AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board published a Provider Selection Regime notice for elective secondary-care services. The source records an active award and active contract to PRACTICE PLUS GROUP LIMITED, while the underlying lot is marked cancelled; the notice also explicitly records a contract signature date.
Published outcomeOne award is recorded for lot 1. The contract record states it was signed on 1 April 2026, but the corresponding lot status is cancelled, so the operational position is unclear from the published data.
Market significanceThe scope covers a broad elective-care pathway and multiple surgical, outpatient and diagnostic specialties. It is an activity-based arrangement with no guaranteed value.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
PRACTICE PLUS GROUP LIMITED
88% confidenceAward 095519-2026-BNSSG_C420808_2026-2027_Practice Plus Group-1 · Lots 1 · Not individually stated; activity-based contract with no guaranteed value GBP · Verified legal identity; source award is active
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Supplier verification identifies company number 07669163 and verified company name PRACTICE PLUS GROUP LIMITED. Award names Practice Plus Group Hospitals Limited as supplier; lot text says the contract is activity-based with no guaranteed value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Notice published_at: 2026-10-09T10:32:11+01:00.
Award record status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 095519-2026-BNSSG_C420808_2026-2027_Practice Plus Group-1 has status active.
Contract record status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 095519-2026-BNSSG_C420808_2026-2027_Practice Plus Group-1 has status active.
Lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1 status is cancelled in tender data.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 1 April 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract-record value
99% confidence£0.01 GBP
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Contract value is recorded as amount 0.01, currency GBP.
Commercial value basis
99% confidenceActivity-based, with no guaranteed value
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Lot 1 description explicitly states: “This is an activity-based contract with no guaranteed value.”
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Stated contract period
98% confidence1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Lot 1 description states the contract has been awarded for 01/04/2026 - 31/03/2027.
Signature date
99% confidence1 April 2026
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Contract dateSigned: 2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication date
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Notice published_at: 2026-10-09T10:32:11+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 85111100 — Surgical hospital services
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Tender classification is CPV 85111100, Surgical hospital services.
Service model
99% confidenceRoutine elective secondary care, outpatient, diagnostic and treatment services under patient-choice arrangements
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Tender and lot descriptions state this scope.
Clinical scope
99% confidenceOral surgery, ENT, general surgery, gynaecology, orthopaedics/musculoskeletal services, ophthalmology, urology, gastroenterology/endoscopy, and agreed X-ray, MRI and ultrasound procedures
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Tender and lot descriptions list these specialties and diagnostics.
Pathway responsibilities
99% confidenceReferral management, triage, diagnostics, consultation, pre-treatment assessment, treatment, discharge and follow-up, where appropriate
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Tender description specifies the full patient pathway.
Delivery premises
98% confidencePractice Plus Group Hospital Emersons Green; Devizes Surgical Centre is an agreed additional premises; further premises require commissioner approval
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Tender description states these delivery arrangements.
Delivery region
99% confidenceUKK11
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Item 1 delivery address region is UKK11.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Regime and route
99% confidenceProvider Selection Regime confirmation of contract award; Direct Award Process B
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Procurement method rationale states the award was made under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 using direct award process B.
Published procurement method
99% confidenceLimited — award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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Process procurement_method and procurement_method_details provide this wording.
Right to Choose
98% confidenceProcurement conducted in line with Right To Choose requirements
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Lot 1 description states this explicitly.
Published award criteria
93% confidencePatient choice: quality 100; price 0
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Lot 1 awardCriteria lists Patient choice as quality with description 100 and price with description 0.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and competing suppliers not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count or competing tenderer information is provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
98% confidence1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Lot 1 description gives this awarded period.
Extension provision
99% confidenceNo extension provision included
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Lot 1 description states “no provision for extension included”.
Options
99% confidenceNo options
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Tender lot field hasOptions is false.
Value commitment
99% confidenceNo guaranteed value
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Lot 1 describes an activity-based contract with no guaranteed value.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Demand and revenue exposure
97% confidenceSupplier remuneration cannot be inferred from the £0.01 contract-record value because the published terms describe an activity-based arrangement with no guaranteed value.
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Contract record shows £0.01, while lot text says activity-based with no guaranteed value.
Quality-price balance
90% confidenceThe published criteria place stated weight on patient choice rather than price.
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Published criteria show Patient choice quality 100 and price 0.
Estate flexibility
98% confidenceAdditional delivery premises beyond the named locations require commissioner approval.
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Tender description states any further premises require prior Commissioner approval.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Status contradiction
99% confidenceThe award and contract records are active, but the only related lot is cancelled. The published data does not resolve the operational status.
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Award and contract statuses are active; lot 1 status is cancelled.
Supplier-name discrepancy
99% confidenceThe source calls the supplier Practice Plus Group Hospitals Limited, while verified identity data for the same company number gives PRACTICE PLUS GROUP LIMITED. The verified legal name is used in this analysis.
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source_supplier_name is Practice Plus Group Hospitals Limited; verified_company_name is PRACTICE PLUS GROUP LIMITED; both link to 07669163.
Supplier-status caution
98% confidenceThe verification response reports the matched company as dissolved, despite the source award and contract records being active.
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supplierVerification reports verifiedCompanyStatus: Dissolved; award and contract each have status active.
Value interpretation
99% confidenceThe £0.01 contract-record value should not be interpreted as the contract’s expected economic value because the notice says there is no guaranteed value.
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Contract value is £0.01; lot description says activity-based with no guaranteed value.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo bid count, supplier evaluation narrative, individual activity volumes, pricing schedule or award decision date 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 related lot is marked cancelled while the corresponding award and contract are marked active; the published data does not establish the current operational position.
- The source supplier name differs from the supplied verified legal identity. The analysis uses PRACTICE PLUS GROUP LIMITED; the source name is retained only as evidence.
- The verification response reports the matched legal entity as dissolved, which conflicts with active award and contract statuses in the source data.
- The £0.01 contract-record value is not a reliable indication of expected contract spend because the notice states that the activity-based contract has no guaranteed value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, detailed evaluation rationale, activity volumes, pricing schedule, award decision date, and individual service-line values.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
BNSSG ICBPRACTICE PLUS GROUP LIMITEDelective secondary careProvider Selection RegimeDirect Award Process Bsurgical hospital servicesRight To Choose
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named as the verified supplier?
PRACTICE PLUS GROUP LIMITED is the verified legal supplier name for company number 07669163. The source notice names Practice Plus Group Hospitals Limited.
What services are covered?
The notice covers elective secondary care, outpatient, diagnostic and treatment pathways across several specialties, including surgical and diagnostic services.
What is the contract value?
The contract record contains £0.01, but the notice describes an activity-based arrangement with no guaranteed value; no expected total value is published.
Is the contract active?
The award and contract records are active, but the related lot is marked cancelled. The supplied notice does not resolve this contradiction.
When does the stated term end?
The lot text states 31 March 2027, with no extension provision.
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