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Published 18 Feb 2026, 14:12 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Maintenance of Thermo Fisher iCAP TQe ICP-MS

Official notice

Authority: Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition
Awarded value£46,062published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 18 Feb 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Thermo Fisher Diagnostics Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Maintenance of ICP-MS instrument for Trace Element analysis. This provides analysis of blood Copper, Zinc,

Selenium, Lead, Cobalt, Chromium for Nottingham and other Trusts within the ME2 network. Sweat Chloride

analysis is essential to support Cystic Fibrosis diagnosis and monitoring and is a key standard for the Respiratory

service.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure 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
18 Feb 2026, 14:12 GMT
Last source update
31 Mar 2026, 10:49 BST
Authority reference
W224533
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-029497
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065725 Find a Tender

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Feb 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    18 Feb 2026, 14:12 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    18 Feb 2026, 14:24 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    2 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    31 Mar 2026, 10:49 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £46,0621 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Feb 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Thermo Fisher Diagnostics Ltd1 Feb 2027 – 31 Jan 2030£46,06218 Feb 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Maintenance of Thermo Fisher iCAP TQe ICP-MS · Thermo Fisher Diagnostics Ltd

    Signed
    27 Feb 2026
    Value
    £46,062
    Period
    1 Feb 2027 – 31 Jan 2030
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-NHS: RX1 · GB-PPON: PVQC-9261-WGRM Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Trust Headquarters, City Hospital Campus Hucknall Road, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG5 1PBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • THERMO FISHER DIAGNOSTICS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05018976GB-PPON: PMCY-6157-TYDD 3rd Floor, 1 Ashley Road, Altrincham, North West, WA14 2DTContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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