AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS Lanarkshire awarded Wandsworth Group Ltd a contract for planned and preventative maintenance (PPM) of existing Wandsworth nurse call systems at three hospitals. The published contract record gives a value of GBP 102,956 and a signature date of 2 October 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award, covering lot 1, is attributed to Wandsworth Group Ltd.
Market significanceThis is a specialist, single-supplier maintenance requirement for patient-critical nurse call equipment. The buyer cited proprietary closed-protocol software and the manufacturer's ability to provide the full PPM service as the technical basis for using a procedure without prior competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Wandsworth Group Ltd
99% confidenceAward 094945-2026-1 · Lots 1 · 102,956 GBP · Active award and active contract
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Award 094945-2026-1 names Wandsworth Group Ltd as supplier and relates to lot 1. The associated contract records GBP 102,956.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice status
98% confidenceAward and contract notice; complete
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Process display status is 'awarded', source status is 'complete', and release tags are award and contract.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 094945-2026-1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 094945-2026-1 has status 'active'.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 2 October 2026
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Contract 094945-2026-1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-02.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidenceGBP 102,956
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Contract 094945-2026-1 value is GBP 102,956.
Published aggregate estimate
96% confidenceGBP 102,956 for all three sites over a 5-year term
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Lot 1 description states that the aggregate contract value is estimated at GBP 102,956 for all three sites over a 5-year term.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence2 October 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-10-02.
Notice published
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Process published_at and release date are 2026-10-07T17:03:46+01:00.
Stated standstill arrangement
94% confidence10-day standstill from VEAT publication, during which the Board stated it would not enter a contractual arrangement
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Lot 1 description states this arrangement.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidencePlanned and preventative maintenance of existing Wandsworth nurse call systems
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Process description and lot 1 description.
Sites
99% confidenceUniversity Hospital Monklands (Airdrie); Ladyhome Hospital (Lanark); Kello Hospital (Biggar)
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Process description and delivery-location description.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 50400000 — Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment
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Tender classification.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot
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Tender contains lot 1 only; the award relates to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited procedure: award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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Tender procurementMethod is 'limited' and procurementMethodDetails states the procedure.
Published rationale
98% confidenceTechnical reasons: the buyer states that full maintenance can only be supplied by the manufacturer because the platform uses proprietary closed-protocol software.
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Tender procurementMethodRationale.
Competitive participation
99% confidenceNo bid count or competing suppliers published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published term
94% confidence5 years
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Lot 1 description states the aggregate estimated value is for a 5-year term.
Options
99% confidenceNo options
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.
Start and end dates
99% confidenceNot published
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Process contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null; no dates are stated in the contract record beyond dateSigned.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Supplier attribution
99% confidenceThe single active award is attributed to Wandsworth Group Ltd.
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Award 094945-2026-1 names one supplier, Wandsworth Group Ltd.
Value allocation
98% confidenceGBP 102,956 is the contract-level value for the sole published award and is not broken down by hospital or service component.
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The contract records one value; the lot description describes an aggregate value across all three sites.
Market access implication
94% confidenceThe published rationale indicates the requirement was treated as technically supplier-specific for full PPM coverage; it does not establish that other firms could not provide any reactive maintenance.
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The rationale says other suppliers could provide reactive services in some circumstances, while only Wandsworth could provide the full PPM service according to the buyer.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Notice timing
99% confidenceThe published signature date precedes the notice publication date and the notice text describes a 10-day VEAT standstill from publication.
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Contract dateSigned is 2 October 2026; notice publication is 7 October 2026; lot text states a 10-day standstill from VEAT publication.
Award date
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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Award record award_date is null.
Contract commencement and end
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No contract start or end date is populated.
Lot title and value breakdown
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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Lot 1 has no title or individual value; only an aggregate three-site estimate is stated.
Pricing detail and evaluation information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No pricing breakdown, award criteria, bidder count or evaluation results are provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award decision date is published.
- No bid count, tenderer list, evaluation criteria, scores or pricing breakdown is published.
- No contract start date or end date is published.
- No extension or renewal terms are published.
- No individual site-level or service-component value allocation is published.
- The lot has no published title.
- The recorded contract signature date of 2 October 2026 is before the 7 October 2026 notice publication date, while the notice text states that the Board would observe a 10-day standstill from VEAT publication before entering a contractual arrangement. Administrator review is required to resolve this material lifecycle-date inconsistency.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
NHS LanarkshireWandsworth Group Ltdnurse call systemsplanned preventative maintenancePPMmedical equipment maintenancepublic contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the NHS Lanarkshire nurse call systems PPM contract?
Wandsworth Group Ltd is named as the supplier for the single active award.
What is the published contract value?
The associated contract record states GBP 102,956.
What does the contract cover?
Planned and preventative maintenance of existing Wandsworth nurse call systems at University Hospital Monklands, Ladyhome Hospital and Kello Hospital.
When was the contract signed?
The contract record gives a signature date of 2 October 2026.
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