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16 Jul 2026 at 11:51

Summary of the contracting process

Gloucestershire Hospitals Subsidiary Company Limited commissioned services for the medical gas pipeline systems at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital. The requirement covers inspection, planned and reactive maintenance, testing, repair and compliance management of the hospital’s Medical Gas Pipeline Systems (MGPS). This is a specialist healthcare engineering and building-services maintenance requirement, including work associated with medical and precision equipment and mechanical building installations. Delivery is at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucestershire. Lifecycle Procurement Services, acting for Commercial Services Kent Limited, managed the procurement process. The buyer is responsible for the requirement, while the procurement advisory service acted as the procuring entity. The opportunity is therefore relevant to suppliers with hospital MGPS capability and experience maintaining safety-critical systems in a clinical environment.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to SHJ Hospital Pipelines Ltd. It was conducted as a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, covering one lot. The contract was signed on 1 May 2026 and runs from 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2027. Its value is £41,026.42 excluding VAT, or £49,231.70 including VAT. The awarded contract is active. The requirement was evaluated through the buyer’s direct-award route rather than a competitive tender. The selected supplier is a small or medium-sized enterprise. The procurement relates to repair and maintenance services for medical and precision equipment and mechanical building installations, with the work connected to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.

This award demonstrates a defined requirement for specialist medical gas pipeline services within a hospital setting. Suppliers seeking comparable work with Gloucestershire Hospitals Subsidiary Company Limited would need to show competence in inspecting, maintaining, testing and repairing Medical Gas Pipeline Systems, together with the ability to manage compliance obligations. Credibility would depend on safe delivery in a live clinical environment, reliable response to faults, accurate testing and maintenance records, and sufficient technical capacity to support both planned and reactive work. The incumbent is an SME, indicating that the requirement can be delivered by a focused specialist rather than only by a large national facilities-management provider. Businesses with established hospital engineering capability and relevant medical-gas expertise are the closest comparator.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Medical Gas Pipeline Systems (MGPS) at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital

Notice Description

Inspection, maintenance, testing, repair, and compliance management of Medical Gas Pipeline Systems (MGPS) at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ccba
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067178-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services


CPV Codes

50400000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment

50712000 - Repair and maintenance services of mechanical building installations

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£41,026 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 May 2026 - 30 Apr 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
GLOUCESTERSHIRE HOSPITALS SUBSIDIARY COMPANY LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CHELTENHAM
Postcode
GL53 7QB
Postcode Area
Gloucester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK73 Gloucestershire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Cheltenham
Electoral Ward
College
Westminster Constituency
Cheltenham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SHJ Hospital Pipelines Ltd

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