AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS England has published contract details for qualitative interviews with NHS chief executive officers and chairs supporting a wider research study. The contract is explicitly recorded as signed and active, with Innovas Consulting Solutions Ltd named as supplier.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for lot 1. The signed contract value is £20,000 excluding VAT (£24,000 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a small, below-threshold health-services research engagement awarded through limited competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
innovas consulting solutions ltd
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £20,000 excluding VAT; £24,000 including VAT GBP · Active contract
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Award 1 names 'innovas consulting solutions ltd' as supplier. The linked contract is active and has values of GBP 20,000 net and GBP 24,000 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract details notice published at 2026-10-15T16:23:10+01:00.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive; signed 13 October 2026
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Contract 1 has status 'active' and dateSigned 2026-10-13T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period
99% confidence1 November 2026 to 31 January 2027
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Contract 1 period runs from 2026-11-01T00:00:00Z to 2027-01-31T23:59:59Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£20,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 20000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£24,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 24000 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceContract-level value for the single recorded award and lot
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Contract 1 links to award 1; award 1 relates to lot 1 and names one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-13T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract details published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The linked UK7 contract details notice was published on 2026-10-15T16:23:10+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence1 November 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-11-01T00:00:00Z.
Contract end
99% confidence31 January 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-01-31T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceQualitative interviews with NHS chief executive officers and NHS chairs to support a wider research study
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Tender title and description state this scope.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is 'services'.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 85100000 — Health services
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The award item carries CPV 85100000, described as Health services.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne recorded lot (lot 1)
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Tender data contains lot 1 only; award 1 relates to lot 1.
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 states 'Below threshold - limited competition'.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bidders and evaluation information not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, scores, award rationale or evaluation results are present in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract term
98% confidenceApproximately 3 months
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The stated period is 1 November 2026 to 31 January 2027.
VAT treatment
99% confidence£20,000 net and £24,000 gross
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Contract value provides amount 20000 and amountGross 24000 in GBP.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Engagement profile
96% confidenceA time-bounded qualitative research services engagement
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The published scope is interviews supporting a wider research study, and the stated contract period is 1 November 2026 to 31 January 2027.
Route-to-market signal
99% confidenceBelow-threshold limited competition was used
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The tender records limited procurement with the detail 'Below threshold - limited competition'.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceThe named supplier has not been independently verified through the supplied company-verification data
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supplier_identity_status is 'not_applicable'; no verified company name or company number is supplied.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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The supplied lot record contains no title, description or value.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bidder count, tender responses, scoring, pricing breakdown or award rationale is present.
Contract options
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No published extension, option or renewal provision is included in the supplied contract data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Supplier identity is not independently verified in the supplied company-verification data; no verified legal name or company number is available.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information on bidder numbers, evaluation, award rationale, pricing detail and submitted tenders is not supplied in the published notice.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied. The re-procurement timing is an estimate based solely on the stated contract end date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
NHS EnglandInnovas Consulting Solutions LtdNHS CEO interviewsNHS chair interviewsqualitative researchhealth services contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the NHS CEO and Chair Qualitative Interviews contract?
The published award names innovas consulting solutions ltd as the supplier for award 1.
What is the value of the contract?
The contract value is £20,000 excluding VAT and £24,000 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is 1 November 2026 to 31 January 2027.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract data explicitly records a signing date of 13 October 2026.
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