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Published 1 Aug 2025, 14:53 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-5116 Autoclave Control Upgrade Works

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Direct award
Awarded value£169,950published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 31 Jul 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Getinge Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply and Installation of replacement Process Automation Control System (PACS) for one autoclave sterilisation unit.

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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
1 Aug 2025, 14:53 BST
Last source update
22 Oct 2026, 15:02 BST
Authority reference
C0295
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-100067
Latest notice
Contract termination notice (UK11)
Delivery area
South East (UKJ1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056b76 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Getinge hold the intellectual property rights to the PACS controller and are positioned as the only supplier capable of supplying and commissioning this piece of hardware into their autoclave. No other control system is technically compatible with our existing autoclave unit.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

14 Aug 2025 → 22 Oct 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends
    14 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published3 days ago
    22 Oct 2026, 15:02 BST

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Aug 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    1 Aug 2025, 14:53 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    4 Aug 2025, 15:33 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    15 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    19 Aug 2025, 12:06 BST
    UK7
  5. Contract termination notice published
    22 Oct 2026, 15:02 BST
    UK11
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-08: 1 release · 1 Aug 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £169,9501 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Aug 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Getinge LimitedAutoclave Controller Upgrade Works18 Aug 2025 – 29 Aug 2025£169,95031 Jul 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Autoclave Controller Upgrade Works · Getinge Limited

    Signed
    15 Aug 2025
    Value
    £169,950
    Period
    18 Aug 2025 – 29 Aug 2025
    Status
    terminated
    Final value
    £169,950
    Termination
    contractCompleted

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, South West, SN2 1FLContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Getinge LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02195291GB-PPON: PDGY-6222-GNGV Unit 3, Indurent Park, Andressey Way, Chaddesden, Derby, East Midlands, DE21 6YHContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure