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Published 12 Mar 2026, 13:50 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

UHB & BWC - Therakos - ECP System Consumables and Service

Official notice

Authority: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

Direct award
Awarded value£5,060,250published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 12 Mar 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Therakos (UK), Ltd2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract for the supply of Extracorporeal Photopheresis (ECP) consumable kits, lamps, and servicing for Therakos CELLEX machines used within the Apheresis services.

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
12 Mar 2026, 13:50 GMT
Last source update
27 Mar 2026, 10:23 GMT
Authority reference
C431348
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-028352
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG31)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066866 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Only supplier.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

24 Mar 2026 → 27 Mar 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends216 days ago
    24 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  2. Notice published214 days ago
    27 Mar 2026, 10:23 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Mar 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    12 Mar 2026, 13:50 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    12 Mar 2026, 14:07 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    26 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    27 Mar 2026, 10:23 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £5,060,2501 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Therakos (UK), Ltd31 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2031£5,060,250same award published again · counted once12 Mar 2026standstill to 24 Mar 2026Standstill
Therakos (UK), Ltd£5,060,250 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • UHB & BWC - Therakos - ECP System Consumables and Service · Therakos (UK), Ltd

    Signed
    27 Mar 2026
    Value
    £5,060,250
    Period
    1 Apr 2026 – 28 Feb 2031
    Status
    active
    8 agreed KPIs: Order fulfilment · On Time Delivery · Service response time …
    • Order fulfilment, Ensure reliable supply of ECP kits to avoid disruption to treatments.
    • On Time Delivery, Deliveries must arrive within agreed delivery timeframes.
    • Service response time, Timely response to service or breakdown requests for Cellex machines.
    • Preventative maintenance compliance, Planned maintenance completed according to manufacturer schedule.
    • Machine uptime, Ensure Cellex machines remain operational for ECP treatments.
    • Product defect rate, Consumables must meet clinical and regulatory quality standards
    • Invoice Accuracy, Invoices must match agreed contract pricing and quantities.
    • Contract review meetings, Formal meetings to review contract performance and improvements.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PWVL-6877-BXXV Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2WBContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Therakos (UK) LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 08246321 3 Lotus Park The Causeway STAINES, Staines-Upon-Thames,, South East, TW18 3AGContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender