AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board published a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention-to-award notice for Initial Health Assessments for looked-after children in Doncaster. The named intended provider is The Lakeside Practice (C86016).
Published outcomeThe source explicitly says the contract had not yet formally been awarded at publication and invited representations until 19 October 2026. Although the embedded contract record contains a 1 October 2026 signed date and active status, this conflicts with the notice narrative and requires review.
Market significanceThe stated approximate lifetime value is £330,000 for an existing Doncaster service moving to a new provider, with a potential maximum five-year term if both one-year extensions are used.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
The Lakeside Practice (C86016)
88% confidenceAward 094884-2026-1 · Lots 1 · Unknown individual allocation; £330,000 is recorded at contract level for the single named award GBP · Named intended provider; formal award status requires review
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Award 094884-2026-1 names The Lakeside Practice for lot 1. The notice narrative says the contract had not yet formally been awarded.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Process published_at and release history record 2026-10-07T15:42:38+01:00.
Notice type
99% confidencePSR intention to award
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Procurement rationale states: "This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice."
Formal award status at publication
99% confidenceNot yet formally awarded, according to notice narrative
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Procurement rationale states: "This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR."
Representations deadline
98% confidence19 October 2026
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Procurement rationale says representations must be made to decision makers by 19th October 2026.
VALUES
Published values explained
Approximate lifetime value
95% confidence£330,000
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Lot description states: "The approximate lifetime value of the service is £330,000". The embedded contract record also gives GBP 330,000.
Indicative annual value
96% confidence£66,000 per annum
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Lot description states "£66,000 per annum".
Value basis
94% confidenceApproximate lifetime value for a 3 + 2 year structure
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Lot description describes a "3 + 2 year contract" and a £330,000 approximate lifetime value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Stated initial term
98% confidence15 December 2026 to 14 December 2029
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Lot description states these contract dates.
Extension options
94% confidenceUp to two further one-year extensions
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Lot description says there is an option to extend for a further "1 +1 years".
Maximum potential end date
82% confidence14 December 2031, if both stated one-year extensions are exercised
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Calculated from the stated initial end date and two one-year extension options; this is not a confirmed end date.
Recorded signed date
82% confidence1 October 2026
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Embedded contract record has dateSigned 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceInitial Health Assessments for looked-after children
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Process title and description identify Initial Health Assessments for Looked After Children.
Delivery area
98% confidenceDoncaster, South Yorkshire
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Process description says Doncaster region; item delivery location is Doncaster and region UKE3.
Service objective
95% confidenceTimely, high-quality assessments aligned with statutory and national guidance, focused on children and young people's best interests
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Lot description states these aims.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 85120000 — Medical practice and related services
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Tender classification and supplied classifications list CPV 85120000.
Incumbency
95% confidenceExisting service with a new provider
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Lot description explicitly states: "This is an existing service with a new provider."
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Regime
99% confidenceHealth Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023
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Procurement rationale explicitly identifies the PSR Regulations 2023.
Process
98% confidenceMost suitable provider process
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Lot description says the notice is an intention to award under the most suitable provider process.
Publication/competition method
98% confidenceLimited procedure; award without prior publication of a call for competition
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Process fields state procurement method limited and this method detail.
Award criteria
93% confidenceMost suitable provider process key criteria: quality 100; cost 0
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Lot awardCriteria lists quality description 100 and cost description 0.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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No bidder count, competing providers, evaluation narrative, or scores are supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract record status
82% confidenceActive
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Embedded contract record 094884-2026-1 has status active.
Contract signature evidence
92% confidenceA signed date of 1 October 2026 is recorded, but it conflicts with the notice statement that the contract was not yet formally awarded
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-10-01; procurement rationale says the contract had not yet formally been awarded at notice publication on 7 October 2026.
Options
82% confidenceTwo potential one-year extensions
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Lot narrative says "option to extend for a further 1 +1 years". Structured hasOptions is false, creating a data conflict.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
91% confidenceA single-provider, single-lot intended award for an existing local service transitioning to a new provider
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One award links one supplier to lot 1; lot description says the service is existing with a new provider.
Evaluation emphasis
93% confidenceThe stated criteria allocate 100 to quality and 0 to cost
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Lot award criteria list quality 100 and cost 0.
Award rationale
98% confidenceUnknown beyond use of the most suitable provider process
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No comparative assessment, provider-selection rationale, or scoring explanation is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Status conflict
99% confidenceThe process display status is awarded and contract record is active, but the published notice expressly says the contract had not yet formally been awarded.
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Process status fields versus procurement rationale.
Date conflict
99% confidenceThe recorded signed date of 1 October 2026 precedes the 7 October 2026 intention-to-award notice, whose narrative says no formal award had yet occurred.
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Embedded contract dateSigned and published_at versus procurement rationale.
Lot status conflict
98% confidenceLot 1 is structured as cancelled while its associated award is active and the narrative describes an intention to award.
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Lot status is cancelled; award and contract statuses are active.
Options conflict
98% confidenceStructured field hasOptions is false, while the lot narrative explicitly provides two one-year extension options.
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Lot hasOptions field and lot description.
Typographical issue
90% confidenceThe source says "doe the 3 + 2 year contract"; interpreted as referring to the stated 3 + 2 year structure.
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Lot description text.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Confirm extension terms because the narrative states two one-year options while hasOptions is false.
- Confirm whether lot 1 is actually cancelled, as its cancelled structured status conflicts with the active associated award and contract.
- Confirm whether the £330,000 figure is a final contractual amount or only the stated approximate lifetime value.
- Resolve the contradiction between the intention-to-award narrative and the active award/contract records, including the recorded 1 October 2026 signed date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care BoardThe Lakeside PracticeDoncasterlooked-after childrenInitial Health AssessmentsProvider Selection RegimePSRmedical practice services
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named in the notice?
The Lakeside Practice (C86016) is named for lot 1.
Was the contract formally awarded when the notice was published?
No. The notice says it was an intention to award and that the contract had not yet formally been awarded.
What is the stated value?
The lot description gives an approximate lifetime value of £330,000.
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