Official UK procurement notice
Trustwide and Outreach Calibration for Audiology Testing Equipment
Authority: University College London Hospitals NHS FT (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis contract is for provision of calibration of patient audiology testing equipment for UCLH NHS Foundation Trust across six sites by a UKAS accredited provider. Initially the Contract was tendered for via a below-threshold approach due to the value of the previous contract. The value of the bid received however breached the threshold for PA23 central government goods and services. The contract has since been re-routed as a 'Direct Award' as there is only one supplier in the marketplace who has the capability to supply the requirement to the standard the trust demands (UKAS accreditation).
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- 17 Mar 2026, 13:30 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Mar 2026, 13:45 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-024074- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066c3cFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Switching Direct Award
- Published justification
Initially the Contract was tendered for via a below-threshold approach due to the value of the previous contract. The value of the bid received has however breached the threshold for PA23 central government goods and services. The contract has since been re-routed as a 'Direct Award' as there is only one supplier in the marketplace who has the capability to supply the requirement to the standard the trust demands (UKAS accreditation).
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
17 Mar 2026 → 27 Mar 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published225 days ago17 Mar 2026, 13:45 GMT
- Standstill ends214 days ago27 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Mar 2026- Transparency notice published17 Mar 2026, 13:30 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published17 Mar 2026, 13:45 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected28 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guymark UK LtdVCSE1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2031 | £182,470 | 22 Jan 2026standstill to 27 Mar 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Guymark UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender