AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust awarded a short-term outsourced teleradiology reporting arrangement to VITAL RADIOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED. The published contract record gives a £80,000 value and a signature date of 8 October 2026; the notice says service was due to commence on 12 October 2026 for three months with no extension option. However, the only lot is marked cancelled while the linked award and contract are active.
Published outcomeOne active award names VITAL RADIOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED for lot 1. The contract record is marked active and explicitly records a signed date.
Market significanceThe arrangement addresses an immediate elective-reporting capacity issue. The buyer states it intends to pursue a longer-term resilience arrangement, but no future procurement date, scope or value is published.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
VITAL RADIOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED
98% confidenceAward 097035-2026-1 · Lots 1 · £80,000 shared contract value for the single linked award/contract GBP · Verified supplier; linked award and contract are active
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The award names supplier GB-COH-09633762 for lot 1. Supplier verification matches company number 09633762 to VITAL RADIOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED. The linked contract value is GBP 80,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Process published_at and release history both state 2026-10-14T13:56:33+01:00.
Award status
98% confidenceActive award
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Award 097035-2026-1 has status active.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive contract record
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Contract 097035-2026-1 has status active.
Contract signature
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Contract 097035-2026-1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-08T00:00:00+01:00.
Lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1 is marked status cancelled in the tender and supplied lots data, despite the linked award and contract being active.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£80,000
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Contract 097035-2026-1 value is amount 80000, currency GBP.
Lot-level value
99% confidenceUnknown
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No value is published for lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-10-08.
Stated service commencement
96% confidence12 October 2026 at 12:00 noon
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Lot 1 description states that the contract will commence on 12/10/2026 at 12:00 noon.
Stated duration
96% confidenceThree months
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Lot 1 description states the duration is three months.
Notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Process published_at is 2026-10-14T13:56:33+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceOutsourced radiology reporting services (teleradiology)
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Process title and description describe outsourced Radiology Reporting Services (Teleradiology).
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 85150000 — Medical imaging services
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Tender classification identifies CPV 85150000.
Operational purpose
98% confidenceAddress an immediate elective reporting capacity issue
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Process description states this purpose.
Delivery region
97% confidenceUKJ37
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The item delivery address specifies region UKJ37.
Provider context
94% confidenceExisting service with a new provider
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Lot 1 description states: 'This is an existing service but a new provider.'
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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Process procurement_method is limited and procurement_method_details states award without prior publication.
Regulatory route
99% confidenceProvider Selection Regime confirmation of contract award notice
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Procurement rationale states the award was made under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
Framework reference
95% confidenceNHS Supply Chain framework for Supply of Managed Equipment and Clinical Service Solutions and Associated Goods
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Lot 1 description says the award was made based on that framework agreement.
Competition
98% confidenceWithout competition
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Lot 1 description explicitly states the award was made without competition.
Evaluation criterion
88% confidenceCost: 100% (as described in the framework agreement)
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Lot 1 awardCriteria lists a cost criterion with description '100'.
Bidder count and evaluation detail
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Duration
96% confidenceThree months
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Lot 1 description states the contract duration is three months.
Extension option
98% confidenceNo option to extend
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Lot 1 description states there is no option to extend; hasOptions is false.
Start
96% confidence12 October 2026 at 12:00 noon (stated)
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Lot 1 description gives this commencement time; no structured contract_start_at is supplied.
End date
99% confidenceNot explicitly published
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No structured contract end date is supplied and the lot provides duration only.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Demand signal
97% confidenceShort-term capacity intervention for elective reporting
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The notice describes a three-month contract to address an immediate elective reporting capacity issue.
Route-to-market signal
96% confidenceThe published award cites an NHS Supply Chain framework and a PSR confirmation route
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Lot 1 cites the NHS Supply Chain framework; the procurement rationale identifies the PSR Regulations 2023.
Future market signal
96% confidenceA longer-term resilience arrangement is intended but remains unspecified
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Buyer description states its intention but publishes no timetable, value, procedure or scope for a follow-on arrangement.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting lifecycle fields
99% confidenceThe sole lot is cancelled, while the linked award and contract are active.
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Lot 1 status is cancelled; award 097035-2026-1 and contract 097035-2026-1 are both active.
Contract dates
99% confidenceA signed date and stated commencement date are published, but structured start and end date fields are blank.
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Contract dateSigned is supplied; tender contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null.
Award date
99% confidenceNot published
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The supplied award record has award_date null.
Unpublished competition data
99% confidenceBid counts, bidder identities beyond the awardee, scoring and detailed evaluation information are not supplied.
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The sole lot is marked cancelled while its linked award and contract are marked active; the published notice does not explain this inconsistency.
- No explicit contract end date is published, so no renewal timing estimate can be calculated.
- No award decision date is published.
- Individual lot value, pricing breakdown and payment terms are not supplied.
- Bid counts, other participants, scoring and detailed evaluation information are not supplied.
- The intended longer-term resilience arrangement has no published timetable, value, scope or route to market.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustVITAL RADIOLOGY SERVICES LIMITEDteleradiologyradiology reportingmedical imaging servicesNHS Supply ChainProvider Selection RegimeWPL07225
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the radiology reporting award?
VITAL RADIOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED is named on the active award for lot 1 and is verified against company number 09633762.
What is the published contract value?
The linked contract record states a value of £80,000.
When was the contract signed and due to start?
The contract record gives a signature date of 8 October 2026. The lot description states a commencement time of 12 October 2026 at 12:00 noon.
Is there an extension option?
No. The notice states a three-month duration with no option to extend.
Is a further procurement expected?
The buyer states an intention to pursue a longer-term resilience arrangement, but no timetable or procurement details are published.
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