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Published 24 Oct 2026, 09:47 BST

Official UK procurement notice

801499 - FRF-01664 - R&D Medical Monitoring Machines

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

Direct awardDefence & securitySME suitable
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Thornhill Research Inc (Thornhill Medical)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Research & Development - Medical portable life-support systems.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
48814000 Medical information systems73400000 Research and Development services on security and defence materials

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Defence & security
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
24 Oct 2026, 09:47 BST
Last source update
24 Oct 2026, 09:47 BST
Authority reference
FRF-01664 (Project 801499)
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-100777
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078fa8 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Urgency
Published justification

Procurement Act 2023 – Schedule 5 – Regulation 5(a) – Single Suppliers - due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required

Procurement Act 2023 – Schedule 5 – Regulation 6(a) – Single Suppliers – due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 24 Oct 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    24 Oct 2026, 09:47 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    24 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Thornhill Research Inc (Thornhill Medical)26 Oct 2026 – 26 Oct 2028CA$555,005—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PHVX-4316-ZVGZ Zone D, Ground Floor, Ministry of Defence Main Building, Whitehall, London, London, SW1A 2EUContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Thornhill Research Inc (Thornhill Medical)Awarded supplierGB-PPON: MSCYHA353VM8 60 Wingold Ave,, Toronto, CA, M6B 1P5, CAContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender