AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board awarded acute hospital health services for Humber and North Yorkshire to Hull University Teaching Hospital NHS Trust under Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process A. The source contract record is active and gives a signed date of 11 March 2026, while the associated lot is marked cancelled.
Published outcomeOne award is recorded for Hull University Teaching Hospital NHS Trust, covering lot 1. The published contract value is £2,866,676,655.
Market significanceThis is a large NHS acute-hospital services award made without prior competition on the stated basis that no realistic alternative provider exists.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Hull University Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
98% confidenceAward 096655-2026-1 · Lots 1 · £2,866,676,655 GBP · Active award and active contract record
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Award 096655-2026-1 names Hull University Teaching Hospital NHS Trust as supplier and relates to lot 1; the linked contract has value GBP 2,866,676,655.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Process published_at: 2026-10-13T15:21:40+01:00.
Award record status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 096655-2026-1 status: active.
Contract record status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 096655-2026-1 status: active.
Contract signed date
99% confidence11 March 2026
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Contract 096655-2026-1 dateSigned: 2026-03-11T00:00:00Z.
Associated lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1 status: cancelled.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£2,866,676,655
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Contract 096655-2026-1 value: GBP 2,866,676,655.
Lot narrative lifetime value
97% confidenceApproximately £2,866,676,655
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Lot 1 description states: 'Approximate lifetime value of the contract is £2,866,676,655' and says this reflects Relevant Authority and Associate Commissioner contributions.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Signed date
99% confidence11 March 2026
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Contract dateSigned: 2026-03-11T00:00:00Z.
Stated initial term
95% confidence1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
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Lot 1 description states this contract term.
Extension option
97% confidenceUp to 2 years
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Lot 1 options state that the contract contains an option to extend by 2 years.
Notice publication
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Process published_at: 2026-10-13T15:21:40+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceAcute hospital healthcare services
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Process and lot descriptions describe acute hospital healthcare services.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 85110000 — Hospital and related services
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Tender classification.
Additional classification
98% confidenceCPV 85120000 — Medical practice and related services
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Item 1 additional classification.
Delivery regions
98% confidenceUKE11 and UKE12
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Item 1 delivery addresses list regions UKE11 and UKE12.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceProvider Selection Regime Direct Award Process A
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Lot 1 description states that the ICB made a contract award following Direct Award Process A 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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Stated rationale
98% confidenceNo realistic alternative provider
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Lot 1 award criterion is 'No realistic alternative provider'; the description says the provider is the only provider capable of delivering the services due to their nature.
Competition information
99% confidenceNo bid count or comparative evaluation information supplied
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 096655-2026-1 status: active.
Initial term
95% confidence1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
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Lot 1 description.
Extension
98% confidenceOption to extend by 2 years
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Lot 1 hasOptions: true; options description states a 2-year extension.
Start date
95% confidence1 April 2026 (stated in lot narrative)
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Lot 1 description states the contract term begins on 1 April 2026.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value attribution
94% confidenceThe £2.867bn value is published against the single linked contract and should be treated as the overall contract value, not as a priced breakdown by service or commissioner.
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Contract has one published total value; lot narrative says the lifetime value reflects both Relevant Authority and Associate Commissioner contributions.
Market structure
98% confidenceThe notice presents this as a sole-capable-provider direct award rather than a competed procurement.
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Lot description states the provider is the only provider capable; procedure is PSR Direct Award Process A.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Lifecycle status conflict
99% confidenceThe award and contract records are active, but the only associated lot is marked cancelled. The source does not explain this discrepancy.
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Award and contract status: active; lot 1 status: cancelled.
Date-field inconsistency
99% confidenceThe structured process-level contract start and end fields are blank, although the lot narrative states a term from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029.
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Process contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null; lot 1 description provides term dates.
Published notice timing
99% confidenceThe notice was published after the reported signed date and stated start date.
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Notice publication: 13 October 2026; signed date: 11 March 2026; stated start: 1 April 2026.
Supplier identity basis
98% confidenceSupplier identity is based on the published NHS legal name and GB-NHS identifier; Companies House verification is not applicable.
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Supplier identity status: not_applicable; source legal name and identifier GB-NHS RWA.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The sole associated lot is marked cancelled while the linked award and contract are active; the source does not resolve the conflict.
- The stated contract term appears only in the lot narrative; structured process-level start and end fields are blank.
- No bid count, bidder list, scores, pricing breakdown, detailed service specification, individual commissioner contributions or explanation of the lot cancellation is supplied.
- The £2,866,676,655 figure is published as an overall linked contract value and approximate lifetime value; no allocation across service components or commissioner contributions is provided.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Hull University Teaching Hospital NHS TrustNHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Boardacute hospital health servicesProvider Selection RegimeDirect Award Process Ahospital and related services
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is the named supplier?
Hull University Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is named as the supplier for award 096655-2026-1.
What is the published contract value?
The linked contract record gives a value of £2,866,676,655.
Was this competed?
The notice describes a Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process A and a procedure without prior publication of a call for competition.
What term is stated?
The lot narrative states 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029, with an option to extend by two years.
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