Maintenance HSDU - Autoclaves & Washers

Official notice

Authority: Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable

Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33)Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£240,100published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The HSDU department within the trust has a maintenance requirement to maintain autoclaves and washers as well as testing.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

33191000 Sterilisation, disinfection and hygiene devices 50000000 Repair and maintenance services

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: 24 Jul 2025, 14:24 BST
Last source update: 24 Jul 2025, 14:24 BST
Authority reference: M/548
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-042806
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-056582 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification: OEM Supplier

Review and risk notes

Risks: If the contract is not renewed then this would result in the HSDU operation not able to function due to the strict regulations

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 24 Jul 2025

Transparency notice published
24 Jul 2025, 14:24 BST
UK5
Contract signature expected
1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value £240,1001 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
supplier not publishedM/0458 - AUTOCLAVES AND WASHERS1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2028	£240,100	—	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-NHS: RJR · GB-PPON: PGCG-2135-TXWL Liverpool Road, Chester, North West, CH2 1ULContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender24 Jul 2025, 14:24 BST