Official UK procurement notice
UHB & BWC - Therakos - ECP System Consumables and Service
Authority: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG31)
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 descriptionContract 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 publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066866Find 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- Standstill ends216 days ago24 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published214 days ago27 Mar 2026, 10:23 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Mar 2026- Transparency notice published12 Mar 2026, 13:50 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published12 Mar 2026, 14:07 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected26 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published27 Mar 2026, 10:23 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 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 to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Therakos (UK), Ltd31 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2031 | £5,060,250same award published again · counted once | 12 Mar 2026standstill to 24 Mar 2026 | Standstill |
| 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
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Therakos (UK) LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender