---
title: "Annual Support and Maintenance of Communication System"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077c81"
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json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077c81.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust"
published: "2026-09-29"
---

# Annual Support and Maintenance of Communication System

Buyer: Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077c81

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## Summary

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust procured annual support and maintenance for its Vocera communication system. This is a specialist service for maintaining telecommunications equipment, supporting the Trust’s use of the system. The work is associated with the Trust in Gateshead, England.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to STRYKER UK LIMITED. The contract was signed on 8 September 2026 and runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027. Its value is £74,392.20 excluding VAT (£89,270.64 including VAT). The process was described as below-threshold, with the procedure otherwise recorded as unknown. It covered one lot. No award date or evaluation basis is stated.

For suppliers assessing this buyer’s recurring requirement, the award demonstrates demand for annual support and maintenance of a Vocera communication system. A credible competitor would need to show that it can maintain this type of telecommunications equipment and provide dependable ongoing support to a healthcare organisation. The selected supplier was STRYKER UK LIMITED, a large company. The procurement gives no specific technical standards, accreditations, staffing levels or service-response requirements, so it does not establish that any particular qualification or capacity threshold was required.

## Notice

Annual SMA (Support and Maintenance) of Vocera System Awarded to Stryker Contract term - 01/10/2026 - 30/09/2027 Total contract value - PS74,392.20 ex VAT, PS89,270.64 inc VAT.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091891-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - unknown |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £74,392 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Locality | GATESHEAD |
| Postcode area | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE9 6SX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Gateshead |
| Electoral ward | High Fell |
| Westminster constituency | Gateshead Central and Whickham |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Stryker UK Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 50330000 - Maintenance services of telecommunications equipment

## Release History

- 29 Sep 2026 at 13:42 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091891-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091891-2026
  29th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.stryker.com
- https://www.gatesheadhealth.nhs.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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