Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Service Preventative Maintenance and Extended Warranty of WHBence Mobile Breast Screening Units.
Authority: Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: South West (UKK2)
Awarded value £228,040published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 11 Sept 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to W.H. BENCE (COACHWORKS) LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOngoing maintenance and extended warranty of newly purchased breast screening units. 10 year contract to include 6 services per annum, with 5 onsite. Callouts for repairs including parts and labour as well as full inspections including PAT testing to be completed. Battery replacement to be organised once required between SFT and W H Bence
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1Awarded
50421000 Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment
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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 11 Sept 2026, 16:34 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Sept 2026, 16:34 BST
- Authority reference
TSMC10587- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f86a
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Additional Repeat Further Following Competitive Procedure
- Published justification
- Provision of Service/Maintenance contract that provides an extended warranty for recently purchased breast screening units. Units were recently purchased as call off from a framework. Contract provides the best guarantee for continuity of service for 10 years.
How it was run
- Submission deadline
- —
Timeline
2 published dates · Europe/London- Notice published9 days ago11 Sept 2026, 16:34 BST
- Standstill endsin 2 days22 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £228,0401 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| W.H. BENCE (COACHWORKS) LIMITEDSME30 Sept 2026 — 31 Mar 2036 | £228,040 | 11 Sept 2026standstill to 22 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Sept 2026- Contract signature expected30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract award notice published11 Sept 2026, 16:34 BSTUK6
- Transparency notice published11 Sept 2026, 15:35 BSTUK5
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- W.H. BENCE (COACHWORKS) LIMITEDAwarded supplierView supplier profile →
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender