AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust announced an award to SYNERTEC LIMITED for hybrid mail services supporting UHB, ROH, BWC and BCHC. The published award value is £1,000,000 excluding VAT (£1,200,000 including VAT).
Published outcomeAward announced under a framework to SYNERTEC LIMITED. The record is marked active, but a future signature date of 9 October 2026 was scheduled at publication; the supplied data does not confirm signature.
Market significanceA £1.0m excl. VAT postal-services award with an initial period to 30 April 2028 and stated potential extensions of two 12-month periods, subject to the published contract terms.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SYNERTEC LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 1000000 GBP · Verified supplier; award active
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Supplier verification identifies company number 03717583 as SYNERTEC LIMITED. Award 1 names Synertec Limited and states a £1,000,000 amount. This is the single-award value, not a separately published lot value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract award notice on Find a Tender
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Process notice_type and award document description.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is "active".
Award decision date
98% confidence8 October 2026
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Award 1 date: 2026-10-08.
Signature status
99% confidenceNot confirmed; future signature was scheduled for 9 October 2026
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Award milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-10-09; no signed-contract field is supplied.
Contract start
96% confidence9 October 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate: 2026-10-09.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£1,000,000
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Award 1 value.amount: 1000000 GBP.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£1,200,000
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Award 1 value.amountGross: 1200000 GBP.
Lot-level value
99% confidenceNot published
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Lot 1 value_amount is null.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award notice published
99% confidence8 October 2026, 14:20 BST
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Award notice document datePublished: 2026-10-08T14:20:02+01:00.
Award decision
98% confidence8 October 2026
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Award 1 date: 2026-10-08.
Planned contract start
96% confidence9 October 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate.
Initial end date
99% confidence30 April 2028
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Award contractPeriod endDate.
Maximum stated end date
99% confidence30 April 2030
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Award contractPeriod maxExtentDate.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceHybrid mail services for UHB, ROH, BWC and BCHC
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Process and tender description.
Main procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory: services.
CPV classification
99% confidence64110000 — Postal services
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Award item additionalClassifications.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (Lot 1); no lot title or description published
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Tender lots and award relatedLots identify Lot 1; supplied lot title and description are null.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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Process and tender procurementMethod: selective.
Method detail
99% confidenceAward under framework
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Process and tender procurementMethodDetails.
Competition flag
98% confidenceNon-competitive in the published record
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Tender competitive: false.
Framework reference
97% confidenceocds-h6vhtk-050972, related framework Lot 4
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relatedProcesses framework entry.
Bidder count and evaluation
99% confidenceNot published
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No bid count, scoring or evaluation information is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence9 October 2026 to 30 April 2028
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Award contractPeriod startDate and endDate.
Extension provision
99% confidenceTwo 12-month extensions stated
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Award hasRenewal: true; renewal description: "2 x 12 month".
Maximum term endpoint
99% confidence30 April 2030
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Award contractPeriod maxExtentDate.
Pricing and service-level terms
99% confidenceNot published
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No pricing schedule or performance terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
97% confidenceFramework-based, non-competitive award for hybrid mail and postal services
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Published method detail is award under framework; tender competitive flag is false; CPV is postal services.
Value interpretation
99% confidenceThe £1.0m excl. VAT figure applies to the published award as a whole; no separate lot allocation is published
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Award-level value is supplied while Lot 1 has no published value.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract conclusion evidence
99% confidenceThe notice is an award notice and the award is active, but signature is not evidenced in the supplied data
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A scheduled futureSignatureDate is supplied; no signed-contract confirmation is supplied.
Unpublished competition information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: tender dates, bidder count, evaluation, scores and award rationale
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Relevant fields are null or absent.
Limited lot detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: Lot 1 title, description and standalone value
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Supplied lot fields are null; award value is at award level.
Date relationship
98% confidenceThe planned start date and scheduled signature date both fall on 9 October 2026; their sequence is not specified
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contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-09 and futureSignatureDate dueDate is 2026-10-09T23:59:59+01:00.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied record does not confirm that a contract was signed; it only shows a scheduled future signature date.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: tender timetable, number of bidders, evaluation results, award rationale, pricing breakdown and performance terms.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value; the award-level value should not be treated as a standalone lot value.
- The source identifies UHB, ROH, BWC and BCHC in the service description but does not expand these abbreviations or specify each organisation's role.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
SYNERTEC LIMITEDBirmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trusthybrid mail servicespostal servicesframework awardFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded the BWC hybrid mail services award?
SYNERTEC LIMITED, company number 03717583, is the verified supplier named for Award 1.
What is the published value of the award?
The award value is £1,000,000 excluding VAT and £1,200,000 including VAT.
Has the contract been signed?
The supplied notice does not confirm signature. It records a future signature date scheduled for 9 October 2026.
How long is the stated contract period?
The initial period is stated as 9 October 2026 to 30 April 2028, with two potential 12-month extensions and a maximum stated end date of 30 April 2030.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.