AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS England published a Provider Selection Regime direct-award notice for NHS vaccination and immunisation services in the UKH31 area. The notice identifies Southend Integrated Healthcare for the Homeless (via Southend Medical Centre) as supplier, but that name remains unverified as a legal company identity. Source records conflict: the award and contract are marked active and the contract record gives a signature date, while the only lot is marked cancelled.
Published outcomeOne award, 099572-2026-1, is linked to lot 1 and names Southend Integrated Healthcare for the Homeless (via Southend Medical Centre) as supplier. The published contract record states a total value of £10,000 and a date signed of 20 October 2026.
Market significanceThis is a small, location-specific community health-services award under PSR Direct Award Process A. NHS England states that access restrictions and patient safety in intermediate care units meant no realistic alternative provider could deliver the service.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Southend Integrated Healthcare for the Homeless (via Southend Medical Centre)
88% confidenceAward 099572-2026-1 · Lots 1 · £10,000 total contract value; not separately allocated beyond this single-supplier award GBP · Named supplier in active award and contract records; legal identity unverified
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Award 099572-2026-1 names this supplier. Contract 099572-2026-1 records GBP 10,000. Supplier verification status is checked_unmatched.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidence21 October 2026
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Notice published_at: 2026-10-21T14:54:47+01:00.
Award decision
95% confidence20 October 2026
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Procurement rationale states the decision was made on 20 October 2026.
Contract record
93% confidenceActive; signed date recorded as 20 October 2026
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Contract 099572-2026-1 has status active and dateSigned 2026-10-20T00:00:00+01:00.
Lot status conflict
99% confidenceLot 1 is marked cancelled
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Tender lot 1 status is cancelled, despite the linked award and contract records being active.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published total contract value
99% confidence£10,000
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Contract 099572-2026-1 value: GBP 10,000; the rationale and lot description also state total contract value £10,000.
Value allocation
96% confidenceThe notice does not publish a separate lot-value breakdown
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Lot 1 has no value_amount in supplied lot data.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Decision date
95% confidence20 October 2026
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Procurement rationale identifies 20 October 2026 as the decision date.
Signed date recorded
98% confidence20 October 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-10-20.
Stated service start
95% confidence1 October 2026
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Lot description and procurement rationale state commencement on 01 October 2026.
Stated initial end
95% confidence31 March 2028
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Lot description and procurement rationale state an end date of 31 March 2028.
Notice publication
99% confidence21 October 2026
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Notice published_at field.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
97% confidenceNHS vaccination and immunisation services, specifically opportunistic vaccinations primarily for influenza for inpatients
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Tender and lot descriptions.
Service setting
94% confidenceIntermediate care units; patients are restricted to the location while receiving care
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Tender and lot descriptions.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 85323000 — Community health services
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Tender classification.
Delivery area
98% confidenceUKH31
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Item delivery address region is UKH31.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceProvider Selection Regime Direct Award Process A
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Tender description and procurement rationale.
Competition approach
99% confidenceAward without prior publication of a call for competition
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procurement_method_details field.
Stated rationale
95% confidenceNHS England states that no realistic alternative provider could provide the service because of location access restrictions and patient safety.
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Lot description; award criterion 'No realistic alternative provider'.
Award criteria
98% confidenceNo realistic alternative provider: quality 100; cost: 0
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Lot awardCriteria fields.
Conflicts declaration
95% confidenceNo conflicts of interest were declared
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Procurement rationale.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated initial term
95% confidence1 October 2026 to 31 March 2028
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Lot description and procurement rationale.
Extension option
97% confidenceOption to extend for a further 12 months
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Lot options and procurement rationale.
Maximum stated end if option used
90% confidence31 March 2029 (calculated from the explicit 12-month extension option)
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Initial end stated as 31 March 2028; option stated as a further 12 months.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Incumbent relationship
95% confidenceThe notice describes the source-named supplier as an existing provider of the relevant healthcare services.
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Tender and lot descriptions.
Market accessibility
95% confidenceThe notice frames this requirement as location- and safety-constrained rather than openly competed.
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Direct Award Process A, no-call procedure, and stated no-realistic-alternative-provider rationale.
Scale
99% confidencePublished total contract value is £10,000.
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Contract value record and procurement rationale.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Material status inconsistency
99% confidenceThe linked award and contract are marked active, but the sole lot is marked cancelled. The supplied data does not explain the discrepancy.
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Award and contract status: active; lot 1 status: cancelled.
Supplier identity limitation
99% confidenceThe source supplier name is not Companies House-verified. Matching completed without a safe company match, so the name is presented as unverified.
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supplier_identity_status: checked_unmatched; no verified company name or number supplied.
Date sequence anomaly
97% confidenceThe stated service start date of 1 October 2026 precedes the recorded decision and signature dates of 20 October 2026. The notice provides no explanation.
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Stated start: 1 October 2026; decision and dateSigned: 20 October 2026.
Information not supplied in the published notice
96% confidenceNo bid count, detailed evaluation narrative, pricing breakdown, individual lot value, or supplier company number is supplied.
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Supplied notice fields contain none of these details.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The sole lot is marked cancelled while the associated award and contract are active; the source does not resolve this conflict.
- The source-named supplier is unverified because the completed Companies House matching workflow found no safe match.
- The stated 1 October 2026 service start precedes the recorded 20 October 2026 decision and signed date; no explanation is supplied.
- No bid count, detailed evaluation record, pricing breakdown, individual lot value, or company number is published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
NHS Englandvaccination and immunisation servicesProvider Selection RegimePSR Direct Award Process Acommunity health servicesSouthendUKH31
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named as supplier?
The notice names Southend Integrated Healthcare for the Homeless (via Southend Medical Centre). The supplied verification workflow did not find a safe Companies House match, so this identity is unverified.
What is the contract value?
The published contract record states a total value of £10,000.
What services are covered?
Opportunistic vaccinations, primarily influenza vaccinations, for inpatients in intermediate care units.
Is the contract status clear?
No. The award and contract records are active, but the only associated lot is marked cancelled.
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