AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board published a Provider Selection Regime notice for GP medical cover at Oakmeadow Community Support Centre in Halton. The contract record names Bevan Group Practice and records a contract signature date of 24 August 2026, but the linked lot is marked cancelled, creating a material status inconsistency.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract record are linked to Bevan Group Practice for lot 1. The published contract value is £321,971.
Market significanceThis is a direct award under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 for a local health service. The notice describes the provider as incumbent, rather than evidencing an open competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Bevan Group Practice
94% confidenceAward 098287-2026-1 · Lots 1 · £321,971 GBP · Active award and linked active contract record
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Award 098287-2026-1 names Bevan Group Practice as supplier and links to lot 1. The linked contract record states £321,971 GBP.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Release history records an award, contract notice published at 2026-10-19T09:26:02+01:00.
Award record status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 098287-2026-1 has status active.
Contract record status
97% confidenceActive; signature date recorded as 24 August 2026
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Contract 098287-2026-1 has status active and dateSigned 2026-08-24T00:00:00+01:00.
Linked lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1, to which the award is linked, has status cancelled.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
98% confidence£321,971
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Contract 098287-2026-1 value is 321971 GBP.
Stated annual value in lot narrative
93% confidence£160,986 plus any 2027/28 NHS uplift
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Lot 1 narrative states an annual contract value of £160,986 (+ any 2027/28 NHS uplift).
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Recorded contract signature
97% confidence24 August 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-08-24.
Stated service start
88% confidence19 November 2026
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Lot 1 narrative states that the contract will start on 19 November 2026.
Stated expiry
88% confidence18 November 2028
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Lot 1 narrative states that the contract will expire on 18 November 2028.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
97% confidenceMedical assessment and care for patients aged over 18 admitted to Oakmeadow Community Support Centre
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Tender description.
Service element
94% confidenceGP medical cover
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Lot 1 narrative describes delivery of GP Medical Cover to Oakmeadow Community Support Centre.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 85100000 — Health services
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Tender classification and item additional classification.
Delivery area
95% confidenceHalton (UKD71)
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Item delivery location is Oakmeadow service users (Halton), with region UKD71.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited procedure: award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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Process procurement_method and procurement_method_details.
Regime
98% confidenceProvider Selection Regime confirmation of contract award
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Procurement rationale states the contract was awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
Competition information
99% confidenceNo competition or bid-count information supplied
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Evaluation criteria stated in lot narrative
84% confidenceQuality 99; price 1
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Lot 1 awardCriteria lists an existing-provider criterion with description 99 and a price criterion with description 1.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
88% confidence2 years, from 19 November 2026 to 18 November 2028
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Lot 1 narrative states a two-year term and these dates.
Options
97% confidenceNone stated
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.
Pricing adjustment
91% confidenceAny 2027/28 NHS uplift referenced
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Lot 1 narrative states £160,986 annually plus any 2027/28 NHS uplift.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value reconciliation
94% confidenceThe £321,971 contract value is £1 below two years at the stated annual value of £160,986, before any uplift.
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Contract value is £321,971; lot narrative states £160,986 annually for two years plus any 2027/28 uplift.
Direct-award context
93% confidenceThe notice frames the award as a PSR Direct Award C to an incumbent provider; it does not publish comparative bids or a bidder count.
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Lot narrative and procurement rationale.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Status inconsistency
99% confidenceThe award and contract records are active, while the linked lot is cancelled.
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Award and contract status are active; lot 1 status is cancelled.
Date-field inconsistency
98% confidenceThe process-level contract start and end fields are blank, while the cancelled lot narrative states intended dates.
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Process contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null; lot 1 narrative gives 19 November 2026 to 18 November 2028.
Supplier verification context
96% confidenceThe supplier is identified through a GB-NHS identifier; Companies House verification is not applicable.
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Supplier identity status is not_applicable and identifier scheme is GB-NHS.
Information not supplied in the published notice
98% confidenceNo bid count, award date, pricing breakdown, individual evaluation evidence, or extension terms are published.
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Published fields contain no such information.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The linked lot is marked cancelled despite active award and contract records; the source does not explain the discrepancy.
- The stated start and expiry dates occur only in the cancelled lot narrative, while process-level contract date fields are blank.
- The source does not provide bid counts, comparative tender information, detailed scoring evidence, an award date, or extension terms.
- The published total contract value differs by £1 from two times the stated annual value, before any possible NHS uplift.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Oakmeadow Community Support CentreBevan Group PracticeNHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care BoardGP medical coverProvider Selection Regimehealth services
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named as supplier?
Bevan Group Practice is named on the active award record for lot 1.
What is the published contract value?
The linked contract record gives a value of £321,971 GBP.
Is the contract status clear?
Not fully. The award and contract records are active, but the linked lot is marked cancelled.
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