Official UK procurement notice
FYY - FT10 Diathermies Maintenance Contract - St Richards
Authority: University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUHSussex has awarded a five-year fully comprehensive maintenance contract for seventeen Medtronic FT10 Diathermy units located within Theatres, Gynaecology Outpatients and Maternity services at St Richard's Hospital. The contract includes planned preventative maintenance, corrective maintenance, technical support, replacement parts, labour, travel and OEM-certified servicing to ensure the continued safe and compliant operation of critical surgical equipment. The contract has been awarded directly to Medtronic as the original equipment manufacturer due to the absence of competition for technical reasons and the requirement for access to proprietary diagnostic software, manufacturer-approved servicing protocols and OEM replacement parts.
Direct award due to absence of competition for technical reasons. Medtronic is the original equipment manufacturer and sole provider of OEM maintenance services for the FT10 Diathermy systems. No alternative supplier has access to the proprietary software, calibration tools, technical information or OEM-approved replacement parts required to provide a safe and compliant maintenance service
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
- 8 Apr 2026, 15:58 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Jul 2026, 09:07 BST
- Authority reference
C437252- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-066541- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067e55Find a Tender
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Apr 2026- Transparency notice published8 Apr 2026, 15:58 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published15 Jul 2026, 09:07 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic Limited1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2031 | £105,083same award published again · counted once | — | Standstill |
| Medtronic Limited | £105,083 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
FYY - FT10 Diathermies Maintenance Contract - St Richards · Medtronic Limited
- Signed
- 26 Jun 2026
- Value
- £105,083
- Period
- 26 Jun 2026 – 25 Jun 2031
- Status
- active
2 agreed KPIs: Response to repair callouts within 48 hours · Medtronic to achieve a first-time fix on site for repair callouts in at least 95% of cases.
- Response to repair callouts within 48 hours
- Medtronic to achieve a first-time fix on site for repair callouts in at least 95% of cases.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- MEDTRONIC LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- MedtronicAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender