AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust awarded a pricing agreement for cough assist therapy devices to BREAS MEDICAL LIMITED under a below-threshold framework award. The published contract record states that it was signed on 10 September 2026 and runs from 11 September 2026 to 10 September 2028, with an option to extend.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for BREAS MEDICAL LIMITED. The contract value is £81,619.40 excluding VAT (£97,943.28 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a single-supplier medical-consumables procurement for delivery in the Yorkshire and the Humber region, with a stated two-year extension option.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BREAS MEDICAL LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £81,619.40 excluding VAT; £97,943.28 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award
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Award 1 names BREAS MEDICAL LIMITED as supplier. The supplier record is verified by Companies House number 07190611. Contract 1 is linked to award 1 and gives the contract value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published document 098349-2026 is described as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender.
Tender status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender C477391 has status "complete"; lot 1 is also marked complete.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 10 September 2026
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Contract 1 includes dateSigned: 2026-09-10.
Contract period
99% confidence11 September 2026 to 10 September 2028
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-09-11 and endDate is 2028-09-10.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£81,619.40
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Contract 1 value.amount is 81619.4 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£97,943.28
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 97943.28 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceOne contract linked to award 1 and its sole supplier
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Contract 1 references awardID 1; award 1 lists one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence10 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-10.
Contract start
99% confidence11 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-09-11.
Initial contract end
99% confidence10 September 2028
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2028-09-10.
Maximum stated extent
99% confidence10 September 2030
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Contract 1 period.maxExtentDate is 2030-09-10.
Notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Contract details notice 098349-2026 was published at 2026-10-19T10:57:04+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidencePricing agreement for cough assist therapy devices
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The process title and description identify a pricing agreement for cough assist therapy devices.
Procurement category
98% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "goods".
Classification
98% confidenceCPV 33140000 — Medical consumables
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Award item 1 includes CPV 33140000, described as Medical consumables.
Lot
98% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 and contract 1 are linked to lot 1.
Delivery geography
95% confidenceYorkshire and the Humber region (UKE), United Kingdom
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Award item 1 lists delivery address region UKE, GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective
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Tender C477391 procurementMethod is "selective".
Award route
99% confidenceBelow-threshold award under a framework
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - award under framework".
Competition flag
98% confidenceNot competitive
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Tender competitive field is false.
Framework reference
97% confidenceRelated framework process ocds-h6vhtk-04ec3b
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The relatedProcesses entry identifies this process as a framework relationship.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence2 years
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The period runs from 11 September 2026 to 10 September 2028.
Extension option
99% confidenceOption to extend for a further 24 months, with pricing review/amendments under the framework award
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Contract renewal description states this option explicitly.
Maximum potential term
98% confidenceUp to 4 years, subject to extension
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The initial end date is 10 September 2028 and maxExtentDate is 10 September 2030.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
97% confidencePricing agreement under an existing framework
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The notice title calls this a pricing agreement and procurementMethodDetails states award under framework.
Pricing flexibility
99% confidenceThe extension option allows pricing review/amendments under the framework award
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This is stated in the contract renewal description.
Supplier opportunity
98% confidenceThe contract may continue for an additional 24 months if the option is exercised
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The published renewal description provides for a further 24-month extension.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Lot 1 is listed only with status complete; no title, description or value is supplied.
Competition detail
99% confidenceInformation on invited suppliers, bids received, evaluation, pricing comparison and award rationale was not supplied in the published notice.
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No such fields are present in the supplied record.
Award date
99% confidenceNo separate award decision date is supplied.
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Award 1 has no award_date; the record does contain a contract signature date.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No separate award decision date was published.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information on invited suppliers, bids, evaluation, award rationale and pricing breakdown was not supplied in the published notice.
- The supplied record does not provide a detailed specification beyond cough assist therapy devices and the medical-consumables classification.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
BREAS MEDICAL LIMITEDHull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trustcough assist therapy devicesmedical consumablesNHS procurementpricing agreementframework award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded the cough assist therapy device agreement?
BREAS MEDICAL LIMITED was awarded the agreement.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £81,619.40 excluding VAT and £97,943.28 including VAT.
When does the agreement run?
The signed initial term runs from 11 September 2026 to 10 September 2028, with an option for a further 24 months.
Was this competed as an open tender?
No. The notice records a selective, below-threshold award under a framework and marks the procurement as not competitive.
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.