AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
London Borough of Newham published a direct award for Digital PrEP Services to PREVENTX LIMITED. The source contract record states a £440,000 GBP contract was signed on 19 October 2026; the service description gives an intended start date of 1 November 2026. However, the only listed lot is marked cancelled while the linked award and contract are marked active.
Published outcomeOne active award, 098606-2026-1, names PREVENTX LIMITED as supplier. The published contract value is £440,000 GBP.
Market significanceThis is a North East London digital HIV-prevention service arrangement covering multiple boroughs, procured through a Provider Selection Regime Direct Award-C route without prior competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
PREVENTX LIMITED
97% confidenceAward 098606-2026-1 · Lots 1 · £440,000 GBP · Active award; contract record signed
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The award names Preventx Ltd, matched by Companies House number 06603066 to verified legal name PREVENTX LIMITED. The linked contract has a total value of £440,000 GBP and dateSigned 2026-10-19. As there is one supplier and one linked lot, the published contract value is reported at award level.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice status
98% confidenceAward and contract notice; complete
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Process display status is awarded, source status is complete, and notice tags are award and contract.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 098606-2026-1 has status active.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive; source states it was signed on 19 October 2026
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Contract 098606-2026-1 has status active and dateSigned 2026-10-19.
Lot status inconsistency
99% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1, which is linked to the active award, has status cancelled.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£440,000 GBP
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Contract 098606-2026-1 value is 440000 GBP.
Stated Newham component
88% confidence£101,000 GBP
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The service description states: 'Newham value is 101k'.
Value period stated in description
90% confidence£440,000 over 2 years
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The description says the services total £440k over 2 years.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Published_at is 2026-10-19T15:34:16+01:00.
Contract signed
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-10-19T00:00:00+01:00.
Intended service start
90% confidence1 November 2026
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The description states 'contract start date intended 1.11.26'.
Contract end date
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract end date is supplied in the published record.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
95% confidenceDigital PrEP services supporting access to HIV prevention services
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Tender description identifies the DPrEP service and its HIV-prevention access objective.
Geographic coverage
92% confidenceNorth East London boroughs: Barking and Dagenham, Redbridge, Havering, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest
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These boroughs are listed in the description; Newham is repeated in the source text.
Classification
99% confidenceHealth services (CPV 85100000)
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Tender classification and item additional classification are CPV 85100000, Health services.
Delivery region
93% confidenceUKI
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The procurement item gives delivery region UKI.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited procedure: award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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Procurement method is limited and procurementMethodDetails states award procedure without prior publication.
Direct-award rationale
99% confidenceProvider Selection Regime, Direct Award-C route
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Procurement method rationale states: 'Compliant Direct Award conducted under the Provider Selection Regime (Direct Award-C) route.'
Competition information
98% confidenceNo competition or bid-count information supplied
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The notice identifies a procedure without prior publication but provides no bid or evaluation records.
Award criterion
90% confidencePrice
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Lot 1 award criteria lists price.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract record
98% confidenceActive contract record signed on 19 October 2026
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Contract 098606-2026-1 status is active and dateSigned is 2026-10-19.
Duration
90% confidenceTwo years stated in the service description
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Description says the services total £440k over 2 years.
Options
96% confidenceNo options indicated for lot 1
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.
Extension terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
93% confidencePublished as a £440,000 direct award for a multi-borough digital prevention service
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The contract value is £440,000 and the description lists the North East London borough coverage; the procedure is Direct Award-C.
Value allocation
96% confidenceOnly Newham's £101,000 component is stated; allocations for the other boroughs and any lot-level breakdown are not supplied
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The description identifies a Newham value of 101k but provides no other borough-level or lot-level value breakdown.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award/lot status conflict
99% confidenceThe active award and active signed contract are linked to lot 1, but lot 1 is marked cancelled.
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Award and contract records are active; related lot 1 has status cancelled.
Start-date status
98% confidenceThe 1 November 2026 date is described as intended, not confirmed as the actual service commencement date.
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Source description says 'contract start date intended 1.11.26'; structured contract_start_at is null.
Missing commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: contract end date, individual lot value, pricing breakdown, extension terms, bid count and evaluation detail.
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Relevant structured fields are null or absent.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published record contains an unresolved lifecycle inconsistency: lot 1 is cancelled while the linked award and signed contract are active.
- The stated 1 November 2026 start date is intended only; actual contract commencement is not supplied.
- No contract end date is supplied, so renewal timing cannot be estimated.
- No individual lot value, full borough-by-borough allocation, pricing breakdown, bid count, scoring, or evaluation detail is published.
- The source description repeats Newham in its borough list.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Digital PrEP ServicesPREVENTX LIMITEDLondon Borough of NewhamHIV prevention servicesProvider Selection RegimeDirect Award-CNorth East London
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded the Digital PrEP Services contract?
PREVENTX LIMITED was named as supplier for award 098606-2026-1.
What is the published contract value?
The linked contract record states a total value of £440,000 GBP.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The source contract record gives a signing date of 19 October 2026.
When is the service due to start?
The description states an intended start date of 1 November 2026; actual commencement is not confirmed in the structured data.
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