WSH Barium Swallow Exam Support 2627: PSR award notice

Tender information last checkedLast checked 20 Oct 2026, 14:17.

Opportunity overview

The West Suffolk Hospital NHS foundation trust (radiology department) agrees to provide an end-to-end barium swallow service. • A maximum of 6 patients per week unless otherwise instructed • Monday to Friday 0900-1700.

Awarded to

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WEST SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

No match

Published award value: Value not stated
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 19 Oct 2026
Award ID: 098940-2026-1
Status: active
Identifier: 00928514
Location: Bury Saint Edmunds, UK, IP33 2QZ, United Kingdom

Classification

CPV85111200 — Medical hospital services

Lots

Barium Swallow Service Intending to award a contract an existing provider following direct award process C Service to commence 01/10/26 - 30/09/27 12 month contractValue not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: ocds-h6vhtk-078bb4
Status: complete
Main Procurement Category: services
Procurement Method: limited
Procurement Method Details: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by [Add date]. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.’

Legal basis

Id: 32014L0024
Scheme: CELEX

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 85111200
Description: Medical hospital services

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1

Scheme: TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id: D_REPETITION_EXISTING
Description: New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Description: Barium Swallow Service Intending to award a contract an existing provider following direct award process C Service to commence 01/10/26 - 30/09/27 12 month contract
Has Options: No
Status: cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1

Type: price

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKH16

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
Id: GB-FTS-80941

Identifier

Legal Name: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Street Address: Gayton Road
Locality: Kings Lynn
Region: UKH16
Postal Code: PE30 4ET
Country Name: United Kingdom

Contact

Name: Karen Wilson
Telephone: +44 1553214902
Email: contracts-commissioning@qehkl.nhs.uk

Roles

buyer

reviewBody

Details

Url: https://www.qehkl.nhs.uk ↗
Buyer Profile: https://www.qehkl.nhs.uk ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: TED_CA_TYPE
Id: BODY_PUBLIC
Description: Body governed by public law

Entry 2

Scheme: COFOG
Id: 07
Description: Health

Organisation 2

Name: WEST SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Id: GB-FTS-137462

Identifier

Legal Name: WEST SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Id: 00928514

Address

Street Address: Hardwick Ln Bury St Edmunds
Locality: Bury Saint Edmunds
Region: UK
Postal Code: IP33 2QZ
Country Name: United Kingdom

Contact

Email: procurement@wsh.nhs.uk

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: large

Award information

Award 1

Id: 098940-2026-1
Status: active

Related lots

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-FTS-137462
Name: WEST SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 098940-2026-1
Award ID: 098940-2026-1
Status: active
Date Signed: 20 Oct 2026, 00:00

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Kings Lynn · UKH16 · PE30 4ET · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKH16

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

098940-2026award, contract · 20 Oct 2026, 12:14

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust published a PSR intention-to-award notice for a barium swallow service from West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. The source contains conflicting lifecycle signals: it says the contract had not yet formally been awarded, while embedded award and contract records are marked active and include a signed date.

Published outcome signals

Published notice statusAward/contract notice published; process marked completeEvidence: Process display status is "awarded", source status is "complete", and the release is tagged "award" and "contract".
Notice characterPSR intention to awardEvidence: Procurement rationale states: "This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice."
Formal award statusConflicting source evidenceEvidence: The rationale says "This contract has not yet formally been awarded", but award 098940-2026-1 and contract 098940-2026-1 are both marked active.

83% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed5 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 098940-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078bb4
First published: 20 Oct 2026
Last checked: 20 Oct 2026, 14:17
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 20 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is the named supplier for award 098940-2026-1, relating to lot 1. A concluded and active contract cannot be stated safely because the notice rationale expressly says formal award had not yet occurred and lot 1 is marked cancelled.

Market significance

This is a direct-award-style healthcare service procurement under the Provider Selection Regime, for up to six patients per week on weekdays. No contract value was published.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

WEST SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

98% confidence

Award 098940-2026-1 · Lots 1 · Not published Not published · Named supplier; award status conflicts with intention-to-award wording

View supporting evidence

Award 098940-2026-1 lists supplier "WEST SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST" and related lot 1. No award value is supplied.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Published notice status

90% confidence

Award/contract notice published; process marked complete

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Process display status is "awarded", source status is "complete", and the release is tagged "award" and "contract".

Notice character

99% confidence

PSR intention to award

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Procurement rationale states: "This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice."

Formal award status

99% confidence

Conflicting source evidence

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The rationale says "This contract has not yet formally been awarded", but award 098940-2026-1 and contract 098940-2026-1 are both marked active.

Lot status

99% confidence

Cancelled

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Lot 1 status is "cancelled".

Contract signature record

93% confidence

Date signed recorded as 20 October 2026, but inconsistent with the intention-to-award statement

View supporting evidence

Contract record 098940-2026-1 has dateSigned "2026-10-20T00:00:00+01:00"; the same notice says the contract had not yet formally been awarded.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value

99% confidence

Not published

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The process, award and lot value fields are null.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Notice publication

99% confidence

20 October 2026

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Published at 2026-10-20T12:14:44+01:00.

