AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The notice records an active contract award to MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS LIMITED for £37,015.66, signed on 26 August 2026. The notice headline and procurement description concern wireless digital radiography detectors, awarded through the NHS Supply Chain NHS X-Ray Static framework. However, the only linked lot is cancelled and instead describes an anaesthetic machine for MRI use, creating a material scope and lot-allocation conflict.
Published outcomeAn active award and contract record names MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS LIMITED as supplier. The contract data explicitly records a signature date, but no contract start or end date is published.
Market significanceThis is a small disclosed NHS direct award under an NHS Supply Chain framework, subject to a material inconsistency between the notice-level radiography-detector scope and the cancelled anaesthesia-equipment lot.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS LIMITED
94% confidenceAward 095726-2026-1 · Lots 1 (linked in award data; lot is marked cancelled) · Unknown individual supplier allocation GBP · Verified supplier named on active award
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Award 095726-2026-1 names MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS LIMITED. Supplier verification reports an exact-name match to company number 03472964. The published £37,015.66 is held on the contract record, while the linked lot is cancelled and scope-conflicted.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceComplete / awarded
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Process source_status is "complete", display_status is "awarded", and the release is tagged "award" and "contract".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 095726-2026-1 has status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive; signature recorded
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Contract 095726-2026-1 has status "active" and dateSigned "2026-08-26T00:00:00+01:00".
Linked lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1, the only lot linked to award 095726-2026-1, has status "cancelled".
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract-record value
99% confidence37,015.66
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Contract 095726-2026-1 specifies value amount 37015.66 and currency GBP.
Individual lot value
99% confidenceUnknown
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No lot value is supplied for lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence26 August 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-08-26T00:00:00+01:00.
Award and contract notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Release 095726-2026 is dated 2026-10-09T14:38:26+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidenceUnknown
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contract_start_at is null and no start date is provided in the contract data.
Contract end
99% confidenceUnknown
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contract_end_at is null and no end date is provided in the contract data.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Notice-level requirement
98% confidenceReplacement wireless digital radiography detectors
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The process title and description state that the direct award was for wireless digital radiography detectors.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 33111000 — X-ray devices
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Tender classification is CPV 33111000, described as X-ray devices.
Linked lot description
99% confidenceAnaesthetic machine for use within the MRI scanner at Wrexham Maelor Hospital
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Lot 1 description states this scope, despite the notice-level radiography-detector scope.
Delivery location recorded against item
96% confidenceWrexham Maelor Hospital, UKL23
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The item linked to lot 1 records deliveryLocation as Wrexham Maelor Hospital and delivery region UKL23.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited procedure: award without prior publication of a call for competition
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procurementMethod is "limited" and procurementMethodDetails states "Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition".
Route to market
97% confidenceDirect award under an NHS Supply Chain framework
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The procurement description and rationale state that the direct award was made under the NHS Supply Chain Framework NHS X-Ray Static, reference 2021/S 000-007768.
Competition data
99% confidenceUnknown
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No bid, tenderer, score, ranking or evaluation information is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract signature
99% confidenceRecorded as signed on 26 August 2026
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The contract data explicitly provides dateSigned 2026-08-26.
Options
96% confidenceNo options recorded for linked lot
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Lot 1 has hasOptions set to false.
Duration and extensions
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract start, end, duration or extension terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
98% confidenceFramework direct award rather than an openly advertised competition
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The notice states a direct award under the NHS Supply Chain framework and a procedure without prior publication.
Value interpretation
98% confidence£37,015.66 is published as a contract-record value
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The amount appears only in the contract record. The linked lot is cancelled and has no value, so no lot-level allocation is supported.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Material scope contradiction
99% confidenceNotice-level scope is radiography detectors, but the only linked lot and item describe an anaesthetic machine for MRI use.
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Process title/description and primary CPV concern radiography/X-ray devices; lot 1 and item data concern anaesthesia devices and Wrexham Maelor Hospital.
Cancelled linked lot
99% confidenceThe active award and contract are linked solely to a lot marked cancelled.
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Award relatedLots contains "1"; lot 1 status is "cancelled"; award and contract statuses are "active".
Published contract dates incomplete
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: contract start date and end date.
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contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified by exact-name match.
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Supplier verification reports verified status, exact_name match method, and company number 03472964.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The only lot linked to the active award is cancelled and its anaesthesia-equipment description conflicts with the radiography-detector notice scope; the source does not resolve this contradiction.
- No contract start date, end date, duration, extension terms, renewal terms, lot value, pricing breakdown, bid count, evaluation results or award date is supplied.
- The published £37,015.66 is a contract-record value; the source does not provide a valid active lot-level allocation.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS LIMITEDNHS Wales Shared Services Partnershipwireless digital radiography detectorsNHS Supply Chaindirect award£37,015.66
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier?
MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS LIMITED, verified by exact-name match to company number 03472964.
What value was published?
The contract record gives a value of £37,015.66 GBP.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract data explicitly records a signature date of 26 August 2026.
What is the data issue in this notice?
The notice describes radiography detectors, while its only linked cancelled lot describes an anaesthetic machine for MRI use.
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