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Maintenance of Specialist Cardio, Respiratory and Physiology Systems and Medical Training Equipment

Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service

This public procurement record has 5 releases in its history.

Award

21 Aug 2026 at 14:33

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
AwardUpdate

29 Jul 2026 at 16:04

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

22 Jul 2026 at 15:52

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

19 Feb 2026 at 13:22

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

14 Mar 2025 at 15:23

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service procured specialist medical equipment maintenance services for Northern Ireland’s Health and Social Care Trusts. The scope covers servicing and repair of ECG equipment; cardio-pulmonary stress test systems; respiratory physiology equipment; neurophysiology equipment; and resuscitation equipment, including defibrillators and medical training equipment or simulators. The equipment includes cardiographs, echocardiographs, ambulatory recording systems, cardiovascular devices, anaesthesia and resuscitation equipment, and training aids. Belfast Health & Social Care Trust, Northern Health and Social Care Trust, South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust, Southern Health & Social Care Trust, Western Health & Social Care Trust and the NI Ambulance Service Trust are participating organisations. Delivery is across Northern Ireland healthcare sites.

The procurement is complete following an open procedure. Four active contracts were signed on 12 August 2026, with awards made on 3 July 2026 to Uniphar Medtech UK Ltd trading as Cardiac Services and Sword Medical Ltd. Belfast Health & Social Care Trust’s contract covers ECG and cardio-pulmonary stress test maintenance and is worth £323,847 excluding VAT (£388,616 including VAT). South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust’s contract covers cardio-pulmonary stress test, respiratory physiology and resuscitation equipment and is worth £280,560 excluding VAT (£336,673 including VAT). Southern Health & Social Care Trust’s contract is worth £429,894 excluding VAT (£515,873 including VAT), and Western Health & Social Care Trust’s is worth £118,621 excluding VAT (£142,345 including VAT). Contracts run from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2031, with extensions of up to 36 months. Evaluation was 90% price and 10% scored social value. The procurement had five lots; Lot 4 was unsuccessful.

This award demonstrates recurring Northern Ireland healthcare demand for planned and responsive maintenance of specialist cardiology, respiratory, physiology, resuscitation and medical training equipment. Suppliers well placed for a future requirement would need demonstrable technical capability across several equipment types, including ECG, echocardiography, ambulatory monitoring, cardio-pulmonary stress testing, respiratory physiology, defibrillators and resuscitation systems. Experience maintaining medical and surgical equipment across multiple hospital and ambulance-service sites would support credibility, as would the capacity to provide consistent service coverage across Northern Ireland. The competition shows that small and medium-sized enterprises can participate, and that social value forms part of the evaluation. Suppliers should also be able to price additional services or newer equipment where standard catalogue pricing does not apply.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Maintenance of Specialist Cardio, Respiratory and Physiology Systems and Medical Training Equipment

Notice Description

This procurement is for Maintenance of Specialist Cardio, Respiratory and Physiology Systems and Medical Training Equipment. For Contract 2 Maintenance of Specialist Cardio, Respiratory and Physiology Systems and Medical Training Equipment (SEHSCT) Lot 3 Respiratory Physiology Equipment does not apply to Contract 2. Lot 2 Cardio Pulmonary Stress Test Systems applies to Contract 2.

Lot Information

ECG Equipment

Maintenance of ECG Equipment

Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. The right to additional services while the contract is valid. The Buyer reserves the right to increase the service range depending on Service User requirements. The estimated values quoted allow for potential growth and increases to the service.

Cardio Pulmonary Stress Test Systems

Maintenance of Cardio Pulmonary Stress Test Systems

Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. The right to additional services while the contract is valid. The Buyer reserves the right to increase the service range depending on Service User requirements. The estimated values quoted allow for potential growth and increases to the service.

Respiratory Physiology Equipment

Maintenance of Respiratory Physiology Equipment

Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. The right to additional services while the contract is valid. The Buyer reserves the right to increase the service range depending on Service User requirements. The estimated values quoted allow for potential growth and increases to the service.

Neurophysiology

Maintenance of Neurophysiology

Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. The right to additional services while the contract is valid. The Buyer reserves the right to increase the service range depending on Service User requirements. The estimated values quoted allow for potential growth and increases to the service.

Resus Equipment including Defibrillators and Medical Training Equipment/Simulators

Maintenance of Resus Equipment including Defibrillators and Medical Training Equipment/Simulators

Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. The right to additional services while the contract is valid. The Buyer reserves the right to increase the service range depending on Service User requirements. The estimated values quoted allow for potential growth and increases to the service.

Planning Information

This is a Pre Market Engagement Notice to seek engagement with the market place to ascertain how suppliers can assist in ensuring that HSCNI can ensure their Specialist Cardio, Respiratory and Physiology Systems and Medical training Equipment are effectively maintained across all sites. To this end, BSO Procurement and Logistics Service PaLS wish to engage with potential suppliers on behalf of health and social care for Northern Ireland to obtain a market view of the potential requirements through a questionnaire. Any interested suppliers are required to submit their response through the eTendersNI secure messaging area of this CfT. All correspondence in relation to this tender will be communicated via the secure eTendersNI messaging area. Suppliers will be required to return answers to the questionnaire and any comments no later than 15:00 on Friday, 28 March 2025. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ed6d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079976-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

50 - Repair and maintenance services

CPV Codes

33112330 - Echoencephalographs

33112340 - Echocardiographs

33121000 - Long term ambulatory recording system

33123000 - Cardiovascular devices

33123230 - Cardiographs

33170000 - Anaesthesia and resuscitation

33172000 - Anaesthesia and resuscitation devices

33172200 - Resuscitation devices

39162200 - Training aids and devices

50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

50420000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical and surgical equipment

50800000 - Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£8,115,994 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£8,115,994 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£1,152,922 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
£1,152,922 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Aug 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
19 Mar 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
3 Apr 2025Expired
Award Date
3 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
1 Dec 2026 - 30 Nov 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
2031-11-30

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service
Additional Buyers

Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

NI Ambulance Service Trust

Northern Health and Social Care Trust

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ANTRIM
Postcode
BT12 6HU
Postcode Area
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN06 Belfast
Delivery Location
TLN Northern Ireland
Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Blackstaff
Westminster Constituency
Belfast South and Mid Down

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

Sword Medical Ltd

Uniphar Medtech UK Ltd T/A Cardiac Services

Further Information

Notice Documents

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