Official UK procurement notice
Metafer MetaSystems Microscope System for Cytogenetics Group
Authority: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency (Central government)
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£164,920published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 9 Feb 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Appleton Woods Ltd2 awards
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPurchase of Metafer MetaSystems Microscope System for Cytogenetics Group
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- 9 Feb 2026, 14:03 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Oct 2026, 15:14 BST
- Authority reference
C410680- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-099591- Latest notice
- Contract termination notice (UK11)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064b31Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Sole Supplier
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
18 Feb 2026 → 21 Oct 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends249 days ago18 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published4 days ago21 Oct 2026, 15:14 BST
Notice history
5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Feb 2026- Transparency notice published9 Feb 2026, 14:03 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published9 Feb 2026, 15:11 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected20 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published3 Mar 2026, 16:21 GMTUK7
- Contract termination notice published21 Oct 2026, 15:14 BSTUK11
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-02: 1 release · 9 Feb 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £164,9201 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Feb 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appleton Woods LtdSME20 Feb 2026 – 30 Sept 2026 | £164,920same award published again · counted once | 9 Feb 2026standstill to 18 Feb 2026 | Standstill |
| Appleton Woods LtdSME | £164,920 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Metafer MetaSystems Microscope System for Cytogenetics Group · Appleton Woods LtdSME
- Signed
- 25 Feb 2026
- Value
- £164,920
- Period
- 25 Feb 2026 – 30 Sept 2026
- Status
- terminated
- Final value
- £164,920
- Termination
- contractCompleted
No agreed KPIs: N/A
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Appleton Woods LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract termination notice Contract termination notice on Find a Tender
- 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