Official UK procurement notice
Patient Entertainment Solution · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management (Central government)
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£750,000≈ £257k / year · £900,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 13 May 2026awarded 14 May 2026
Award (standstill) to Spark Technology Services Ltd
Contract term 2 yrs 11 moends 31 May 2029 · up to 31 May 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Patient Entertainment Solution for Northumbria Healthcare
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£750,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: technical questions
- Price: best price
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 May 2026, 15:05 BST
- Last source update
- 14 May 2026, 14:03 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 31 May 2026
- Authority reference
C410678- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-043076- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0695e0Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 13 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
11 May 2026 → 1 Jul 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published169 days ago11 May 2026, 15:05 BST
- Clarification questions by167 days ago13 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline167 days ago13 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent167 days ago14 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published166 days ago14 May 2026, 14:03 BST
- Standstill ends154 days ago26 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by149 days ago31 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts119 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
8 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 May 2026- Tender notice published11 May 2026, 15:05 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published11 May 2026, 15:16 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 5 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST11 May 2026, 15:16 BST-25 days · was 30 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Tender notice published12 May 2026, 09:03 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 13 May 2026, 12:00 BST12 May 2026, 09:03 BST-23 days · was 5 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract award notice published14 May 2026, 14:03 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete14 May 2026, 14:03 BST
- Contract signature expected29 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (2)
date changes
Corrections
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-05: 1 release · 11 May 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £1,280,1821 award exc. VAT
Bids received 2
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spark Technology Services LtdSME1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2029 · up to 31 May 2031Extensions: 2 x 12 month periods | £1,280,182 | 14 May 2026standstill to 26 May 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Spark TSLAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender