AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board published a notice naming Macc Care (SHS) Limited for care home placements. The source contains an active award and an active contract record with a stated signing date, but the associated lot is marked cancelled, creating an unresolved status conflict.
Published outcomeMacc Care (SHS) Limited is the named supplier for award 095023-2026-BSOL_Macc Care (SHS) Limited_2026-27_IFPCHC-1, linked to lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a health-care placement arrangement under the Provider Selection Regime, stated to have no guaranteed activity and activity-dependent value.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Macc Care (SHS) Limited
93% confidenceAward 095023-2026-BSOL_Macc Care (SHS) Limited_2026-27_IFPCHC-1 · Lots 1 · Not individually stated GBP · Named supplier on active award; linked lot is cancelled
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The award names Macc Care (SHS) Limited and relates to lot 1. The contract value is recorded separately as GBP 1, while the lot states that value varies with delivered activity and has no guarantee of activity.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Process published_at and release history both state 2026-10-08T09:40:05+01:00.
Award record status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 095023-2026-BSOL_Macc Care (SHS) Limited_2026-27_IFPCHC-1 has status 'active'.
Contract record status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 095023-2026-BSOL_Macc Care (SHS) Limited_2026-27_IFPCHC-1 has status 'active'.
Contract signing date
98% confidence30 September 2026
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The contract record states dateSigned: 2026-09-30T00:00:00+01:00.
Lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1 is marked 'cancelled' in the tender and lot data, despite being linked to the active award and contract records.
VALUES
Published values explained
Recorded contract value
99% confidenceGBP 1
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The active contract record contains value.amount: 1 and currency: GBP.
Commercial value basis
99% confidenceVariable activity-dependent value; no activity guarantee
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Lot 1 states: 'The contract is awarded with no guarantee of activity. The value will vary dependent on the activity delivered.'
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Stated service period
97% confidence21 July 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Lot 1 description states that the contract will run from 21st July 2026 to 31st March 2027.
Estimated end-date outlook
90% confidence31 March 2027
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Estimate based solely on the stated end date in the lot description; this is not a renewal forecast.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceCare home placements
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Process description is 'Care home placements'.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 85144100 — Residential nursing care services
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Tender classification and classifications data identify CPV 85144100.
Delivery region
96% confidenceUKG32
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The item delivery address specifies region UKG32.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect Award Process B under the Provider Selection Regime
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Lot description states that the award followed Direct Award Process B under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
Competition publication
99% confidenceAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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Process procurement_method_details states this wording.
Evaluation criterion stated
94% confidencePatient choice: quality 100; cost 0
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Lot 1 award criteria list Patient choice as quality with description 100 and None as cost with description 0.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Activity commitment
99% confidenceNo guaranteed activity
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Lot 1 description explicitly says the contract is awarded with no guarantee of activity.
Options
98% confidenceNo options stated
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Demand exposure
98% confidenceSupplier revenue is not assured because activity is not guaranteed and value depends on delivered activity.
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Lot 1 states both no guarantee of activity and activity-dependent value.
Recorded nominal value
96% confidenceThe GBP 1 contract value should not be read as the expected spend value.
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The contract record reports GBP 1, whereas the lot description says value will vary by activity delivered.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Material status conflict
99% confidenceThe active award and contract records are linked to lot 1, but lot 1 is marked cancelled.
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Award and contract status are active; tender lot and supplied lot data state cancelled.
Term-date inconsistency
98% confidenceThe stated service start date precedes the recorded contract signing date.
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Lot description gives 21 July 2026 as the start, while the contract record gives 30 September 2026 as dateSigned.
Value interpretation limitation
99% confidenceGBP 1 is the recorded contract value, but the notice states variable, activity-dependent value with no activity guarantee; expected expenditure is not supplied.
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Contract value is GBP 1; lot description states no guarantee of activity and variable value.
Information not supplied in the published notice
98% confidenceNo bid count, bidder list, award date, pricing breakdown, individual lot value, or detailed evaluation outcome is provided.
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source has an unresolved lifecycle conflict: the linked lot is cancelled while the award and contract records are active.
- The stated 21 July 2026 service start predates the recorded 30 September 2026 signing date; the source does not explain this sequence.
- The GBP 1 contract value is not accompanied by an expected spend value, pricing detail or activity volume.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, unsuccessful suppliers, award date, detailed scoring, individual lot value, extension terms and renewal terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Macc Care (SHS) LimitedNHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Boardcare home placementsProvider Selection Regimeresidential nursing care services
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is the named supplier?
Macc Care (SHS) Limited is named on the active award record.
What services are covered?
The notice describes care home placements and classifies the requirement as residential nursing care services.
Is spend guaranteed?
No. The notice states there is no guarantee of activity and value varies with delivered activity.
What is the status of the procurement?
The award and contract records are active, but the associated lot is marked cancelled in the source data.
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