AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust awarded a glaucoma follow-up insourcing call-off to 18 Week Support Limited. The published contract record is active and explicitly records signature on 7 October 2026. The service is to operate from Trust sites through weekend diagnostic clinics and virtual consultant reviews.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract are recorded for 18 Week Support Limited, covering lot 1.
Market significanceThe requirement is a short-term ophthalmology capacity intervention intended to support glaucoma follow-up pathways, with capacity stated as up to 3,904 patients in the initial four-month period.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
18 Week Support Limited
98% confidenceAward 094999-2026-WPL07181-1 · Lots 1 · £688,314.24 total estimated lifetime value, including optional extension GBP · Active award and contract
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The active award names 18 Week Support Limited and relates to lot 1. The contract linked to that award records £688,314.24; the lot description describes this as total estimated lifetime value including the optional extension.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Award notice published
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Process published_at and release history give 2026-10-08T08:44:26+01:00.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 094999-2026-WPL07181-1 has status active.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive; signed 7 October 2026
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Contract 094999-2026-WPL07181-1 has status active and dateSigned 2026-10-07T00:00:00+01:00.
Lot record status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1 is marked cancelled in the tender lots data, despite the linked award and contract being active.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£688,314.24
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Contract 094999-2026-WPL07181-1 records value.amount 688314.24 GBP.
Value basis
98% confidenceTotal estimated lifetime value including optional extension
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Lot 1 description states that the total estimated lifetime value, including the optional two-month extension, is £688,314.24.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract commencement
96% confidence10 October 2026
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Lot 1 description states: 'The contract commences on 10/10/2026'.
Initial period expiry
96% confidence30 January 2027
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Lot 1 description states that the initial period expires on 30 January 2027.
Latest possible end date
96% confidence31 March 2027
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Lot 1 description states that one optional extension is available and will not extend beyond 31 March 2027.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceFully managed insourced clinical service for glaucoma follow-up patients
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Process and lot descriptions.
Delivery model
99% confidenceWeekend on-site diagnostic clinics and virtual consultant reviews at University Hospital Southampton Trust sites
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Process and lot descriptions.
Published capacity
98% confidenceUp to 3,904 patients over the initial four-month period
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Process and lot descriptions.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 85121281 — Ophthalmologist services
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Tender classification.
Delivery area
95% confidenceUKJ32
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Item 1 delivery address specifies region UKJ32.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited procedure: award without prior publication of a call for competition
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Process procurement_method and procurement_method_details.
Route to market
98% confidenceFramework call-off without further competition
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Lot description states that award was made based on a framework agreement without further competition.
Regulatory regime
99% confidenceProvider Selection Regime (PSR) 2023
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Tender rationale states this is a PSR confirmation of contract award notice under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
Award criterion
88% confidenceCriteria as described in the framework agreement; cost shown as 100
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Lot awardCriteria lists one cost criterion with description '100'.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Extension provision
96% confidenceOne optional extension of up to two months, not beyond 31 March 2027
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Lot 1 description.
Options field
99% confidenceLot data states hasOptions: false
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Lot 1 structured field hasOptions is false, while its narrative describes an optional extension.
Challenge information
97% confidenceNo statutory standstill period or PSR representation process is stated for this call-off; formal challenge is stated to be through the High Court under the Civil Procedure Rules.
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Tender reviewDetails.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Demand context
96% confidenceThe requirement is described as a new service requirement for short-term on-site clinical procedure capacity and wait-time reduction in ophthalmology pathways.
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Lot 1 description.
Commercial structure
97% confidenceThe published value includes the optional extension, so it is not presented as the value of the initial term alone.
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Lot 1 description states the total estimated lifetime value includes the optional two-month extension.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting lot and award lifecycle data
99% confidenceLot 1 is marked cancelled, while its linked award and contract are both active and the contract has an explicit signature date.
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Tender lot status is cancelled; award and contract statuses are active; contract dateSigned is 7 October 2026.
Conflicting options data
99% confidenceThe structured lot field says no options, but the narrative states one optional extension of up to two months.
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false; lot narrative describes one optional extension.
Award date
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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Award record award_date is null.
Competition and evaluation detail
96% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice beyond the framework call-off route and published award-criterion entry.
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No bid count, supplier scores, evaluation narrative or pricing breakdown is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 is marked cancelled, whereas the linked award and contract are marked active; the source does not explain the discrepancy.
- The structured lot options field conflicts with the narrative extension provision.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: award date, bidder count, supplier scoring, detailed evaluation, initial-term-only value, individual pricing, and rationale for supplier selection.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
University Hospital Southampton18 Week Support Limitedglaucoma ophthalmology insourcingophthalmologist servicesProvider Selection RegimeNHS procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the glaucoma ophthalmology insourcing award?
18 Week Support Limited is the named supplier for the active award linked to lot 1.
What is the published value?
The contract record gives £688,314.24, described in the lot narrative as total estimated lifetime value including the optional extension.
When is the service due to start?
The lot narrative states a commencement date of 10 October 2026.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract record explicitly gives a signature date of 7 October 2026.
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