AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS England has awarded and signed a direct, below-threshold contract with the University of Oxford for baseline data collection supporting a pancreatic cancer primary-care case-finding pilot. The work provides three ORCHID-E dataset extractions for use in the pilot evaluation.
Published outcomeOne active award and active contract are recorded for the University of Oxford.
Market significanceThe procurement concerns specialist access to a national pseudonymised primary-care dataset and associated data-extraction capability, rather than a competed open-market procurement.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
University of Oxford
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £40,000 net; £48,000 gross GBP · Active award; active signed contract
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Award 1 names University of Oxford as supplier. Contract 1, linked to award 1, states amount £40,000, amountGross £48,000 and currency GBP.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Document 095465-2026 is described as a 'Contract details notice on Find a Tender'.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is 'complete'.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is 'active'.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive and signed
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Contract 1 status is 'active' and dateSigned is 2026-10-09.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£40,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 40000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£48,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 48000 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceContract-level value linked to award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; award 1 relates to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-09.
Contract start
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-09.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2030
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2030-03-31.
Notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Notice 095465-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-09T09:14:55+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceBaseline data collection for the Pancreatic Cancer Primary Care Case-Finding Pilot
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Tender and contract title state this requirement.
Service
98% confidenceAccess to the ORCHID-E dataset and three data extractions
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Description states that the University of Oxford will provide access to ORCHID-E and conduct three data extractions.
Extraction timeframe stated in scope
96% confidenceBetween August 2026 and December 2029
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Tender description states that three ORCHID data extractions will be conducted between August 2026 and December 2029.
Classification
99% confidenceData collection and collation services (CPV 72314000)
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Award item additional classification is CPV 72314000.
Data context
94% confidencePseudonymised patient-level data from more than 2,000 GP practices across England
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Tender description describes ORCHID as routinely collecting and securely storing pseudonymised patient-level data from over 2,000 GP practices.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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Tender procurementMethod is 'direct'.
Competition approach
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states 'Below threshold - without competition'.
Legal basis
98% confidenceProcurement Act 2023 (2023/54)
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Tender legalBasis is UKPGA 2023/54.
Bidder count and evaluation information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence9 October 2026 to 31 March 2030
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Contract 1 period runs from 2026-10-09 to 2030-03-31.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-to-market observation
99% confidenceThe buyer used a direct, non-competed below-threshold route.
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Tender procurement method is direct and procurementMethodDetails is 'Below threshold - without competition'.
Capability observation
94% confidenceThe published scope centres on access to ORCHID-E and established data-extraction and information-governance infrastructure.
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Description identifies ORCHID-E, harmonised data across GP clinical systems, and established infrastructure and information governance arrangements.
Supplier selection rationale
99% confidenceNot published
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The notice describes the dataset capability but does not state a formal supplier-selection rationale or evaluation outcome.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published contract evidence
96% confidenceHigh-quality contract-level record
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The notice supplies an active contract status, signature date, term, net and gross values, supplier, award link and lot link.
Lot detail limitation
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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Lot 1 is recorded as complete, but its title, description and value fields are not supplied.
Competition detail limitation
99% confidenceNo bid count, bidder list, scoring or evaluation detail is published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Renewal detail limitation
99% confidenceNo extension, renewal or replacement-procurement terms are published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation criteria, scores and award-selection rationale.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: extension, renewal or re-procurement terms.
- The notice does not publish a pricing breakdown beyond the contract-level net and gross amounts.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
NHS EnglandUniversity of OxfordORCHID-Epancreatic cancerprimary caredata collectionFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the NHS England pancreatic cancer pilot data contract?
The University of Oxford is the named supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £40,000 excluding VAT and £48,000 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The signed contract runs from 9 October 2026 to 31 March 2030.
Was the procurement competed?
The notice records a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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