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Touchsafe Nurse Call System

COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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29 Sep 2026 at 13:59

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust procured a Touchsafe nurse call system, classified as goods. The specified item is portable receivers for calling and paging, forming part of the hospital’s nurse-call arrangements. The buying organisation is the NHS foundation trust in Chester. The process covers one lot, but the published item description does not set out system-wide installation, maintenance or other service requirements. The award identifies the equipment category rather than detailing quantities, technical specifications or the areas of the hospital where the equipment is to be used. This requirement is therefore most directly relevant to suppliers of nurse-call equipment and portable patient or staff paging receivers, rather than to businesses whose offer is limited to unrelated hospital services or general electrical work.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. The Trust made a direct award below the relevant threshold without competition; one supplier was selected. Edmundson Electrical Limited received the award. The contract was signed on 16 September 2026 and runs from 17 to 18 September 2026. Its gross value is £19,698.13, with a net value of £16,415.11. There was one lot, marked complete. The award identifies portable calling and paging receivers as the goods procured, but no award criteria, evaluation weighting, eligibility requirements or detailed assessment basis are recorded. The outcome is a single-supplier award for equipment, rather than a competed multi-lot contract.

For suppliers assessing comparable future requirements from the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, this award is evidence of demand for Touchsafe nurse-call equipment, specifically portable receivers used for calling and paging. A credible competitor would need to supply equipment suited to nurse-call use and be able to meet the Trust’s requirement for the named system. The process used a direct award without competition, so the selected supplier’s position reflects this procurement route rather than a published comparison of competing bids. The purchase was a small, short-duration supply contract, making relevant product availability and the ability to fulfil a focused equipment requirement more pertinent than the capacity needed for a large, long-term service contract. No particular accreditation, installation capability or maintenance experience is established by the published award details.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Touchsafe Nurse Call System

Notice Description

R354781 - Touchsafe Nurse Call System

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077c8e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091908-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

CPV Codes

32344100 - Portable receivers for calling and paging

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£16,415 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
17 Sep 2026 - 18 Sep 2026 30 days
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CHESTER
Postcode
CH2 1UL
Postcode Area
Chester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD6 Cheshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Electoral Ward
Upton
Westminster Constituency
Chester North and Neston

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Edmundson Electrical Ltd

Further Information

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