AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Swansea Bay University Health Board published an award and contract notice for an insourced bowel screening service. The contract record names MEDINET CLINICAL SERVICES LTD and records a GBP 242,164 contract signed on 8 October 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract record are linked to MEDINET CLINICAL SERVICES LTD for lot 1. However, the underlying lot is marked cancelled, creating an unresolved status conflict.
Market significanceThe notice concerns specialist medical services delivered within the Swansea Bay University Health Board footprint, using a limited procedure without prior competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
MEDINET CLINICAL SERVICES LTD
98% confidenceAward 095333-2026-SBU-COFANC-63844-KS-26-1 · Lots 1 · GBP 242,164 GBP · Verified supplier; linked to active award and contract
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The award names Medinet Clinical Services Ltd. Supplier verification reports an exact-name match to company number 09660952 and verified legal name MEDINET CLINICAL SERVICES LTD. The single linked contract is valued at GBP 242,164.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence8 October 2026
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The award/contract notice was published at 2026-10-08T15:31:45+01:00.
Award status
95% confidenceActive
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Award 095333-2026-SBU-COFANC-63844-KS-26-1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive; signed 8 October 2026
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The linked contract has status 'active' and dateSigned 2026-10-08T00:00:00+01:00.
Lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1 is marked 'cancelled' in the source data, despite the active award and contract records.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidenceGBP 242,164
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The active contract record reports amount 242164 and currency GBP.
Lot value description
94% confidenceEstimated lifetime maximum contract value: GBP 242,164
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Lot 1 description states an estimated lifetime maximum contract value of GBP 242,164.00.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
98% confidence8 October 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-10-08T00:00:00+01:00.
Proposed service period
90% confidence20 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Lot 1 describes this as the proposed contract period.
Possible extension
90% confidenceUp to 6 months
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Lot 1 description states 'with possible 6 month extension'.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceInsourcing of bowel screening service
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The process title and description are 'Insourcing of Bowel Screening Service'.
Service classification
99% confidenceCPV 85121200 — Medical specialist services
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The tender classification and item additional classification use CPV 85121200.
Delivery area
94% confidenceWithin Swansea Bay University Health Board footprint (UKL18)
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The item delivery location states this footprint and the delivery address region is UKL18.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited procedure: award without prior publication of a call for competition
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The process procurement method is 'limited' and procurementMethodDetails states this procedure.
Stated rationale
94% confidenceRepetition of existing services
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The rationale classification states new services constituting repetition of existing works/services; the narrative says the Health Board considered the provider's performance under the previous contract.
Competition
90% confidenceNo competition stated
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The lot description says the intended award was based on a framework agreement without a competition. Bidder and bid-count information was not supplied.
Award criterion
93% confidencePrice
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Lot 1 awardCriteria contains one criterion of type 'price'.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract record
98% confidenceActive contract linked to the award
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Contract 095333-2026-SBU-COFANC-63844-KS-26-1 is active and references the same award ID.
Extension provision
90% confidencePossible 6-month extension
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This is stated in the lot description; no exercised extension is recorded.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
90% confidenceSingle-supplier award under a framework route without competition
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One supplier is linked to the sole award, and the lot description states an intended framework-based award without competition.
Value interpretation
96% confidenceThe published contract amount matches the lot's stated estimated lifetime maximum value.
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Both the contract record and lot description specify GBP 242,164.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Material status conflict
99% confidenceActive award and contract records conflict with a cancelled lot status.
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The sole lot is marked cancelled, while the linked award and contract are both marked active and the contract includes a signature date.
Information not supplied in the published notice
98% confidenceNo award date, bid count, bidder list, scoring detail, contract start date, confirmed end date, or individual pricing breakdown was supplied.
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied award and process records.
Supplier verification
99% confidenceSupplier legal identity verified by exact-name match.
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Verification data identifies company number 09660952 and legal name MEDINET CLINICAL SERVICES LTD.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains an unresolved material contradiction: lot 1 is cancelled while the linked award and signed contract records are active.
- The published notice does not provide an award date, bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores, detailed pricing, confirmed service start date or confirmed contract end date.
- The stated 20 October 2026 to 31 March 2027 period is described as proposed, rather than confirmed in the contract record.
- No evidence was supplied that the possible 6-month extension has been exercised.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Swansea Bay University Health BoardMEDINET CLINICAL SERVICES LTDbowel screening servicemedical specialist servicesGBP 242,164limited procedure
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named as supplier?
MEDINET CLINICAL SERVICES LTD, verified by exact-name match to company number 09660952.
What value is recorded?
The linked contract record states GBP 242,164.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract data explicitly records a signature date of 8 October 2026.
What is the source-status issue?
The award and contract are active, but their only linked lot is marked cancelled; the notice does not resolve this conflict.
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