Official UK procurement notice
Maintenance of Penlon and MEC Anaesthetic Equipment and Ventilators
Authority: Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Awarded value£745,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 2 Jul 2026no call for competition
Awarded to MET HEALTHCARE LTD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRoutine service and repair of Penlon and MEC Anaesthetic Equipment and Ventilators within Belfast Health & Social Care Trust. Maintenance, in accordance with OEM recommendations.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 2 Jul 2026, 13:35 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Aug 2026, 08:04 BST
- Authority reference
BMC0713- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-082010- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c260Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
It as been confirmed by Penlon and MEC the manufacturers of the equipment covered by this contract, provided confirmation that they have exclusive rights as regards servicing and repair of the equipment.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
15 Jul 2026 → 28 Aug 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends100 days ago15 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Notice published57 days ago28 Aug 2026, 08:04 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Jul 2026- Transparency notice published2 Jul 2026, 13:35 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published3 Jul 2026, 14:22 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected16 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published28 Aug 2026, 08:04 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £745,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Aug 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MET HEALTHCARE LTDSME1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2031 · up to 29 Feb 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 Anaesthetic M/C & Ventilators, which could be renewed for a start date of 01/08/31. The contract could be extended to 29/02/36, in 6 monthly steps, to facilitate completion of the regional re-tender or in the even of non-award. | £745,000 | 2 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Maintenance of Penlon and MEC Anaesthetic Equipment and Ventilators · MET HEALTHCARE LTDSME
- Signed
- 26 Aug 2026
- Value
- £745,000
- Period
- 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2031 · up to 29 Feb 2036 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 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 Anaesthetic M/C & Ventilators, which could be renewed for a start date of 01/08/31. The contract could be extended to 29/02/36, in 6 monthly steps, to facilitate completion of the regional re-tender or in the event of non-award.
No agreed KPIs: The contract value is below the threshold where KPIs are required.
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 copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender