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title: "Service Contract for the Maintenance of Ultrasonic Bronchoscopes"
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buyer: "COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2026-10-01"
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# Service Contract for the Maintenance of Ultrasonic Bronchoscopes

Buyer: COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-16caf03b-2b59-41e4-a853-94843274c10e

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## Summary

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust has bought maintenance services for its ultrasonic bronchoscopes. The requirement is to maintain specialist medical equipment, supporting the Trust’s use of these scopes in clinical care. The work is for the Trust in the North East of England. Ergea UK and Ireland Limited was selected to provide the service. This is a focused medical-equipment maintenance requirement rather than a general equipment servicing contract, so relevant suppliers are those able to maintain ultrasonic bronchoscopes and support their ongoing use by an NHS trust.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Ergea UK and Ireland Limited on 28 September 2026. The awarded value is £73,755.08. The contract runs from 30 September 2026 to 29 September 2029, for 36 months, with no extensions. The Trust made a framework call-off without competition through the NHS Supply Chain framework for maintenance, repair and calibration of medical equipment. The original response deadline was 3 August 2026. The published information gives no separate evaluation criteria; the supplier was selected through the framework call-off route. The opportunity was marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

This award shows recurring demand from County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust for specialist maintenance of ultrasonic bronchoscopes. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need demonstrable capability to service this specific type of medical equipment and to support a clinical organisation’s maintenance needs. The previous contract was placed as a non-competitive call-off from an NHS Supply Chain medical-equipment maintenance framework, so relevant framework coverage and the ability to meet its call-off requirements would be important. The procurement was identified as suitable for SMEs, indicating that smaller specialist providers may be relevant. Suppliers whose expertise is limited to general equipment servicing, rather than ultrasonic bronchoscopes, are less closely matched to this requirement.

## Notice

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (CDDFT) have awarded a contract to Ergea UK and Ireland Limited through a call-off without competition via NHS Supply Chain Maintenance, Repair and Calibration of Medical Equipment Framework: 2021/S000-021535 (expiring 30th September 2028), URN: CQ-0000328464 for a period of 36 months (extensions not applicable).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/781d3298-5316-4671-bf6d-c30c4ca1aacd |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2026 - 29 Sep 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £73,755 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £73,755 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | PETERLEE |
| Postcode area | Sunderland |
| Postcode | SR8 2RU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC41 Durham |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Electoral ward | Easington & Shotton |
| Westminster constituency | Easington |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Althea UK and Ireland Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 50421000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment

## Release History

- 1 Oct 2026 at 16:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/781d3298-5316-4671-bf6d-c30c4ca1aacd

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/781d3298-5316-4671-bf6d-c30c4ca1aacd
  1st October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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