AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust published a direct-award transparency notice for MRI medical physics services across St Richards, Worthing and Southlands. Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust is the named supplier for the single award, but the award record is pending and a future signature milestone was scheduled; the supplied data does not confirm a signed or active contract.
Published outcomeOne pending award to Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust for lot 1, with a stated net value of £202,859 and gross value of £243,431.
Market significanceThis is an above-threshold, single-source direct award for specialist NHS radiology support, justified by specialist expertise and capacity being available from one source.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £202,859 net (£243,431 gross), stated for the award GBP · Named supplier on a pending award
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Award 1 names Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust as supplier and states amount £202,859 and amountGross £243,431. The award status is pending.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceProcess marked complete; award marked pending
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The process/tender status is "complete", while award 1 has status "pending".
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceNot confirmed
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The award is pending and has a scheduled futureSignatureDate; no explicit signed-contract field is supplied.
Scheduled signature
97% confidence12 October 2026, by 23:59:59 BST
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Award milestone type "futureSignatureDate" is scheduled for 2026-10-12T23:59:59+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value, excluding VAT
99% confidence£202,859
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Award 1 value.amount is 202859 GBP.
Award value, including VAT
99% confidence£243,431
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 243431 GBP.
Lot-level allocation
98% confidenceNot separately published
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Lot 1 has no value amount; the award covers lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Notice published
99% confidence12 October 2026, 13:35 BST
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Award notice document 096091-2026 has datePublished 2026-10-12T13:35:33+01:00.
Contract period stated to start
96% confidence12 October 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod.startDate is 2026-10-12T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period stated to end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod.endDate is 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceMedical physics services supporting radiology MRI services
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Tender description states: "Medical Physics services supporting Radiology across St Richards, Worthing and Southlands".
Sites
99% confidenceSt Richards, Worthing and Southlands
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The tender title and description identify SRH, WOR and SOU / St Richards, Worthing and Southlands.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 90721600 — Radiation protection services
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Award item 1 carries CPV 90721600 with description "Radiation protection services".
Lots
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1); no published lot title or description
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Tender lists one lot with id 1; supplied lot title and description are null.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award
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Tender procurementMethod is direct and procurementMethodDetails is "Direct award".
Direct-award rationale
99% confidenceSpecialist expertise and capacity only available from one source
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Tender procurementMethodRationale states this wording and classification is singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons.
Threshold status
99% confidenceAbove threshold
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Award 1 aboveThreshold is true.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice data
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores or comparative assessment is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
99% confidence12 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod gives these start and end dates.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice data
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No extension, option or renewal term is included in the supplied fields.
Contract status
99% confidencePending award; signature not confirmed
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Award 1 status is pending and its signature milestone is scheduled.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Supply-market signal
99% confidenceThe buyer reported a single-source capability rationale rather than a competed procurement.
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The direct-award rationale cites specialist expertise and capacity only available from one source.
Value interpretation
99% confidenceThe published award has both net and gross values; neither is allocated below award level.
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Award 1 contains amount and amountGross, while lot 1 has no separate value.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and contract status inconsistency
99% confidenceThe process is complete but the award remains pending, with a future signature milestone scheduled.
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Process/tender status is complete; award 1 status is pending; futureSignatureDate is scheduled.
Supplier verification scope
96% confidenceCompanies House verification is not applicable to the named NHS foundation trust.
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Supplier identity status is not_applicable; no verified company name or company number is provided.
Published detail gap
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: lot title, lot description, lot value, competition metrics, evaluation, pricing breakdown and extension terms.
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These fields are null or absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award is pending, so the supplied data does not establish that a contract was signed, concluded or active.
- The process is marked complete while the award remains pending; this is reported without selecting an unsupported lifecycle interpretation.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: competition metrics, bid evaluations, award decision detail, detailed service specification, lot title, lot description, lot-level value allocation, pricing breakdown and extension or renewal terms.
- The stated contract-period start date precedes or coincides with the scheduled signature date; it should not be treated as evidence of service commencement.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation TrustRoyal Surrey NHS Foundation TrustMRI medical physics servicesdirect awardradiology servicesFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is the named supplier?
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust is the supplier named on award 1.
Is the contract signed?
Not confirmed. The award is marked pending and the notice records a scheduled future signature date.
What is the published award value?
£202,859 excluding VAT and £243,431 including VAT.
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