AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS Fife awarded a £10,000 printing, packaging, storage and call-off delivery requirement for 50,000 MS2836 Patient Admission Records to J Thomson Colour Printers. The source contract record is marked active and gives a signature date of 10 December 2026.
Published outcomeOne award (awd-1) names J Thomson Colour Printers as supplier, with an award value of £10,000 GBP.
Market significanceA small NHS print-management requirement covering production, boxed storage and ad hoc draw-down deliveries.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
J Thomson Colour Printers
90% confidenceAward awd-1 · 10000 GBP · Named supplier; identity unverified
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Award awd-1 names "J Thomson Colour Printers" as supplier and values the award at £10,000 GBP. Supplier verification status is checked_unmatched.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded
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Process stage is "award", display status is "awarded", and the release is tagged "award".
Contract record status
95% confidenceActive
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Contract awd-1 has status "active".
Contract signature date
98% confidence10 December 2026
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Contract awd-1 states dateSigned: 2026-12-10T00:00:00Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£10,000 GBP
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Award awd-1 value is 10000 GBP.
Value allocation
92% confidenceAllocated to the single published award
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The notice contains one award, awd-1, with one named supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award notice published
99% confidence12 October 2026, 16:16:59 UTC
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Process published_at and release_date are 2026-10-12T16:16:59Z.
Contract signature date
98% confidence10 December 2026
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Contract awd-1 dateSigned is 2026-12-10T00:00:00Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidencePrint, package, store and provide ad hoc call-off delivery of 50,000 patient admission record documents
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Published description specifies print, packaging, storage and ad hoc delivery/draw-down of 50,000 documents.
Product specification
99% confidenceMS2836 Patient Admission Record: A4 portrait, 22 pages, white uncoated offset 90gsm, four-colour process throughout
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Specification is stated in the award description.
Finishing and packing
99% confidenceFolded, collated, wire stitched, trimmed and drilled with two left-hand-side holes; packed 500 per box (100 boxes)
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Award description specifies the finishing operations and 500-document box size, totalling 100 boxes.
Stock and fulfilment
98% confidenceStock held by the supplier and called off in boxes of 500 through ad hoc deliveries
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Award description states that stock will be held at supplier and called off in boxes of 500.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 22000000 — Printed matter and related products
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Published classification lists CPV 22000000.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Competition and bidder count
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Evaluation and award rationale
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
95% confidenceActive contract record
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Contract awd-1 is marked active.
Signature
98% confidenceSigned on 10 December 2026
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The contract record explicitly provides dateSigned: 2026-12-10T00:00:00Z.
Contract start and end dates
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Delivery model
98% confidenceThe requirement combines print production with supplier-held inventory and ad hoc box-level call-offs.
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The description requires stock to be held by the supplier and delivered on demand in boxes of 500.
Existing-stock arrangement
98% confidenceThe notice states that existing stock will be purchased from the incumbent supplier; it does not identify that incumbent or state whether the awardee is the incumbent.
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The description says existing stock will be purchased from an incumbent supplier, without naming that supplier.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity limitation
99% confidenceThe published supplier name is unverified: the Companies House matching workflow completed without finding a safe company match.
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supplier_identity_status is checked_unmatched; lookupDecision is still_unmatched.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes procurement method, bid count, evaluation, award date, contract start/end dates, pricing breakdown and extension terms.
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Relevant process and award fields are null or absent.
No published lots
99% confidenceNo lot structure or individual lot allocation is supplied.
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The lots dataset is empty and award lot_ids_json is null.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplier name "J Thomson Colour Printers" is unverified: the completed Companies House workflow found no safe company match.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes procurement method, bid count, evaluation details, award date, contract start and end dates, extension terms and pricing breakdown.
- No lot structure, lot titles or individual lot values were published.
- The description refers to an incumbent supplier holding existing stock but does not identify that incumbent or establish whether it is the awardee.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
NHS FifeJ Thomson Colour Printerspatient admission recordprinting contractprinted matterMS2836
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the NHS Fife Patient Admission Record award?
The published award names J Thomson Colour Printers. Its identity remains unverified because no safe Companies House match was found.
What is the award value?
The published value for the single award is £10,000 GBP.
What does the requirement cover?
It covers printing, packaging, supplier-held storage and ad hoc deliveries of 50,000 MS2836 Patient Admission Records in boxes of 500.
Is the contract signed?
Yes. The source contract record states a signature date of 10 December 2026 and marks the contract active.
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.