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Published 18 Jul 2025, 15:11 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Positive Pressure Ducted Gassing & Non Gassing Pharmaceutical Isolators

Official notice

Authority: Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

3 lotsGoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£1,000,000total for 3 lots · £1,200,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 19 Aug 2025awarded 2 Dec 2025
Awarded to AMERCARE LIMITED3 awards
Contract term 5 yrsends 7 Oct 2030 · starts 8 Oct 2025

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Provision of Positive Pressure Ducted Gassing & Non Gassing Pharmaceutical Isolators

CPV: Laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical glassware · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) · Pharmaceutical products

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value (£1,000,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #14 x Two Glove Positive Pressure Non -Gassing Ducted Pharmaceutical IsolatorAwarded 5 yrsSMEPublished value£250,000

Lot 2 is for 4 x Two Glove Positive Pressure Non -Gassing Ducted Pharmaceutical Isolator.

More details are included in 'Document 1 - Instructions and Guidance to Tenderers'

Contract period: 8 Oct 2025 – 7 Oct 2030 (5 yrs)Value: £250,000 exc. VAT · £300,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible
Lot #21 X Four Glove Duel Positive Pressure Ducted Gassing Pharmaceutical IsolatorAwarded 5 yrsSMEPublished value£500,000

Lot 1 is a combined lot split into two parts Lot 1(a) & Lot 1(b).

Lot 1(a) is for Four Glove Duel Positive Pressure Ducted Gassing Pharmaceutical Isolator specifically.

More details are included in 'Document 1 - Instructions and Guidance to Tenderers'

Contract period: 8 Oct 2025 – 7 Oct 2030 (5 yrs)Value: £500,000 exc. VAT · £600,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible
Lot #31 x Four Glove Positive Pressure Ducted Gassing Pharmaceutical Isolator.Awarded 5 yrsSMEPublished value£250,000

Lot 1 is a combined lot split into two parts Lot 1(a) & Lot 1(b).

Lot 1(b) is for Four Glove Positive Pressure Ducted Gassing Pharmaceutical Isolator specifically.

More details are included in 'Document 1 - Instructions and Guidance to Tenderers'

Contract period: 8 Oct 2025 – 7 Oct 2030 (5 yrs)Value: £250,000 exc. VAT · £300,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible

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 · same split on all 3 lots
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical Quality: 40%
  • Quality - Social Value: 10%
  • Commercial Questionnaire: 50%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Commercial Questionnaire
  • Technical Quality
  • Quality - Social Value
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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
18 Jul 2025, 15:11 BST
Last source update
2 Dec 2025, 16:45 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 8 Oct 2025
Authority reference
C375258
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-041373
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical glasswareLaboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)Pharmaceutical products
Delivery area
North West (UKD74)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056242 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated
Submission deadline
19 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
4 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

We have recently published our procurement exercise for a contract that may be of interest to you.

The Contract name is "Positive Pressure Ducted Gassing & Non Gassing Pharmaceutical Isolators (C375258)".

To obtain further information, including all documentation, please follow these steps:

  1. Log in to the supplier portal at health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
  2. Locate the opportunity using 'My Proposals and Quotes' or in 'Find Opportunities'
  3. Click Register Interest

Timeline

18 Jul 2025 → 11 Dec 2025 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Jul 2025, 15:11 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    4 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    19 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts384 days ago
    8 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Award decision expected by383 days ago
    8 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  6. Assessment summaries sent329 days ago
    2 Dec 2025
  7. Latest notice published328 days ago
    2 Dec 2025, 16:45 GMT
  8. Standstill ends319 days ago
    11 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Jul 2025, 15:11 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    2 Dec 2025, 16:45 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    2 Dec 2025, 16:45 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    15 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value £916,7632 awards exc. VAT
Bids received 66 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · 4 x Two Glove Positive Pressure Non -Gassing Ducted Pharmaceutical Isolator1 award
AMERCARE LIMITED1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2029£233,0882 Dec 2025standstill to 11 Dec 2025Standstill
Lot 2 · 1 X Four Glove Duel Positive Pressure Ducted Gassing Pharmaceutical Isolator1 award
AMERCARE LIMITED1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2029£683,6752 Dec 2025standstill to 11 Dec 2025Standstill
Lot 3 · 1 x Four Glove Positive Pressure Ducted Gassing Pharmaceutical Isolator.1 award
supplier not published—2 Dec 2025Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · 4 x Two Glove Positive Pressure Non -Gassing Ducted Pharmaceutical Isolator3final-stage tenders30—
2 · 1 X Four Glove Duel Positive Pressure Ducted Gassing Pharmaceutical Isolator3final-stage tenders30—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

WIRRAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-NHS: RBL · GB-PPON: PBMG-2481-MDJP Clatterbridge Hospital, Bebington, North West, CH63 4JYContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • AMERCARE LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02350378GB-PPON: PLHG-5754-QRTW Unit B & C Broadlink, Manchester, North West, M24 1UBContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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