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Published 24 Oct 2025, 12:04 BST

Official UK procurement notice

STA Macerator replacements · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable
Awarded value£383,625published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to DDC Dolphin

What is being bought

Published requirement description

THIS IS NOT A TENDER OPPORTUNITY

Replacement of aging macerators - standardisation of macerator holding. Out of scope extension to an existing contract.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

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 Oct 2025, 12:04 BST
Last source update
24 Oct 2025, 12:04 BST
Authority reference
WS2799323521
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-068157
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d34c Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification

A contract with DDC Dolphin is already in existence. This is an out-of-scope extension to the current contract.

The replacements are a result of product testing to ascertain the most appropriate for difficult environments and represents a level of product standardisation.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 24 Oct 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    24 Oct 2025, 12:04 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    15 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £383,6251 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
DDC Dolphin1 Dec 2025 – 31 Dec 2025£383,625—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PMBM-6973-YNDX Trust Headquarters, Marlborough St,, Bristol, South West, BS1 3NUContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • DDC DOLPHIN LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02643023GB-PPON: PBXQ-5196-GPHP 1st Floor 37 Commercial Road, Poole, South West, BH14 0HUContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender