AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
West Midlands Ambulance Service RYA published an award and contract notice for clinical waste incineration services. The notice records a contract value of £267,760 and a signed date of 1 October 2026, with TRADEBE UK LIMITED named as supplier.
Published outcomeOne active award and associated active contract record name TRADEBE UK LIMITED for lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a £267,760 clinical-waste services award using a limited procedure described as a framework direct award. The lot status is cancelled despite the active award and contract records, so the operational position requires clarification.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
TRADEBE UK LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 095698-2026-0550-22-1 · Lots 1 · £267,760 (contract-level value) GBP · Verified; named on active award and contract records
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Verified Companies House identity: company number 05018899. Award names Tradebe UK Limited; associated contract value is GBP 267,760.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Process published_at and release history: 2026-10-09T14:08:22+01:00.
Award record status
95% confidenceActive
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Award 095698-2026-0550-22-1 has status 'active'.
Contract record status
95% confidenceActive
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Contract 095698-2026-0550-22-1 has status 'active'.
Contract signed date
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract dateSigned: 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Tender lot 1 and supplied lot record both state status 'cancelled'.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£267,760
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Contract 095698-2026-0550-22-1 value.amount: 267760; currency: GBP.
Lot value
95% confidenceUnknown
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No value is published for lot 1; the contract value is not separately allocated beyond the sole related lot.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract dateSigned: 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Award and contract notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Release history date: 2026-10-09T14:08:22+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidenceUnknown
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contract_start_at is null and no contract period start is supplied.
Contract end
99% confidenceUnknown
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contract_end_at is null and no contract period end is supplied.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
96% confidenceClinical waste incineration and compliant disposal services
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Process title: 'Clinical Waste Incinerator Services'; lot description: 'Clinical Waste Incinerator Services for the Trusts compliant disposal'.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 90524100 — Clinical-waste collection services
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Tender classification and supplied classifications list CPV 90524100.
Delivery coverage
98% confidenceUKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ and UKK regions
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Tender item 1 lists delivery addresses in these regions.
Options
91% confidence2 × 12 months
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Lot 1 options description: '2 x 12 months'. Whether these options can be exercised under the active contract is not confirmed due to the cancelled lot status.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited procedure
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Process procurement_method: 'limited'.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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Process procurement_method_details states this wording.
Stated route
95% confidenceFramework direct award (NOE 0626)
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Procurement method rationale: 'The supplier was published via Framework Direct Award NOE 0626'.
Award criteria
91% confidencePrice
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Lot 1 awardCriteria contains one criterion of type 'price'. No scoring or weighting is supplied.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on tenderers, bids received and evaluation results is not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
95% confidenceActive record
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Contract 095698-2026-0550-22-1 status is 'active'.
Signature evidence
99% confidenceSigned on 1 October 2026
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The contract record explicitly provides dateSigned: 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Term
99% confidenceUnknown
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No start date, end date or duration is supplied.
Extension structure
90% confidence2 × 12-month options stated at lot level
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Lot options description: '2 x 12 months'. Exercise conditions and relationship to the contract record are not supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
95% confidenceFramework direct award
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The stated rationale identifies Framework Direct Award NOE 0626.
Evaluation visibility
93% confidenceOnly price is named as an award criterion
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Lot 1 award criteria contains a price criterion; weights, scores and qualitative criteria are not supplied.
Value interpretation
98% confidence£267,760 is recorded at contract level
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The value appears on the contract record rather than on the award or lot records.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting lifecycle statuses
99% confidenceActive award and contract records conflict with cancelled lot 1
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Award and contract statuses are 'active', while lot 1 status is 'cancelled'. The notice does not explain the discrepancy.
Published dates incomplete
99% confidenceContract start and end dates are not supplied
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Process contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null; no period is included in the contract record.
Commercial detail incomplete
99% confidenceBid counts, pricing detail, scoring, weightings and lot value are not supplied
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains an unresolved status conflict: the sole lot is marked cancelled while the linked award and contract are marked active.
- No contract start date, end date, duration or renewal date is published.
- No bid count, tenderer list, evaluation scores, criterion weighting, detailed pricing or savings information is published.
- The published contract value is recorded at contract level; no separate lot value is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Clinical Waste Incinerator ServicesTRADEBE UK LIMITEDWest Midlands Ambulance Service RYAclinical waste servicesframework direct award£267,760 contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier for the Clinical Waste Incinerator Services award?
TRADEBE UK LIMITED, verified against company number 05018899, is named on the active award and contract records.
What is the published contract value?
The contract record states a value of £267,760.
When was the contract signed?
The contract record gives 1 October 2026 as the signed date.
What procurement route was stated?
The notice describes a limited procedure without prior publication and states that the supplier was published via Framework Direct Award NOE 0626.
Is the contract lifecycle position fully clear?
No. The award and contract records are active, but the associated lot is marked cancelled, and the notice does not explain this difference.
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