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Maintenance of maldi biotyper mass spectrometer

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, is procuring pathology services through NHS Supply Chain. The requirement is annual maintenance and servicing for a Bruker MALDI Biotyper mass spectrometer, covering preventative maintenance, emergency call-out support, replacement parts, remote technical support and manufacturer-approved servicing. The work is delivered in the UK, including the Gilbert Bain Hospital location identified for the maintenance lot. The wider pathology framework covers managed pathology services, laboratory equipment and consumables, point-of-care testing, digital pathology, imaging, IT, outsourced pathology services and specialist innovation. This opportunity is therefore most relevant to diagnostics equipment manufacturers, authorised service organisations and pathology technology suppliers able to support NHS laboratory operations nationally.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. It used a selective procurement route described as a restricted procedure and a framework agreement; the stated rationale was a direct award from an existing framework. The original tender deadline was 16 March 2023, with award activity beginning on 17 March 2023. The maintenance lot was evaluated on price and had no permitted variants, options or renewals. The latest award was made to Bruker UK Ltd, with a contract value of £25,854.81 and a contract signed on 29 July 2026. The contract period is 1,440 days. Earlier framework lots were cancelled or awarded separately, so their published values and suppliers do not describe this MALDI Biotyper maintenance award.

This procurement shows established NHS demand for manufacturer-specific maintenance of MALDI Biotyper mass spectrometers within pathology services. A credible competing supplier would need demonstrable expertise in servicing this equipment, access to manufacturer-approved parts and servicing procedures, and the ability to provide both planned preventative maintenance and responsive emergency call-outs. Remote technical support and reliable replacement-parts supply are also central to the requirement. Suppliers should be able to support laboratory uptime, diagnose faults quickly and work within NHS pathology operating environments. The selected supplier is the UK manufacturer organisation, indicating that equipment-specific authorisation, technical competence and direct access to approved service resources are commercially important when this type of requirement returns to market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Maintenance of maldi biotyper mass spectrometer

Notice Description

Annual maintenance and service contract for the Bruker MALDI Biotyper Mass Spectrometer, including preventative maintenance, emergency call out support, replacement parts, remote support and manufacturer-approved servicing.

Lot Information

Pathology Managed Services

Annual maintenance and service contract for the Bruker MALDI Biotyper Mass Spectrometer, including preventative maintenance, emergency call out support, replacement parts, remote support and manufacturer-approved servicing.

Blood and Cellular Sciences

Our current scope is to include but is not limited to Capital, Reagents & Consumables and Services relating to; - Biochemistry - Immunopathology - Haematology - Molecular Testing - Cytology - Microbiology

Genomics

Our scope is to include but is not limited to Capital, Reagents & Consumables and Services relating to; - Genomics - Genetics

Point of Care Testing

Our scope is to include but is not limited to Devices, Reagents & Consumables and Managed Services relating to; - Point of Care Testing - Home Testing/ Primary Care Screening programmes

Laboratory Equipment and Consumables

Our scope is looking to include but is not limited to Capital & Consumables and Services relating to; - Mortuary & Autopsy - Specimen Collection & Storage - Sample Packaging & Mailing Kits

Digital Pathology, Imaging and IT

Our current proposed scope is looking to include but is not limited to Capital & Services relating to; - Digital Pathology Equipment & IT Systems - Pathology Imaging Equipment - Histopathology

Pathology Outsourced Services

Our current proposed scope is looking to include but is not limited to the provision of * additional Laboratory Testing Services to support NHS Trusts with workload * Pre and Post Analytical Consultancy Services

Pathology One Stop Shop

Scope of all Lots to allow for provision of all goods & services under one procurement activity

Pathology Market Updates & Innovation 1

As we see changes in the diagnostics markets and the NHS moves towards a more integrated model of care delivery through Integrated Care Systems (ICS) this framework intends to establish a mechanism for NHS Customers and other health and social care organisations to access the support and services they need to transform how they deliver care. NHS Supply Chain is looking to procure additional provisions within the Framework term giving new suppliers an opportunity to bid. Lot 9 provides the first mechanism for suppliers of specialist & innovative solutions within the scope of the framework agreement to bid to provide their innovation through the framework for the remaining term Further details, including a description of the services, is provided in the ITT documents available at the address above

Pathology Market Updates & Innovation 2

As we see changes in the diagnostics markets and the NHS moves towards a more integrated model of care delivery through Integrated Care Systems (ICS) this framework intends to establish a mechanism for NHS Customers and other health and social care organisations to access the support and services they need to transform how they deliver care. NHS Supply Chain is looking to procure additional provisions within the Framework term giving new suppliers an opportunity to bid. Lot 10 provides the second mechanism for suppliers of specialist & innovative solutions within the scope of the framework agreement to bid to provide their innovation through the framework for the remaining term Further details, including a description of the services, is provided in the ITT documents available at the address above .

