AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board published an award and contract notice for acute hospital services. The notice names University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust as supplier and records a GBP 626,966,770 contract signed on 1 April 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award and linked active contract are recorded for University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust. The source also marks the related lot as cancelled, creating an unresolved status inconsistency.
Market significanceThis is a high-value NHS acute hospital services arrangement covering inpatient, surgical and Accident and Emergency services in the UKK1 region.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
98% confidenceAward 095615-2026-BNSSG_ 2025-2027_UHBW_A-1 · Lots 1 · 626966770 GBP · Active award; linked active contract signed 1 April 2026
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The active award names University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust as its supplier. Its linked contract records GBP 626,966,770 and dateSigned 2026-04-01.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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The award record status is "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive; contract data records a signature date of 1 April 2026
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The linked contract status is "active" and dateSigned is "2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00".
Lot status
99% confidenceCancelled (source inconsistency with active award and contract)
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Lot 1 is marked "cancelled", while the award and contract linked to it are both marked active.
Award decision
92% confidenceDecision stated as taken in February 2025
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Procurement rationale states: "The decision was taken in February 2025."
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidenceGBP 626,966,770
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The linked contract value is amount 626966770, currency GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award and contract notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026
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published_at is 2026-10-09T12:06:51+01:00.
Contract signed
99% confidence1 April 2026
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dateSigned is 2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Decision date
92% confidenceFebruary 2025
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The procurement rationale says the decision was taken in February 2025.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service scope
98% confidenceAcute hospital services, including inpatient, surgical and Accident and Emergency services
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Lot 1 description states: "Acute Hospital Services including inpatient, surgical and Accident and Emergency".
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 85111200 — Medical hospital services
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Tender classification is CPV 85111200, described as Medical hospital services.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKK1
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The item delivery address region is UKK1.
Subcontracting
94% confidenceSubcontracts confirmed across listed specialties, including dermatology, trauma and orthopaedics, radiology, cardiology, ENT, gastroenterology, ophthalmology and paediatric services
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The award states that subcontracting is present and lists the relevant specialties.
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 gives this description.
Stated rationale
95% confidenceThe procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive; buyer states approval under PSR route A
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The rationale classification is D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE and the rationale states that BNSSG ICB approved the award under PSR route A.
Competition information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, bidder list or evaluation comparison is provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Signature
99% confidenceContract data explicitly records signing on 1 April 2026
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The linked contract has dateSigned 2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Subcontracting
99% confidenceYes
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The award hasSubcontracting field is true.
Options
97% confidenceNo options recorded for Lot 1
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.
Contract period
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract start date or end date is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Service delivery model
94% confidenceThe arrangement permits confirmed subcontracting across multiple clinical specialties.
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The active award confirms subcontracting and lists specialties.
Evaluation emphasis
87% confidenceThe lot's published criteria show quality at 100 and price at 0, alongside a "No realistic alternative provider" criterion.
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Lot 1 awardCriteria lists a quality criterion with description 100 and price with description 0.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Lot and award status inconsistency
99% confidenceLot 1 is marked cancelled while the related award and contract are both marked active. The notice does not explain the discrepancy.
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Lot 1 status is cancelled; award and contract statuses are active.
Published information gaps
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: contract start and end dates, award date, individual pricing breakdown, bid count, bid scores and detailed evaluation rationale.
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Relevant source fields are null or absent.
Supplier identity basis
96% confidenceThe supplier is identified through an NHS identifier rather than Companies House verification; this is appropriate to the supplied NHS Trust identity.
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Supplier identifier is GB-NHS RA7 and supplier verification status is not_applicable.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 is marked cancelled despite the linked award and contract being marked active; the source does not resolve this conflict.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: contract start date, contract end date, award date, bid count, evaluation scoring detail, pricing breakdown and extension or renewal terms.
- The notice title refers to 2025-2027, but no contractual start or end dates are published to confirm that period.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
BNSSG acute hospital servicesUniversity Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation TrustNHS hospital services contractC365142medical hospital services
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named as supplier?
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust is named as supplier for the active award.
What is the published contract value?
The linked contract records a value of GBP 626,966,770.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract data explicitly records a signature date of 1 April 2026.
What services are covered?
The published lot description covers acute hospital services including inpatient, surgical and Accident and Emergency services.
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