AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust published a PSR Direct Award Process C notice for dermatology BCC insourcing. The notice identifies DMC HEALTHCARE LIMITED as the verified supplier and contains a £300,000 linked contract record dated 19 October 2026. However, the same source says the contract had not yet formally been awarded and labels the only lot cancelled, so the final award and delivery status cannot be stated conclusively.
Published outcomeSupplier identified: DMC HEALTHCARE LIMITED (Companies House number 06745192). A single award and linked contract record are present, but lifecycle fields conflict.
Market significanceThis is a health-services procurement under the Provider Selection Regime, using a direct-award process without prior publication of a call for competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
DMC HEALTHCARE LIMITED
96% confidenceAward 098676-2026-1 · Lots 1 · Not separately stated; the linked contract record is valued at £300,000. GBP · Supplier named on an active award record; final award status is contradicted elsewhere in the notice.
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Award 098676-2026-1 names DMC Healthcare Ltd as supplier. Supplier verification matched Companies House number 06745192 to DMC HEALTHCARE LIMITED.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
98% confidenceAward and contract notice
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Release history tags are "award" and "contract"; notice type is "award, contract".
Source award status
90% confidenceActive
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Award 098676-2026-1 is recorded with status "active".
Linked contract record
90% confidenceActive record with dateSigned of 19 October 2026
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Contract 098676-2026-1 has status "active" and dateSigned "2026-10-19T00:00:00+01:00".
Lifecycle conflict
98% confidenceFinal concluded status is unclear
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The procurement rationale says "This contract has not yet formally been awarded", while the linked contract record is active and signed; the sole lot is marked cancelled.
VALUES
Published values explained
Linked contract value
95% confidence£300,000
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Contract 098676-2026-1 records value amount 300000 GBP.
Lot estimate
92% confidence£300,000 total estimated value
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Lot 1 description states: "Total estimated value is £300,000."
Value interpretation
95% confidenceThe source does not publish a separate award value or pricing breakdown.
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The award record has no value; only the linked contract record and lot narrative state £300,000.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Notice publication
98% confidence19 October 2026, 17:03:40 BST
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Process published_at is 2026-10-19T17:03:40+01:00.
Contract signature date recorded
90% confidence19 October 2026
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The linked contract dateSigned is 2026-10-19T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated intended new-service period
88% confidence1 November 2026 to 30 April 2027
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Lot 1 description states: "Contract new service from 01/11/2026 - 30/04/2027".
Representation deadline stated
90% confidence30 April 2026 at midnight
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Procurement rationale states representations must be made by midnight on 30/04/2026.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceDermatology BCC insourcing
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Process description is "Dermatology BCC Insourcing".
Category
98% confidenceHealth services (CPV 85100000)
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Tender classification is CPV 85100000, "Health services".
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne lot (Lot 1)
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The tender lists only Lot 1, related to the sole award and delivery item.
Delivery region
90% confidenceUKF3
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The delivery item for Lot 1 specifies region UKF3.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
98% confidenceLimited procedure / award without prior publication of a call for competition
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Process procurement method is "limited" and method details state "Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition".
PSR basis
98% confidenceProvider Selection Regime direct award process C
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Title is "PSR Direct Award Process C" and rationale says this is a PSR intention-to-award notice under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
Competition information
96% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation narrative, scores, or award rationale specific to the supplier is published.
Award criterion
85% confidencePrice
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Lot 1 award criteria contains a criterion of type "price".
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Recorded signature
90% confidence19 October 2026
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Contract 098676-2026-1 includes dateSigned of 19 October 2026.
Base service period stated
88% confidence1 November 2026 to 30 April 2027
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Lot 1 description gives this stated new-service period.
Extension option stated
88% confidenceUp to two further periods of six months
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Lot 1 description states an option to extend for up to two further periods of six months.
Term status
94% confidenceNot confirmed as operative
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The stated period and extension wording appear in a lot marked cancelled, while the notice also contains contradictory award-stage wording.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
98% confidenceDirect-award PSR route rather than an openly competed call
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The notice identifies PSR Direct Award Process C and a procedure without prior publication of a call for competition.
Commercial scale
93% confidence£300,000 appears as both the linked contract value and the stated total estimate
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The contract record gives £300,000 GBP and Lot 1 states a total estimated value of £300,000.
Supplier selection rationale
95% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice.
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The notice states that the authority intended to award to an existing provider, but gives no supplier-specific reasons, quality assessment, or comparative evaluation.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contradictory lifecycle fields
99% confidenceThe source simultaneously records an active award and signed active contract, says the contract had not yet formally been awarded, and marks the sole lot cancelled.
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Award and contract statuses are active; dateSigned is 19 October 2026; the rationale says "not yet formally been awarded"; Lot 1 status is cancelled.
Date inconsistency
99% confidenceThe stated representation deadline of 30 April 2026 precedes the 19 October 2026 publication and recorded signature dates.
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Rationale gives 30/04/2026; process publication and contract dateSigned are 19/10/2026.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified by company number.
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Companies House number 06745192 was matched by company number to DMC HEALTHCARE LIMITED.
Published commercial detail
97% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: separate award value, pricing breakdown, bid count, evaluation scores, and supplier-specific award rationale.
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These fields are absent from the supplied award, contract, lot, and notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source has unresolved lifecycle contradictions: active award and contract records, a recorded signature date, an intention-to-award statement, and a cancelled sole lot.
- The representation deadline predates the notice publication and recorded signature dates.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation scores, supplier-specific selection rationale, separate award value, pricing details, and confirmed operational start/end dates.
- The stated extension option is not evidence that an extension will be exercised.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
DMC HEALTHCARE LIMITEDUnited Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trustdermatology BCC insourcingPSR Direct Award Process Chealth services£300,000
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named as supplier?
DMC HEALTHCARE LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 06745192. The source notice presents the name as DMC Healthcare Ltd.
What is the stated value?
The linked contract record states £300,000, and the lot description also gives a £300,000 total estimated value.
Is the contract conclusively active?
No definitive conclusion is possible from this notice alone. It contains an active signed contract record, but also says the contract had not yet formally been awarded and marks the only lot cancelled.
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