AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Gloucestershire Hospitals Subsidiary Company Limited has concluded a one-year contract with SF6 RECOVERY LTD for maintenance of five Linac chillers: four at Cheltenham and one at Hereford Hospital.
Published outcomeAward 1 is active and is linked to active contract 1. The contract record explicitly gives a signature date of 19 October 2026, a start date of 18 November 2026 and an end date of 17 November 2027.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold specialist cooling-maintenance service contract valued at £14,900 excluding VAT (£17,880 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SF6 RECOVERY LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £14,900 excluding VAT; £17,880 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 identifies SF6 RECOVERY LTD as supplier. The supplied GB-COH identifier 12111886 matches the verified company number and verified company name. Contract 1 is linked to award 1; its value applies to the contract, not an allocated lot value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published document 098428-2026 is described as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender.
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 19 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-19.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£14,900
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Contract 1 value.amount is 14900 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£17,880
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 17880 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceContract-wide value; no separate lot value published
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The contract record gives one value and lot 1 has no value amount.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract details notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Document 098428-2026 was published at 2026-10-19T12:05:37+01:00.
Contract signed
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-19.
Contract start
99% confidence18 November 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-11-18.
Contract end
99% confidence17 November 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-11-17.
Stated contract term
98% confidenceApproximately 12 months
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The published start and end dates run from 18 November 2026 to 17 November 2027.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceComprehensive service contract for five chillers
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The description states: comprehensive service contract for 4 chillers at Cheltenham and 1 chiller at Hereford Hospital.
Service classification
99% confidenceRepair and maintenance services of cooler groups
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Award item 1 carries CPV 50730000.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1)
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Tender and award records identify lot 1 only.
Delivery region
94% confidenceUKK13, United Kingdom
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Award item delivery address is recorded as UKK13. The description additionally identifies Cheltenham and Hereford Hospital, but no separate delivery region is published for Hereford.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - unknown
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is stated as Below threshold - unknown; contract 1 is marked aboveThreshold false.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on tenderers, bid count, evaluation or scoring was not supplied in the published notice data.
Procurement advisory entity
98% confidenceProcurement Services - Lifecycle on behalf of Commercial Services Kent Limited
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This party is listed as procuring entity and process contact point, with role detail Procurement Advisory.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence18 November 2026 to 17 November 2027
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Contract 1 period gives these start and end dates.
Extension or renewal option
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal terms were supplied in the published notice data.
VAT basis
99% confidence£14,900 excluding VAT; £17,880 including VAT
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The contract provides amount and amountGross in GBP.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Service footprint
98% confidenceThe requirement covers specialist chiller maintenance across Cheltenham and Hereford hospital locations.
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The description specifies four chillers at Cheltenham and one at Hereford Hospital.
Contract scale
96% confidenceThe published £14,900 excluding-VAT value indicates a small below-threshold maintenance engagement.
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Contract 1 is valued at £14,900 excluding VAT and marked aboveThreshold false.
Award rationale
99% confidenceUnknown
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No evaluation results, pricing analysis, technical assessment or award rationale was supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published contract evidence
96% confidenceClear
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The notice data includes active award and contract records, an explicit signature date, contract dates and VAT-exclusive and gross values.
Lot detail limitation
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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Lot 1 is marked complete but its title, description and value fields are null.
Competition and evaluation limitation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No tenderer count, bidder identities beyond the awardee, scoring, evaluation or award rationale is present.
Extension terms limitation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No extension, option or renewal terms are included in the contract data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information on tenderers, bid count, evaluation, scores and award rationale was not supplied in the published notice.
- No extension, option or renewal terms were supplied.
- The description identifies Hereford Hospital, while the structured delivery address gives UKK13 only; no separate delivery region for Hereford is published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
SF6 RECOVERY LTDGloucestershire Hospitals Subsidiary Company LimitedLinac chiller maintenanceCheltenhamHereford Hospitalcooler group maintenancepublic contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Linac chiller maintenance contract?
SF6 RECOVERY LTD, verified against company number 12111886, is the supplier on award 1.
What is the contract value?
The contract value is £14,900 excluding VAT and £17,880 including VAT. It is a contract-wide value.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is 18 November 2026 to 17 November 2027; it was signed on 19 October 2026.
What services are covered?
Comprehensive maintenance for four chillers at Cheltenham and one at Hereford Hospital, classified as repair and maintenance services of cooler groups.
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