AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust published a transparency notice for a direct award concerning data-migration specialist services for its Healthset programme. The published award is pending, with a future signature milestone; it should not be treated as a signed or active contract.
Published outcomeOne pending award names THE BLACK FALLOW COMPANY LTD for lot 1. The published net award value is £147,840 (gross value £177,408).
Market significanceThis is an above-threshold direct award for a short, specialist data-migration engagement. The buyer’s stated rationale cites capability and three dedicated resources, rather than a competed process.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
THE BLACK FALLOW COMPANY LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 147840 GBP · Pending award
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Verified supplier record links THE BLACK FALLOW COMPANY LTD (company number 15562408) to award 1; award 1 lists source supplier name 'The Black Fallow Company' and a net value of GBP 147,840.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceTransparency notice published 15 October 2026
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Award document 097601-2026 is a Find a Tender transparency notice dated 2026-10-15T15:42:10+01:00.
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 has status 'pending'.
Signature milestone
99% confidenceScheduled for 29 October 2026
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Award 1 milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-10-29T23:59:59Z.
Contract status
98% confidenceNot evidenced as signed or active
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The award remains pending and the supplied record contains a future signature milestone, not a signed-contract confirmation.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value (net)
99% confidence£147,840
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Award 1 value.amount is 147840 GBP.
Published award value (gross)
99% confidence£177,408
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 177408 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceAward-level value allocated to the sole named supplier and lot 1
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Award 1 names one supplier and relates to lot 1 only.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Notice publication
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Transparency notice datePublished is 2026-10-15T15:42:10+01:00.
Scheduled signature date
99% confidence29 October 2026
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Scheduled futureSignatureDate is 2026-10-29T23:59:59Z.
Published contract period
99% confidence30 October 2026 to 29 January 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod runs from 2026-10-30T00:00:00Z to 2027-01-29T23:59:59Z.
Published duration
95% confidenceApproximately 3 months
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Calculated from the supplied contract-period dates; commencement remains contingent on conclusion because the award is pending.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceData-migration specialist services
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The title is 'Healthset Data Migration Specialist'.
Activities
99% confidenceAssessment of the legacy data landscape; migration strategy and scope; data-quality and governance controls; early migration and archiving activities
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These activities are stated in the procurement description.
Category
99% confidenceServices — software implementation services (CPV 72263000)
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Award 1 is categorised as services and its item lists CPV 72263000, Software implementation services.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1); no published lot title or description
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Tender and award data identify lot 1 only; supplied lot title and description are null.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award
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The process states procurementMethod 'direct' and procurementMethodDetails 'Direct award'.
Buyer-stated rationale
99% confidenceThe buyer states that the provider demonstrated the best capability and proposed three dedicated resources to deliver the required outcome.
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procurementMethodRationale contains this wording.
Legal rationale classification
97% confidenceSingle supplier — unique work or artistic performance classification
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procurementMethodRationaleClassifications lists 'singleSuppliersUniqueWorkArtPerformance'.
Competition information
99% confidenceNo bid count, participant list, evaluation scores or comparative pricing was supplied.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Threshold
99% confidenceAbove threshold
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Award 1 has aboveThreshold set to true.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published period
99% confidence30 October 2026 to 29 January 2027, subject to conclusion
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Award 1 contractPeriod provides these dates; award status is pending.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidenceNot published in the supplied data
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No pricing schedule, rate card, payment terms or pricing breakdown is provided.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Engagement profile
96% confidenceShort-duration specialist engagement focused on early data migration, archiving, quality and governance activities.
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The scope describes these activities and the published period is approximately three months.
Route-to-market signal
98% confidenceThe direct-award route and stated capability rationale indicate this notice does not evidence an open competitive tender.
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The procedure is direct award and the buyer’s published rationale refers to capability and dedicated resources.
Award maturity
99% confidenceSuppliers and market observers should treat the published value and period as pending until a concluded contract is evidenced.
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Award 1 is pending and has a future signature milestone.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Pending status materially limits contract conclusions
99% confidenceThe record is an award-stage transparency notice, but award 1 is pending with a scheduled future signature date; no signed or active contract is evidenced.
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Award status is pending; futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 29 October 2026.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified legal identity available: THE BLACK FALLOW COMPANY LTD (company number 15562408).
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Supplier verification status is verified using a normalised-name match; no mismatch or address-like source name is flagged.
Lot-detail limitation
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Supplied lot record has null title, description and value amount.
Evaluation transparency limitation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bid count, bidder list, scoring, evaluation detail and comparative price information.
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No such fields or documents are included in the supplied data.
Contract-document limitation
99% confidenceThe conflict-of-interest document is marked 'Not published'; no executed contract or terms document is supplied.
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Document record 'conflictOfInterest' has description 'Not published'; supplied documents contain only the notice and that unpublished record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award is pending, not evidenced as signed, concluded or active; its published signature date is scheduled for 29 October 2026.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: award decision date, bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation scores, detailed evaluation rationale, pricing breakdown, payment terms, extension options and renewal terms.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual lot value.
- No executed contract document is supplied, and the conflict-of-interest document is marked not published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Healthset Data Migration SpecialistUniversity Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation TrustTHE BLACK FALLOW COMPANY LTDdata migration servicesdirect awardsoftware implementation servicesFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named for the Healthset Data Migration Specialist award?
THE BLACK FALLOW COMPANY LTD is the verified legal supplier named for pending award 1.
What is the published value?
The award publishes a net value of £147,840 and a gross value of £177,408.
Is the contract signed?
No signed contract is evidenced in the supplied data. The award is pending and shows a scheduled signature date of 29 October 2026.
What is the intended contract period?
The published period is 30 October 2026 to 29 January 2027, subject to conclusion of the pending award.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.