Official UK procurement notice
Manzen LIMS System Customer Support & Development
Authority: Belfast Health & Social Care Trust (Central government)
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Awarded value£288,731published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 7 Oct 2026no call for competition
Awarded to TISSUE TYPING SYSTEMS UK LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProcurement of Manzen LIMS System Customer Support & Development
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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
- 7 Oct 2026, 15:31 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Oct 2026, 15:31 BST
- Authority reference
DAC20630- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-094873- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0782fbFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
- The contract is being awarded to TTS UK Ltd for the provision of support and maintenance services for the Manzen Tissue Typing System. The Manzen system is proprietary software and TTS UK Ltd is the sole supplier with the necessary technical expertise, authorised access rights, and specialist knowledge required to provide ongoing maintenance, support, updates, and issue resolution. No reasonable alternative supplier is capable of delivering these services without significant technical difficulties, operational disruption, or substantial additional cost that would impact on the Trusts ability to provide a Laboratory Service and ability to deliver patient care. Belfast HSC Trust is satisfied that competition is absent for technical reasons and due to the protection of exclusive rights. Accordingly, the direct award is justified under Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023. The absence of competition is not a result of the artificial narrowing of the parameters of the procurement.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £288,7311 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TISSUE TYPING SYSTEMS UK LIMITEDSME1 Nov 2026 — 31 Oct 2033 | £288,731 | 7 Oct 2026 | Awarded |
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Oct 2026- Contract signature expected30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract award notice published7 Oct 2026, 15:31 BSTUK6
- Transparency notice published7 Oct 2026, 15:19 BSTUK5
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- TISSUE TYPING SYSTEMS UK 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