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Service Contract for the Maintenance of Ultrasonic Bronchoscopes

COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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01 Oct 2026 at 16:09

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Summary of the contracting process

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust has bought maintenance services for its ultrasonic bronchoscopes. The requirement is to maintain specialist medical equipment, supporting the Trust’s use of these scopes in clinical care. The work is for the Trust in the North East of England. Ergea UK and Ireland Limited was selected to provide the service. This is a focused medical-equipment maintenance requirement rather than a general equipment servicing contract, so relevant suppliers are those able to maintain ultrasonic bronchoscopes and support their ongoing use by an NHS trust.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Ergea UK and Ireland Limited on 28 September 2026. The awarded value is £73,755.08. The contract runs from 30 September 2026 to 29 September 2029, for 36 months, with no extensions. The Trust made a framework call-off without competition through the NHS Supply Chain framework for maintenance, repair and calibration of medical equipment. The original response deadline was 3 August 2026. The published information gives no separate evaluation criteria; the supplier was selected through the framework call-off route. The opportunity was marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

This award shows recurring demand from County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust for specialist maintenance of ultrasonic bronchoscopes. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need demonstrable capability to service this specific type of medical equipment and to support a clinical organisation’s maintenance needs. The previous contract was placed as a non-competitive call-off from an NHS Supply Chain medical-equipment maintenance framework, so relevant framework coverage and the ability to meet its call-off requirements would be important. The procurement was identified as suitable for SMEs, indicating that smaller specialist providers may be relevant. Suppliers whose expertise is limited to general equipment servicing, rather than ultrasonic bronchoscopes, are less closely matched to this requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Service Contract for the Maintenance of Ultrasonic Bronchoscopes

Notice Description

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (CDDFT) have awarded a contract to Ergea UK and Ireland Limited through a call-off without competition via NHS Supply Chain Maintenance, Repair and Calibration of Medical Equipment Framework: 2021/S000-021535 (expiring 30th September 2028), URN: CQ-0000328464 for a period of 36 months (extensions not applicable).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-16caf03b-2b59-41e4-a853-94843274c10e
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/781d3298-5316-4671-bf6d-c30c4ca1aacd
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services

CPV Codes

50421000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£73,755 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£73,755 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Oct 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
30 Sep 2026 - 29 Sep 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PETERLEE
Postcode
SR8 2RU
Postcode Area
Sunderland
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC41 Durham
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England)
Local Authority
County Durham
Electoral Ward
Easington & Shotton
Westminster Constituency
Easington

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Althea UK and Ireland Limited

Further Information

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