Notice Information
Notice Title
SCIEX MULTI INSTRUMENT MAINTENANCE & SUPPORT CONTRACT
Notice Description
The contract covers the ongoing maintenance, servicing, and software support required for two Sciex analytical instrument systems used within the clinical laboratory service. These systems include the QTRAP 6500+ and the Triple Quad 5500, along with their associated LC components such as Exion pumps, racks, and Peak gas generators. These instruments are essential for delivering time critical clinical assays, and the service relies on continuous operational reliability to ensure timely and accurate results.Sciex, as the original equipment manufacturer, is the only provider able to deliver the specialist level of technical support required for these systems. Their service model provides access to certified parts, trained engineers, remote diagnostics, software troubleshooting, and clinical applications support. This ensures rapid issue resolution, minimal downtime, and consistent performance, all of which are vital for maintaining uninterrupted clinical workflows. A lapse in maintenance or support would present a significant risk to service continuity and could negatively impact turnaround times for patient testing.
Procurement Information
Sciex qualifies as a single supplier on the basis of both exclusive intellectual property rights and technical necessity, as the OEM holds sole access to the certified parts, proprietary software, diagnostic tools, and specialised engineering expertise required to maintain and support the QTRAP 6500+ and Triple Quad 5500 systems and their associated LC components; no alternative supplier can legally or technically provide the manufacturer-level servicing, software assurance, or clinical applications support needed to ensure continuous, reliable operation of these time-critical clinical instruments, meaning that any lapse in OEM support would pose a significant risk to service continuity, instrument performance, and patient result turnaround
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0657a7
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015071-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
50 - Repair and maintenance services
-
- CPV Codes
50400000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £225,792 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Feb 20263 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 18 Feb 20265 days ago
- Contract Period
- 29 Mar 2026 - 29 Apr 2029 3-4 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
- CARDIFF AND VALE UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD
- Additional Buyers
NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)
- Contact Name
- Nicola Williams
- Contact Email
- corporate.services2@wales.nhs.uk, nicola.williams33@wales.nhs.com
- Contact Phone
- +442921500649
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CARDIFF
- Postcode
- CF14 4HH
- Post Town
- 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
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Electoral Ward
- Taff's Well
- Westminster Constituency
- Cardiff North
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015071-2026
19th February 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015031-2026
19th February 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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