AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Cambridgeshire County Council published a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award Process B notice for existing coronial medical-specialist service providers. Eight individual contracts are reported as signed between 23 September and 7 October 2026, with stated values totalling £33,499.
Published outcomeEight active awards and eight active contracts are recorded, one per listed provider. The notice explicitly says each provider has an individual contract.
Market significanceThis is a small-value, multi-provider continuation arrangement for existing providers, awarded without a prior call for competition under PSR Direct Award Process B.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
8 supplier records analysed
Adsum Medico-legal Ltd
94% confidenceAward 095264-2026-1 · Lots 1 · 5000 GBP · active
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Active contract 095264-2026-1 is linked to award 095264-2026-1 and records £5,000, signed 23 September 2026. Supplier name is unverified after a completed Companies House matching workflow.
SULIS IMAGING LTD
99% confidenceAward 095264-2026-2 · Lots 1 · 5000 GBP · active
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Active contract 095264-2026-2 is linked to award 095264-2026-2 and records £5,000, signed 24 September 2026. Verified Companies House name and number: SULIS IMAGING LTD, 07726127.
Dr Thais Minett
94% confidenceAward 095264-2026-3 · Lots 1 · 5000 GBP · active
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Active contract 095264-2026-3 is linked to award 095264-2026-3 and records £5,000, signed 28 September 2026. Supplier name is unverified after a completed Companies House matching workflow.
Prof Pat Price Ltd
94% confidenceAward 095264-2026-4 · Lots 1 · 4999 GBP · active
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Active contract 095264-2026-4 is linked to award 095264-2026-4 and records £4,999, signed 30 September 2026. Supplier name is unverified after a completed Companies House matching workflow.
OAK TREE MANOR LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 095264-2026-5 · Lots 1 · 4000 GBP · active
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Active contract 095264-2026-5 is linked to award 095264-2026-5 and records £4,000, signed 30 September 2026. Verified Companies House name and number: OAK TREE MANOR LIMITED, 14966771.
QANUN MEDICAL LTD
99% confidenceAward 095264-2026-6 · Lots 1 · 4500 GBP · active
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Active contract 095264-2026-6 is linked to award 095264-2026-6 and records £4,500, signed 30 September 2026. Verified Companies House name and number: QANUN MEDICAL LTD, 05549292.
DR JORDAN BURGESS LTD
99% confidenceAward 095264-2026-7 · Lots 1 · 2000 GBP · active
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Active contract 095264-2026-7 is linked to award 095264-2026-7 and records £2,000, signed 7 October 2026. Verified Companies House name and number: DR JORDAN BURGESS LTD, SC899106.
Prof B Kumar
94% confidenceAward 095264-2026-8 · Lots 1 · 3000 GBP · active
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Active contract 095264-2026-8 is linked to award 095264-2026-8 and records £3,000, signed 7 October 2026. Supplier name is unverified after a completed Companies House matching workflow.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Published_at: 2026-10-08T14:28:22+01:00.
Award and contract record status
98% confidenceEight awards and eight contracts are recorded as active.
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All eight awards have status active; all eight contracts have status active.
Contract execution
99% confidenceContracts are explicitly recorded as signed from 23 September to 7 October 2026.
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Each contract includes a dateSigned field, ranging from 2026-09-23 to 2026-10-07.
Lot status conflict
99% confidenceLot 1 is recorded as cancelled despite the active awards and contracts.
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Tender lot 1 status is cancelled, while all related awards and contracts are active.
VALUES
Published values explained
Aggregate reported contract value
99% confidence£33,499
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Sum of the eight individually recorded contract values: £5,000, £5,000, £5,000, £4,999, £4,000, £4,500, £2,000 and £3,000.
Individual contract values
99% confidence£2,000 to £5,000
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Eight active contract value fields are supplied in GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Earliest signed contract
99% confidence23 September 2026
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Contract 095264-2026-1 dateSigned.
Latest signed contracts
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Contracts 095264-2026-7 and 095264-2026-8 dateSigned.
Stated initial contract award period
90% confidence23 September 2026 to 7 October 2026
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Notice description labels this as the 'Initial contract award period'.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service category
99% confidenceMedical specialist services
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Primary CPV 85121200: Medical specialist services.
Service context
93% confidenceServices provided to the Coroner
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Notice description states each provider has an individual contract for the service provided to the Coroner.
Delivery regions
98% confidenceUKH11 and UKH12
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Item 1 deliveryAddresses list UKH11 and UKH12.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceProvider Selection Regime Direct Award Process B
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Tender rationale describes a PSR direct award process B notice confirming the decision to award contracts.
Competition approach
99% confidenceAward without prior publication of a call for competition
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Procurement method details state 'Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition'.
Existing-provider context
94% confidenceThe notice states the awarded services and providers are existing.
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Notice description.
Evaluation criteria
95% confidencePatient Choice: quality 100; price 0
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Lot 1 award criteria list Patient Choice as quality 100 and price 0.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract structure
99% confidenceIndividual contracts for each provider
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Notice description states each provider has an individual contract; eight separate contracts are recorded.
Options
98% confidenceNo options recorded
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.
Contract end date
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract end date is supplied in the process or contract records.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award pattern
96% confidenceEight low-value individual contracts were reported for existing providers.
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Notice description confirms existing providers and individual contracts; reported values range from £2,000 to £5,000.
Price weighting
95% confidencePrice was recorded with a weighting of 0 for the listed lot.
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Lot 1 award criteria list price 0 and Patient Choice quality 100.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting lifecycle data
99% confidenceThe sole lot is marked cancelled, while all associated awards and contracts are marked active.
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Lot 1 status cancelled; eight awards and eight contracts status active.
Supplier identity coverage
99% confidenceFour suppliers are Companies House verified; four source names remain unverified.
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Supplier verification reports verifiedCount 4 and checkedUnmatchedCount 4.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo contract start or end dates, award decision dates, tender deadline, bid counts, pricing breakdowns, lot title, extension terms, or renewal terms are provided.
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Relevant process, award, lot and contract fields are absent or null.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The lot is marked cancelled while the related awards and contracts are active; the source does not resolve this contradiction.
- Adsum Medico-legal Ltd, Dr Thais Minett, Prof Pat Price Ltd and Prof B Kumar are unverified source names: the Companies House matching workflow completed without finding a safe match.
- No contract start or end dates, extension terms, renewal terms, award decision dates, bid counts, or pricing breakdowns are supplied.
- The notice does not provide a lot title, and all awards are linked to the same cancelled lot record.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Cambridgeshire County CouncilCambridgeshire CoronersPSR Direct Award Process Bmedical specialist servicescoronial servicespublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
How many contracts were reported?
Eight active awards and eight active contracts are recorded.
What is the reported total value?
The eight individual contract values total £33,499.
Was the procurement competed?
The notice describes a PSR Direct Award Process B undertaken without prior publication of a call for competition.
Are all supplier identities verified?
Four supplier entities have exact-name Companies House matches; four source supplier names remain unverified.
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