Official UK procurement notice
Maintenance of Pendants, Theatre Lighting Systems, Examination Lamps and Theatre Sliding Doors
Authority: Southern Health and Social Care Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Awarded value£2,300,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 24 Sept 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to MET HEALTHCARE LTD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMaintenance of Pendants, Theatre Lighting Systems, Examination Lamps and Theatre Sliding Doors for SHSCT
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1Awarded
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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 24 Sept 2026, 13:59 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Sept 2026, 13:59 BST
- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077986
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights Mindray's exclusive Distribution and Supply Agreement with MET Healthcare provides evidence that MET has exclusive rights as regards maintenance of Mindray equipment within Northern Ireland. It has been confirmed by Baxter (the manufacturer), that "MET Healthcare have been our sole Irish distributor of our Trumpf Medical Operating Room Tables & accessories, more…
and Surgical Examination Lights, Pendants Supply Units & Video Solutions product portfolios
How it was run
- Submission deadline
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Timeline
2 published dates · Europe/London- Notice published2 days ago24 Sept 2026, 13:59 BST
- Standstill endsin 10 days6 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £2,300,0001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
MET HEALTHCARE LTDSME7 Oct 2026 — 30 Sept 2031 · up to 31 Mar 2036Extensions: It is intended that the scope of the contract will be included within the regional renewal of the Northern Ireland Health & Social Care contract for Maintenance of Pendants, Theatre Light more…Systems, Examination Lamps and Theatre Sliding Doors, which could be renewed for a start date of 01/10/2031. The contract could be extended to 31/03/2036, in 6 monthly steps, to facilitate completion of the regional re-tender or in the event of non-award. | £2,300,000 | 24 Sept 2026standstill to 6 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Sept 2026- Contract signature expected7 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract award notice published24 Sept 2026, 13:59 BSTUK6
- Transparency notice published24 Sept 2026, 13:43 BSTUK5
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MET HEALTHCARE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender