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title: "Service, Maintenance, software and licence"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07743e"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
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# Service, Maintenance, software and licence

Buyer: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07743e

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## Summary

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust procured a six-year service and maintenance arrangement for Vitalograph lung-function medical devices, specifically the VitaloLAB and VitaloQUB systems. The scope includes maintenance of the equipment, associated application software and software licence costs. This is a specialist medical-equipment support service rather than a new equipment supply or construction requirement. The work supports the Trust’s lung-function testing capability in Cambridge. The procurement is categorised as repair and maintenance services for medical equipment. Businesses relevant to this requirement include manufacturers, authorised service providers and specialist engineering teams able to maintain Vitalograph systems and support their connected software applications in a healthcare setting.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 17 September 2026 following a direct award. Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust selected Vitalograph Ltd as the sole supplier, citing proprietary parts, software and licence applications, with technical reasons and exclusive intellectual-property rights as the stated basis. The award value is £161,043.60 excluding VAT, or £193,252.32 including VAT. The contract runs from 21 October 2026 to 20 October 2032. It covers one lot and the award is active. A contract signature milestone was scheduled for 21 October 2026. The evaluation was therefore not a competitive price-and-quality exercise: the buyer relied on the supplier’s exclusive technical capability and control of the relevant parts, software and licences.

This award demonstrates sustained demand from Cambridge University Hospitals for manufacturer-specific support of Vitalograph lung-function systems, including both physical equipment and the software environment needed to operate them. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need demonstrable authority, technical competence and access to proprietary parts, applications and licences for VitaloLAB and VitaloQUB equipment. It would also need the capacity to provide planned servicing, repairs and maintenance consistently across a long-term healthcare contract, with suitable processes for protecting system availability and supporting clinical users. Experience maintaining regulated medical equipment, coordinating software and licence support, and working within NHS operational and assurance requirements would strengthen a supplier’s position when this type of requirement returns.

## Notice

6 yr Service and Maintenance Contract for Vitolagraph Lung Function Medical devices (VitaloLAB and VitaloQUB systems). Including associated application software and Licence costs.

### Procurement Information

Vitalograph Ltd is the Sole supplier of the service and maintenance due to propriety of parts and software and licence applications.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088159-2026 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 21 Oct 2026 - 20 Oct 2032 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £161,043 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | CAMBRIDGE |
| Postcode area | Cambridge |
| Postcode | CB2 0QQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC |
| Local authority | Cambridge |
| Electoral ward | Queen Edith's |
| Westminster constituency | South Cambridgeshire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Vitalograph |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 50421000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment

## Release History

- 17 Sep 2026 at 12:25 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088159-2026
- 17 Sep 2026 at 12:04 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088145-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088159-2026
  17th September 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088145-2026
  17th September 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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