PW020 P50 Extinguishers · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable

Sectors: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF)

Awarded value£136,875published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 21 Aug 2026no call for competition

Awarded to SAFELINCS Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Purchase and installation of P50 Extinguishers across all UHL sites to replace existing CO2 and Foam extinguishers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible

35111300 Fire extinguishers

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: Unspecified in notice
First published: 24 Aug 2026, 13:23 BST
Last source update: 24 Aug 2026, 13:29 BST
Authority reference: C467848
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-080355
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: East Midlands (UKF)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ea8b Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Switching Direct Award
Published justification: Award following a 2 quote exercise due to the limited number of suppliers able to provide this product.

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Aug 2026

Transparency notice published
24 Aug 2026, 13:23 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
24 Aug 2026, 13:29 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
6 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £136,8751 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
SAFELINCS LimitedSMEP50 Extinguishers7 Sept 2026 – 31 Jul 2028	£136,875	21 Aug 2026	Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PWXN-8614-MPHH University Hospitals of Leicester Headquarters, Level 3, Balmoral Building, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Infirmary Square, Leicester, East Midlands, LE1 5WWContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

SafeLincs LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04715788 33 West Street, Alford, East Midlands, LN13 9FXContact 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 Tender24 Aug 2026, 13:29 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender24 Aug 2026, 13:23 BST