AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has published a transparency notice for a proposed direct award to JUNGHEINRICH UK LIMITED for warehouse forklift trucks at Meteor Park. The award is pending, with signature scheduled for 30 November 2026.
Published outcomeOne pending award, covering lot 1, names JUNGHEINRICH UK LIMITED. The published net award value is £166,413, with £199,695 gross also stated in the source data.
Market significanceThis is an above-threshold, single-supplier direct award for a five-year warehouse-truck requirement. The buyer cites replacement-infrastructure costs and operational risks as its rationale for not changing supplier.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
JUNGHEINRICH UK LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 166413 GBP · pending
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Award 1 names supplier Jungheinrich UK Ltd; supplier verification matches company number 00757192 to JUNGHEINRICH UK LIMITED. Award 1 has a published net value of GBP 166,413 and status pending.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceTransparency notice published on 19 October 2026
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Award document 098496-2026 is described as a Transparency notice on Find a Tender and dated 2026-10-19T13:48:24+01:00.
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 has status "pending".
Signature status
99% confidenceNot evidenced as signed; future signature is scheduled for 30 November 2026
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Award milestone type "futureSignatureDate" is scheduled for 2026-11-30T23:59:59Z.
Tender/lot status
95% confidenceComplete
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Tender and lot 1 each have status "complete".
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value, net
99% confidence£166,413
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Award 1 value.amount is 166413 GBP.
Published award value, gross
99% confidence£199,695
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 199695 GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceThe published award value is assigned to award 1 and lot 1; no further pricing breakdown is supplied.
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Award 1 relates to lot 1, while the lot record has no standalone value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
90% confidence1 September 2026
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The supplied award record gives award_date as 2026-09-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication
99% confidence19 October 2026
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The award notice publication timestamp is 2026-10-19T13:48:24+01:00.
Scheduled signature date
99% confidence30 November 2026
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The futureSignatureDate milestone is due 2026-11-30T23:59:59Z.
Planned contract period
98% confidence30 November 2026 to 29 November 2031
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Award 1 contractPeriod specifies startDate 2026-11-30T00:00:00Z and endDate 2031-11-29T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceWarehouse trucks for Meteor Park
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Tender title is "UHB Meteor Park Warehouse Trucks" and description states "60 month contract for trucks within the warehouse at Meteor Park".
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "goods".
Classification
99% confidenceForklift trucks (CPV 42415110)
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Award item additional classification is CPV 42415110, described as Forklift trucks.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKG31, United Kingdom
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Award item delivery address specifies region UKG31 and country GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct" and procurementMethodDetails is "Direct award".
Direct-award rationale
99% confidenceThe buyer states that changing supplier would create significant additional costs and operational risks, including replacement of existing infrastructure.
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Published procurementMethodRationale states this rationale.
Rationale classifications
98% confidenceSingle supplier: intellectual property/exclusive rights; technical reasons
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Published rationale classifications are "singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights" and "singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons".
Competition information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores or competition results are provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
98% confidence60 months planned
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Tender description says "60 month contract"; the published period runs from 30 November 2026 to 29 November 2031.
Start and end dates
98% confidencePlanned, not confirmed as commenced
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The award is pending and the dates appear in the award contractPeriod; a future signature milestone is scheduled.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No extension or renewal options are stated in the supplied data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
96% confidenceA single pending award covers the sole published lot for forklift trucks.
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One award relates to lot 1, and the tender contains one lot.
Supplier-change constraint
97% confidenceThe buyer's stated rationale indicates operational and infrastructure switching constraints.
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The direct-award rationale says changing supplier would require infrastructure replacement and create significant additional costs and operational risks.
Award threshold status
99% confidenceAbove threshold
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Award 1 field aboveThreshold is true.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Pending status
99% confidenceThe record is a pending award, not evidence of a signed or active contract.
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Award 1 status is pending and its signature date is a scheduled future milestone.
Published values
95% confidenceBoth net and gross values are supplied, but the source does not explain the tax treatment beyond the amount and amountGross fields.
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Award value contains amount GBP 166,413 and amountGross GBP 199,695.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value.
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Lot 1 title, description and value fields are null.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No tender submissions, bid counts, scoring, evaluation or award-decision narrative is supplied beyond the direct-award rationale.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award remains pending; the supplied evidence does not establish a signed, concluded or commenced contract.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation method, scores, pricing breakdown and savings.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
- No extension or renewal options are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
UHB Meteor Park Warehouse TrucksUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation TrustJUNGHEINRICH UK LIMITEDforklift trucksdirect awardwarehouse trucksMeteor Park
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is the named supplier?
The pending award names JUNGHEINRICH UK LIMITED, verified against company number 00757192.
Has the contract been signed?
No signed contract is evidenced. The award is pending and a future signature date of 30 November 2026 is scheduled.
What is being procured?
Warehouse forklift trucks for Meteor Park under a planned 60-month arrangement.
Why was a direct award used?
The buyer states that changing supplier would create significant additional costs and operational risks, including infrastructure replacement.
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.