AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust published contract details for replacement of a condemned bath on Bluebell Ward, including removal and installation. The published contract record names WEALDEN REHAB LTD as supplier.
Published outcomeAward 1 is active and linked to lot 1. The contract record is active and explicitly records a signature date of 8 June 2026.
Market significanceThis is a small, below-threshold healthcare-facility goods requirement with a published gross contract value of £11,470.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
WEALDEN REHAB LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £11,470 gross (shared contract value; one supplier is named) GBP · verified; award active
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Supplier verification matches Companies House number 09783709 to WEALDEN REHAB LTD. Award 1 names source supplier "Wealden Rehab/Care Spaces" and is linked to contract 1 valued at £11,470 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract details notice published at 2026-10-15T11:28:03+01:00.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete" and lot 1 status is "complete".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status "active".
Contract signed
99% confidence8 June 2026
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Contract 1 explicitly gives dateSigned as 2026-06-08T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period
98% confidence30 September 2026 to 1 October 2026
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Contract period startDate is 2026-09-30 and endDate is 2026-10-01.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£11,470 gross
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Contract 1 value records amountGross 11470, amount 11470, currency GBP.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false; procurement method details state "Below threshold - limited competition".
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signature
99% confidence8 June 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-06-08.
Contract start
98% confidence30 September 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-09-30.
Contract end
98% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2026-10-01T23:59:59+01:00.
Notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-15T11:28:03+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceReplacement of a Bluebell Ward bath, including removal of the condemned bath and provision and installation of a new bath accessible to independent and dependent patients.
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Published tender title and description.
Procurement category
98% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "goods".
CPV classification
99% confidence39144000 — Bathroom furniture
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Award item additional classification.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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Tender contains lot 1; award 1 and contract 1 are linked to lot 1.
Delivery coverage
94% confidenceUKJ41 and UKJ4
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Award item delivery addresses list regions UKJ41 and UKJ4.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is "limited".
Method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails.
Competition information
99% confidenceBidder count and evaluation information not published.
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No bid count, tenderer list, scores or evaluation narrative is supplied in the notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract term
98% confidence30 September 2026 to 1 October 2026
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Contract 1 period fields.
Signature evidence
99% confidenceSigned on 8 June 2026
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Contract 1 explicitly provides dateSigned.
Extensions or renewals
99% confidenceNot stated
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Requirement profile
98% confidenceThe requirement combines supply, removal and installation for an accessible ward bath.
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Tender description specifies removal of the old condemned bath and provision and installation of the new accessible bath.
Market route
99% confidenceThe buyer used a below-threshold limited-competition procedure.
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Published procurement method details.
Value interpretation
97% confidenceThe £11,470 figure is a published contract-level gross value, rather than an unpublished unit-price breakdown.
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Contract value supplies a single gross amount and no pricing breakdown.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier name reconciliation
99% confidenceThe published supplier name differs from the verified legal name. This analysis uses WEALDEN REHAB LTD because the supplied Companies House identifier 09783709 was verified by company-number match; "Wealden Rehab/Care Spaces" is retained as the source trading-style name.
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Supplier verification status is verified; supplier_name_mismatch is true; verified_company_name is WEALDEN REHAB LTD.
Published information gap
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: award date, bidder count, evaluation, lot title, individual lot value, pricing breakdown and extension terms.
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied record.
Date sequence
99% confidenceThe contract-details notice was published after the stated contract end date.
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Notice publication is 15 October 2026, while the recorded contract end is 1 October 2026.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published supplier name, "Wealden Rehab/Care Spaces", differs from the verified legal company name, WEALDEN REHAB LTD; the legal name is used because a company-number verification was supplied.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: award date, bidder count, evaluation methodology or scores, lot title, individual lot value, price breakdown, and extension or renewal terms.
- The notice was published on 15 October 2026, after the recorded contract end date of 1 October 2026.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Bluebell Ward Bath ReplacementKent and Medway Mental Health NHS TrustWEALDEN REHAB LTDbathroom furnitureaccessible bathFind a Tenderbelow-threshold procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier for Bluebell Ward Bath Replacement?
WEALDEN REHAB LTD, verified against Companies House number 09783709. The published source supplier name was "Wealden Rehab/Care Spaces".
What is the published contract value?
The published gross contract value is £11,470.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract record explicitly states a signature date of 8 June 2026.
What work is covered?
Removal of a condemned bath and provision and installation of a new bath accessible to independent and dependent patients.
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