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title: "FYY - FT10 Diathermies Maintenance Contract - St Richards"
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# FYY - FT10 Diathermies Maintenance Contract - St Richards

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fyy-ft10-diathermies-maintenance-contract-st-richards-ocds-h6vhtk-067e55). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust: "FYY - FT10 Diathermies Maintenance Contract - St Richards". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-hospitals-sussex-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-ryr)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - without competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £105,083 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fyy-ft10-diathermies-maintenance-contract-st-richards-ocds-h6vhtk-067e55#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-067e55`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fyy-ft10-diathermies-maintenance-contract-st-richards-ocds-h6vhtk-067e55#tl-md)

## Description
UHSussex 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

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 33100000, 50420000, 50421000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** FYY - FT10 Diathermies Maintenance Contract - St Richards (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Medtronic Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-6236`
  - Value: £105,083 (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **MEDTRONIC LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-6236`
  - Value: £105,083 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** FYY - FT10 Diathermies Maintenance Contract - St Richards (active)
  - Signed Value: £105,083
  - Signed Date: 25/06/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F066541-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-15T08:07:12.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T01:39:23.219Z
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