Official UK procurement notice
PHW-DIR-64120- Service and Maintenance of Quantstudio Laboratory Assets and associated Equipment within Public Health Wales
Procurement agent: Public Health Wales NHS Trust·On behalf of: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPublic Health Wales Trust require a compliant contract with the Original Equipment Manufacturer to carry out the appropriate Service and Maintenance of Quantstudio Laboratory Equipment across the Trust.
Award is to be considered in line with Procurement Act 23 following justification provided by the Trust and supplier around the Sole Supplier nature of this requirement.
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
- 22 Oct 2026, 11:09 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Oct 2026, 16:31 BST
- Authority reference
PHW-DIR-64120- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-100163- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078da6Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
This award is to be seen in accordance with Procurement Act 2023, Schedule 5 - Direct Award Justifications – Paragraph 5:
5- The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract—
(a)due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and
(b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.
A direct contract with the OEM ensures continuity of service and retention of specialist equipment knowledge while Maintenance is carried out.
Thermofisher (T/A Life Technologies UK Ltd) are to be seen as the Original Engineering Manufacturer (OEM) and carry out the required maintenance/servicing to OEM standard including technical requirements that uphold any associated warranty.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
22 Oct 2026 → 2 Nov 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published2 days ago22 Oct 2026, 16:31 BST
- Today25 Oct 2026
- Standstill endsin 9 days2 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Oct 2026- Transparency notice published22 Oct 2026, 11:09 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published22 Oct 2026, 16:31 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected2 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Technologies Ltd2 Nov 2026 – 6 Sept 2028 | £130,737 | 22 Oct 2026standstill to 2 Nov 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeClients of the procurement agent
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Beneficiary authority
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Procuring entityFacilitating the Procurement process
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Life Technologies LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender