AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board awarded SEVERN HOSPITAL LIMITED a direct-award healthcare services arrangement for routine elective shoulder surgery. The published contract record states it was signed on 1 June 2026 and the service period is stated as 1 July 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Published outcomeOne award is recorded for lot 1 to SEVERN HOSPITAL LIMITED. The arrangement is activity-based with no guaranteed value; the published contract value of £0.01 should not be read as the commercial value.
Market significanceThis is a Provider Selection Regime direct award for elective surgical hospital services, stated to support Right To Choose requirements, with quality described as patient choice at 100% and price at 0%.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SEVERN HOSPITAL LIMITED
98% confidenceAward 095632-2026-C431662-1 · Lots 1 · Shared/unallocated; no guaranteed value GBP · Verified supplier; linked to active award and contract records
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Verified Companies House identifier 14953614 is supplied for SEVERN HOSPITAL LIMITED. Award 095632-2026-C431662-1 names Severn Hospital Ltd as supplier and relates to lot 1. Lot description says the arrangement is activity-based with no guaranteed value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Process published_at and release history: 2026-10-09T12:28:12+01:00.
Award status
95% confidenceActive
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Award 095632-2026-C431662-1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
95% confidenceActive
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Contract 095632-2026-C431662-1 has status 'active'.
Contract signed
99% confidence1 June 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated service period
90% confidence1 July 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Lot description states that the contract was awarded for this period.
Lot record status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1 is marked 'cancelled' in the tender and supplied lots data, despite the active award and contract records.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£0.01
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Contract value is recorded as amount 0.01, currency GBP.
Commercial value basis
98% confidenceActivity-based contract with no guaranteed value
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Lot description explicitly states this.
Supplier-attributable contract value
98% confidenceUnknown
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No meaningful awarded value or pricing breakdown is published; £0.01 is not described as a commercial commitment.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signature date
99% confidence1 June 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-06-01.
Stated commencement
90% confidence1 July 2026
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Lot description states a contract period beginning 1 July 2026.
Stated end date
90% confidence31 March 2027
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Lot description states a contract period ending 31 March 2027.
Notice publication
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Release history records publication on 2026-10-09.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceRoutine elective secondary care: shoulder surgery
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Process and lot descriptions identify shoulder surgery.
Care pathway
93% confidenceMay include referral, triage, clinical assessment, diagnostics, consultation, pre-treatment assessment, outpatient/ambulatory/inpatient treatment, discharge and follow-up up to 14 days after discharge.
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Lot description lists these potential elements.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 85111100 — Surgical hospital services
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Primary tender classification.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKK11
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Item delivery address region is UKK11.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
98% confidenceDirect Award Process B under the Provider Selection Regime
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Lot description says the award followed Direct Award Process B; procurement rationale cites the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
Competition approach
99% confidenceAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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Process procurement_method_details.
Stated rationale
92% confidenceRight To Choose requirements
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Lot description says the procurement was conducted in line with Right To Choose requirements.
Evaluation
98% confidencePatient choice: 100%; price: 0%
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Lot award criteria list patient choice as quality 100 and price 0.
Bidder count
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Value model
98% confidenceActivity-based; no guaranteed value
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Lot description explicitly states this.
Extension options
97% confidenceNo provision for extension
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Lot description states that no provision for extension is included; tender hasOptions is false.
Contract status evidence
98% confidenceActive contract record, signed 1 June 2026
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Contract status is active and dateSigned is populated.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial interpretation
98% confidenceThe £0.01 published value should not be used to estimate supplier revenue because the notice describes an activity-based arrangement with no guaranteed value.
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Contract value is £0.01; lot description says no guaranteed value.
Route-to-market signal
98% confidenceThe notice records a PSR Direct Award Process B rather than an open competition.
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Procurement rationale and lot description.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Status contradiction
99% confidenceLot 1 is marked cancelled, while the linked award and contract records are both active and the contract has a signature date. The source does not explain this discrepancy.
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Tender/lots status is cancelled; award and contract statuses are active; contract dateSigned is 1 June 2026.
Value quality
99% confidenceThe published £0.01 contract value conflicts with the practical need to understand spend and is not presented as a guaranteed commercial value; no forecast or awarded expenditure is supplied.
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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
98% confidenceNo bidder count, individual pricing, activity volumes, award decision date, lot title, or detailed quality assessment is published.
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These fields are absent from the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains an unresolved lifecycle contradiction: lot 1 is cancelled while the linked award and contract are active and the contract is recorded as signed.
- The £0.01 contract figure is not a reliable indicator of contract spend because the notice states there is no guaranteed value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bidder count, activity volumes, pricing, award decision date, detailed evaluation evidence and individual service volumes.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
SEVERN HOSPITAL LIMITEDBNSSG ICBshoulder surgeryelective careProvider Selection RegimeDirect Award Process Bsurgical hospital services
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the award?
SEVERN HOSPITAL LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 14953614.
What services are covered?
Routine elective secondary care for shoulder surgery, with care-pathway elements described in the notice.
What is the contract value?
The contract record shows £0.01, but the notice states the arrangement is activity-based with no guaranteed value; no meaningful supplier revenue value is published.
When does the stated service period end?
31 March 2027, with no extension provision stated.
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