AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust published a Provider Selection Regime confirmation of contract award for stoma care nursing services. The published contract record names SALTS HEALTHCARE LIMITED and gives a contract signature date of 5 October 2026. However, the only lot is marked cancelled while the award and contract records are active, so the operational scope and allocation should be treated cautiously.
Published outcomeAward and contract records identify SALTS HEALTHCARE LIMITED for lot 1; the contract record is active and records a signature date of 5 October 2026.
Market significanceThis is a direct award under Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process C for specialist nursing services, rather than an openly competed procurement.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SALTS HEALTHCARE LIMITED
98% confidenceAward 095308-2026-1 · Lots 1 · Not published Not published · Award and contract records active
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Award 095308-2026-1 identifies supplier Salts Healthcare Limited and relates to lot 1. Verified supplier data identifies the legal company name as SALTS HEALTHCARE LIMITED (company number 00074096). No award or contract value is supplied.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Release history records publication at 2026-10-08T15:12:50+01:00.
Award record status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 095308-2026-1 is marked active.
Contract record status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 095308-2026-1 is marked active.
Contract signature
99% confidence5 October 2026
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Contract 095308-2026-1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-05T00:00:00+01:00.
Lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1 is marked cancelled, despite its linkage to the active award and contract records.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award and contract value
99% confidenceNot published
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The award record and source process value fields contain no amount or currency.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence5 October 2026
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The contract record contains dateSigned 2026-10-05.
Award/contract notice published
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Release history records publication on 8 October 2026.
Contract start
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract start date is supplied.
Contract end
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract end date is supplied.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
95% confidenceStoma care nursing services providing assessment, support, advice and information to patients and families undergoing surgery, across acute and community pathways.
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The notice description states that HDFT provides stoma care advice and support to acute and community patients, including assessment, support, advice and information for patients and families undergoing surgery.
Service classification
99% confidenceCPV 85141200 — Services provided by nurses
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The tender classification is CPV 85141200.
Delivery area
94% confidenceUKE (Yorkshire and the Humber)
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The item delivery address is recorded at region UKE.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited procedure / award without prior publication of a call for competition
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The process records procurement method as limited and procurement method details as an award procedure without prior publication.
Regime and route
99% confidenceProvider Selection Regime 2023, Direct Award Process C
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Lot 1 and the procurement rationale state that the direct award was made under Direct Award Process C of the Provider Selection Regime 2023.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot published
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No bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation results or scoring information is supplied.
Conflict declaration
96% confidenceNo conflicts relating to decision-makers declared
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The lot description states that there are no conflicts in relation to decision-makers for this award.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract conclusion evidence
99% confidenceA contract record is active and records a signature date of 5 October 2026.
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Contract 095308-2026-1 is active and includes dateSigned 2026-10-05.
Duration
99% confidenceUnknown
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No start date, end date or duration is supplied.
Options
98% confidenceNo options recorded
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.
Extension terms
99% confidenceNot published
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No extension provisions are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-to-market observation
99% confidenceThe notice describes a PSR Direct Award Process C route, indicating that this award was not published as an open call for competition.
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The procurement rationale explicitly cites PSR 2023 Direct Award Process C and an award without prior publication.
Commercial transparency
99% confidenceThe published notice does not disclose contract value, term, start date, end date, pricing or evaluation information.
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Relevant source fields are blank or absent.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting lot and award lifecycle data
99% confidenceLot 1 is cancelled, while the linked award and contract records are active and the contract has a recorded signature date.
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Lot 1 status is cancelled; award 095308-2026-1 and contract 095308-2026-1 are active; the contract dateSigned is 5 October 2026.
Missing commercial and term data
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No value, currency, start date, end date, duration, pricing, award date, bid count or evaluation detail is provided.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified legal supplier identity available.
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Supplier verification records an exact-name match for SALTS HEALTHCARE LIMITED, company number 00074096.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source has an unresolved lifecycle inconsistency: lot 1 is marked cancelled, while the linked award and contract records are active and the contract record has a signature date. This analysis does not resolve or choose between those statuses.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: award/contract value, currency, contract start and end dates, duration, detailed pricing, bid count, evaluation results, award date and extension terms.
- The published delivery region is only UKE; no more specific service delivery location is provided.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
SALTS HEALTHCARE LIMITEDHarrogate and District NHS Foundation Truststoma care nursing servicesProvider Selection RegimeDirect Award Process CCPV 85141200
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named in the award for HDFT stoma care nursing services?
SALTS HEALTHCARE LIMITED is named on award 095308-2026-1. Its identity was verified against company number 00074096.
Was the contract signed?
The published contract record is active and gives a signature date of 5 October 2026.
What was the contract value?
No contract or award value was published.
What procurement route was used?
The notice states that the award used Provider Selection Regime 2023 Direct Award Process C.
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.