AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust has concluded a direct, below-threshold contract with MEDTRONIC LIMITED for complete-care cover for FX8 and FT10 diathermy equipment.
Published outcomeAward 1 is active and is linked to an active contract dated as signed on 3 September 2026, running from 4 September 2026 to 3 September 2031.
Market significanceThe published contract value is £19,000 excluding VAT (£22,800 including VAT) over five years. The notice records a direct below-threshold procurement without competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
MEDTRONIC LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £19,000 excluding VAT; £22,800 including VAT (contract total) GBP · verified; award active
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Award 1 names Medtronic Limited as its sole supplier. Supplier verification matched company number 01070807 to MEDTRONIC LIMITED. Contract 1, linked to Award 1, records GBP 19,000 net and GBP 22,800 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract details notice published 9 October 2026
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Document 095839-2026 is described as a Contract details notice and has datePublished 2026-10-09T17:04:55+01:00.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status 'active'.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 3 September 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-09-03T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract term
99% confidence4 September 2026 to 3 September 2031
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Contract 1 period records startDate 2026-09-04 and endDate 2031-09-03.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£19,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 19000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£22,800
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 22800 GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceContract-level value linked to Award 1
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Contract 1 is linked to awardID 1; the source supplies no separate lot value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence3 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-03.
Contract start
99% confidence4 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-09-04.
Contract end
99% confidence3 September 2031
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2031-09-03.
Notice publication
99% confidence9 October 2026
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The contract-details document was published on 2026-10-09.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceComplete care cover for FX8 and FT10 diathermy equipment
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The procurement title is 'FX8 & FT10 diathermy equipment' and the description is 'Complete care cover for diathermy equipment'.
Procurement category
98% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is 'services'.
Service classification
99% confidenceRepair and maintenance services of medical equipment (CPV 50421000)
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Award item 1 lists CPV 50421000 with that description.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne published lot (Lot 1)
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Tender data contains Lot 1 only; Award 1 is related to Lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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Tender procurementMethod is 'direct'.
Competition
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states 'Below threshold - without competition'.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidenceFive years
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The period from 4 September 2026 to 3 September 2031 is five years.
Start and end dates
99% confidence4 September 2026 to 3 September 2031
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Contract 1 period records these dates.
Extension options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial model
94% confidenceComplete-care maintenance cover for specified diathermy equipment
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The description states 'Complete care cover' and the CPV is repair and maintenance services of medical equipment.
Route-to-market signal
99% confidenceThe buyer used a direct below-threshold route without competition.
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Published procurement method and method details state direct and below threshold - without competition.
Published pricing detail
98% confidenceOnly aggregate net and gross contract values are published.
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Contract 1 provides total amounts but no price schedule, unit rates or service-level detail.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and contract linkage
98% confidenceClear
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Contract 1 is explicitly linked to awardID 1, and the award has one supplier and one related lot.
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified
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The supplier was matched by company number 01070807 to MEDTRONIC LIMITED.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Lot 1 is present with status complete, but its title, description and value fields are null.
Evaluation information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bids, scores, award rationale or evaluation detail is included in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: award date, bid count, evaluation criteria, scoring, award rationale, pricing breakdown, service levels and extension terms.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individually stated value.
- No separate lot-level allocation is published; the contract-level value is therefore not presented as a standalone lot value.
- The estimated re-procurement timing is derived solely from the published contract end date and is not a procurement forecast.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
MEDTRONIC LIMITEDGloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trustdiathermy equipmentmedical equipment maintenanceFX8FT10direct procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded the diathermy equipment care contract?
MEDTRONIC LIMITED, verified against company number 01070807.
What is the contract value?
£19,000 excluding VAT and £22,800 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
From 4 September 2026 to 3 September 2031; it was signed on 3 September 2026.
Was the procurement competed?
The notice records a direct below-threshold procurement without competition.
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