Notice Information
Notice Title
Maintenance of Piped Medical Gases and Vacuum Systems
Notice Description
A goods contract for piped medical gases and vacuum systems across three sites, RLI, WGH, FGH. The contract has a requirement for ad-hoc spend outside of the planned maintenance schedule and pricing for this is required in the accompanying pricing schedule. Sub contracting of any part of this contract is not permitted. Please note any bids received that deviate from any aspect of the Technical Specification will be classed as variant bids, and bidders may be excluded from the procurement process. The contractor must allow for out of hours working. Contractors must liaise with Theatre staff to arrange out of hours access for quarterly AGSS checks and yearly LEV testing.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: Ad hoc work that sits outside the main scope of the planned maintenance provisions is required. However, this is not guaranteed business and will be subject to internal agreement and subsequent sign off. Pricing for this is required in the additional spend section of the accompanying pricing schedule.
Renewal: This contract has the option to extend past the first year into years 2,3,4,5 subject to satisfactory performance of the contractor.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-065e43
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054374-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
24111500 - Medical gases
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £220,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £220,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £224,677 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Jun 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 24 Mar 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 8 Jun 20262 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF MORECAMBE BAY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Additional Buyers
PROCUREMENT SERVICES - LIFECYCLE ON BEHALF OF COMMERCIAL SERVICES KENT LIMITED -
PROCUREMENT SERVICES - LIFECYCLE, PART OF COMMERCIAL SERVICES KENT LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WEST MALLING
- Postcode
- ME19 4YT
- Post Town
- Rochester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD1 Cumbria
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD14 Westmorland and Furness
- Delivery Location
- TLD4 Lancashire
-
- Local Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Electoral Ward
- Kendal South
- Westminster Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054374-2026
9th June 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017934-2026
27th February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017892-2026
27th February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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