Notice Information
Notice Title
Purchase of Radiation Protection Equipment
Notice Description
This UK6 contract award notice is being published to begin the associated standstill period with regards to the direct award of an above threshold contract to M3 Medical / Uniphar Medtech for the purchase of 4 x EggNest Radiation Protection Systems. As per UK5 Transparency Notice: Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights The Authority considers that the contract may be awarded on the basis of the justification set out in Paragraph 5 of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023: 5. The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract- (a)due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works. The EggNest radiation protection equipment has an up to date registered patent (EP3352673) and Unipharm/M3 Medical have sole distribution rights within the UK and Ireland for this device. Evidence from the manufacturer of sole distribution has been provided to the Authority.
Procurement Information
The Authority considers that the contract may be awarded on the basis of the justification set out in Paragraph 5 of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023: 5. The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract- (a)due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works. The EggNest radiation protection equipment has an up to date registered patent (EP3352673) and Unipharm/M3 Medical have sole distribution rights within the UK and Ireland for this device. Evidence from the manufacturer of sole distribution has been provided to the Authority.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05a37b
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077416-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
-
- CPV Codes
35113200 - Nuclear, biological, chemical and radiological protection equipment
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £340,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Nov 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 26 Sep 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- 9 Dec 2025 - 9 Dec 2026 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS NHS TRUST
- Contact Name
- Lauren Evans
- Contact Email
- lauren.evans2@uhnm.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- STOKE ON TRENT
- Postcode
- ST4 6QG
- Post Town
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Electoral Ward
- Penkhull & Springfields
- Westminster Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077416-2025
26th November 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060269-2025
26th September 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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