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COSHH Workplace Gas Monitoring Services

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

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03 Sep 2026 at 12:52

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust procured COSHH workplace gas monitoring services for its operating theatres. The requirement covers workplace monitoring associated with hazardous gases, including toxic gas detection and related health and safety services. Delivery is within the Trust’s operating theatres in Worcestershire, with the buying organisation based at Worcestershire Royal Hospital in Worcester. This is a specialist healthcare safety service rather than general facilities management, laboratory testing or building works. Businesses active in occupational gas monitoring, theatre safety systems, hazardous-substance compliance and toxic-gas detection would be the closest fit. The requirement is focused on maintaining safe operating-theatre environments and supporting the Trust’s responsibilities for controlling risks from hazardous gases in the workplace.

The procurement has been completed and awarded following a below-threshold limited competition. One lot was awarded to Cairn Technology Ltd. The award is active and the contract was signed on 1 September 2026. The contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028. Its value is £23,990 excluding VAT and £28,788 including VAT. The evaluation outcome selected Cairn Technology Ltd for the COSHH workplace gas monitoring services. The process used a limited competition rather than an open procedure, so the appointed supplier was selected from a restricted field of competitors. This result identifies a defined two-year requirement for monitoring services in operating theatres, with the contract covering health and safety and toxic-gas detection activity under one completed lot.

This procurement demonstrates demand from an NHS acute hospital for specialist COSHH gas-monitoring support in operating theatres. A credible future competitor would need practical expertise in detecting and monitoring toxic or otherwise hazardous workplace gases, together with a clear understanding of healthcare environments and the safety controls required around surgical facilities. Relevant capability would include delivering dependable monitoring services, interpreting findings accurately and supporting the buyer’s health and safety obligations. Suppliers should be able to work with an NHS Trust’s operational constraints, maintain consistent service quality across theatre areas and provide evidence that their personnel and methods are suitable for safety-critical work. The appointed supplier was a large specialist technology business, indicating that established technical capacity and the ability to deliver a structured service at hospital scale would strengthen a competing proposition.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

COSHH Workplace Gas Monitoring Services

Notice Description

Contract for the provision of COSHH workplace gas monitoring services within the Trust's operating theatres.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f13f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083452-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

71317200 - Health and safety services

90731500 - Toxic gas detection services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£23,990 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WORCESTER
Postcode
WR5 1DD
Postcode Area
Worcester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG12 Worcestershire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Worcester
Electoral Ward
Leopard Hill
Westminster Constituency
Worcester

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CAIRN TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

Further Information

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