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Published 2 Apr 2025, 15:52 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Preventative Maintenance of Aquilant - Shandon Equipment

Official notice

Authority: Southern Health and Social Care Trust (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Awarded value£40,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 2 Apr 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Aquilant Northern Ireland Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This intended contract is for the preventative maintenance of 9 pieces of lab equipment provided by Aquilant, for a period of up to 2 years

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: Northern Ireland
50000000 Repair and maintenance services

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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
2 Apr 2025, 15:52 BST
Last source update
10 Jun 2025, 13:56 BST
Authority reference
DAC20089
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-031272
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fc35 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Reference can be made to Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 permitting a direct award in specific cases, and the direct award justifications set out in schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 as this is a sole supplier of Shandon embedding centres, microtomes and tissue processors in Norther Ireland and maintenance of this equipment cannot be performed by any other company. No competition or alternative exists for this product.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

11 Apr 2025 → 10 Jun 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends
    11 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published
    10 Jun 2025, 13:56 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Apr 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    2 Apr 2025, 15:52 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    2 Apr 2025, 16:17 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    8 May 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    10 Jun 2025, 13:56 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £40,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Jun 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Aquilant Northern Ireland LtdSME10 May 2025 – 7 May 2026 · up to 7 May 2027Extensions: We would need to extend the contract if PaLS regional total cellular pathology solution contract(Project Number 27805385) is not awarded on time.£40,0002 Apr 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Preventative Maintenance of Aquilant Shandon Equipment · Aquilant Northern Ireland LtdSME

    Signed
    9 Jun 2025
    Value
    £40,000
    Period
    10 Jun 2025 – 7 May 2026
    Status
    active
    Options
    We would need to extend the contract if the PaLs regional total cellular pathology solution contract (Project Number 2805385) is not awarded on time.

    No agreed KPIs: Not applicable as Contract Value is less than £5 million

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Southern Health and Social Care Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PJCC-1957-RCGP Craigavon Area Hospital, 68 Lurgan Road, Portadown, Northern Ireland, BT63 5QQContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • AQUILANT NORTHERN IRELAND LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: NI006959GB-PPON: PJBM-2869-JZGM Maryland Industrial Estate 286 ballygowan road, Castlereagh, Northern Ireland, BT23 6BLContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender