Official UK procurement notice
Joint Operations ACI / Spherox 26/27
Authority: The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·On behalf of: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£852,500published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 19 Mar 2026no call for competition
Awarded to JOINT OPERATIONS LTD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCall Off Order in reference to ACI / Spherox service provided for by Joint Operations for 26/27
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 19 Mar 2026, 13:27 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Apr 2026, 14:13 BST
- Authority reference
C432168- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-030935- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066eecFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Call Off Order in reference to ACI / Spherox service which can only be provided for by Joint Operations
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
30 Mar 2026 → 2 Apr 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends205 days ago30 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
- Notice published203 days ago2 Apr 2026, 14:13 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Mar 2026- Transparency notice published19 Mar 2026, 13:27 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published19 Mar 2026, 13:49 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published2 Apr 2026, 14:13 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £852,5001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Apr 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOINT OPERATIONS LTDSME1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 | £852,500 | 19 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Joint Operations ACI / Spherox 26/27 · JOINT OPERATIONS LTDSME
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2026
- Value
- £852,500
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: N/A
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation TrustProcuring entityUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust host the Birmingham and Solihull (BSOL) Procurement Collaborative, a shared procurement service acting on behalf of multiple Trusts within the Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care System
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Joint Operations LtdAwarded 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