AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust awarded and signed a direct, below-threshold contract with STAFF HEALTH LTD for occupational-health insourcing services. The contract runs from 13 October 2026 to 5 April 2027 and is valued at £100,000 excluding VAT (£120,000 including VAT).
Published outcomeOne active award and active contract are recorded for STAFF HEALTH LTD under lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a short-term NHS occupational-health capacity arrangement intended to provide time to recruit substantive occupational-health staff and reduce reliance on external provision.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
STAFF HEALTH LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £100,000 excluding VAT; £120,000 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Supplier verification identifies GB-COH 12551815 as STAFF HEALTH LTD. Award 1 names the supplier and contract 1, linked to award 1, gives the contract value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice
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The published document is described as a "Contract details notice on Find a Tender".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive and signed
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Contract 1 has status "active" and dateSigned of 13 October 2026.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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The tender and lot 1 each have status "complete".
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£100,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 100000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£120,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 120000 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceContract-level value for the single recorded supplier and award
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1, which names one supplier, STAFF HEALTH LTD.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-13.
Contract start
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-13.
Contract end
99% confidence5 April 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-04-05.
Notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-14.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
98% confidenceOccupational-health insourcing services
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The tender title and description state "OH Insourcing Services"; OH is referenced throughout the description.
CPV classification
99% confidence98330000 — Physical well-being services
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Award item 1 carries CPV 98330000.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne recorded lot (lot 1)
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Tender and award data each reference lot 1 only.
Stated operational purpose
98% confidenceTemporary external provision while substantive occupational-health staff are employed
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The description says the new contract allows more time for substantive OH staff to be employed, reducing the need for externally provided services.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition".
Competition information
98% confidenceNo competitive process is recorded; bidder numbers and evaluation information were not supplied
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The notice identifies a direct, without-competition procedure and contains no bid count or evaluation detail.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence13 October 2026 to 5 April 2027
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Contract period startDate and endDate are recorded in contract 1.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal terms are supplied in the published notice data.
Tax treatment
99% confidence£100,000 excluding VAT; £120,000 including VAT
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Contract 1 reports amount and amountGross in GBP.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Prior arrangement context
95% confidenceThe buyer states the old contract was fully spent and its permitted value increase had already been used
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The description says the old contract was fully spent and a CCN up to 50% of original value had already been utilised, citing W219334/C414902.
Supplier opportunity signal
93% confidenceThe requirement is framed as transitional capacity rather than a stated long-term outsourced service
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The stated purpose is to bridge time until substantive OH staff are employed.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and signature evidence
99% confidenceStrong
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The record includes an active award, an active contract, an explicit signed date, contract dates and values.
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified
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The supplier was matched by company number to STAFF HEALTH LTD, company number 12551815.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual lot value
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Lot 1 is recorded only with status "complete"; title, description and value are absent.
Commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No pricing breakdown, award decision rationale, bid count, scoring or evaluation detail is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not provide a title, description or individual value for lot 1.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown and extension or renewal terms.
- The notice states that an earlier contract was fully spent and references W219334/C414902, but does not provide enough information to analyse that prior arrangement's value or terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
STAFF HEALTH LTDMid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trustoccupational health insourcingOH servicesNHS contractFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the occupational-health insourcing contract?
STAFF HEALTH LTD, verified under company number 12551815, is the sole supplier recorded for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The contract is valued at £100,000 excluding VAT and £120,000 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
It starts on 13 October 2026 and ends on 5 April 2027.
Was the contract competitively tendered?
The notice records a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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