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title: "Waiver - UHB_QEH - 12049 - Chirus Ltd - Medical Equipment"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07772f"
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buyer: "University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust"
published: "2026-09-22"
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# Waiver - UHB_QEH - 12049 - Chirus Ltd - Medical Equipment

Buyer: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07772f

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## Summary

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust procured medical equipment connected with DXPress readers used for pregnancy testing. The requirement supports pregnancy-testing activity within the Trust’s healthcare services and is associated with Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham in Edgbaston, Birmingham, the Trust’s stated address. The procurement covers goods rather than construction or general consultancy, with the equipment classified under medical equipment. The named supplier is Chirus Ltd, a Watford-based medical equipment business. The requirement was organised as a single lot and concerns a specific reader-based pregnancy-testing service rather than a broad hospital equipment supply programme. Businesses active in specialist diagnostic, laboratory or clinical equipment may therefore find this buyer and requirement relevant when considering comparable NHS demand.

The procurement has been completed and awarded, with Chirus Ltd selected as the supplier. It used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 2 April 2026 and runs from 3 April 2026 to 2 April 2027. Its value is £14,280 excluding VAT, or £17,136 including VAT. The award covers the single lot and the supply associated with the DXPress pregnancy-testing readers. The award is active and the contract is active. The evaluation route was therefore a non-competitive direct procurement rather than an open tender, and the published outcome records one supplier for the medical equipment requirement. This is evidence of a completed, relatively small-scale NHS purchase.

For a supplier assessing future opportunities with University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, this procurement shows demand for specialist medical equipment supporting pregnancy testing through DXPress readers. A credible competitor would need to provide equipment compatible with, or performing the relevant function of, DXPress reader-based testing and understand how such products are used in an NHS hospital environment. Experience supplying clinical or diagnostic equipment to healthcare organisations would help demonstrate relevance, while dependable product support and continuity would be commercially important for equipment embedded in routine testing services. The award also indicates that the buyer may source a tightly defined, single-lot requirement through a direct route when a particular product or supplier meets the need. Suppliers should therefore position comparable specialist capability clearly.

## Notice

This service relates to the DXPress readers for pregnancy testing by Chirus Ltd

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089492-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 3 Apr 2026 - 2 Apr 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £14,280 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Postcode area | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B15 2GW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Edgbaston |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Edgbaston |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Chirus Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

### Codes

- 33100000 - Medical equipments

## Release History

- 22 Sep 2026 at 10:53 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089492-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089492-2026
  22nd September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

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