AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust awarded and signed a direct, below-threshold contract for supply of an EVOLUTION ONE SPECTROPHOTOMETER to THERMO ELECTRON MANUFACTURING LIMITED.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for supplier THERMO ELECTRON MANUFACTURING LIMITED.
Market significanceThis is a small, single-supplier laboratory equipment purchase with a published gross contract value of £18,897.07.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
THERMO ELECTRON MANUFACTURING LIMITED
100% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £18,897.07 gross; £15,747.56 net GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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The award names Thermo Electron Manufacturing Limited as supplier. Supplier verification matched company number 00441506 and provides verified legal name THERMO ELECTRON MANUFACTURING LIMITED. The single contract linked to award 1 records the stated gross and net values.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
100% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The published document is described as "Contract details notice on Find a Tender".
Procurement status
100% confidenceComplete
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The tender status is "complete" and the source status is "complete".
Award status
100% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
100% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status "active".
Contract signature
100% confidenceSigned on 20 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-20T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period
100% confidence20 October 2026 only
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The recorded contract period starts 2026-10-20T00:00:00+01:00 and ends 2026-10-20T23:59:59+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value (gross)
100% confidence£18,897.07
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 18897.07 GBP.
Contract value (net)
100% confidence£15,747.56
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Contract 1 value.amount is 15747.56 GBP.
Value attribution
98% confidenceApplies to the single contract linked to award 1
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Contract 1 is linked to awardID 1, which has one listed supplier and lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
100% confidence20 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-20.
Contract start
100% confidence20 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-20.
Contract end
100% confidence20 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-10-20.
Notice published
100% confidence20 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published at 2026-10-20T14:01:32+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
100% confidenceSupply of an EVOLUTION ONE SPECTROPHOTOMETER
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The title and description state "EVOLUTION ONE SPECTROPHOTOMETER" and "The supply of EVOLUTION ONE SPECTROPHOTOMETER".
Procurement category
100% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 lists mainProcurementCategory as "goods".
Classification
100% confidenceCPV 38000000 — Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
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The award item has additional classification CPV 38000000 with this description.
Lot structure
100% confidenceOne lot (Lot 1)
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The tender and award each reference lot 1 only.
Delivery region
100% confidenceUKD72
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The award item specifies a delivery address in region UKD72.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
100% confidenceDirect
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The tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Procedure detail
100% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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The tender procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - without competition".
Above-threshold status
100% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNo competitive process was published; number of suppliers invited or bids received is unknown
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The notice states a direct below-threshold procurement without competition and provides no invitation or bid-count data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract form/status
100% confidenceActive signed contract
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Contract 1 is active and records a dateSigned of 20 October 2026.
Term
100% confidenceSame-day period recorded
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The published period begins and ends on 20 October 2026.
Extension or renewal terms
100% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Purchase profile
98% confidenceSingle-item laboratory equipment supply
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The requirement is described as supply of an EVOLUTION ONE SPECTROPHOTOMETER, under a laboratory and precision equipment CPV classification.
Route to market
100% confidenceDirect below-threshold purchase
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The procurement method is direct and the stated detail is below threshold without competition.
Published financial scale
100% confidence£18,897.07 gross
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The linked contract records a gross value of 18897.07 GBP.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published lifecycle evidence
100% confidenceAward and contract records are both active, and the contract includes an explicit signature date.
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Award 1 and contract 1 are marked active; contract 1 records dateSigned as 20 October 2026.
Limited commercial detail
100% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: technical specification, pricing breakdown, evaluation rationale, bid count, award date and lot-level value.
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied record.
Short recorded contract period
100% confidenceThe contract period is recorded as starting and ending on the signature date; the notice does not explain whether this represents delivery, a purchase transaction, or another administrative period.
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Contract 1 period starts on 20 October 2026 and ends on 20 October 2026.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: award date, tender timetable, bid count, evaluation criteria or scores, technical specification, pricing breakdown, lot-level value, and extension or renewal terms.
- The contract period is recorded as one day, but the notice does not explain the operational meaning of that period.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
EVOLUTION ONE SPECTROPHOTOMETERThe Walton Centre NHS Foundation TrustTHERMO ELECTRON MANUFACTURING LIMITEDlaboratory equipment contractdirect procurementFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the EVOLUTION ONE SPECTROPHOTOMETER contract?
THERMO ELECTRON MANUFACTURING LIMITED won award 1. Its identity was verified by company number 00441506.
What is the value of the contract?
The published contract value is £18,897.07 gross (£15,747.56 net), in GBP.
Was the contract competitively tendered?
The notice records a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
When was the contract signed?
The contract record states that it was signed on 20 October 2026.
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