AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS England published a contract details notice for a jointly hosted national clinical fellowship resource focused on pharmacy technicians. The published contract names General Pharamaceutical Council as the sole supplier, with a £40,000 ex-VAT (£48,000 inc-VAT) contract value.
Published outcomeA direct, below-threshold award was made to General Pharamaceutical Council. The contract record is active and explicitly records signature on 13 October 2026.
Market significanceThis is a small, specialist health-services engagement supporting pharmacy-technician leadership, NHS England policy implementation and regulatory preparedness.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
General Pharamaceutical Council
94% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £40,000 excluding VAT; £48,000 including VAT GBP · Active award and active contract
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The sole supplier on award 1 is named “General Pharamaceutical Council”. Contract 1 is linked to award 1 and records £40,000 net and £48,000 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The source identifies the notice as “Contract details notice on Find a Tender” (UK7).
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is recorded with status “active”.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is recorded with status “active”.
Contract signature date
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-13.
Published contract period
99% confidence13 October 2026 to 30 July 2027
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Contract 1 period is 2026-10-13 to 2027-07-30.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£40,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 40000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£48,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 48000 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceOne contract is linked to the sole listed supplier and award
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Contract 1 links to award 1, and award 1 lists one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-13.
Contract start recorded
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-13.
Notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The notice document datePublished is 2026-10-15.
Contract end recorded
99% confidence30 July 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-07-30.
Alternative period stated in description
98% confidence1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027
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The tender description says: “this contract is for the period 01/08/2026 - 31/07/2027”.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
95% confidenceJointly hosted national clinical fellowship resource
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The description calls the post “a jointly hosted national fellowship”.
Intended focus
95% confidencePharmacy-technician leadership development, NHS England policy implementation and regulatory preparedness
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The description refers to equitable leadership opportunities for pharmacy technicians and work supporting policy implementation and regulatory preparedness.
Service classification
99% confidenceHealth services (CPV 85100000)
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Award item 1 carries CPV 85100000, described as Health services.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 and its item are linked to related lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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The tender procurementMethod is recorded as “direct”.
Procurement detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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The tender procurementMethodDetails is recorded as “Below threshold - without competition”.
Competition information
99% confidenceNo bid count, evaluation results or award rationale published
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No bidder, score, evaluation or rationale data is supplied beyond the stated direct method.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Recorded contract period
99% confidence13 October 2026 to 30 July 2027
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Contract 1 period.startDate and period.endDate specify these dates.
Signature
99% confidenceSigned on 13 October 2026
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Contract 1 explicitly records dateSigned as 2026-10-13.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Extensions and options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal clause is supplied in the notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
98% confidenceSmall direct below-threshold engagement
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The procurement is described as direct and below threshold without competition; the contract value is £40,000 excluding VAT.
Delivery model
92% confidenceSpecialist fellowship resource rather than a broad multi-lot framework
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The notice describes a single jointly hosted fellowship and contains one lot, one award and one contract.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting contract dates
99% confidenceThe descriptive period differs from the signed contract record
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The description states 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027, while the contract record states 13 October 2026 to 30 July 2027.
Supplier-name verification
97% confidencePublished supplier identity is not independently company-verified in the supplied data
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No verified company name or number is supplied; supplier verification is marked not_applicable. The analysis retains the published supplier name without correcting its spelling.
Unpublished procurement detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, evaluation detail, pricing breakdown, lot title, extension terms or award rationale is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains inconsistent dates: the description states 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027, while the signed contract record states 13 October 2026 to 30 July 2027.
- The published supplier name is retained as supplied. No verified legal company name or company number is provided, and the supplied verification status is not_applicable.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation criteria or scores, award rationale, detailed pricing, extension options, renewal terms, and a title or description for lot 1.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
NHS EnglandGPhC Clinical Fellow Shared ResourceGeneral Pharamaceutical Councilclinical fellowshippharmacy techniciansdirect awardhealth services
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the GPhC Clinical Fellow Shared Resource contract?
The published award names General Pharamaceutical Council as the sole supplier.
What is the contract value?
The contract record gives a value of £40,000 excluding VAT and £48,000 including VAT.
When does the recorded contract run?
The signed contract record gives 13 October 2026 to 30 July 2027. The notice description states different dates, from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027.
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