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Maintenance of Specialist Microscopes

Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service

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12 Aug 2026 at 15:19

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Summary of the contracting process

The Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service bought maintenance services for specialist microscopes. The scope is repair and ongoing maintenance of specialist microscope equipment, under a single lot. Delivery is across the United Kingdom. The buyer is based in Belfast and serves the regional public-sector health and business-services environment. The requirement is therefore relevant to firms that maintain specialist laboratory, clinical or medical microscopes and can provide service coverage across the UK. The contracting need is equipment-focused rather than a general facilities-management requirement, so suppliers should assess their ability to support specialist microscopes and to operate across multiple healthcare or public-sector locations.

The procurement has reached the award stage. One award is active for the single lot, with four suppliers selected: Uniphar Medtech Ltd trading as Tekno Surgical; Northern Hospital Supplies Ltd; Northern Microsystems Ltd; and Uniphar Medtech UK Ltd trading as Cardiac Services. The contract is active, has a value of £3,116,470, and was signed on 15 July 2019. Its stated end date is 30 September 2027. The contract has been extended by a further 12 months, using two six-month extension periods available under its terms. The extension was justified by unforeseen delay in the renewal tender process and the need to maintain continuity of contractual cover.

This award shows established demand from the Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service for specialist microscope maintenance at a substantial, multi-year scale. Four suppliers were appointed, including SMEs based in Dublin, Newtownards, Bangor and Belfast, indicating that credible competitors may include focused specialist-maintenance businesses as well as larger medical-technology service providers. A future competitor would need demonstrable capability in repairing and maintaining specialist microscopes, reliable technical support, and the operational capacity to cover requirements across the United Kingdom. The buyer’s use of multiple suppliers also suggests that service coverage, responsiveness and the ability to support varied healthcare or laboratory equipment may be important in competing for the same requirement when it next reaches the market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Maintenance of Specialist Microscopes

Notice Description

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e2de
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076888-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services

CPV Codes

50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£3,116,470 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Jul 20197 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Not Specified
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT12 6HU
Postcode Area
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN06 Belfast
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Blackstaff
Westminster Constituency
Belfast South and Mid Down

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
4
Supplier Names

Northern Hospital Supplies Ltd

Northern Microsystems Ltd

Uniphar Medtech Ltd t/a Tekno Surgical

Uniphar Medtech UK Ltd t/a Cardiac Services

Further Information

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