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Published 24 Jul 2025, 17:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Direct Award for Planned Maintenance of Proprietary Nurse Call Systems at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital

Official notice

Authority: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£169,970published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract is for the maintenance and support of a proprietary nurse call system supplied by Static Systems Group (SSG). The system operates as a closed-loop solution, with all servicing, software updates, and component support exclusively available through the original manufacturer.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
50324100 System maintenance services

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
Standard
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 Jul 2025, 17:05 BST
Last source update
24 Jul 2025, 17:05 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-042952
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0565dd Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

This direct award is made under Schedule 5, Exception 5 of the Procurement Act 2023, on the grounds that only one supplier can deliver the required services for technical reasons, relating to the proprietary nature of the nurse call system.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 24 Jul 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    24 Jul 2025, 17:05 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    5 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £169,9701 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not publishedPlanned Maintenance of Proprietary Nurse Call Systems6 Aug 2025 – 5 Aug 2030£169,970—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PWVL-6877-BXXV Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2WBContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender