Official UK procurement notice
Maintenance - Service of ECMO Equipment 26-A-2617
Authority: University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionService and maintenance provision of all ECMO equipment i.e. Centrimag pumps (x28), Paratherm heater/cooler (x19) and Sechrist Blenders (x15)
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) is a life‑support machine used when a person’s lungs and/or heart are too sick to work on their own. It temporarily takes over the job of oxygenating the blood and, in some cases, pumping it around the body.
Maintenance term - 1/2/2026 to 31/1/2027
replacing expiring Atamis reference C357697
This is a contract renewal that shall be funded by the RRCV revenue budget, and hence being accrued. This is a contract offered by the OEM whom are the only entity whom can provide this service. Chalice do not offer this via framework so only mechanism is to go direct. This contract is considered reasonable value as negotiations have taken place since Nov 25 as the original quotes were not accepted based on a a significant cost increase, particularly on the blend
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- 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
- 20 Mar 2026, 16:04 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Mar 2026, 16:04 GMT
- Authority reference
C427204- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-025932- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0670b3Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published20 Mar 2026, 16:04 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalice Medical | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Service and Maintenance of ECMO Equipment · Chalice Medical
- Signed
- 30 Jan 2026
- Value
- £89,550
- Period
- 1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2027
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Chalice Medical LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender