AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS England published a Provider Selection Regime direct-award notice for opportunistic inpatient vaccination services, primarily influenza, to Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. The source contains an active award and active signed-contract record, but the sole lot is marked cancelled.
Published outcomeThe active award record names Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust for lot 1. The linked contract record states a value of £10,000 and records a signature date of 20 October 2026.
Market significanceThis is a narrowly scoped health-service award justified by NHS England on the basis that inpatient access restrictions and patient safety meant no realistic alternative provider could deliver the service.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
97% confidenceAward 099569-2026-1 · Lots 1 · Not separately stated for the supplier GBP · Named supplier on active award record
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Award 099569-2026-1 is active and names Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust as supplier for related lot 1. The £10,000 value is recorded on the linked contract, not as a supplier-specific amount.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidencePublished as an award and contract notice on 21 October 2026
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Process display status is awarded; notice tags are award and contract; published_at is 2026-10-21T14:52:59+01:00.
Award record
98% confidenceActive
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Award 099569-2026-1 has status active.
Contract record
98% confidenceActive; signature recorded on 20 October 2026
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Contract 099569-2026-1 has status active and dateSigned 2026-10-20T00:00:00+01:00.
Lot status
98% confidenceCancelled
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The sole lot, lot 1, has status cancelled.
VALUES
Published values explained
Linked contract value
98% confidence£10,000
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Contract 099569-2026-1 records value amount 10000, currency GBP. The lot narrative also states total contract value will be £10,000.
Lot-level value
98% confidenceNot stated
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Lot 1 has no structured value amount.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award decision
96% confidence20 October 2026
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The procurement-method rationale states that the decision was made on 20 October 2026.
Contract signature
98% confidence20 October 2026
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The linked contract record gives dateSigned as 20 October 2026.
Published notice
98% confidence21 October 2026
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Notice published_at is 21 October 2026.
Stated service commencement
95% confidence1 October 2026
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The lot description and procurement-method rationale state that the contract will commence on 1 October 2026.
Stated service end
95% confidence31 March 2028
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The lot description and procurement-method rationale state that the contract will end on 31 March 2028.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
98% confidenceNHS vaccination and immunisation services: opportunistic inpatient vaccinations, primarily influenza
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Tender and lot descriptions describe opportunistic vaccinations, primarily influenza, for inpatients.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 85323000 — Community health services
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Tender classification is CPV 85323000.
Delivery area
98% confidenceUKH23
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The item delivery address specifies region UKH23.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceProvider Selection Regime Direct Award Process A
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Tender description and rationale state that the award follows Direct Award Process A under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
Competition
97% confidenceNo realistic alternative provider stated by NHS England
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Award criteria list 'No realistic alternative provider' at quality 100 and cost 0; the rationale cites access restrictions and patient safety.
Conflicts of interest
96% confidenceNone declared
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The procurement-method rationale states that no conflicts of interest were declared.
Bid count and scoring detail
98% confidenceNot supplied
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No bid count or scored evaluation results are provided beyond the published criteria weighting.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
95% confidence1 October 2026 to 31 March 2028
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The lot description and rationale state these commencement and end dates.
Extension option
97% confidenceOption to extend for a further 12 months
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Lot 1 options description states an option to extend for a further 12 months.
Signature evidence
98% confidenceA linked active contract record includes a signature date
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Contract 099569-2026-1 is active and records dateSigned 20 October 2026.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award rationale
97% confidenceLocation-specific inpatient access and patient-safety constraints were cited as the reason only the named provider could deliver the service.
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Tender description states that patients are restricted to the location and another provider could not provide the service because of access restrictions and patient safety in intermediate care units.
Price weighting
96% confidenceCost was listed at 0%; no price-comparison outcome is published.
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Lot award criteria list 'Cost' with description 0.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contradictory lifecycle fields
99% confidenceActive award and active signed-contract records coexist with a cancelled status for the sole lot.
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Award and contract status are active, while lot 1 status is cancelled.
Date inconsistency
99% confidenceThe stated commencement date of 1 October 2026 precedes the recorded signature date of 20 October 2026.
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Lot narrative states commencement on 1 October 2026; linked contract dateSigned is 20 October 2026.
Supplier identity handling
98% confidenceSupplier identity is presented from the published legal-name field; external company verification is not applicable in the supplied data.
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Supplier legal name matches the source supplier name; supplier_identity_status is not_applicable.
Missing publication detail
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes a lot title, lot-level value, bid count, detailed evaluation results and pricing breakdown.
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Relevant structured fields are absent or null.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The sole lot is marked cancelled while the associated award and contract records are active; the supplied data does not explain the discrepancy.
- The stated commencement date precedes the recorded contract signature date; the supplied data does not resolve this chronology.
- No lot title, lot-level value, bid count, detailed evaluation results, pricing breakdown or individual extension exercise information is supplied.
- The published £10,000 is a linked contract value and is not presented as a supplier-specific or lot-specific allocation.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
NHS vaccination services awardNHS EnglandHertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation TrustProvider Selection Regimeopportunistic influenza vaccinationcommunity health services
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named on the award?
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust was named as supplier on the active award record.
What is the published contract value?
The linked contract record states £10,000.
Was this competitively tendered?
The notice describes a Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process A and states there was no realistic alternative provider.
Is the contract lifecycle unambiguous?
No. The award and linked contract are active, but the sole lot is marked cancelled in the supplied notice data.
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