AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust awarded a direct, below-threshold contract for a NAC annual licence to CHARTERHOUSE VOICE & DATA LIMITED. The published contract record states that it was signed on 1 April 2026 and runs to 31 March 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for CHARTERHOUSE VOICE & DATA LIMITED (award 1; lot 1).
Market significanceThis is a small, single-supplier software-licensing purchase made without competition below the relevant threshold. The published net contract value is £12,469 excluding VAT (£14,963 gross).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CHARTERHOUSE VOICE & DATA LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £12,469 net; £14,963 gross GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Supplier verification matches Companies House number 02804354 by company number. Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-02804354; contract 1, linked to award 1, gives the stated contract value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract details notice published 13 October 2026
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Process published_at and contract document datePublished: 2026-10-13T13:38:30+01:00.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status 'active'.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 1 April 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned: 2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period
99% confidence1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£12,469
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Contract 1 value.amount: 12469 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£14,963
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Contract 1 value.amountGross: 14963 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceContract-level value linked to award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 is linked to awardID 1; award 1 relates to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence1 April 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned.
Contract start
99% confidence1 April 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate.
Notice published
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract details notice datePublished.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceNAC annual licence x 5
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Tender title and description: 'NAC License' and 'NAC annual licence x 5'.
Procurement category
98% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is 'goods'.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne lot (lot 1)
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Tender and award data each identify lot 1 only.
Software classifications
98% confidenceLicense management software package; IT software package
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Award item additional CPV classifications 48218000 and 48517000.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod: 'direct'.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails: 'Below threshold - without competition'.
Competition information
98% confidenceNo competition was used; bidder count and evaluation information were not supplied
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Published procedure detail states without competition. No bid count, scores or evaluation narrative is present.
Legal basis
96% confidenceProcurement Act 2023 (2023 c.54)
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Tender legalBasis id 2023/54 with UKPGA scheme.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status: 'active'.
Term
99% confidence12 months
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Published period runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold: false; tender procedure detail also states below threshold.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
99% confidenceDirect below-threshold purchase without competition
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Published procurement method and detail state direct procurement and below threshold without competition.
Demand profile
96% confidenceAnnual licensing requirement described as five NAC licences
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Tender description: 'NAC annual licence x 5'.
Price transparency
98% confidenceOnly total net and gross contract values are published
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Contract value fields provide £12,469 net and £14,963 gross; no unit pricing or pricing schedule is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier naming discrepancy resolved
99% confidenceThe source supplier name differs from the verified legal name
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Source name is 'CharterHouse Voice and Data LTD.' while the verified company-number match identifies 'CHARTERHOUSE VOICE & DATA LIMITED'.
Unpublished award date
99% confidenceAward date not supplied
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Award 1 has no award_date; information not supplied in the published notice.
Limited lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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Lot record contains only id and status; information not supplied in the published notice.
Limited competition detail
99% confidenceNo bidder count, tender responses, evaluation scores or award rationale published
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Information not supplied in the published notice beyond the stated direct, without-competition route.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published source supplier name, 'CharterHouse Voice and Data LTD.', differs from the verified legal supplier name, CHARTERHOUSE VOICE & DATA LIMITED; the analysis uses the verified legal name.
- No award date is published.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No bidder count, tender-response data, evaluation scores, award rationale, unit prices or pricing breakdown is supplied.
- No extension, renewal or option terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
NAC LicenseThe Rotherham NHS Foundation TrustCHARTERHOUSE VOICE & DATA LIMITEDsoftware licence contractdirect procurementbelow threshold procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust NAC License contract?
CHARTERHOUSE VOICE & DATA LIMITED, verified against company number 02804354.
What is the value of the NAC License contract?
The published contract value is £12,469 excluding VAT and £14,963 including VAT.
When does the NAC License contract run?
The published contract period is 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Was the procurement competed?
No. The notice states this was a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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