Procurement Information

This notice has been published to advise the market of the Board's intention to make a direct award from an existing framework agreement.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0397e8
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071799-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

48 - Software package and information systems

50 - Repair and maintenance services

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

33100000 - Medical equipments

33110000 - Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use

33140000 - Medical consumables

33696000 - Reagents and contrast media

33793000 - Laboratory glassware

38434500 - Biochemical analysers

38434520 - Blood analysers

48000000 - Software package and information systems

50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

85111800 - Pathology services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£20,000,000,000 Over £10B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£20,018,091,735 Over £10B

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Jul 20264 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
16 Mar 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Aug 20233 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Active, Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
Additional Buyers

NHS Orkney

NHS Shetland

NHS Supply Chain

NHS Western Isles

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF15 7QZ
Postcode Area
Cardiff
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend
Delivery Location
TLL Wales
Local Authority
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Electoral Ward
Taff's Well
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
126
Supplier Names

1 Stop Medical Supplies LTD

2San Global Limited

A.Menarini Diagnostics

AB Scientific Limited

AESKU.UK Ltd

AFOS LIMITED

Abbott Laboratories Limited

Abbott Laboratories Ltd

Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Limited

Abbott Toxicology Ltd

Advanced Global Health Ltd

Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd

Alpha Laboratories Ltd

Andrac Ltd

Apacor Ltd

Appleton Woods Ltd

BHA Medical Limited

BHR Pharmaceuticals Ltd

Barber of Sheffield Ltd

Beckman Coulter United Kingdom Limited

Becton, Dickinson U.K. Limited

Bio-Packaging Ltd

Bio-Rad Laboratories Limited

Bruker UK Ltd

CellPath Ltd

Cepheid

Chirus Limited

Clinical Design Technologies LTD

Coolmed Ltd

Craven & Co

Critical Healthcare Ltd

DGP Intelsius LTD

DWK Life Sciences Ltd

Denward Manufacturing Ltd

DiaSorin Ltd

Diagnostica Stago UK Ltd

Digostics

Don Whitley Scientific Ltd

E&O Laboratories Ltd

ELITech UK LTD

ESTS(GB)Ltd

EUROIMMUN UK

Edinburgh Genetics Limited

Epredia

Ethicheck Ltd

Exact Sciences UK Ltd

Exact Sciences UK, Ltd.

FUJIFILM UK Ltd

Fisher Scientific UK LTD

Genetic Signatures

Genmed.Me Ltd

Glen Dimplex Home Appliances

Greiner Bio-One Ltd

Grifols UK

HORIBA UK Limited

Haemonetics Ltd

Haier Biomedical

Hawksley & Sons

Helena Biosciences

Henry Schein UK Holdings Ltd

Hologic Ltd

Home Health (UK) Ltd

Hygeco

IBG Immucor Ltd

Illumina Cambridge Ltd

International Scientific Supplies Ltd

Kinetik Medical Devices Ltd

LEEC Ltd

LTE Scientific Limited

Labcold Ltd

Launch Diagnostics Ltd

Leica Microsystems (UK) Ltd

Life Technologies Ltd

LumiraDx Ltd

MEDACS HEALTHCARE SERVICES PLC

MEDINET CLINICAL SERVICES LTD

Mast Group Ltd

Matrix Diagnostics Limited

MedScience Distribution Ltd

Medecon Healthcare UK Ltd

Medical Wire & Equipment Co (Bath) Ltd

Medline Scientific Limited

Mornington 2000LLP Trading as Sterilab Services

Msoft Esolutions Ltd

Nova Biomedical

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics

OscarTech UK Ltd

Oxford Biosystems Ltd

PHC Europe B.V.

Pasante Healthcare

PerkinElmer LAS (UK) Limited

Pisces Scientific Ltd

Pro-Lab

Promega UK Ltd

QIAGEN LTD

R & L Slaughter Ltd

Radiometer Ltd

Randox Laboratories Ltd

Roche Diagnostics Ltd

SYRINGA UK LTD

Sakura Finetek UK Ltd

Sarstedt Ltd

SciQuip Ltd

Scientific Laboratory Supplies Ltd

Sebia UK Ltd

Serosep UK

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Limited

Solmedia Ltd

SureScreen Diagnostics Limited

Sychem Limited

Sysmex UK

Thermo Electron LED GmbH

Thermo Electron Manufacturing Ltd t/a Thermo Fisher Scientific

Thermo Fisher Diagnostics Ltd

Thriva

Twist Bioscience

Una Health Ltd

VWR International Ltd

Valley Northern Ltd

Werfen Limited

Wiliams Medical Supplies Limited

Wolf Laboratories Limited

bioMerieux UK Ltd

iDna Genetics Limited trading as Anglia DNA Services

nal von minden

pfm medical UK Ltd

Further Information

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