AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Swindon Borough Council published a contract notice for maternity health services covering smoking in pregnancy support and a contribution to infant feeding services. The record identifies Great Western Hospital as the awarded supplier, but its company identity remains unverified in the supplied matching workflow.
Published outcomeThe contract record states £192,260 and a signature date of 5 December 2025. However, the linked lot is marked cancelled while the award and contract records are marked active, so the published lifecycle is inconsistent.
Market significanceThis is a limited-procedure Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process A for local maternity-related health services in the Swindon area.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Great Western Hospital
88% confidenceAward 096866-2026-1 · Lots 1 · Not individually allocated; published contract-level value is £192,260. GBP · Award record active; supplier identity unverified
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Award 096866-2026-1 names Great Western Hospital as supplier. Supplier verification status is checked_unmatched; contract value is recorded only at contract level.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Process published_at: 2026-10-14T10:57:51+01:00; notice tags: award, contract.
Award record status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 096866-2026-1 has status active.
Contract record status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 096866-2026-1 has status active.
Contract signature
99% confidence5 December 2025
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Contract 096866-2026-1 dateSigned: 2025-12-05T00:00:00Z.
Linked lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1 status is cancelled.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£192,260
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Contract 096866-2026-1 value: 192260 GBP; Lot 1 description also calls this the lifetime value.
Individual supplier or lot allocation
98% confidenceUnknown
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No separate award, supplier, or lot value allocation is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Stated initial service period
96% confidence1 February 2026 to 31 January 2029
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Lot 1 description states this period.
First stated extension endpoint
94% confidence31 January 2030
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Lot 1 description states a first 12-month extension ending on this date.
Second stated extension endpoint
94% confidence31 January 2031
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Lot 1 description states a second 12-month extension ending on this date.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service scope
99% confidenceHealth in Pregnancy Team support for smoking in pregnancy and a contribution to the Infant Feeding Service
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Process and Lot 1 descriptions.
Primary classification
98% confidenceCPV 85112000 — Hospital support services
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Tender classification.
Additional classification
98% confidenceCPV 85112200 — Outpatient care services
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Item 1 additional classification.
Delivery region
98% confidenceUKK14
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Item 1 delivery address region: UKK14.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited procedure: award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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Process procurement_method and procurement_method_details.
Selection regime
99% confidenceProvider Selection Regime Direct Award Process A
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Tender procurementMethodRationale.
Published rationale
97% confidenceThe procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
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Tender procurementMethodRationaleClassifications description.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied
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No bidder count, bid list, scores, or evaluation outcome is provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract conclusion evidence
99% confidenceSigned date recorded: 5 December 2025
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Contract dateSigned field.
Extension terms
90% confidenceLot description refers to two 12-month extensions, potentially extending through 31 January 2031
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Lot 1 description lists first and second 12-month extension endpoints.
Options-field inconsistency
99% confidenceThe structured lot field says hasOptions: false despite the narrative extension wording.
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Tender lot 1 hasOptions is false; its description describes two extensions.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award route observation
99% confidenceThe record describes a direct award under PSR Direct Award Process A rather than an advertised competition.
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Tender procurementMethodRationale and procurementMethodDetails.
Value interpretation
98% confidence£192,260 is published as a lifetime contract value, not as a price breakdown or supplier-specific allocation.
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Lot narrative calls £192,260 the lifetime value; contract has one aggregate value field.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Lifecycle conflict
99% confidenceThe linked lot is cancelled, but the award and contract records are active and the contract has a signed date. The source does not explain the discrepancy.
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Lot 1 status cancelled; award and contract status active; contract dateSigned present.
Supplier identity limitation
99% confidenceGreat Western Hospital is an unverified source name: the supplied Companies House matching workflow completed without a safe match.
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supplier_identity_status checked_unmatched and lookupDecision still_unmatched.
Extension-field conflict
99% confidenceNarrative states two possible 12-month extensions, while the structured hasOptions field is false.
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Lot 1 description and hasOptions field.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes pricing breakdown, evaluation scores, bidder numbers, and individual lot allocation.
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No such fields or documents are supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source has unresolved lifecycle evidence: Lot 1 is marked cancelled while the related award and contract records are marked active and a signature date is recorded.
- Great Western Hospital has a checked_unmatched supplier identity status; no verified legal company name or company number is supplied.
- The source narrative describes two extensions, but the structured lot field says hasOptions is false.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bidder numbers, evaluation and price scoring, detailed pricing, award date, individual allocation of the contract value, and a clear explanation of the lifecycle status conflict.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Swindon Borough CouncilMaternity Health Services ContractGreat Western Hospitalsmoking in pregnancyinfant feeding serviceProvider Selection Regimedirect award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named as the supplier?
Great Western Hospital is named in the award record. Its identity remains unverified because the supplied matching workflow found no safe company match.
What is the published contract value?
The contract record states £192,260 GBP. No separate lot or supplier allocation is published.
Was the contract signed?
The contract record includes a signature date of 5 December 2025.
What services are covered?
The notice covers smoking in pregnancy support through the Health in Pregnancy Team and a contribution to infant feeding services.
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