AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board recorded an award to NURTURECARE LIMITED for Children’s Community Nursing in Education Settings across the DLN ICB Cluster footprint. The source also records a £2.01m contract dated 17 August 2026, but the only lot is marked cancelled and its text describes an intention-to-award notice and standstill period.
Published outcomeOne active award names NURTURECARE LIMITED as supplier. A contract record linked to that award is marked active and includes a signed-date field; the cancelled lot creates an unresolved lifecycle contradiction.
Market significanceThis is a health-services procurement for nursing support in education settings across three Derbyshire-area regions, using the Provider Selection Regime’s most suitable provider process.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
NURTURECARE LIMITED
90% confidenceAward 095352-2026-1 · Lots 1 · £2,010,000 contract value GBP · Verified supplier named on an active award; linked contract record is active, subject to the cancelled-lot contradiction.
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Verified company name is NURTURECARE LIMITED (company number 08619371). Award 095352-2026-1 names NurtureCare Ltd and relates to lot 1; linked contract value is GBP 2,010,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Award record status
96% confidenceActive
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Award 095352-2026-1 is marked active and names one supplier.
Contract record status
96% confidenceActive; dateSigned recorded as 17 August 2026
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Contract 095352-2026-1 is marked active and has dateSigned 2026-08-17.
Lot status
98% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1 is marked cancelled in the tender data.
Notice character
95% confidenceIntention to award; standstill stated
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Lot text says this is an intention to award under the most suitable provider process; procurement rationale says publication marks the start of the standstill period.
VALUES
Published values explained
Recorded contract value
97% confidence£2,010,000
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Contract 095352-2026-1, linked to the sole recorded award, has value amount 2010000 GBP.
Lot text approximate lifetime value
90% confidence£2,010,000 (approximate)
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Lot 1 description states: 'The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £2,010.000'.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed date recorded
96% confidence17 August 2026
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The contract record has dateSigned 2026-08-17.
Notice publication
98% confidence8 October 2026
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Published_at is 2026-10-08T15:49:41+01:00.
Source-stated service period
88% confidence1 January 2027 to 31 December 2029
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Lot 1 description states these are the dates between which the service will be provided.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceChildren’s Community Nursing in Education Settings (CNIES)
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Tender title and description.
Purpose
96% confidenceSupport children and young people with complex physical health needs to participate in school life and achieve academic potential.
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Tender and lot descriptions.
Category
99% confidenceHealth services (CPV 85100000)
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Tender classification identifies CPV 85100000, Health services.
Delivery regions
97% confidenceUKF11, UKF12 and UKF13
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Item 1 delivery addresses list these three regions.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited procedure: award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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Tender procurementMethod and procurementMethodDetails.
Regime
97% confidenceProvider Selection Regime (PSR), most suitable provider process
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Procurement rationale and lot description explicitly refer to PSR and the most suitable provider process.
Evaluation criteria
95% confidenceQuality 100%; cost/value 0%
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Lot award criteria list quality at 100 and Value as cost at 0.
Competition information
99% confidenceBidder count and comparative evaluation information not supplied.
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No bid count, scores, or evaluation narrative is provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Options
91% confidenceOptions indicated, with reference to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023; scope and value not supplied.
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Lot 1 hasOptions is true; the options description gives only the PSR reference.
Formal contract status
97% confidenceA linked contract record is active and records a signed date, but the source also marks the corresponding lot cancelled.
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Contract 095352-2026-1 is active with dateSigned 2026-08-17; lot 1 status is cancelled.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
93% confidenceThe published contract record gives a single £2.01m value linked to the sole recorded award and supplier.
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There is one award, one named supplier and one linked contract valued at GBP 2,010,000.
Quality emphasis
95% confidenceThe published criteria allocate 100% to quality and 0% to cost/value.
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Lot 1 award criteria.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Lifecycle contradiction
99% confidenceThe award and contract records are active and the contract has a signed date, while the only related lot is cancelled and describes an intention-to-award notice/standstill period.
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Award and contract statuses are active; contract dateSigned is 2026-08-17; lot 1 status is cancelled; procurement rationale refers to standstill.
Sequence anomaly
99% confidenceThe recorded signed date precedes the notice publication date. The source does not explain this sequence.
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Contract dateSigned is 17 August 2026; notice published_at is 8 October 2026.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo bid count, supplier scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, detailed option terms, or individual service-volume information is supplied.
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains unresolved lifecycle conflicts: active award/contract records and a recorded signed date coexist with a cancelled related lot and intention-to-award/standstill wording.
- The recorded contract signed date of 17 August 2026 predates publication on 8 October 2026; no explanation is supplied.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bidder count, evaluation scores, award rationale, price breakdown, detailed option terms and service volumes.
- The service-period dates are stated only in the cancelled lot description, rather than in the contract record.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
NURTURECARE LIMITEDChildren's Community Nursing in Education SettingsCNIESNHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care BoardProvider Selection Regimehealth services
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named as supplier?
NURTURECARE LIMITED is the verified legal supplier name. The source notice presents the supplier as NurtureCare Ltd.
What is the recorded value?
The linked contract record states £2,010,000 GBP; the lot description also calls this an approximate lifetime value.
Is the contract conclusively active?
The contract record is marked active and includes a signed date, but the sole related lot is marked cancelled. The supplied data does not resolve this contradiction.
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