AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust has concluded a rental arrangement for two Bioquell Pods with ECOLAB LIMITED under the NHSSC Environmental Decontamination Framework. The published contract record is active and explicitly records a signature date of 13 October 2026.
Published outcomeECOLAB LIMITED is the sole named supplier for award 2 and lot 1. The contract value is £23,977.92 excluding VAT (£28,773.50 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, non-competitive call-off under an existing environmental decontamination framework, for a short-term rental requirement ending 31 March 2027.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ECOLAB LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 2 · Lots 1 · 23977.92 net; 28773.50 gross GBP · Verified legal identity; named supplier on active award
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Award 2 names Ecolab Ltd (GB-COH-00649192); supplier verification matches company number 00649192 to ECOLAB LIMITED. Contract 2 is linked to award 2 and states the contract value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract details notice published 13 October 2026
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Document 096418-2026 is described as a Contract details notice and dated 2026-10-13T10:48:03+01:00.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 2 has status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive and signed
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Contract 2 has status "active" and dateSigned of 2026-10-13T00:00:00+01:00.
Tender status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender C480407 has status "complete".
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£23,977.92
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Contract 2 value.amount is 23977.92 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£28,773.50
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Contract 2 value.amountGross is 28773.5 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceContract-level value associated with the single named supplier and lot 1
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Contract 2 links to award 2; award 2 names one supplier and relates to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract 2 dateSigned is 2026-10-13T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract 2 period.startDate is 2026-10-13T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Contract 2 period.endDate is 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Notice publication
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract details notice 096418-2026 was published at 2026-10-13T10:48:03+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceRental of two Bioquell Pods
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Tender and contract title: "Rental of 2x Bioquell Pods at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust".
Service classification
98% confidenceEnvironmental decontamination services (CPV 90722200)
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Award item 1 carries CPV 90722200, Environmental decontamination services.
Lot
98% confidenceLot 1; no published lot title or description
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Award 2 and its item relate to lot 1; the supplied lot record has no title or description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceSelective, below-threshold award under framework
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Tender procurementMethod is "selective" and procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - award under framework".
Competition flag
99% confidenceNon-competitive
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Tender competitive is false.
Framework
97% confidenceNHSSC Environmental Decontamination Framework, related framework lot 3
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Tender description cites NHSSC Environmental Decontamination Framework (2025/S 000-074584); related process identifies framework OCID ocds-h6vhtk-051933 and related lot 3.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence13 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract 2 period start and end dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published contract record.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 2 aboveThreshold is false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial model
96% confidenceShort-term equipment rental under an established framework
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The title specifies rental of two Bioquell Pods; the procurement is recorded as an award under the named framework.
Route-to-market implication
87% confidencePotential suppliers would need relevant framework access for comparable call-offs
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The award is explicitly stated to have been made via the NHSSC Environmental Decontamination Framework.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award-record duplication
98% confidenceTwo active award entries are supplied, but only award 2 is linked to the detailed contract.
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Top-level awards list award IDs 1 and 2 as active for lot 1; the OCDS contract links only to awardID 2, while award 1 carries the populated value and date fields.
Award date ambiguity
97% confidenceThe contract signature date is explicit, but the detailed award record does not publish an award date.
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Award 2 has no award date; top-level award 1 reports 13 October 2026, while contract 2 records dateSigned on that date.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 is identified but has no published title, description or separate value.
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The lot record contains only ID 1 and complete status; its title, description and value fields are null.
Published information coverage
99% confidenceBid counts, evaluation, pricing breakdown and extension terms are not supplied in the published notice.
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Information not supplied in the provided procurement fields.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Two active award records are present for the same lot and supplier; only award 2 is explicitly linked to the contract, while award 1 contains the populated date and net value. The analysis does not treat these as separate supplier wins or allocate conflicting award-level values.
- No published lot title, lot description, individual lot value, bid count, evaluation detail, pricing breakdown, extension terms or renewal option was supplied.
- The record identifies the buyer's location, but does not explicitly state the delivery or service location.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
ECOLAB LIMITEDEcolabBioquell PodsNorthern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trustenvironmental decontaminationNHSSC Environmental Decontamination Frameworkpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Bioquell Pod rental contract?
ECOLAB LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 00649192, is the sole named supplier on the detailed award.
What is the contract value?
The contract value is £23,977.92 excluding VAT and £28,773.50 including VAT.
When does the contract end?
The published contract end date is 31 March 2027.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract record explicitly gives a signature date of 13 October 2026.
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