AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust signed a contract with IOM CONSULTING LIMITED for ventilation authorising-engineer services across the Trust’s requirements.
Published outcomeOne active award and active contract are recorded for IOM CONSULTING LIMITED under lot 1.
Market significanceThe signed contract is valued at £49,000 excluding VAT (£58,800 including VAT) and runs from 9 October 2026 to 31 August 2027.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
IOM CONSULTING LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £49,000 excluding VAT; £58,800 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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The supplier verification record confirms IOM CONSULTING LIMITED (company number SC205670). Award 1 names the supplier, and contract 1 is linked to award 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Document 096046-2026 is described as “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status “active”.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive; signed
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Contract 1 has status “active” and dateSigned of 2026-10-09.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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The tender status is “complete” and process source status is “complete”.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£49,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 49000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£58,800
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 58800 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceContract-level value linked to award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; award 1 relates to lot 1 and has one named supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-09.
Contract start
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-09.
Contract end
99% confidence31 August 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-08-31.
Notice published
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Notice 096046-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-12.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceAuthorising-engineer provision for ventilation across Trust-wide requirements
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Tender title and description state “Provision of authorising engineers - Ventilation to cover Trust wide requirements”.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is “services”.
CPV classification
99% confidence71000000 — Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
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Award item 1 lists CPV 71000000 with this description.
Delivery region
96% confidenceUKJ, United Kingdom
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Award item 1 delivery address specifies region UKJ and country GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited competition
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Tender procurementMethod is “limited” and procurementMethodDetails is “Below threshold - limited competition”.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - limited competition”; contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation information not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, bidder list, scores or evaluation results are included in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence9 October 2026 to 31 August 2027
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Contract 1 period gives those start and end dates.
Duration
95% confidenceApproximately 10 months and 23 days
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Calculated from the explicit contract dates of 2026-10-09 to 2027-08-31.
VAT treatment
99% confidence£49,000 excluding VAT; £58,800 including VAT
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Contract 1 records amount of 49000 and amountGross of 58800, in GBP.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No extension, option or renewal terms are present in the supplied contract data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
98% confidenceA single supplier is named for the single recorded lot.
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Award 1 names IOM CONSULTING LIMITED and relates to lot 1; the tender lists one lot.
Commercial scale
99% confidenceThe published contract value is £49,000 excluding VAT.
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Contract 1 value.amount is 49000 GBP.
Market route
99% confidenceThis was a below-threshold limited-competition procurement.
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - limited competition”.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified legal identity
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The supplier was matched by company number to IOM CONSULTING LIMITED (SC205670); no name mismatch is flagged.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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The supplied lot record for lot 1 contains no title, description or value.
Award date
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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Award 1 has no award_date in the supplied award data.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid counts, tenderer information, scoring or award rationale are supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 is unnamed and has no published description or individual lot value.
- The published data does not state an award decision date.
- Information on bids received, other participants, evaluation, pricing detail and award rationale is not supplied.
- No published extension, option or renewal terms are provided.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
IOM CONSULTING LIMITEDUniversity Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trustauthorising engineersventilation engineeringFind a TenderSC205670
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the contract?
IOM CONSULTING LIMITED (company number SC205670) is the verified supplier named for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The contract is valued at £49,000 excluding VAT and £58,800 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
It starts on 9 October 2026 and ends on 31 August 2027.
What services are covered?
The requirement is for authorising-engineer services for ventilation across Trust-wide requirements.
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