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Published 2 Jul 2026, 13:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Maintenance of Penlon and MEC Anaesthetic Equipment and Ventilators

Official notice

Authority: Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable
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 description

Routine 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 published
Lot #1AwardedSME

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
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c260 Find 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
  1. Standstill ends100 days ago
    15 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published57 days ago
    28 Aug 2026, 08:04 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Jul 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    2 Jul 2026, 13:35 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    3 Jul 2026, 14:22 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    16 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    28 Aug 2026, 08:04 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £745,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Aug 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
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.£745,0002 Jul 2026Awarded

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

Belfast Health & Social Care Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PLQJ-5727-JCLR Trust Headquarters, 2nd Floor, Non Clinical Support Building, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT12 6BAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • MET HEALTHCARE LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: NI602270GB-PPON: PDJN-6593-ZNLP 46 Hill Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT1 2LBContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender