AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has published an active award to SYNERTEC LIMITED for hybrid mail services supporting UHB, ROH, BWC and BCHC. The award is valued at £550,000 excluding VAT (£666,000 including VAT) and is recorded as starting on 8 October 2026, with an initial end date of 30 April 2028.
Published outcomeOne active award, covering lot 1, is recorded for verified supplier SYNERTEC LIMITED under a framework award.
Market significanceThis is an above-threshold postal-services award with a stated maximum possible term to 30 April 2030 if two 12-month extensions are used.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SYNERTEC LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 550000 GBP · active
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Verified company identity: GB-COH number 03717583 matched by company number. Award 1 names Synertec Limited as supplier and records £550,000 excluding VAT for the single award.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract award notice on Find a Tender
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Document 095229-2026 is described as a Contract award notice on Find a Tender.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is recorded with status 'active'.
Award date
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-08.
Contract start recorded
98% confidence8 October 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod.startDate is 2026-10-08.
Signature status
96% confidenceNot confirmed
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The award includes a futureSignatureDate milestone scheduled for 8 October 2026; no explicit signed-contract confirmation is supplied.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£550,000
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Award 1 value.amount is 550000 GBP.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£666,000
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 666000 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceAward-level value for the single recorded supplier and lot
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Award 1 has one supplier, SYNERTEC LIMITED, and related lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-08.
Recorded start date
98% confidence8 October 2026
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contractPeriod.startDate is 2026-10-08.
Initial end date
99% confidence30 April 2028
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contractPeriod.endDate is 2028-04-30.
Maximum possible end date
99% confidence30 April 2030
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contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2030-04-30 and renewal description states '2 x 12 month extension'.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceHybrid mail services
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The title and description state that hybrid mail services are provided for UHB, ROH, BWC and BCHC.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is 'services'.
CPV classification
99% confidence64110000 — Postal services
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Award item 1 lists CPV 64110000, Postal services.
Lot coverage
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 relatedLots lists lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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Tender procurementMethod is 'selective'.
Method detail
99% confidenceAward under framework
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is 'Award under framework'.
Competition flag
95% confidenceCompetitive
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Tender competitive is recorded as true.
Framework reference
98% confidenceocds-h6vhtk-050972, framework lot 4
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Related process identifies framework OCID ocds-h6vhtk-050972 and related lot 4.
Bidder numbers and evaluation results
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence8 October 2026 to 30 April 2028
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Award 1 contractPeriod gives these start and end dates.
Extension option
99% confidenceTwo extensions of 12 months each
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Award 1 renewal.description states '2 x 12 month extension'.
Maximum term
99% confidenceUp to 30 April 2030
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Award 1 maxExtentDate is 2030-04-30.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
98% confidenceFramework call-off or award under framework
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The procurement method detail is 'Award under framework' and a related framework process is supplied.
Commercial scale
99% confidence£550,000 excluding VAT across the recorded award
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Award 1 records £550,000 excluding VAT; it covers the single recorded supplier and lot.
Pricing detail
99% confidenceNot published
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract conclusion evidence
96% confidenceThe data records an active award and a contract-period start date, but does not explicitly confirm signature.
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Award status is active and startDate is 2026-10-08; a futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled and no signed status is provided.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no supplied title, description or separate value.
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The supplied lot record for lot 1 contains null title, description and value fields.
Published information gaps
99% confidenceBid count, tender dates, evaluation results, pricing breakdown and detailed service specification are not supplied.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source does not explicitly confirm that a contract has been signed; the analysis therefore reports an active award and recorded start date, not a signed contract.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual lot value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bidder numbers, evaluation outcomes, tender timetable, pricing detail and detailed service requirements.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
BCHC Hybrid MailSYNERTEC LIMITEDBirmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trusthybrid mail servicespostal servicesframework award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the BCHC Hybrid Mail award?
SYNERTEC LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 03717583.
What is the award value?
£550,000 excluding VAT, with a gross value of £666,000 including VAT.
When does the recorded term end?
The initial end date is 30 April 2028. Two 12-month extension options could take the maximum term to 30 April 2030.
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