---
title: "Maintenance of pod and support pod for relocatable MRI"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e717"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "YORK TEACHING HOSPITAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LLP"
published: "2026-08-19"
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# Maintenance of pod and support pod for relocatable MRI

Buyer: YORK TEACHING HOSPITAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LLP  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e717

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## Summary

York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management LLP procured maintenance services for a relocatable MRI pod and its support pod at York Hospital in York. The requirement covers the repair and maintenance of medical and surgical equipment associated with the relocatable MRI installation. It is a specialist healthcare facilities and medical-equipment maintenance service for the hospital’s diagnostic imaging infrastructure. The buyer is a public authority operating at sub-central government level. The work is delivered at York Hospital, York, rather than across a wider regional programme. Businesses with experience maintaining MRI-related accommodation, support systems or specialist medical equipment would find the subject matter most relevant, particularly where they can support equipment manufactured or supplied for a specific installation.

The procurement has been awarded through a direct award, justified because the pods were manufactured by the selected supplier and on technical grounds relating to a single supplier. The award date was 19 August 2026. W.H. Bence (Coachworks) Limited was selected for the single lot. The awarded value is £207,200 excluding VAT, or £248,640 including VAT. The contract period is from 2 September 2026 to 31 May 2035. The award is above the relevant threshold. The stated procurement category is services, evaluated through the direct-award route rather than a competitive tender. A contract signature milestone was scheduled for 1 September 2026, following a standstill period ending on 31 August 2026.

This award demonstrates sustained NHS demand for long-term maintenance of relocatable MRI accommodation and associated support pods. A credible future competitor would need technical capability in repairing and maintaining medical and surgical equipment, together with a detailed understanding of MRI environments, pod structures and the interfaces between clinical equipment, utilities and specialist accommodation. Experience supporting manufacturer-specific installations would be particularly important, since the direct award relied on the pods being manufactured by the selected supplier and on single-supplier technical reasons. Suppliers should also be able to provide dependable planned and reactive maintenance over a lengthy service arrangement, manage healthcare-site requirements safely, and demonstrate the capacity and quality controls expected by an NHS hospital. W.H. Bence was identified as an SME supplier.

## Notice

Maintenance of pod and support pod for relocatable MRI located at York Hospital

### Procurement Information

Pods manufactured by supplier

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078791-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 2 Sep 2026 - 31 May 2035 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £207,200 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | YORK TEACHING HOSPITAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LLP |
| Locality | YORK |
| Postcode area | York |
| Postcode | YO31 8HE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE2 North Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE21 York |
| Local authority | York |
| Electoral ward | Guildhall |
| Westminster constituency | York Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | W.H. BENCE (COACHWORKS) LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 50420000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical and surgical equipment

## Release History

- 19 Aug 2026 at 09:39 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078791-2026
- 19 Aug 2026 at 09:30 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078783-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078791-2026
  19th August 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078783-2026
  19th August 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.whbence.co.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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