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Published 8 Sept 2025, 12:17 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: West Midlands (UKG)
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 pneumatic tube systems supplied by Static Systems Group. The system operates as a closed-loop solution, with servicing, firmware updates and component support exclusively available through the original manufacturer.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: West Midlands
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
8 Sept 2025, 12:17 BST
Last source update
8 Sept 2025, 12:17 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-054612
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0595bd Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Switching Direct Award
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.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 8 Sept 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    8 Sept 2025, 12:17 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    9 Sept 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 System19 Sept 2025 – 18 Sept 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