AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
North Northamptonshire Council published an award/contract notice for occupational health services. The notice identifies MEDIGOLD HEALTH CONSULTANCY LIMITED as supplier and reports a £90,000 contract value with a stated signature date of 15 December 2025. However, the only related lot is marked cancelled, creating an unresolved status conflict.
Published outcomeAward and contract records are active for MEDIGOLD HEALTH CONSULTANCY LIMITED, while related lot 1 is cancelled.
Market significanceThis is a £90,000 occupational health services award made by direct award under the ESPO 985B_23 Occupational Health Services framework.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
MEDIGOLD HEALTH CONSULTANCY LIMITED
96% confidenceAward 096427-2026-1 · Lots 1 · 90000 GBP · active
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Verified Companies House identity 03507491; active award names Medigold Health Consultancy Limited; contract value is £90,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceAward/contract notice published 13 October 2026.
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Process published_at and release history both state 2026-10-13.
Award status
98% confidenceActive.
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Award 096427-2026-1 has status active.
Contract status
95% confidenceActive; the contract record states it was signed on 15 December 2025.
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Contract 096427-2026-1 has status active and dateSigned 2025-12-15.
Related lot status
99% confidenceCancelled.
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Tender lot 1 is marked status cancelled, despite being linked to the active award.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£90,000
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Contract 096427-2026-1 value amount 90000, currency GBP.
Value allocation
91% confidenceThe published £90,000 is recorded on the single contract linked to award 096427-2026-1 and lot 1.
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One contract links to the one active award; award relatedLots lists 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signature date
99% confidence15 December 2025
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Contract dateSigned is 2025-12-15T00:00:00Z.
Notice publication date
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Published_at is 2026-10-13T10:56:21+01:00.
Contract start
100% confidenceUnknown.
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No contract start date is supplied.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
98% confidenceFull occupational health and wellbeing service for North Northamptonshire Council.
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Tender and lot descriptions.
Activities
99% confidenceIncludes sickness-absence assessments, ill-health retirement assessments and pre-employment health queries.
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Process description.
Service features
95% confidenceThe specification refers to online referrals, management information access and remote consultations.
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Lot 1 description.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 85000000 — Health and social work services.
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Tender classification and published classifications.
Delivery area
94% confidenceUKF25.
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Item delivery address region is UKF25.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited procedure: award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition.
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Process procurement_method and procurement_method_details.
Route to market
99% confidenceDirect award under ESPO Framework Agreement 985B_23 Occupational Health Services.
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Procurement method rationale.
Competition information
100% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid, tenderer, or evaluation-result data is provided.
Award criteria
88% confidenceQuality is listed as 100%.
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Lot 1 awardCriteria lists Quality, description 100%.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated contract status
98% confidenceActive.
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Contract status is active.
Options
98% confidenceNo options indicated.
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.
Duration and end date
100% confidenceUnknown.
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No contract start date, end date or duration is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
99% confidenceThe council used a framework direct award rather than a new advertised competition.
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Procurement rationale specifies direct award under ESPO framework 985B_23.
Service focus
94% confidenceThe requirement combines core occupational-health assessments with wellbeing support and digital/remote access expectations.
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Tender and lot descriptions.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe notice reports £90,000, but does not publish a pricing schedule, duration, call-off structure or unit-rate breakdown.
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Contract value is stated; no further commercial detail is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Material status conflict
99% confidenceThe active award and active contract are both linked to lot 1, but lot 1 is marked cancelled. The notice does not explain this inconsistency.
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Award relatedLots lists 1; contract links to the award; lot 1 status is cancelled.
Published information gaps
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: award date, contract start and end dates, duration, extension terms, bid count, bidder list, evaluation detail, lot title and pricing breakdown.
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Relevant fields are null or absent.
Supplier verification
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified against company number 03507491.
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Supplier verification status is verified with match method company_number.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The active award and contract conflict with the cancelled status of the only related lot; the published notice provides no explanation.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: award date, contract start and end dates, duration, extension/renewal provisions, competition data, evaluation detail, lot title and pricing breakdown.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
North Northamptonshire CouncilMEDIGOLD HEALTH CONSULTANCY LIMITEDMedigold Health Consultancyoccupational health servicesESPO 985B_23£90,000 contractpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named as supplier for North Northamptonshire Council occupational health services?
The notice names MEDIGOLD HEALTH CONSULTANCY LIMITED, verified under company number 03507491.
What is the published contract value?
The contract record states £90,000.
Was this competitively advertised?
The notice states a direct award under ESPO Framework Agreement 985B_23, using an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition.
Is the contract confirmed as signed?
The contract record explicitly gives a signature date of 15 December 2025, although the related lot is marked cancelled and the notice does not explain that conflict.
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