AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust awarded a direct, below-threshold contract for maintenance of an MRI injector to BAYER PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY. The contract record states it was signed on 29 March 2026 and runs from 30 March 2026 to 31 March 2031.
Published outcomeOne active award, linked to lot 1, is recorded for BAYER PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY. The contract value is £21,466 excluding VAT (£25,759.20 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a small, single-supplier medical-equipment maintenance procurement conducted without competition under a below-threshold direct procedure.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BAYER PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £21,466 excluding VAT; £25,759.20 including VAT GBP · verified supplier; active award
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Award 1 names source supplier "Bayer plc" and links it to lot 1. Supplier verification maps this party to BAYER PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY (company number 00935048). Contract 1, linked to award 1, gives the total contract value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Process and contract document record describe the publication as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is recorded as "complete".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is "active".
Contract signature date
99% confidence29 March 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-03-29.
Contract period
99% confidence30 March 2026 to 31 March 2031
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Contract 1 period records startDate 2026-03-30 and endDate 2031-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£21,466
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Contract 1 value.amount is 21466 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£25,759.20
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 25759.2 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceContract-level value for award 1; no separate lot-level pricing published
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The contract is linked to award 1, while lot 1 has no published value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence29 March 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-03-29.
Contract start
99% confidence30 March 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-03-30.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2031
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2031-03-31.
Notice published
99% confidence8 October 2026
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-08.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceMaintenance of injector
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Process description states "Maintenance of injector".
Procurement title
99% confidenceMRI injectors
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Process and contract title are "MRI injectors".
Procurement category
98% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
CPV classification
99% confidence50421000 — Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment
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Award item 1 lists this additional CPV classification.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne lot recorded (lot 1)
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Tender and award records identify lot 1 only.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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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 competition or bidder-count information published beyond the stated without-competition procedure
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The published record gives a direct, below-threshold procedure but no bid count or evaluation information.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract term
99% confidence5 years and 2 days
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The stated period is from 30 March 2026 to 31 March 2031.
VAT treatment
99% confidenceBoth net and gross contract values published
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Contract 1 provides amount (£21,466) and amountGross (£25,759.20).
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or option terms are provided in the supplied notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceSingle-supplier maintenance contract for MRI injector equipment
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One active award names one supplier; the requirement is maintenance of an injector.
Route-to-market signal
99% confidenceThe buyer used a below-threshold direct route without competition
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Published procurement method details state "Below threshold - without competition".
Published value scale
99% confidence£21,466 excluding VAT across the stated contract period
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Contract 1 gives a net value of £21,466 and a period from 2026 to 2031.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier-name difference resolved
99% confidenceThe source name "Bayer plc" differs from the verified legal name BAYER PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY; the verified legal identity is used in this analysis.
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supplier_name_mismatch is true; verification completed through a manual company-number match to company number 00935048.
Lot detail limitation
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
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Lot 1 is recorded without title, description or value fields.
Evaluation information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No scores, award rationale, bid count or pricing breakdown are present in the supplied data.
Contract options
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No extension, renewal-option or variation terms are provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source supplier name "Bayer plc" differs from the supplied verified legal identity, BAYER PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY; the latter is used as the supplier name.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
- Information on bids, competing suppliers, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale and price breakdown is not supplied in the published notice.
- No extension, renewal-option, variation or termination terms are supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
BAYER PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANYGloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustMRI injectorsmedical equipment maintenanceMRI injector maintenancedirect awardFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the MRI injectors contract?
BAYER PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY won award 1. The source notice names the supplier as Bayer plc; supplier verification identifies the legal company as BAYER PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY.
What is the contract value?
The contract value is £21,466 excluding VAT and £25,759.20 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The contract was signed on 29 March 2026 and is recorded as running from 30 March 2026 to 31 March 2031.
Was the procurement competed?
The notice records a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition.
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