Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract termination notice
Published 9 Feb 2026, 14:03 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Metafer MetaSystems Microscope System for Cytogenetics Group

Official notice

Authority: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitableVCSE suitable
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 description

Purchase of Metafer MetaSystems Microscope System for Cytogenetics Group

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE

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
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-064b31 Find 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
  1. Standstill ends249 days ago
    18 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  2. Notice published4 days ago
    21 Oct 2026, 15:14 BST

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Feb 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    9 Feb 2026, 14:03 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    9 Feb 2026, 15:11 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    20 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    3 Mar 2026, 16:21 GMT
    UK7
  5. Contract termination notice published
    21 Oct 2026, 15:14 BST
    UK11
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2026-02: 1 release · 9 Feb 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £164,9201 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Feb 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Appleton Woods LtdSME20 Feb 2026 – 30 Sept 2026£164,920same award published again · counted once9 Feb 2026standstill to 18 Feb 2026Standstill
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

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PBMQ-7576-DVGW 10 South Colonnade, London, London, E14 4PUContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Appleton Woods LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00907224 New Lindon House, Catesby Park, Kings Norton, Birmingham, West Midlands, B38 8SEContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure