---
title: "Maintenance, licences and support contract for Leica Cytovision scanning system"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-031610"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "BELFAST HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST"
published: "2022-03-29"
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# Maintenance, licences and support contract for Leica Cytovision scanning system

Buyer: BELFAST HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-031610

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## Summary

The Belfast Health and Social Care Trust is seeking a contract for the maintenance, licences, and support of the Leica Cytovision scanning system, classified under health and social work services. The procurement method used is a limited award procedure, carried out without prior publication of a call for competition, due to the exclusive rights held by Leica Microsystems over the system's maintenance and updates. The contract was signed on 11 February 2022, and the total value of the award amounts to £200,000. This tender is currently considered complete.

This procurement presents an opportunity primarily for companies specialising in medical equipment maintenance and related support services, particularly those familiar with Leica Microsystems products. Businesses that can demonstrate expertise in health technology and have the capacity to maintain complex systems like the Cytovision scanning system may find this contract aligns well with their offerings. The lack of competition due to technical reasons suggests that competitors must have a solid foundation in medical device support to effectively engage in such tenders.

## Notice

Maintenance, licences and support contract for Leica Cytovision scanning system

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Maintenance, licences and support contract for Leica Cytovision scanning system

### Procurement Information

No other reasonable alternative exists for this procurement as Leica have exclusive rights over the maintenance, updates and licences for this system which is critical to patient care and service delivery. The replacement of which would require infrastructure, ICT and extensive validation work that would result in significant disruption and disproportionate technical difficulties that would impact on the Trusts ability to deliver services. The absence of competition is not a result of the artificial narrowing of the parameters of the procurement. This is an interim measure as a tender is currently being progressed.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008383-2022 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Mar 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Feb 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £200,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BELFAST HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT9 7AB |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast |
| Local authority | Belfast |
| Electoral ward | Blackstaff |
| Westminster constituency | Belfast South and Mid Down |
| Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | LEICA MICROSYSTEMS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 29 Mar 2022 at 11:15 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008383-2022
- 11 Feb 2022 at 09:25 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003957-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.leica.com
- https://belfasttrust.hscni.net/

## Provenance

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