AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board awarded an elective care services contract to THE HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT TRUST under Provider Selection Regime direct award process B. The published contract record states it was signed on 11 March 2026, with a stated initial term from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029 and an optional two-year extension.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract record are linked to lot 1 and THE HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT TRUST. The contract value is £72,921,360, stated as an approximate lifetime value including Relevant Authority and Associate Commissioner contributions.
Market significanceThis is a substantial regional healthcare-services award covering elective care, medical hospital and physiotherapy-related services in Humber and North Yorkshire. It concerns an existing service provision and was made without a prior call for competition under the Provider Selection Regime.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
THE HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT TRUST
99% confidenceAward 096654-2026-1 · Lots 1 · 72921360 GBP · active
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Verified Companies House identity: company number 01932882. Award 096654-2026-1 lists The Healthcare Management Trust as supplier; linked contract value is £72,921,360.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Published_at: 2026-10-13T15:21:08+01:00.
Award record status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 096654-2026-1 has status active.
Contract record status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 096654-2026-1 has status active.
Contract signature
99% confidence11 March 2026
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Contract dateSigned: 2026-03-11T00:00:00Z.
Lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1 status is recorded as cancelled, despite the linked award and contract records being active.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£72,921,360
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Contract 096654-2026-1 value: GBP 72,921,360.
Value basis
97% confidenceApproximate lifetime value; includes Relevant Authority and Associate Commissioner contributions
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Lot 1 description states the approximate lifetime value is £72,921,360 and reflects both Relevant Authority and Associate Commissioner contributions.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence11 March 2026
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Contract dateSigned: 2026-03-11T00:00:00Z.
Initial term starts
97% confidence1 April 2026
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Lot 1 description: contract term 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029.
Initial term ends
97% confidence31 March 2029
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Lot 1 description: contract term 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029.
Optional extension period
98% confidenceUp to 2 years
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Lot 1 states an option to extend for two years; tender options description confirms this.
Estimated latest end date if extension is exercised
88% confidence31 March 2031
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Calculated from the explicit initial end date of 31 March 2029 plus the stated two-year extension option. This is an estimate, not a procurement forecast.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceElective care services in Humber and North Yorkshire for healthcare services where patients are offered a choice of provider and team
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Process and lot descriptions.
Service classifications
99% confidenceMedical practice services (CPV 85121000); medical hospital services (CPV 85111200); physiotherapy services (CPV 85142100)
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Published CPV classifications.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKE13
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Item delivery address region: UKE13.
Service context
98% confidenceExisting service provision provided by an existing provider
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Lot 1 description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceProvider Selection Regime direct award process B
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Lot description states that the ICB made the award following direct award process B under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
Published procurement method
99% confidenceLimited; award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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Process procurement_method and procurement_method_details.
Legal framework
99% confidenceHealth Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023
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Tender procurement rationale and lot description.
Public Contracts Regulations position
99% confidenceThe notice states that the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
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Tender procurementMethodRationale.
Competition information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid, participant, score or evaluation-result data is provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
97% confidence1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
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Lot 1 description.
Extension option
98% confidenceOption to extend by 2 years
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Lot 1 options description and lot narrative.
Signed contract record
99% confidenceYes; signed 11 March 2026
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Active contract record includes dateSigned 2026-03-11.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commissioning structure
97% confidenceThe stated lifetime value combines Relevant Authority and Associate Commissioner contributions.
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Lot 1 description.
Market route
98% confidenceThe award continued an existing service provision through a PSR direct award route rather than a prior-call competition.
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Lot description and procurement rationale.
Value allocation
98% confidenceThe published £72,921,360 contract value is linked to the single award and contract record for lot 1.
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Contract awardID 096654-2026-1; award relatedLots [1]; one named supplier.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting status fields
99% confidenceThe linked lot is marked cancelled, while the award and contract records are marked active and the contract includes a signature date.
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Lot 1 status cancelled; award and contract status active; contract dateSigned 11 March 2026.
Publication timing anomaly
99% confidenceThe notice was published on 13 October 2026, after the stated signature date and initial contract start date.
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Published_at 13 October 2026; dateSigned 11 March 2026; stated term begins 1 April 2026.
Award date
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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Award record award_date is null.
Lot title and separate lot value
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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Lot title and lot-level value fields are null.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains an unresolved status contradiction: lot 1 is cancelled while its linked award and signed contract records are active.
- The notice publication date follows both the stated contract signature date and initial start date; no explanation is supplied.
- No award decision date is published.
- No bidder numbers, competing suppliers, evaluation narrative, scores, pricing breakdown, or award rationale beyond the PSR direct-award basis is published.
- The notice does not provide a separate lot value or lot title.
- The optional extension is not evidence that an extension will be exercised.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
THE HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT TRUSTNHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Boardelective care servicesProvider Selection Regimehealthcare contractHumber and North Yorkshire
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded the elective care services contract?
THE HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT TRUST, verified against company number 01932882, is the supplier named on award 096654-2026-1.
What is the published contract value?
The linked contract record states £72,921,360. The notice describes this as an approximate lifetime value including Relevant Authority and Associate Commissioner contributions.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The published contract record gives a signature date of 11 March 2026.
What is the contract term?
The notice states an initial term from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029, with an option to extend for two years.
Was this competitively tendered?
The notice describes a Provider Selection Regime direct award process B and an award without prior publication of a call for competition. Bid and competition data are not published.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.