Official UK procurement notice
Direct Award for Planned Maintenance of Proprietary Nurse Call Systems at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital
Authority: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG)
Awarded value£169,970published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 19 Nov 2025no call for competition
Award (standstill) to STATIC SYSTEMS GROUP LTD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis 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 publishedProcedure 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, 13:26 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Nov 2025, 11:38 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-075154- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0595ccFind 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, relating to the proprietary nature of the system.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
19 Nov 2025 → 28 Nov 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published344 days ago19 Nov 2025, 11:38 GMT
- Standstill ends334 days ago28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Sept 2025- Transparency notice published8 Sept 2025, 13:26 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published19 Nov 2025, 11:38 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected30 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £169,9701 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| STATIC SYSTEMS GROUP LTDPlanned Maintenance of Proprietary Nurse Call System1 Dec 2025 – 18 Nov 2030 | £169,970 | 19 Nov 2025standstill to 28 Nov 2025 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- STATIC SYSTEMS GROUP LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender