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Apollo System

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

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03 Sep 2026 at 13:59

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust procured annual preventative maintenance for its Apollo system, including the probe and handset. The service is intended to protect the equipment against mechanical failure and to provide a loan unit while repairs are undertaken. This is a medical-equipment repair and maintenance requirement, classified under CPV 50421000. The buying organisation is Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, based in Gloucester. The requirement is focused on maintaining one Apollo system and associated components for the Trust’s healthcare operations. It therefore suits suppliers specialising in the servicing, repair and continuity of use of medical equipment, particularly those able to support the specific Apollo system, probe and handset.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It was a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, under the procurement route used by the Trust. Southern Scientific Limited was selected as the supplier for the single lot. The contract was signed on 19 August 2026 and runs from 20 August 2026 to 19 August 2029. Its value is £10,620 excluding VAT and £12,744 including VAT. The award is active and the contract is active. The outcome shows that the Trust placed the requirement through a below-threshold, non-competitive route rather than an open tender, with the selected supplier providing the specified Apollo system maintenance service.

This procurement demonstrates a recurring need for specialist medical-equipment maintenance within Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust. A credible future supplier would need practical expertise in servicing Apollo systems, including their probes and handsets, and the capability to deliver planned preventative maintenance rather than only reactive repairs. The requirement also indicates that continuity of clinical or operational use matters: suppliers would need to protect against mechanical failure and provide a suitable loan unit while equipment is being repaired. Businesses with established medical-equipment engineering capacity, reliable repair support and access to compatible replacement or loan equipment would be well placed when this requirement next returns to market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Apollo System

Notice Description

Annual preventative maintenance of Apollo system, probe and handset. Protection against mechanical failure. Loan unit during repairs

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f15a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083494-2026
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
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

50421000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£10,620 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
20 Aug 2026 - 19 Aug 2029 3-4 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
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLOUCESTER
Postcode
GL3 4AW
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
Tewkesbury
Electoral Ward
Churchdown Brookfield with Hucclecote
Westminster Constituency
North Cotswolds

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Southern Scientific Limited

Further Information

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