Recorded contract signature date

93% confidence

20 October 2026 (source-conflicted)

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Contract dateSigned is 2026-10-20T00:00:00+01:00, while the notice says the contract had not yet formally been awarded.

Stated service period

96% confidence

1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027

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Lot description states: "Service to commence 01/10/26 - 30/09/27".

Stated duration

98% confidence

12 months

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Lot description states "12 month contract".

SCOPE

What was awarded

Service

98% confidence

End-to-end barium swallow service

View supporting evidence

Process description states that West Suffolk Hospital NHS Foundation Trust agrees to provide an end-to-end barium swallow service; lot description calls it "Barium Swallow Service".

Capacity

98% confidence

Maximum of 6 patients per week unless otherwise instructed

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Process description states "A maximum of 6 patients per week unless otherwise instructed".

Operating hours

98% confidence

Monday to Friday, 09:00–17:00

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Process description states "Monday to Friday 0900-1700".

Classification

99% confidence

CPV 85111200 — Medical hospital services

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Tender classification identifies CPV 85111200 with description "Medical hospital services".

Delivery region

94% confidence

UKH16

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Item 1 lists delivery address region UKH16.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Limited procedure / award without prior publication of a call for competition

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Process procurement method is "limited" and procurement method details state "Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition".

Regulatory route

99% confidence

Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award

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Rationale identifies the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 and says the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply.

Direct award context

98% confidence

Intention to award to an existing provider under direct award process C

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Lot description states: "Intending to award a contract an existing provider following direct award process C".

Award criterion

96% confidence

Price

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Lot awardCriteria contains one criterion with type "price".

Competition information

99% confidence

Not published

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No bidder count, competing suppliers, evaluation scores or pricing comparison is supplied.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Options

98% confidence

No options indicated

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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.

Extension terms

98% confidence

Not published

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No extension provision is supplied; the lot only states a 12-month contract period.

Standstill

99% confidence

Standstill period stated, but representation deadline is incomplete

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Rationale says standstill begins the day after publication, but gives representations deadline as "[Add date]".

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Commercial model visibility

99% confidence

Limited

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The notice provides service capacity and hours but no total value, unit prices, payment mechanism or price schedule.

Market access

98% confidence

Restricted route indicated

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The source describes a PSR direct award process C to an existing provider, rather than an open competition.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

83%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-078bb4
Analysed: 20 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust

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Buyer party legal name and process buyer name identify this organisation.

Buyer location

98% confidence

King's Lynn, UKH16

View supporting evidence

Buyer address lists Gayton Road, Kings Lynn, PE30 4ET, region UKH16.

Sector

98% confidence

Health

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Buyer classification includes COFOG 07, "Health".

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Named supplier

99% confidence

WEST SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

View supporting evidence

Supplier party legal name and award supplier name both identify WEST SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST.

Supplier location

96% confidence

Bury Saint Edmunds, United Kingdom

View supporting evidence

Supplier address lists Hardwick Ln, Bury Saint Edmunds, IP33 2QZ.

Supplier scale

91% confidence

Large

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Supplier party details lists scale as "large".

Identity verification

96% confidence

Not applicable in supplied verification workflow

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Supplier identity status is "not_applicable" and no verified company name is supplied.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated end of stated service period

96% confidence

30 September 2027

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Lot description gives a service period ending 30/09/27. This is an estimate based on the stated period, not a procurement forecast.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Lifecycle contradiction

99% confidence

The published notice is internally inconsistent on award and contract status

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It states that the contract had not yet formally been awarded, while the embedded award and contract are active and a dateSigned is recorded; lot 1 is also cancelled.

Supplier identity

96% confidence

Supplier name is source-provided and not Companies House-verified in the supplied workflow

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No verified company name or number is supplied; verification status is "not_applicable".

Incomplete standstill deadline

99% confidence

Representation deadline is not completed

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The rationale contains the placeholder "[Add date]".

Published commercial detail

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice

View supporting evidence

No award value, lot value, pricing, bidder count, scores or evaluation narrative is supplied.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The source gives incompatible lifecycle evidence: a PSR intention-to-award statement says no formal award had occurred, while active award and contract records and a signature date are present; lot 1 is marked cancelled.
No award value, contract value, price schedule or unit pricing was published.
No bidder count, competing suppliers, evaluation scores, award decision date or award rationale was published.
The standstill representation deadline is left as "[Add date]".
The supplier identity is source-provided and was not Companies House-verified in the supplied workflow.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who is the named supplier?

WEST SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST is named for award 098940-2026-1 and lot 1.

Was the contract formally awarded?

This cannot be confirmed safely. The notice says it had not yet formally been awarded, but embedded records are marked active and include a recorded signature date.

What is the contract value?

No contract or award value was published.

What service period is stated?

The lot description states 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027, described as a 12-month contract.

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.

WSH Barium Swallow Exam Support 2627

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

WEST SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Classification

Lots

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Classification

Covered By

Procedure reasons

Lots and requirements

Award criteria

Criteria

Items and delivery

Delivery locations

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Related lots

Suppliers

Contracts and changes

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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