AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Borough of Telford & Wrekin published a transparency notice for a proposed direct award to LADY FORESTER HOSPITAL TRUST for an older-person residential and nursing care placement. The award record remains pending and the notice schedules signature for 19 October 2026, so the supplied data does not confirm a signed or active contract.
Published outcomeOne pending award names LADY FORESTER HOSPITAL TRUST for lot 1, with a stated gross value of £383,000.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, non-competed spot-placement arrangement for an individual’s care needs, rather than an openly competed multi-provider opportunity.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
LADY FORESTER HOSPITAL TRUST
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 383000 GBP · Pending award
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Verified supplier identity is linked to award 1; the award names Lady Forester Hospital Trust and lists £383,000 GBP.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The UK5 transparency notice was published on 2026-10-15.
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 has status 'pending'.
Signature status
99% confidenceScheduled, not evidenced as completed
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A futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled for 2026-10-19; no executed-contract record is supplied.
Stated contract period
94% confidence19 October 2026 to 18 October 2034
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Award 1 lists contractPeriod startDate 2026-10-19 and endDate 2034-10-18.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£383,000 gross
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Award 1 value is amountGross 383000 GBP.
Lot-level value allocation
98% confidenceNot published separately
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Lot 1 has no value amount; the award covers lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Transparency notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Notice document 097517-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-15.
Scheduled signature date
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Award milestone futureSignatureDate is due 2026-10-19.
Stated start date
94% confidence19 October 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-19.
Stated end date
94% confidence18 October 2034
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Award contractPeriod endDate is 2026-10-18.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceResidential and nursing care support for an individual requiring a care-home placement
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The description says the contract delivers support for an individual requiring placement in a care home.
Included support
98% confidenceAccommodation, personal care, meals and drinks, medication, laundry, and access to communal facilities
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These minimum services and facilities are listed in the notice description.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 85300000 — Social work and related services
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Award item 1 lists CPV 85300000.
Delivery area
98% confidenceUKG21
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Award item delivery address is region UKG21.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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Tender procurementMethod is 'direct'.
Competition
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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procurementMethodDetails states 'Below threshold - without competition'.
Regime
99% confidenceLight touch
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Tender specialRegime lists 'lightTouch'.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne lot
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Tender and award data identify lot 1 only.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term structure
97% confidenceDescribed as continuous rolling terms, ending when all Individual Service Agreements end
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The notice description states that the contract is continuous with ongoing rolling terms and terminates when all placements made through it have ended.
Stated date range
94% confidence19 October 2026 to 18 October 2034
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Award 1 contractPeriod provides these dates.
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceNot confirmed
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The award is pending and signature is only scheduled.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Placement-led purchasing
98% confidenceThe requirement is tailored to an individual placement, with location stated as important to fulfilling that person’s wishes.
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The notice description explicitly identifies an individual care-home placement and the importance of location.
Commercial value interpretation
98% confidence£383,000 is reported at award level for the sole listed lot, but it should not be treated as evidence of spend or a concluded contract while the award remains pending.
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Award 1 lists £383,000 gross and pending status.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award versus contract status
99% confidenceThe record is displayed as awarded and the tender is complete, but award 1 is pending and signature is scheduled rather than confirmed.
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Process display status is awarded; tender status is complete; award status is pending; futureSignatureDate is scheduled.
Term ambiguity
95% confidenceThe notice describes rolling terms ending with Individual Service Agreements, while the award also supplies fixed start and end dates.
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The description gives the rolling termination mechanism; award 1 gives dates from 2026-10-19 to 2034-10-18.
Information not supplied in the published notice
98% confidenceNo award decision date, bid count, evaluation information, pricing breakdown, individual placement volume, or executed-contract evidence is supplied.
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The pending award and scheduled signature do not establish that a contract has been concluded, signed, started, or delivered.
- The published data provides no separate lot value, award decision date, bid or evaluation information, price breakdown, or placement volumes.
- The rolling termination description and fixed contract-period dates are both reported; the source does not explain how they operate together.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Borough of Telford & WrekinLADY FORESTER HOSPITAL TRUSTolder people residential carenursing servicescare placementdirect awardtransparency notice
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named on the award?
LADY FORESTER HOSPITAL TRUST, verified by company number 02375555.
Is the contract signed?
No. The supplied award is pending and shows a signature date scheduled for 19 October 2026.
What is the stated award value?
£383,000 gross at award level.
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