AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Hampshire County Council published a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention-to-award notice for public health nursing services. Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Foundation Trust is named in the structured award record, but the notice narrative says the contract had not yet formally been awarded and the related lot is marked cancelled.
Published outcomeThe published data does not support treating this as a conclusively awarded, active contract. It contains conflicting lifecycle evidence: an active award and contract record, including a dateSigned field, versus narrative describing an intention to award and a cancelled lot.
Market significanceThe record concerns a substantial public health nursing service covering health visiting, school nursing, prevention and targeted support across Hampshire delivery regions.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Foundation Trust
90% confidenceAward 097926-2026-1 · Lots 1 · GBP 200,000,000 at contract-record level GBP · Named supplier in active structured award record; formal award remains contradicted by the notice narrative
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The award record names Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Foundation Trust as supplier. The attached contract record states GBP 200,000,000, while the narrative describes an intention to award rather than a formal award.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice character
99% confidencePSR intention to award
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The procurement rationale states: “This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice.”
Formal award position
99% confidenceNot formally awarded according to notice narrative
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The rationale states: “This contract has not yet formally been awarded.”
Structured award record
95% confidenceActive
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Award 097926-2026-1 has status “active”.
Related lot status
98% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1 has status “cancelled”.
Structured contract record
93% confidenceActive; dateSigned field recorded as 14 October 2026
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Contract 097926-2026-1 has status “active” and dateSigned “2026-10-14T00:00:00+01:00”. This conflicts with the notice narrative saying no formal award had yet occurred.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract-record value
98% confidenceGBP 200,000,000
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Contract 097926-2026-1 records value amount 200000000 and currency GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceNo separate lot-level value published
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Lot 1 has no value amount in the supplied data.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Notice publication
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Published_at is 2026-10-16T12:50:39+01:00.
Representation deadline
98% confidence28 October 2026
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The procurement rationale says representations must be made by 28 October 2026.
Source-stated service period
93% confidence1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032
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Lot 1 description states the service will be provided between these dates.
Source-stated extension possibility
93% confidenceOption to extend to 31 March 2034
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Lot 1 description states an option to extend to 31 March 2034.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidencePublic health nursing for children, young people and families
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The notice describes a universal and targeted offer including health visiting and school nursing.
Activities
98% confidenceHealthy Child Programme, reviews, child measurement, vision screening, safeguarding, prevention, early intervention and specialist support
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These activities are listed in the lot description.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 85000000 Health and social work services; CPV 85100000 Health services
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Classifications in the supplied record.
Delivery regions
98% confidenceUKJ35, UKJ36 and UKJ37
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The item delivery addresses specify these regions.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited procedure / award without prior publication of a call for competition
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The process procurement method details state this description.
Regime
98% confidenceDirect Award Process C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023
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The lot description identifies Direct Award Process C; the rationale identifies the PSR Regulations 2023.
Selection rationale stated
95% confidenceExisting provider said to be satisfying the original contract and likely to satisfy the proposed contract; acceptance of available budget
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The lot award criteria list these two criteria, each described as 100.
Competition data
99% confidenceNot published
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No bidder count, tender submissions, scores or comparative evaluation results are supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Proposed initial term
93% confidence1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032
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Stated in the lot description.
Extension
93% confidenceOption stated to 31 March 2034
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Stated in the lot description.
Signed-contract certainty
99% confidenceUnresolved
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A structured contract record includes a dateSigned field, but the published rationale says the contract had not yet formally been awarded.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
96% confidenceContinuity-led direct award was proposed under PSR Direct Award Process C
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The lot description identifies the existing provider and Direct Award Process C.
Budget position
96% confidenceAcceptance of available budget is listed as a cost criterion
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The lot award criteria include “Acceptance of available budget”. No price breakdown or affordability assessment is published.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Lifecycle conflict
100% confidenceThe publication simultaneously contains an active award/contract record, a contract dateSigned field, narrative saying no formal award had occurred, and a cancelled related lot.
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Structured awards/contracts and lot statuses conflict with the procurement rationale.
Supplier naming variation
99% confidenceThe narrative uses “Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust”, while the supplier record uses “Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Foundation Trust”.
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Comparison of the lot description with the supplier party and award record.
Award date
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published award record.
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Award 097926-2026-1 has no award_date.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The publication does not resolve whether the active award and contract records supersede the intention-to-award narrative or the cancelled lot status.
- No individual pricing breakdown, lot value, award date, bid count, evaluation scoring, submitted offers or final extension decision is published.
- The source provides no explanation for the differing supplier names used in the narrative and structured supplier record.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Hampshire public health nursingHampshire County Council procurementProvider Selection Regimehealth visitingschool nursingHampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Foundation Trust
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Was this contract formally awarded?
The notice narrative says it had not yet formally been awarded, despite active structured award and contract records.
Who is named as supplier?
Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Foundation Trust is named in the structured award record.
What value is recorded?
The attached contract record shows GBP 200,000,000; no separate lot value is published.
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