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title: "PAHT - Vacuum Link Plant"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust"
published: "2026-09-04"
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# PAHT - Vacuum Link Plant

Buyer: The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-933aec8d-7110-4a08-8d3b-36013b7c6c7e

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## Summary

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust procured vacuum link plant works for Princess Alexandra Hospital. Vacuum link plant is specialist hospital infrastructure used to support the movement of materials through a healthcare site. The requirement falls within building and facilities management services and is categorised as works. Delivery is at Princess Alexandra Hospital in the United Kingdom. The buying organisation is The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, based in Welwyn Garden City. This opportunity is relevant to businesses that supply, install or undertake works involving vacuum link plant in hospital or other complex facilities-management environments. It is a single requirement rather than a broader facilities-management service package, and is linked to the Trust’s hard facilities management purchasing arrangements.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It used a selective procedure as a call-off from the NHS SBS Hard Facilities Management 2 Framework (SBS10166). The tender deadline was 27 July 2026 at 12:00. The estimated value was £45,998, with a minimum estimated value of £40,000. The contract was awarded to K. & H. Medical Limited on 10 August 2026 for £45,998. The contract period runs from 14 August 2026 to 31 March 2027. The award is active. The selected supplier is identified as an SME. The recorded procurement data does not set out separate lots or an award scoring basis; the route indicates that competition was conducted among suppliers eligible under the framework.

For suppliers that did not win this requirement, the award provides a clear example of demand for specialist vacuum link plant works from an NHS hospital trust. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need demonstrable capability in vacuum link plant and the ability to deliver works within a live healthcare estate, where reliable coordination and minimal disruption are likely to matter. Suppliers would also need access to the relevant NHS SBS Hard Facilities Management 2 Framework, or an equivalent route used by the Trust, because this purchase was made as a framework call-off rather than through an open standalone tender. The successful supplier’s SME status shows that the requirement can be delivered by a focused specialist rather than only by a large facilities-management group.

## Notice

Vacuum Link Plant at Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust. Procured under NHS SBS Hard Facilities Management 2 Framework SBS10166

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/76fb5614-7ab0-4a71-ab5e-95ab5542e8a8 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 14 Aug 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £45,998 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £45,998 |
| 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 | The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust |
| Locality | WELWYN GARDEN CITY |
| Postcode area | St Albans |
| Postcode | AL8 6NS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire |
| Local authority | Welwyn Hatfield |
| Electoral ward | Handside |
| Westminster constituency | Welwyn Hatfield |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | K&H Medical Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79993000 - Building and facilities management services

## Release History

- 4 Sep 2026 at 11:34 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/76fb5614-7ab0-4a71-ab5e-95ab5542e8a8

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/76fb5614-7ab0-4a71-ab5e-95ab5542e8a8
  4th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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