AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board published an award/contract notice for continuation of mortuary Portakabin hire. The notice records a £49,138.38 GBP contract signed with Portakabin, awarded through a framework call-off without further competition. However, the related lot is marked cancelled while the award and contract are marked active.
Published outcomeOne active award and active contract record are linked to Portakabin. The contract record includes a signature date of 10 August 2026.
Market significanceThis is a small, direct framework call-off for continuity of specialist temporary mortuary accommodation, rather than an open market competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Portakabin
90% confidenceAward 098119-2026-1 · Lots 1 · £49,138.38 GBP · Active award and contract record
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Award 098119-2026-1 names Portakabin as supplier and is linked to lot 1. The contract linked to this award has a total value of 49138.38 GBP.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Process published_at and release history both state 2026-10-16T15:47:33+01:00.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 098119-2026-1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 098119-2026-1 has status 'active'.
Related lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1 is marked 'cancelled' in both the tender and supplied lots data.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£49,138.38 GBP
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Contract 098119-2026-1 records value.amount 49138.38 and currency GBP.
Value attribution
93% confidenceContract-level value linked to the single recorded award
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The contract is linked to award 098119-2026-1, which names one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence10 August 2026
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Contract 098119-2026-1 records dateSigned as 2026-08-10T00:00:00+01:00.
Award/contract notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Published_at and release history state 2026-10-16T15:47:33+01:00.
Hire period referenced in title
78% confidenceSeptember 2026 to March 2028
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The process title states 'Mortuary Portakabin Hire 09/2026 - 03/2028'.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceContinuation of existing mortuary Portakabin hire
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Process and lot 1 descriptions both state 'Continuation of existing Mortuary Portakabin hire'.
Category
99% confidenceServices — CPV 98390000, Other services
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Tender classification is CPV 98390000, described as 'Other services'.
Delivery region
94% confidenceUKL13
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Tender item 1 lists deliveryAddresses region UKL13.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited procedure: award without prior publication of a call for competition
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Process procurement_method is 'limited' and procurement_method_details states this wording.
Call-off route
97% confidenceDirect award under the SBS10514 Modular Buildings framework, without further competition
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Procurement rationale says a compliant framework call-off and direct award without further competition were permitted under the SBS10514 Modular Buildings framework rules.
Award criterion
90% confidencePrice
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Lot 1 awardCriteria contains one criterion of type 'price'.
Competition information
99% confidenceNo bid count or further-competition results supplied
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Signature
99% confidenceSigned on 10 August 2026
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The contract data explicitly records dateSigned as 2026-08-10.
Options
98% confidenceNo options
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.
Start and end dates
99% confidenceNot supplied as contract fields
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Process contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial context
96% confidenceContinuity requirement via an existing framework
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The description states continuation of existing hire, and the rationale describes a direct framework call-off.
Market access signal
78% confidenceFuture comparable requirements may be routed through an established modular-buildings framework
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This notice identifies SBS10514 Modular Buildings as the framework used for this call-off. This is an observation about this procurement only, not a forecast.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting lifecycle data
99% confidenceActive award and contract records are linked to a cancelled lot
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Award and contract 098119-2026-1 are marked active, whereas related lot 1 is marked cancelled.
Supplier identity
99% confidenceRecorded supplier name is unverified
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Supplier identity status is checked_unmatched after completed Companies House workflow; no verified company name or number is supplied.
Contract dates
99% confidenceStart and end dates were not supplied
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Process contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The related lot is marked cancelled despite active award and contract records; the source does not explain this conflict.
- Portakabin is a source-recorded supplier name only: the completed Companies House workflow found no safe company match, so a verified legal identity cannot be stated.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes contract start/end dates, bid count, pricing breakdown, individual lot value, evaluation scoring and extension terms.
- The September 2026 to March 2028 period appears only in the title and is not supplied as structured contract start or end data.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health BoardPortakabinmortuary hireSBS10514modular buildings frameworkpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier?
The award names Portakabin. The supplied verification record did not establish a verified legal company identity.
What is the recorded contract value?
The contract record states £49,138.38 GBP.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract record explicitly gives a signature date of 10 August 2026.
Was there an open competition?
No. The notice describes a direct award under the SBS10514 Modular Buildings framework without further competition.
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.