Official UK procurement notice
Maintenance of ABI3500xl Sequencer
Authority: Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF14)
Awarded value£58,241published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 24 Dec 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Thermo Fisher Diagnostics Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Trust has 2 ABI3500xl sequencer machines, one of which already has a maintenance contract in place that will end on 18/04/29. This multi-year renewal means that both machines can be maintained under the same contract when the current contracts expire.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- 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 Dec 2025, 14:54 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 Dec 2025, 14:58 GMT
- Authority reference
W216058- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-086177- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fd66Find a Tender
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Dec 2025- Transparency notice published24 Dec 2025, 14:54 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published24 Dec 2025, 14:58 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected9 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £58,2411 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thermo Fisher Diagnostics Ltd10 Jan 2026 – 18 Apr 2029 | £58,241 | 24 Dec 2025 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- THERMO FISHER DIAGNOSTICS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender