AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust awarded and signed a direct, below-threshold contract for the supply and installation of a KLS Martin E9i operating light. The contract is active from 31 August to 31 December 2026.
Published outcomeHOWORTH AIR TECHNOLOGY LIMITED is the verified legal supplier for award 1 and contract 1.
Market significanceThis is a short-duration NHS medical-equipment supply and installation contract valued at £55,776 excluding VAT (£66,931.20 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
HOWORTH AIR TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £55,776 excluding VAT; £66,931.20 including VAT (contract-level value) GBP · Verified legal supplier; award active
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Supplier verification matched company number 07085326 to HOWORTH AIR TECHNOLOGY LIMITED. Award 1 names the supplier and is linked to lot 1; contract 1 is linked to award 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice
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The published document is described as a "Contract details notice on Find a Tender".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 30 August 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-08-30.
Contract period
99% confidence31 August 2026 to 31 December 2026
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Contract 1 period records startDate 2026-08-31 and endDate 2026-12-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£55,776
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Contract 1 value amount is 55776 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£66,931.20
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Contract 1 value amountGross is 66931.2 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceContract-level value linked to award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1, which is linked to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence30 August 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-08-30.
Contract start
99% confidence31 August 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-08-31.
Contract end
99% confidence31 December 2026
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2026-12-31.
Notice published
99% confidence13 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published at 2026-10-13T13:27:31+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupply and installation of a new KLS Martin E9i operating light
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The procurement title and description state this requirement.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1)
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Tender data contains lot 1; award 1 is related to lot 1.
Procurement category
98% confidenceServices
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Award 1 lists mainProcurementCategory as services.
Classifications
99% confidenceInstallation services of medical equipment; surgical lights
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Award item classifications list CPV 51410000 and CPV 33167000.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidenceApproximately four months, from 31 August to 31 December 2026
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Contract period runs from 2026-08-31 to 2026-12-31.
Extension or renewal provisions
98% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceSingle-supplier, single-lot direct procurement
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One active award names one supplier and relates to lot 1; the procedure is direct and below threshold without competition.
Scope-value context
96% confidenceThe published value covers a defined operating-light supply and installation requirement
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The contract value is £55,776 excluding VAT and the stated scope is supply and installation of a new KLS Martin E9i operating light.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier name discrepancy resolved
99% confidenceThe source award names "Howarth Air Technology Limited", while company-number verification identifies the legal supplier as HOWORTH AIR TECHNOLOGY LIMITED.
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Source supplier name differs from verified_company_name; both are associated with company number 07085326.
Lot detail limitation
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value.
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Lot 1 is present but its title, description and value fields are not supplied.
Award date limitation
99% confidenceNo separate award date is supplied.
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Award 1 award_date is null.
Competition and evaluation limitation
99% confidenceBid numbers, evaluation criteria, scores and award rationale are not supplied in the published notice data.
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Information not supplied in the provided notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published source supplier name, "Howarth Air Technology Limited", differs from the verified legal name HOWORTH AIR TECHNOLOGY LIMITED; the verified legal name is used in this analysis.
- No separate award date is published.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value.
- Information on bid numbers, evaluation, pricing breakdown, award rationale, extension options and renewal terms was not supplied in the published notice data.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
HOWORTH AIR TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDThe Christie NHS Foundation TrustKLS Martin E9i operating lightsurgical lightsmedical equipment installationNHS procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won The Christie NHS operating-light contract?
HOWORTH AIR TECHNOLOGY LIMITED, verified against company number 07085326.
What is the contract value?
£55,776 excluding VAT and £66,931.20 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
From 31 August 2026 to 31 December 2026.
What procedure was used?
A direct, below-threshold procedure without competition.
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