AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust published a Provider Selection Regime notice for monthly Low Vision Clinic services at North Cambs Hospital and QEHKL. The notice names Kim Horsepole as supplier, but the narrative describes an intention to award rather than a completed formal award.
Published outcomeThe published structured data records award 097588-2026-1 and a contract record valued at £7,200 GBP, while the notice narrative says the contract had not yet formally been awarded. The final legal/contractual position is therefore unclear from the supplied evidence.
Market significanceThis is a small, single-supplier healthcare service requirement using a limited/direct-award route under the Provider Selection Regime.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Kim Horsepole
78% confidenceAward 097588-2026-1 · Lots 1 · £7,200 shared contract value; not separately allocated beyond the single named supplier GBP · Named supplier in an award record marked active; identity unverified
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Award 097588-2026-1 names Kim Horsepole and relates to lot 1. The associated contract record states £7,200 GBP. Supplier verification status is checked_unmatched.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Process published_at and release history both record 2026-10-15.
Notice narrative status
99% confidenceIntention to award; not yet formally awarded according to the narrative
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Procurement rationale states: “This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.”
Structured award and contract status
90% confidenceActive
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Award 097588-2026-1 and contract 097588-2026-1 are both marked active in details_json.
Lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1 is marked cancelled in the tender lots data.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
98% confidence£7,200 GBP
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Contract 097588-2026-1 has value amount 7200 and currency GBP; lot description also states “Value for the year = £7,200”.
Value period
96% confidenceOne year
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Lot description states “Contract Term - 1year”.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Stated service period
97% confidence1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Lot description states “Provided between 1/04/26 - 31/03/27”.
Recorded contract signature date
95% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract record includes dateSigned 2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Representation deadline
92% confidence26 October 2026
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Procurement rationale states that representations by providers must be made by 26th October.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceLow Vision Clinic service
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Process description specifies a ‘Low Vision Clinic’ service.
Frequency and sites
99% confidenceOnce monthly on a Friday at North Cambs Hospital and once monthly on a Friday at QEHKL
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Process description specifies the frequency and sites.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 85111200 — Medical hospital services
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Primary classification in the tender data.
Delivery region
98% confidenceUKH16
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Tender item delivery address region is UKH16.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited procedure: award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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Process procurement_method is limited and procurement_method_details gives this description.
Regime
99% confidenceProvider Selection Regime (PSR)
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Procurement rationale identifies the notice as a PSR intention to award notice under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
Direct-award context
96% confidenceExisting provider; direct award process C
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Lot description states that the contract is to be awarded to an existing provider following direct award process C.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied
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No bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation scores or selection comparison is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Options
99% confidenceNo options recorded
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.
Award criterion
94% confidencePrice
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Lot 1 awardCriteria contains a price criterion.
Contract execution
99% confidenceUnclear due to conflicting source fields
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The contract record contains a dateSigned field, but the published narrative says the contract had not yet formally been awarded.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial scale
98% confidence£7,200 for the stated year
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Published contract value and lot description both state £7,200 for a year.
Route-to-market observation
96% confidenceThe notice identifies a direct award to an existing provider under PSR process C.
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Lot description and procurement rationale.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting lifecycle evidence
99% confidenceThe narrative says no formal award had occurred, while structured award and contract records are active and the contract includes a signature date.
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Procurement rationale; award, contract status and dateSigned fields.
Cancelled lot versus active award
99% confidenceLot 1 is marked cancelled although the linked award and contract records are marked active.
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Lot 1 status is cancelled; award and contract status are active.
Supplier identity limitation
99% confidenceKim Horsepole was checked but no safe Companies House match was found; the supplied supplier name remains unverified.
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supplier_identity_status is checked_unmatched and lookupDecision is still_unmatched.
Information not supplied in the published notice
98% confidenceNo bid count, scoring, award decision date, individual pricing breakdown, extension terms or clear final award confirmation is supplied.
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Supplied process, award, lot and contract fields contain no such information.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains unresolved contradictions between the intention-to-award narrative, the active award/contract records, the recorded signature date and the cancelled lot status.
- Kim Horsepole is an unverified supplier name: the Companies House matching workflow completed without a safe match.
- Information on bids, evaluation, price composition, extension rights and definitive final award confirmation was not supplied in the published notice.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Low Vision ClinicQEHKLProvider Selection RegimeKim Horsepolemedical hospital servicesdirect award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named as supplier?
Kim Horsepole is named in the award record. The supplier name is unverified because a completed Companies House check did not identify a safe match.
What is the published value?
The associated contract record and lot description state £7,200 GBP for one year.
Was the contract formally awarded?
The evidence conflicts: the narrative says it had not yet formally been awarded, while structured records show an active award and contract with a signature-date field.
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