AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust awarded VANTIVE LIMITED a direct, below-threshold contract for installation, commissioning and handover work supporting a reverse-osmosis water treatment system for renal dialysis at Northwick Park Hospital.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are reported for VANTIVE LIMITED. The contract data explicitly records signature on 19 October 2026, with a term from 1 December to 31 December 2026.
Market significanceThis is a £289,056.68 net (£346,868.02 gross) specialist healthcare water-treatment works contract, awarded without competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
VANTIVE LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £289,056.68 net; £346,868.02 gross GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Supplier identifier GB-COH-14981842 matched by company number 14981842 to verified company name VANTIVE LIMITED. Award 1 names the supplier; contract 1 is linked to award 1 and states the contract value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Document description: "Contract details notice on Find a Tender".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status: active.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status: active.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 19 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned: 2026-10-19T00:00:00+01:00.
Lot status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender lot 1 status: complete.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value, excluding VAT
99% confidence£289,056.68
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Contract 1 value.amount: 289056.68 GBP.
Contract value, including VAT
99% confidence£346,868.02
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Contract 1 value.amountGross: 346868.02 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceThe stated contract value is linked to the sole contract and sole supplier for award 1.
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Contract 1 references awardID 1; award 1 names one supplier, Vantive Limited.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Notice datePublished: 2026-10-19T10:05:26+01:00.
Contract signed
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned: 2026-10-19T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence1 December 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate: 2026-12-01T00:00:00Z.
Contract end
99% confidence31 December 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate: 2026-12-31T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupply, installation, commissioning and handover of supporting equipment and infrastructure for the Vantive CWP800 reverse-osmosis water treatment system.
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Published tender description.
Service setting
99% confidenceNorthwick Park Hospital renal dialysis service.
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Published tender description states the system supports the renal dialysis service at Northwick Park Hospital.
Included activities
99% confidenceAssociated components, testing and documentation required for safe operation of the haemodialysis water treatment system.
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Published tender description.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory: works.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 45232430 — Water-treatment work
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Award item additional classification.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod: direct.
Procurement method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails: "Below threshold - without competition".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold: false.
Competition information
98% confidenceNo competition was used; bidder count and evaluation information were not supplied.
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Tender method detail states without competition. No bidder-count or evaluation fields are provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence1 December 2026 to 31 December 2026
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Contract 1 period start and end dates.
Term length
98% confidenceApproximately one month
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Contract period runs from 1 December through 31 December 2026.
Extension or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Delivery profile
91% confidenceA short, defined installation and commissioning engagement rather than an explicitly stated ongoing maintenance arrangement.
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The published scope covers supply, installation, commissioning, handover, testing and documentation; the stated term is one month.
Demand context
98% confidenceThe work supports haemodialysis water-treatment infrastructure in an acute hospital setting.
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The description identifies a reverse-osmosis system supporting the renal dialysis service and safe haemodialysis water treatment operation.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified
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Company-number match confirms VANTIVE LIMITED, company number 14981842; no supplier-name mismatch is flagged.
Value clarity
98% confidenceClear at contract level
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One contract is linked to one award with one named supplier and provides both net and gross GBP amounts.
Publication completeness
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes an award date, bid count, evaluation rationale, pricing breakdown, lot title, lot-level value, and extension or renewal terms.
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Relevant fields are absent or null in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award date was supplied.
- No bidder count, evaluation rationale, award rationale or scoring information was supplied.
- No extension, options or renewal provisions were supplied.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No pricing breakdown beyond net and gross contract values was supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
VANTIVE LIMITEDImperial College Healthcare NHS TrustNorthwick Park Hospitalwater-treatment workreverse-osmosisrenal dialysisNHS procurementcontract award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Northwick Park water-treatment contract?
VANTIVE LIMITED, verified by company number 14981842.
What is the contract value?
The contract value is £289,056.68 excluding VAT and £346,868.02 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period runs from 1 December 2026 to 31 December 2026.
Was the contract competitively tendered?
The notice records a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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