Official UK procurement notice
Water For Injection and Pure Steam System Service and Planned Maintenance
Authority: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33)Repair & Maintenance (50)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: London (UKI)
Published estimate£350,000≈ £70k / year · £420,000 inc. VAT28.8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 5 Sept 2025awarded 15 Oct 2025
Award (standstill) to DQD Engineering Ltd
Contract term 5 yrsends 30 Nov 2030 · up to 30 Nov 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Dec 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Trust is seeking proposals from specialised companies for the ongoing maintenance and technical support due to breakdowns or quality issues arising for the pure steam and water system.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jun 2032, 23:59 BST.
- No preliminary market engagement: This is a recurring requirement, and the Trust has a comprehensive understanding of the service to be provided. As such, there is no need to engage with the market on this occasion.
CPV: Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products · Pharmacy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£350,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical and Social Value Questionnaire: 70%
- Commercial Questionnaire: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical and Social Value Questionnaire: Quality
- Commercial Questionnaire: Price
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Jun 2032
- First published
- 5 Aug 2025, 13:53 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Oct 2025, 11:10 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 3 Oct 2025
- Authority reference
ST25-P142 5405/26- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-046129- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058184Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated
- Submission deadline
- 5 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 27 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
5 Aug 2025 → 1 Dec 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published5 Aug 2025, 13:53 BST
- Clarification questions by27 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline5 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by387 days ago3 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent376 days ago15 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published376 days ago15 Oct 2025, 11:10 BST
- Standstill ends366 days ago24 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts329 days ago1 Dec 2025
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Aug 2025- Tender notice published5 Aug 2025, 13:53 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published15 Oct 2025, 11:10 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete15 Oct 2025, 11:10 BST
- Contract signature expected28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £249,3731 award exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| DQD Engineering Ltd1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2028 · up to 29 Nov 2030Extensions: The contract can be extended for a 2 12 month period | £249,373 | 15 Oct 2025standstill to 24 Oct 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- DQD Engineering LimitedAwarded 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
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender