AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust published a transparency notice for a direct award of a mobile van unit for diabetic eye screening to MASTERS OF BECKENHAM LIMITED. The award remains marked pending, with a future signature date scheduled.
Published outcomeOne pending award covers lot 1. The published net award value is £131,619.29; the gross amount is £157,943.15.
Market significanceThis is an above-threshold direct award for specialist mobile screening-related assets, classified as modular/portable buildings and specialist vehicles.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
MASTERS OF BECKENHAM LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 131619.29 GBP · Pending award
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Award 1 identifies supplier Masters of Beckenham Limited and value amount £131,619.29. Supplier verification gives the verified legal name MASTERS OF BECKENHAM LIMITED, company number 00512894.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceTransparency notice published 12 October 2026
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Award document 096212-2026 is described as a Transparency notice on Find a Tender with datePublished 2026-10-12T15:52:14+01:00.
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 has status "pending".
Signature status
99% confidenceFuture signature scheduled; not evidenced as signed
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Award milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-10-23T23:59:59+01:00.
Tender status
95% confidenceComplete
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Tender C471879 and lot 1 each have status "complete".
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value, excluding VAT
99% confidence£131,619.29
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Award 1 value.amount is 131619.29 GBP.
Award value, including VAT
99% confidence£157,943.15
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 157943.15 GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceAward-level value allocated to the sole published supplier and lot 1
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Award 1 names one supplier and relates to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
95% confidence28 September 2026
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Award record 1 lists award_date as 2026-09-28T00:00:00+01:00.
Transparency notice publication
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award notice 096212-2026 was published on 2026-10-12T15:52:14+01:00.
Scheduled signature date
99% confidence23 October 2026
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Scheduled futureSignatureDate milestone is 2026-10-23T23:59:59+01:00.
Planned contract period
98% confidence26 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod lists startDate 2026-10-26 and endDate 2027-03-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceMobile van unit for diabetic eye screening
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Tender and award title state "HCT - Mobile Van Unit for Diabetic Eye Screening".
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "goods".
Classifications
99% confidenceModular and portable buildings (CPV 44211100); specialist vehicles (CPV 34114000)
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Award item 1 contains these two CPV classifications.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1); no lot title or description supplied
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Tender contains lot 1 and award 1 relates to lot 1. The extracted 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
98% confidenceThe nominated third-party provider considered the preferred supplier the most advantageous solution based on previous experience and cost.
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Published procurementMethodRationale states this wording.
Rationale classification
98% confidenceSingle supplier—technical reasons
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procurementMethodRationaleClassifications includes "singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons".
Threshold status
99% confidenceAbove threshold
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Award 1 aboveThreshold is true.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bidder count, tender responses, evaluation scores or ranking is provided in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Planned term
98% confidence26 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod specifies these dates.
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceNot evidenced as concluded or signed
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The award is pending and its signature date is a scheduled future milestone.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No extension, option or renewal field is present in the supplied data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market route
99% confidenceDirect award to a single published supplier
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The procurement is labelled Direct award; the tender description says the unit is to be procured from a single supplier; award 1 names one supplier.
Selection context
98% confidencePublished rationale cites previous experience and cost, but provides no comparative scoring or price analysis.
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The direct-award rationale cites previous experience and cost; no evaluation or pricing breakdown is supplied.
Delivery status
99% confidencePlanned rather than evidenced as active
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The contract period begins after the notice publication date and the award remains pending.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Pending award and future signature
99% confidenceThe record is not evidence of a signed or active contract.
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Award status is pending and the futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled for 23 October 2026.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bid count, tender responses, scores, price breakdown, lot description, and extension terms.
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
Notice sequence
96% confidenceA later contract award notice appears in release history, but its underlying content is not supplied.
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Release history lists 096218-2026 as a Contract award notice at 2026-10-12T15:55:19+01:00, while supplied award evidence remains pending.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award is marked pending, and the supplied data only schedules a future signature date; it does not evidence a concluded, signed or active contract.
- The release history lists a later contract award notice (096218-2026), but its substantive content is not supplied, so its effect on the pending award status cannot be determined.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bidder numbers, evaluation scores, pricing detail, lot description, and extension or renewal terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Hertfordshire Community NHS TrustMASTERS OF BECKENHAM LIMITEDmobile van unitdiabetic eye screeningdirect awardspecialist vehicles
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is the published supplier?
The published and verified legal supplier is MASTERS OF BECKENHAM LIMITED (company number 00512894).
What is the award value?
The award value is £131,619.29 excluding VAT, or £157,943.15 including VAT.
Has the contract been signed?
No signed contract is evidenced in the supplied data. The award is pending and signature is scheduled for 23 October 2026.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.