AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board awarded elective care services to CIRCLE HEALTH GROUP LIMITED under Provider Selection Regime direct award process B. The published contract record is active and gives a signed date of 11 March 2026; the source also contains a conflicting cancelled lot status.
Published outcomeOne award, covering lot 1, is recorded for CIRCLE HEALTH GROUP LIMITED. The contract-level value is £14,790,830 and is not separately allocated by lot.
Market significanceThis is a substantial regional elective-care services award covering patient-choice healthcare services, with a stated initial term through 31 March 2029 and a possible two-year extension.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CIRCLE HEALTH GROUP LIMITED
98% confidenceAward 096653-2026-1 · Lots 1 · £14,790,830 GBP · Active award; active contract
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Verified supplier identity is CIRCLE HEALTH GROUP LIMITED (company number 02164270). Award 096653-2026-1 names Circle Health Group Limited for lot 1. The £14,790,830 value is recorded only at contract level.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award/contract notice published_at: 2026-10-13T15:20:48+01:00.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 096653-2026-1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 096653-2026-1 has status 'active'.
Contract signature
99% confidence11 March 2026
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Contract dateSigned: 2026-03-11T00:00:00Z.
Lot status
99% confidenceCancelled (conflicts with active award and contract records)
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Lot 1 status is 'cancelled', while its linked award and contract are active.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£14,790,830
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Contract 096653-2026-1 value: GBP 14,790,830.
Published lifetime-value description
95% confidenceApproximately £14,790,830
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Lot description states that the approximate lifetime value is £14,790,830 and includes Relevant Authority and Associate Commissioner contributions.
Lot-level allocation
99% confidenceNot published
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No separate lot value is supplied; the contract-level value should not be treated as a distinct lot allocation.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Signed date
99% confidence11 March 2026
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Contract dateSigned: 2026-03-11.
Stated initial term
96% confidence1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
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Lot description states: 'Contract term - 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029'.
Potential maximum end date
90% confidence31 March 2031, if the two-year extension is exercised
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The lot description states an option to extend by two years; this date is calculated from the explicit initial end date.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceElective care services in Humber and North Yorkshire
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Process title and description.
Patient-choice basis
98% confidenceHealthcare services where patients are offered a choice of provider and team
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Process and lot descriptions.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 85111100 — Surgical hospital services
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Tender classification.
Additional service classifications
98% confidenceMedical hospital services; medical practice services; physiotherapy services; medical imaging services
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Item additional CPV classifications: 85111200, 85121000, 85142100 and 85150000.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKE2
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Item delivery address region.
Existing provision
94% confidenceThe notice describes the service as existing provision delivered by an existing provider.
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Lot description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award process B under the Provider Selection Regime Regulations 2023
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Lot description and procurement-method rationale.
Competition publication
99% confidenceAward without prior publication of a call for competition
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procurementMethodDetails.
Legal context
98% confidenceThe notice states that the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
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Procurement-method rationale.
Award criterion shown
88% confidencePatient Choice (100)
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Lot awardCriteria lists Patient Choice, type cost, description '100'. The notice does not publish an evaluation explanation or scoring detail.
Bidder and bid-count information
99% confidenceNot published
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No bid count or competing supplier information is supplied in the notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
96% confidence1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
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Lot description.
Extension option
99% confidenceOption to extend by two years
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Lot hasOptions is true and options description states a two-year extension.
Signature evidence
99% confidenceThe contract record supplies a signed date of 11 March 2026.
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Contract dateSigned field.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value coverage
95% confidenceThe published £14.79m contract value is described as including both Relevant Authority and Associate Commissioner contributions.
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Lot description.
Route-to-market observation
98% confidenceThe award used a PSR direct award route for an existing patient-choice service rather than a prior competitive call.
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Lot description and procurement method details.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting lot lifecycle status
99% confidenceLot 1 is marked cancelled, but the linked award and contract are both active and the contract has a signed date. The notice does not explain this discrepancy.
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Lot status: cancelled; award status: active; contract status: active; dateSigned: 11 March 2026.
Contract dates not populated in process fields
99% confidenceThe process-level contract start and end fields are blank; term dates are available only in the lot narrative.
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process.contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null; lot description gives 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo award date, tender timetable, bid count, bidder list, detailed evaluation results, pricing breakdown, or separate lot value is published.
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Relevant supplied fields are null or absent.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains unresolved lifecycle inconsistency: lot 1 is cancelled while the linked award and signed contract are active.
- The published notice does not provide an award date, tender dates, bid count, competing bidders, detailed evaluation results or price breakdown.
- The £14,790,830 figure is at contract level and is not published as a separately allocated lot value.
- Process-level contract start and end fields are blank; stated dates come from the lot narrative.
- The notice confirms a two-year extension option but does not confirm whether it will be exercised.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
CIRCLE HEALTH GROUP LIMITEDNHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Boardelective care servicesHumber and North YorkshireProvider Selection RegimePSR direct awardhealthcare contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded the elective care services contract?
CIRCLE HEALTH GROUP LIMITED is named as the supplier for award 096653-2026-1, covering lot 1.
What is the published contract value?
The contract-level value is £14,790,830. The notice describes this as an approximate lifetime value including Relevant Authority and Associate Commissioner contributions.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract record explicitly gives a signed date of 11 March 2026.
What is the contract term?
The lot narrative states 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029, with an option to extend for two years.
Is there any inconsistency in the notice?
Yes. The award and contract are active, while the linked lot is marked cancelled; the published data does not explain the difference.
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