AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust directly awarded MRI and X-Ray replacement quantity surveying and contract administration services to CASTONS CONSULTING LIMITED through NHS SBS Framework SBS10190, Lot 4. The supplied contract record is active and records a signature date of 9 October 2026, but the associated published lot is marked cancelled.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract record name CASTONS CONSULTING LIMITED for lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a £48,154.92 NHS framework call-off for specialist pre-construction, delivery and final-account support across RIBA stages 3–7.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CASTONS CONSULTING LIMITED
98% confidenceAward 096750-2026-1 · Lots 1 · £48,154.92 excluding VAT GBP · Active award; linked active contract
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The active award names supplier GB-FTS-187545 for lot 1. Verified company name is CASTONS CONSULTING LIMITED. Lot 1 describes a £48,154.92 excluding-VAT direct call-off; the linked contract records GBP 48,154.92.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAward and contract notice
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Release history tags: award, contract.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 096750-2026-1 has status active.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 096750-2026-1 has status active.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 9 October 2026
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Contract 096750-2026-1 records dateSigned: 2026-10-09.
Lot status conflict
99% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1 status is cancelled, while the related award and contract records are active.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£48,154.92 excluding VAT
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Lot 1 description states the contract value is £48,154.92 excluding VAT; linked contract value is GBP 48,154.92.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-10-09.
Planned commencement
97% confidence18 October 2026
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Lot 1 description states commencement on 18 October 2026.
Planned end
97% confidence17 October 2027
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Lot 1 description states the contract ends on 17 October 2027.
Notice published
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Process published_at is 2026-10-13T18:32:24+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service category
99% confidenceQuantity surveying services
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Primary CPV 71324000: Quantity surveying services.
Quantity surveying scope
99% confidenceRIBA Stages 3–7: cost planning, tender documentation and evaluation, cost reporting, valuations, variations and final account agreement
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Process description.
Contract administration scope
99% confidenceRIBA Stages 5–7: progress meetings, action tracking and change control
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Process description.
Project
99% confidenceMRI & X-Ray Replacement project
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Process and lot descriptions.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKI74
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Item 1 delivery address region is UKI74.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceLimited procedure: award without prior publication of a call for competition
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Tender procurementMethod is limited and procurementMethodDetails states this route.
Framework route
99% confidenceDirect call-off under NHS SBS Framework SBS10190, Lot 4 – Quantity Surveyor
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Process and lot descriptions.
Call-off rationale
98% confidenceThe notice states that the framework was established through a published restricted procedure and that its direct-award provisions were used under Regulation 33 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
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Tender procurementMethodRationale.
Award criterion
95% confidencePrice
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Lot 1 awardCriteria contains price.
Competition information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation scores or pricing comparison is provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Duration
97% confidencePlanned 12-month term, from 18 October 2026 to 17 October 2027
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Lot 1 description gives these commencement and end dates.
Options
99% confidenceNone stated
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.
Extension terms
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No extension provisions are provided.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceSingle-supplier direct framework call-off
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One active award names one supplier and cites a direct call-off under NHS SBS Framework SBS10190, Lot 4.
Service focus
97% confidenceThe engagement combines cost-management and contract-administration support for an acute-hospital imaging replacement project.
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Published scope covers quantity surveying and contract administration for the MRI & X-Ray Replacement project.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting lifecycle data
99% confidenceThe published lot is marked cancelled, whereas the linked award and contract are both active and the contract has a recorded signature date.
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Lot 1 status: cancelled; award and contract statuses: active; contract dateSigned: 2026-10-09.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified by exact-name match to CASTONS CONSULTING LIMITED (company number 14203044).
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Supplier verification status is verified; match method is exact_name.
Unpublished competition detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scoring or award-decision date is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The related lot is marked cancelled while its linked award and contract are active; the supplied data does not explain the discrepancy.
- No bid count, competing suppliers, tender prices, evaluation scores or detailed award-decision information is supplied.
- No extension, renewal or variation provisions are supplied.
- The lot has no separate title and no separately structured lot-value field; the stated value appears in the lot description and linked contract record.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
CASTONS CONSULTING LIMITEDThe Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustMRI and X-Ray Replacementquantity surveying servicesNHS SBS Framework SBS10190contract administration
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Hillingdon Hospitals MRI and X-Ray Replacement QS contract?
CASTONS CONSULTING LIMITED is the verified legal supplier named on the active award.
What is the stated contract value?
£48,154.92 excluding VAT.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The supplied contract record gives a signature date of 9 October 2026.
Is there any status issue in the notice?
Yes. The related lot is marked cancelled, while the award and contract records are active.
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