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Medical Vacuum Plant Replacement Works

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

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07 Aug 2026 at 11:12

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust procured specialist medical gas infrastructure works to replace the medical vacuum plant serving its Day Surgery Unit in Bury St Edmunds. The requirement covered the design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of a replacement medical vacuum system and associated equipment. The purpose was to maintain a safe, reliable and compliant medical gas pipeline system supporting surgical and clinical services. This is a healthcare engineering and installation requirement, including compressed-air pipeline work (CPV 45231500). The work was for the Trust’s clinical facilities and involved replacement of an existing vacuum plant rather than the provision of routine medical gas consumables or general building services. Suppliers would therefore need to operate in the specialist medical gas infrastructure and healthcare engineering market.

The procurement was completed through a below-threshold limited competition. The contract was awarded to M & M Medical Limited on 4 November 2025 for £30,210.25 excluding VAT, or £36,252.30 including VAT. The contract period runs from 30 November 2025 to 29 November 2026, and the contract is active. The award covered one completed lot and one supplier. The tender itself is recorded as complete, while the award and contract are active. The stated outcome reflects a defined replacement works package, rather than a framework or a multi-supplier arrangement. The procurement was evaluated through the limited competition route, with the published information identifying the requirement, successful supplier, contract value and delivery period.

This opportunity indicates demand from an NHS foundation trust for specialist medical vacuum plant replacement and associated medical gas infrastructure works. Competitors would need to be credible in designing, supplying and installing replacement vacuum systems in a clinical environment, with the technical capability to test and commission the completed installation. Experience of medical gas pipeline systems and the ability to deliver work safely around surgical and clinical services would be important. Compliance-focused engineering practices are central to the requirement, since the system must be safe, reliable and suitable for healthcare use. The winning supplier was an SME, showing that a specialist smaller business can undertake this scale of NHS infrastructure work through a limited competition. Firms with comparable healthcare installation references and dependable commissioning capacity would be well placed for similar requirements from this buyer.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Medical Vacuum Plant Replacement Works

Notice Description

Provision of specialist medical gas infrastructure works to replace the vacuum plant serving the Trust's Day Surgery Unit. The works include the design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of a replacement medical vacuum system and associated equipment, supporting the Trust in maintaining a safe, reliable and compliant medical gas pipeline system required for the delivery of surgical and clinical services

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dee2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075195-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45231500 - Compressed-air pipeline work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£30,210 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
4 Nov 20259 months ago
Contract Period
30 Nov 2025 - 29 Nov 2026 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
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BURY ST EDMUNDS
Postcode
IP33 2QZ
Postcode Area
Ipswich
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH6 Suffolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH64 West Suffolk
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
West Suffolk
Electoral Ward
Southgate
Westminster Constituency
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

M & M Medical Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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