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title: "Maintenance of Merivaara Operating Lights"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f393"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Belfast Health and Social Care Trust"
published: "2026-09-08"
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# Maintenance of Merivaara Operating Lights

Buyer: Belfast Health and Social Care Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f393

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## Summary

Belfast Health & Social Care Trust procured routine servicing and repairs for its Merivaara operating lights, maintained in line with the manufacturer’s recommendations. This is a specialist healthcare equipment maintenance service, covering operating-theatre lighting and associated examination lights within the Trust’s estate. The requirement is for services rather than equipment supply or construction works. Delivery is for Belfast Health & Social Care Trust in Northern Ireland. The procurement covers one complete requirement, rather than separate service packages. The relevant classification is CPV 50000000, repair and maintenance services. Businesses suited to this requirement would provide technical servicing, fault diagnosis and repair for installed Merivaara operating-light systems in a hospital environment.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded by direct award to BENDER UK LIMITED. The award was dated 7 September 2026; the award status is pending, with signature scheduled for 18 September 2026. The contract is due to run from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2031. It has a value of £246,160 excluding VAT and £395,392 including VAT. The contract may be extended in six-month steps to 30 April 2036 to support a regional re-tender or avoid a gap if that process is not awarded. The direct award was justified on exclusive supplier rights: Merivaara confirmed that Bender UK is the sole authorised UK and Ireland supplier, distributor and maintainer of these products.

This award signals sustained demand from Belfast Health & Social Care Trust for manufacturer-compliant maintenance of specialist operating and examination lighting. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need demonstrable technical competence in Merivaara systems, including routine servicing, preventative maintenance, fault diagnosis and repair, with work carried out to OEM recommendations. Authorisation from the manufacturer, or evidence of an equivalent right to maintain and support the equipment, would be commercially important because exclusive UK and Ireland distribution and maintenance rights were central to the award decision. Suppliers would also need the capacity, engineering resource and healthcare-site procedures to support installed equipment reliably across a hospital environment. Experience maintaining theatre or other clinical lighting systems would strengthen their position.

## Notice

Routine service and repair of Merivaara Operating Lights within Belfast Health & Social Care Trust. Maintenance, in accordance with OEM recommendations.

### Procurement Information

It has been confirmed by Merivaara (the manufacturer), that "Bender UK Ltd, is the sole authorized supplier and distributor of Merivaara operating tables, operating theater light systems, examination lights and integration system within the United Kingdom. No other company or individual is authorized to supply or distribute or maintain these products in the UK & Irish market."

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084772-2026 |
| 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 | 8 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £246,160 |
| 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 | Belfast Health and Social Care Trust |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Postcode area | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT12 6BA |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast |
| Local authority | Belfast |
| Electoral ward | Falls |
| Westminster constituency | Belfast West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Bender UK Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

## Release History

- 8 Sep 2026 at 11:12 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084772-2026
- 7 Sep 2026 at 14:13 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084449-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084772-2026
  8th September 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084449-2026
  7th September 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.bender-uk.com
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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