Official UK procurement notice
Maintenance Contract for Starkstrom Theatre Pendants, IPS (Isolated Power Supply) and UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply), TCP (Theatre Control Panels) and Operating Lights under HTM 06-01 PA23 for a hospital environment
Authority: North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·On behalf of: Kent County Council
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMaintenance Contract for Starkstrom Theatre Pendants, IPS (Isolated Power Supply) and UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply), TCP (Theatre Control Panels) and Operating Lights under HTM 06-01 PA23 for a hospital environment. This is a goods contract for West Cumberland Hospital. The specification covers the maintenance and testing of Starkstrom Theatre pendants, IPS, UPS, TCP & Lights for Group 2 medical locations (e.g., operating theatres, ICU, interventional imaging suites) in compliance with HTM06-01 for electrical services in healthcare premises. BS7671 and IEC 60364-7-710 for Group 2 medical locations
CPV: Interruptible power supplies · Operating-theatre devices · Operating-theatre instruments · Uninterruptible power supplies
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£250,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 60%
- Commercial: 30%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Commercial
- Technical
- Social Value
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Feb 2026, 14:15 GMT
- Last source update
- 29 May 2026, 10:07 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
LGM31665- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-012448- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064df8Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 8 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
11 Feb 2026 → 1 Jul 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published258 days ago11 Feb 2026, 14:15 GMT
- Clarification questions by233 days ago8 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline223 days ago18 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent195 days ago16 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published151 days ago29 May 2026, 10:07 BST
- Award decision expected by148 days ago1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts119 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Feb 2026- Tender notice published11 Feb 2026, 14:15 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published16 Apr 2026, 12:22 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete16 Apr 2026, 12:22 BST
- Contract signature expected29 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published29 May 2026, 10:07 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starkstrom Limited1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2029 · up to 31 May 2031Extensions: Extensions will be based on supplier performance · Options: Additional systems can be added to the contract during the term if added to the site during the contract term | £662,379 | 16 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Starkstrom Limited
- Signed
- 12 May 2026
- Value
- £662,379
- Period
- 1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2029 · up to 30 Jun 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The contract can be extended for two further one years following the initial three-year period, subject to satisfactory supplier performance
- Options
- The tender permitted pricing to include ad hoc expenditure, which will be incurred throughout the term of the agreement in line with the Authority's requirements.
No agreed KPIs: The value of the contract does not exceed 5millions so the KPIs are not included, instead the technical specification sets out the requirements
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Kent County CouncilBeneficiary authority
- COMMERCIAL SERVICES KENT LIMITED - Procurement Services LifecycleProcess contact pointProcuring entityUniversity Hospitals of Morecambe Bay
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- STARKSTROM LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender