloucestershire. The notice text describes an intention to award to Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), subject to a standstill period, while structured contract data records an active contract with a signed date.
Published outcomeRNIB is the named supplier for lot 1. The published narrative says the contract had not yet formally been awarded at publication; the structured record conflicts with this by showing an active contract and a dateSigned field.
Market significanceThis is a proposed three-year health-service arrangement valued at approximately £311,202, with a stated option for a further two years.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)
90% confidenceAward 094838-2026-1 · Lots 1 · Not individually allocated in the published record GBP · Named supplier in the award record; final award status is materially inconsistent across the source
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Award 094838-2026-1 names RNIB as supplier for lot 1; the notice narrative says the contract was not yet formally awarded.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice status
90% confidenceAwarded / complete in the process metadata
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Process fields show display_status 'awarded' and source_status 'complete'.
Narrative lifecycle position
98% confidenceIntention to award; standstill period stated
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Lot description states that the notice marks the start of standstill and that the contract 'has not yet formally been awarded'.
Structured contract record
95% confidenceActive contract record with dateSigned of 6 October 2026
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Contract 094838-2026-1 has status 'active' and dateSigned '2026-10-06T00:00:00+01:00'.
Lot status
95% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1 status is recorded as 'cancelled'.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract record value
95% confidence311202
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Contract 094838-2026-1 records value.amount 311202 and currency GBP.
Narrative value basis
95% confidenceApproximately £311,202 for the initial three-year period
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Lot description states 'Approximate contract value: £311,202 (for the initial 3-year contract period)'.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Notice publication
98% confidence7 October 2026
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Process published_at is 2026-10-07T14:56:54+01:00.
Standstill representations deadline
95% confidence19 October 2026
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Lot description states representations must be made by Monday 19 October 2026.
Recorded signature date
95% confidence6 October 2026
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Structured contract dateSigned is 2026-10-06T00:00:00+01:00.
Proposed service start
90% confidence1 April 2027
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Lot description states the proposed contract is from 1 April 2027.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceEye Care Liaison Officer Service (ECLO)
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Process title and description identify the service as Eye Care Liaison Officer Service (ECLO).
Category
99% confidenceHealth services (CPV 85100000)
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Tender classification is CPV 85100000, 'Health services'.
Delivery area
95% confidenceGloucestershire (UKK13)
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Item delivery location is Gloucestershire and delivery address region is UKK13.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Regime and route
97% confidenceProvider Selection Regime Direct Award C
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Lot description identifies 'NHS Provider Selection Regime Direct Award C'.
Procurement method
95% 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 award without prior publication.
Competition information
98% confidenceNo bid count or competitive evaluation results published
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The supplied record contains no bidder count, tender submissions or evaluation scores.
Assessment statement
90% confidenceThe notice states RNIB was considered against five equally important key criteria
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Lot description says RNIB was considered against five key criteria which were not weighted differently.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
92% confidenceProposed three years
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Lot description states 'Proposed contract length 3-years'.
Extension option
97% confidenceOption to extend for a further two years
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Tender options description states an option to extend for a further two-year period.
Contract execution
98% confidenceCannot be determined reliably from the supplied source
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The structured contract record has a dateSigned field, but the published notice narrative says the contract had not yet formally been awarded and was entering standstill.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Direct-award context
93% confidenceThe notice frames the arrangement as a PSR Direct Award C involving the existing provider.
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Lot description identifies PSR Direct Award C and describes RNIB as the current incumbent.
Value interpretation
95% confidenceThe £311,202 figure is stated for the initial three-year period, not for the potential extension period.
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Lot description explicitly limits the approximate value to the initial three-year contract period.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Material lifecycle inconsistency
99% confidenceThe lot is marked cancelled and the narrative says no formal award had occurred, but the process is marked awarded/complete and the structured contract is active with a dateSigned field.
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Lot status is 'cancelled'; narrative states 'has not yet formally been awarded'; process is awarded/complete; contract is active and dated 6 October 2026.
Missing award decision date
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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Award record award_date is null.
Missing detailed evaluation evidence
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No criterion-level evidence, scoring, bid count or pricing breakdown is included.
Lot title
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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Lot 1 title is null.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award decision date is published.
- No bid count, tenderer list, scores or detailed evaluation evidence is published.
- No individual lot value allocation or pricing breakdown is published.
- No explicit confirmed contract start or end date is published.
- No lot title is published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Eye Care Liaison Officer ServiceECLONHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care BoardRNIBProvider Selection RegimeGloucestershire health services
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named as the supplier?
Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) is named for lot 1.
What is the reported contract value?
The notice states an approximate £311,202 for the initial three-year period.
Was the contract formally awarded?
The source is inconsistent: the narrative says it was an intention to award entering standstill, while structured data records an active contract and signature date.
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.