AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust published an award and contract notice for EICR / fixed-wire testing. The notice records a £278,121.85 contract signed on 29 September 2026 with GUARDIAN ELECTRICAL COMPLIANCE LIMITED, awarded through the NHS SBS Hard FM2 framework route.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract record are linked to GUARDIAN ELECTRICAL COMPLIANCE LIMITED. However, the only listed lot is marked cancelled, creating an unresolved status conflict.
Market significanceThis is a direct award for electrical compliance testing in an NHS setting, with a published contract value of £278,121.85. The notice does not provide competition, pricing or term detail.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
GUARDIAN ELECTRICAL COMPLIANCE LIMITED
96% confidenceAward 095419-2026-1 · Lots 1 · £278,121.85 (contract-level value) GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract records
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Verified company number 07388602 matched by company number. Award names source supplier as Guardian Electrical Compliance; contract 095419-2026-1 is valued at GBP 278,121.85. The contract value is linked to the single award, but lot 1 is marked cancelled.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Published_at and releaseHistory release_date: 2026-10-08T17:06:09+01:00.
Award record status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 095419-2026-1 has status active.
Contract record status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 095419-2026-1 has status active.
Contract signature date
99% confidence29 September 2026
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Contract 095419-2026-1 dateSigned: 2026-09-29T00:00:00+01:00.
Lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Tender lot 1 is marked status cancelled, despite being related to the active award and contract.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£278,121.85
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Contract 095419-2026-1 value.amount is 278121.85 GBP.
Lot value
99% confidenceUnknown
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No value is published for lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence29 September 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-09-29.
Award and contract notice published
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Notice published_at is 2026-10-08T17:06:09+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidenceUnknown
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contract_start_at is null and no contract period is supplied.
Contract end
99% confidenceUnknown
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contract_end_at is null and no contract period is supplied.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceEICR / fixed-wire testing at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust to support legal compliance
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Tender and lot descriptions state: EICR / Fixed Wire testing at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; lot 1 states it is to ensure legal compliance.
Primary category
99% confidenceServices
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mainProcurementCategory is services.
CPV classification
99% confidence50000000 — Repair and maintenance services
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Primary CPV classification is 50000000.
Delivery coverage
97% confidenceUKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ and UKK regions
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Tender item 1 lists these delivery regions.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited procedure: award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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procurementMethod is limited and procurementMethodDetails states this wording.
Award route
99% confidenceDirect award via NHS SBS Framework for Hard FM2, Lot 4.2 Fixed Wiring and Switchgear Maintenance
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procurementMethodRationale states this route.
Legal rationale classification
98% confidenceProcurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
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Rationale classification TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL / D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE is supplied.
Award criterion
95% confidencePrice
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Lot 1 awardCriteria contains a price criterion.
Bidder and competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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No tenderer count, bid count, evaluation results or scores are supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
99% confidenceActive record
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Contract 095419-2026-1 status is active.
Signature
99% confidenceSigned on 29 September 2026
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The contract record explicitly provides dateSigned: 2026-09-29.
Options
96% confidenceNo options indicated
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.
Duration and extension terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No start date, end date, duration or extension terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
99% confidenceFramework direct award rather than an openly advertised competition
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The notice states direct award via NHS SBS Hard FM2 Lot 4.2 and an award procedure without prior publication.
Value interpretation
98% confidence£278,121.85 is a contract-level value for the single published contract record
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The amount is recorded in contract 095419-2026-1; no separate lot value or pricing breakdown is supplied.
Evaluation visibility
98% confidenceOnly price is identified as an award criterion; comparative evaluation details are not published
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Lot 1 lists price as its criterion, while no scores or bid data are supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Material status conflict
99% confidenceThe active award and active signed contract are both linked to lot 1, but lot 1 is marked cancelled
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Award and contract 095419-2026-1 are active; each relates to lot 1, whose status is cancelled.
Term information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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Contract start and end fields are null; no duration is provided.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, tenderer identities, scores or pricing breakdown is provided.
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified by supplied Companies House company-number match
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Supplier verification status is verified, with company number 07388602 and verified company name GUARDIAN ELECTRICAL COMPLIANCE LIMITED.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 is marked cancelled even though the linked award and signed contract records are active; the source does not explain this contradiction.
- No contract start date, end date, duration, extension terms or renewal terms are published.
- No lot-level value, pricing breakdown, tenderer count, bid information, evaluation scores or award rationale beyond the framework route is published.
- The notice lists broad UK delivery regions but does not specify individual sites or allocation across them.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS TrustGUARDIAN ELECTRICAL COMPLIANCE LIMITEDEICRfixed wire testingHard FM2electrical complianceNHS procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the EICR/FWT award?
The award record names Guardian Electrical Compliance; the verified legal supplier name is GUARDIAN ELECTRICAL COMPLIANCE LIMITED, company number 07388602.
What is the published contract value?
The contract record states a value of £278,121.85.
When was the contract signed?
The contract record gives a signature date of 29 September 2026.
How was the contract awarded?
The notice describes a direct award via the NHS SBS Hard FM2 framework, Lot 4.2, without prior publication of a call for competition.
Is the contract term published?
No. The notice does not provide contract start or end dates, duration, or extension terms.
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