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Published 26 Nov 2025, 15:52 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

MRI Replacement Chillers · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: CITY HOSPITALS INDEPENDENT COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES LIMITED (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Industrial machinery (42)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: North East (UKC23)
Published estimate£190,000≈ £228k / year · £228,000 inc. VAT2.8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 5 Jan 2026awarded 21 Jan 2026
Award (standstill) to KENNEDY SERVICES LIMITED
Contract term 10 moends 31 Oct 2026 · starts 15 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Replacement of MRI chillers and associated works. The work is located within Sunderland Royal Hospital

CPV: Cooling and ventilation equipment · Mechanical and electrical engineering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 10 moSMEPublished value£190,000
Contract period: 15 Jan 2026 – 31 Oct 2026 (10 mo)Value: £190,000 exc. VAT · £228,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North EastEligibility: SME eligible
42500000 Cooling and ventilation equipment71334000 Mechanical and electrical engineering services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 30%Price: 70%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 30%
  • Finance: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Finance
  • Quality
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
26 Nov 2025, 15:52 GMT
Last source update
21 Jan 2026, 16:11 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 15 Jan 2026
Authority reference
C393332
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-077390
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Cooling and ventilation equipmentMechanical and electrical engineering services
Delivery area
North East (UKC23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e98d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)
Submission deadline
5 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
22 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

atamis-1928.lightning.force.com ↗

Timeline

26 Nov 2025 → 30 Jan 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published332 days ago
    26 Nov 2025, 15:52 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by306 days ago
    22 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline292 days ago
    5 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts282 days ago
    15 Jan 2026
  5. Award decision expected by281 days ago
    15 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  6. Assessment summaries sent276 days ago
    21 Jan 2026
  7. Latest notice published276 days ago
    21 Jan 2026, 16:11 GMT
  8. Standstill ends266 days ago
    30 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Nov 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    26 Nov 2025, 15:52 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    21 Jan 2026, 16:11 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    21 Jan 2026, 16:11 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    3 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £184,7541 award exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
KENNEDY SERVICES LIMITED4 Feb 2026 – 31 Mar 2026£184,75421 Jan 2026standstill to 30 Jan 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3final-stage tenders30—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

CITY HOSPITALS INDEPENDENT COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-COH: 08808703 · GB-PPON: PNYT-8964-XMNW Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland, North East, SR4 7TPContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • KENNEDY SERVICES LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02422897 Alexander House, Station Road Columbia,, Sunderland, North East, NE38 7BDContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender