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Maintenance for Amino Acid Analysers

Buyer: NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST →

BuyerNOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published9 Jan 2026

What is being bought

The Amino Acid Analyser is a key piece of equipment in the department and is essential for the provision of the laboratory Inborn Errors of Metabolism service. It is imperative that the company that provide the service contract have an interactive and timely response to all queries and this company have been able to provide this, allowing the continuation of the laboratory service. Biochrom Limited is the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and is the only source that can provide the maintenance to the equipment.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

1

Statuspending
Value£148,093
Contract periodFrom 21 Jan 2026 to 18 Jan 2029

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-060279
Latest release ID001727-2026
Latest release timestampFri Jan 09 2026 10:33:41 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methoddirect
Procurement method detailsDirect award
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
9 Jan 2026award, contract001727-2026
9 Jan 2026award, contract001721-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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Complete JSON history (2 releases)
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