Official UK procurement notice
Freeze Drier Maintenance (2026-28)
Authority: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency (Central government)
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£113,012published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 18 Mar 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Freeze Drying Services Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionServicing and maintenance of freeze driers at Colindale in the NCTC and EQA laboratories
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- 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
- 6 Mar 2026, 16:43 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Mar 2026, 15:36 GMT
- Authority reference
C431916- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-026381- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0664abFind a Tender
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Mar 2026- Transparency notice published6 Mar 2026, 16:43 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published18 Mar 2026, 13:36 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected20 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published23 Mar 2026, 15:36 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £113,0121 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Mar 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freeze Drying Services Limited1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 | £113,012 | 18 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Freeze Drier Maintenance (2026-28) · Freeze Drying Services Limited
- Signed
- 23 Mar 2026
- Value
- £113,012
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Freeze Drying Services LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender