AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust awarded a below-threshold direct contract to SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC LIMITED for an urgent upgrade of MR Linac building-management-system outstations to EcoStruxure.
Published outcomeA contract is recorded as active, signed on 30 August 2026, for 31 August to 31 December 2026.
Market significanceThis is a short-term, single-supplier building-controls upgrade valued at £23,476 excluding VAT (£28,171.20 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared contract value: £23,476 excluding VAT; £28,171.20 including VAT GBP · verified; awarded supplier
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Award 1 names SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC LIMITED as supplier. Supplier verification matches Companies House number 01407228. The sole contract linked to award 1 records these values.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published notice document is described as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status 'active'.
Contract signature
99% confidence30 August 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-08-30.
Contract period
99% confidence31 August 2026 to 31 December 2026
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Contract 1 period records startDate 2026-08-31 and endDate 2026-12-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£23,476
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Contract 1 value.amount is 23476 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£28,171.20
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 28171.2 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence30 August 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-08-30.
Contract start
99% confidence31 August 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-08-31.
Contract end
99% confidence31 December 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-12-31.
Notice published
99% confidence8 October 2026
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-08.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
97% confidenceMR Linac BMS outstation upgrade to EcoStruxure
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The notice description states: 'MR Linac BMS Outstations 122,123,124, 125 &127 To EcoStruxure'.
Urgency stated by buyer
99% confidenceUrgent upgrade required
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The published description says 'Urgent Upgrade Required'.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (Lot 1)
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Tender data contains one lot, id 1; award 1 and contract 1 relate to it.
Procurement categories
96% confidenceGoods award with classifications for electrical/mechanical building-installation maintenance and instrumentation/control equipment
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Award 1 main category is goods; its item classifications include CPV 50710000 and 31682210.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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Tender procurementMethod is 'direct'.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states 'Below threshold - without competition'.
Competition information
96% confidenceNo competitive process is indicated by the published procedure detail
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The notice states below threshold procurement without competition; no bid or participant count is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract duration
98% confidenceApproximately four months
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The recorded period runs from 31 August 2026 to 31 December 2026.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal provisions are supplied in the published data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceSingle-award, single-lot direct engagement
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One active award, one supplier and one related lot are recorded; the procedure is direct.
Value context
96% confidenceThe published contract value is below threshold and covers a defined BMS controls upgrade
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Contract value is £23,476 excluding VAT and aboveThreshold is false; scope identifies specified MR Linac outstations and EcoStruxure.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier verification
99% confidenceVerified
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The supplier was matched by Companies House number 01407228; no supplier-name mismatch is flagged.
Award-level value
99% confidenceNot separately published
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Award 1 has no value amount; the value is supplied at contract level.
Lot title and value
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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Lot 1 has no title, description or value in the supplied lot data.
Evaluation detail
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No award criteria, scoring, tenderer count or selection rationale is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: award date, tender submission deadline, bid count, evaluation criteria, scores and award rationale.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: a title, description or individual value for Lot 1.
- No extension, renewal or option terms are published; the renewal timing is only an estimate based on the explicit contract end date.
- The contract value is recorded at contract level rather than as a separate award or lot value.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
MR Linac BMS Outstation UpgradeThe Christie NHS Foundation TrustSCHNEIDER ELECTRIC LIMITEDEcoStruxurebuilding management system upgradeFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won The Christie's MR Linac BMS Outstation Upgrade contract?
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 01407228.
What is the value of the contract?
£23,476 excluding VAT, or £28,171.20 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The recorded period is 31 August 2026 to 31 December 2026.
What procedure was used?
The notice records a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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