AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust awarded the GM E-Portfolio service to GAS MARK 8 LIMITED. The published contract record states that it was signed on 17 August 2026 and runs from 18 August 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award and active contract are recorded for supplier GAS MARK 8 LIMITED under a below-threshold limited-competition procedure.
Market significanceThis is a £87,000 net (£104,400 gross) NHS software-development-services contract. The value applies to the single published contract and is not a published lot-level value.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
GAS MARK 8 LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £87,000 net; £104,400 gross GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names Gas Mark 8 Limited as supplier. Supplier verification matches Companies House number 12274640 to GAS MARK 8 LIMITED. Contract 1, linked to award 1, records GBP 87,000 amount and GBP 104,400 amountGross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract details notice published 16 October 2026
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Document 098030-2026 is described as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender and dated 2026-10-16T14:45:00+01:00.
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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The tender status is recorded as complete.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status active.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status active.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 17 August 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-08-17T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period
99% confidence18 August 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period records startDate 2026-08-18 and endDate 2027-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£87,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 87000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£104,400
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 104400 GBP.
Published lot value
99% confidenceUnknown
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Lot 1 has no value amount in the published data.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence17 August 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-08-17.
Contract start
99% confidence18 August 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-08-18.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-03-31.
Notice publication
99% confidence16 October 2026
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The Find a Tender contract details notice was published on 2026-10-16.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceGM E-Portfolio Service
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The tender title is GM E-Portfolio and its description is GM E-Portfolio Service.
Category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 72212517 — IT software development services
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The award item lists additional classification CPV 72212517 with this description.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (Lot 1)
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The tender contains Lot 1 and award 1 is related to Lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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The tender procurementMethod is limited.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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The tender procurementMethodDetails states Below threshold - limited competition.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on the number of bids, participants and evaluation is not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract title
99% confidenceGM E-Portfolio
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Contract 1 title is GM E-Portfolio.
Term
99% confidence18 August 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period records these dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal terms are supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value and scope context
98% confidenceThe published contract is a single-supplier, single-lot software development services award valued at £87,000 excluding VAT.
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One supplier is named on award 1, which relates to Lot 1; the contract records £87,000 amount and CPV 72212517 IT software development services.
Award rationale
99% confidenceUnknown
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No evaluation results, award rationale, pricing detail or bid comparison is supplied in the published notice data.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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The supplier was matched by company number 12274640 to GAS MARK 8 LIMITED; verification status is verified.
Value allocation
99% confidenceContract-level value is published; no separate lot value is published
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Contract 1 has a GBP value, while Lot 1 has no value amount.
Missing competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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The supplied data contains no bid count, tender submissions, scores, criteria outcomes or award rationale.
Missing detailed scope and options
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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The lot has no published title or description, and the data contains no extension or renewal terms.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not provide bid counts, tenderer identities, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdowns or savings information.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value; the published value is recorded at contract level.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied. The estimated re-procurement horizon is based only on the stated contract end date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
GM E-PortfolioThe Christie NHS Foundation TrustGAS MARK 8 LIMITEDIT software development servicesNHS contract awardFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the GM E-Portfolio contract?
GAS MARK 8 LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 12274640.
What is the GM E-Portfolio contract value?
The published contract value is £87,000 excluding VAT and £104,400 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is 18 August 2026 to 31 March 2027.
What procedure was used?
The notice records a below-threshold limited-competition procedure.
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