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title: "Apollo System"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f15a"
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buyer: "Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust"
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# Apollo System

Buyer: Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f15a

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## Summary

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust procured annual preventative maintenance for its Apollo system, including the probe and handset. The service is intended to protect the equipment against mechanical failure and to provide a loan unit while repairs are undertaken. This is a medical-equipment repair and maintenance requirement, classified under CPV 50421000. The buying organisation is Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, based in Gloucester. The requirement is focused on maintaining one Apollo system and associated components for the Trust’s healthcare operations. It therefore suits suppliers specialising in the servicing, repair and continuity of use of medical equipment, particularly those able to support the specific Apollo system, probe and handset.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It was a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, under the procurement route used by the Trust. Southern Scientific Limited was selected as the supplier for the single lot. The contract was signed on 19 August 2026 and runs from 20 August 2026 to 19 August 2029. Its value is £10,620 excluding VAT and £12,744 including VAT. The award is active and the contract is active. The outcome shows that the Trust placed the requirement through a below-threshold, non-competitive route rather than an open tender, with the selected supplier providing the specified Apollo system maintenance service.

This procurement demonstrates a recurring need for specialist medical-equipment maintenance within Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust. A credible future supplier would need practical expertise in servicing Apollo systems, including their probes and handsets, and the capability to deliver planned preventative maintenance rather than only reactive repairs. The requirement also indicates that continuity of clinical or operational use matters: suppliers would need to protect against mechanical failure and provide a suitable loan unit while equipment is being repaired. Businesses with established medical-equipment engineering capacity, reliable repair support and access to compatible replacement or loan equipment would be well placed when this requirement next returns to market.

## Notice

Annual preventative maintenance of Apollo system, probe and handset. Protection against mechanical failure. Loan unit during repairs

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083494-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 20 Aug 2026 - 19 Aug 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £10,620 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust |
| Locality | GLOUCESTER |
| Postcode area | Gloucester |
| Postcode | GL3 4AW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK73 Gloucestershire CC |
| Local authority | Tewkesbury |
| Electoral ward | Churchdown Brookfield with Hucclecote |
| Westminster constituency | North Cotswolds |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Southern Scientific Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 50421000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment

## Release History

- 3 Sep 2026 at 13:59 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083494-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083494-2026
  3rd September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.southernscientific.co.uk
- https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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