AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust published an award and contract notice for ASD Assessments 26/27. The notice identifies SHROPSHIRE AUTISM SERVICE LTD as supplier and records a GBP 117,000 contract signed on 19 October 2026. However, the sole lot is marked cancelled while the linked award and contract are marked active.
Published outcomeAward and contract notice published; contract record active, with an explicit signed date.
Market significanceA limited-procedure NHS health-services procurement justified as a repetition of existing services, with one named verified supplier.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SHROPSHIRE AUTISM SERVICE LTD
96% confidenceAward 099163-2026-1 · Lots 1 · 117000 GBP · Active award and contract record
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The award names Shropshire Autism Service Ltd as supplier; verified_company_name is SHROPSHIRE AUTISM SERVICE LTD (company number 11757559). The linked contract has value GBP 117,000. There is one supplier and one linked award, so the published contract value is reported against this award.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceComplete; displayed as awarded
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Process source_status is 'complete', display_status is 'awarded', and the release tags are award and contract.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 099163-2026-1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 099163-2026-1 has status 'active'.
Lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Tender lot 1, the only lot linked to the award, has status 'cancelled'.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidenceGBP 117,000
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Contract 099163-2026-1 states amount 117000 and currency GBP.
Lot value
99% confidenceUnknown
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No lot-level value is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed date
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-10-19T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication date
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Process published_at and release_date are 2026-10-20T16:06:58+01:00.
Contract start date
99% confidenceUnknown
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contract_start_at is null and no start date appears in the contract record.
Contract end date
99% confidenceUnknown
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contract_end_at is null and no end date appears in the contract record.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceASD Assessments
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The process title, process description and lot description state ASD Assessments.
Category
99% confidenceHealth services (CPV 85100000)
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Tender classification and item additional classification specify CPV 85100000, Health services.
Delivery region
96% confidenceUKG22
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The procurement item delivery address specifies region UKG22.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot, lot 1
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The tender contains one lot, identified as 1, and the award relates to that lot.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is 'limited'.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states this procedure detail.
Published rationale
99% confidenceRepetition of existing services
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Tender procurementMethodRationale states 'Repetition of existing services'; the rationale classification refers to repetition of existing works/services.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on bidder numbers, tenderers, scores and evaluation outcomes is not supplied in the published notice data.
Award criterion
94% confidencePrice
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Lot 1 awardCriteria contains one criterion of type price.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract record
98% confidenceActive
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The contract linked to award 099163-2026-1 is marked active.
Signature
99% confidenceSigned on 19 October 2026
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The contract record explicitly provides dateSigned of 2026-10-19.
Options
98% confidenceNo options stated
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Lot 1 has hasOptions set to false.
Extensions and renewals
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, renewal or duration terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market route
98% confidenceThe buyer used a non-competitive publication route on the stated basis of repeating existing services.
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The procedure is an award procedure without prior publication and the stated rationale is repetition of existing services.
Value interpretation
96% confidenceGBP 117,000 is the published contract-level value linked to the single active award; no price breakdown is published.
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The contract record gives GBP 117,000 and is linked to award 099163-2026-1; no pricing breakdown is supplied.
Status caution
99% confidenceThe active award and contract records conflict with the cancelled status of their only linked lot.
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Award and contract status are active, while lot 1 is cancelled and is the sole related lot.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Material status inconsistency
99% confidenceActive award and contract records are linked only to a cancelled lot.
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Award 099163-2026-1 relates to lot 1; the award and contract are active, but lot 1 is cancelled.
Published information gaps
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes contract start and end dates, duration, lot value, bid count, tenderer identities, scores, pricing breakdown and renewal terms.
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Relevant supplied fields are null or absent.
Supplier verification quality
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified by exact-name matching to company number 11757559.
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Supplier verification status is verified, matchMethod is exact_name, and verified_company_name is supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The sole linked lot is marked cancelled, whereas the award and contract records are active; the supplied data does not resolve this conflict.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes contract start and end dates, duration, lot-level value, bidder count, tenderer identities, evaluation scores, detailed pricing and renewal terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
ASD Assessments 26/27Shropshire Community Health NHS TrustSHROPSHIRE AUTISM SERVICE LTDASD assessments contractNHS health services procurementGBP 117,000
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named as supplier for ASD Assessments 26/27?
The notice names SHROPSHIRE AUTISM SERVICE LTD, verified to company number 11757559.
What is the published contract value?
The linked contract record states GBP 117,000.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract record explicitly gives a signed date of 19 October 2026.
What procedure was used?
A limited procedure: award without prior publication of a call for competition, with a stated rationale of repetition of existing services.
Is there a data issue in the notice?
Yes. The award and contract are marked active, while their only linked lot is marked cancelled.
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