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title: "PHW-DIR-64120- Service and Maintenance of Quantstudio Laboratory Assets and associated Equipment within Public Health Wales"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078da6"
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buyer: "Public Health Wales NHS Trust"
published: "2026-10-22"
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# PHW-DIR-64120- Service and Maintenance of Quantstudio Laboratory Assets and associated Equipment within Public Health Wales

Buyer: Public Health Wales NHS Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078da6

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## Summary

Public Health Wales NHS Trust procured servicing and maintenance of its QuantStudio laboratory equipment and associated assets. The requirement covers specialist maintenance of laboratory instruments, including repair and maintenance of measuring, testing and checking apparatus and medical and surgical equipment. The stated purpose is to keep the Trust’s equipment maintained to the original manufacturer’s standards, preserve specialist equipment knowledge and support associated warranties. Work is for Public Health Wales across Wales. NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership facilitated the procurement on the Trust’s behalf; Public Health Wales NHS Trust is the buyer. This is a focused laboratory-equipment maintenance requirement, rather than a general healthcare or facilities maintenance contract.

The procurement is complete and was awarded by direct award to Life Technologies Limited, trading as Thermo Fisher, as the equipment’s original manufacturer. The Trust justified using one supplier on the basis of exclusive intellectual property or other rights, no reasonable alternatives, continuity of service and the technical requirements needed to maintain warranties. The award date was 22 October 2026. The contract period runs from 2 November 2026 to 6 September 2028. The recorded award value is £130,737.09 excluding VAT and £156,884.51 including VAT. There is one lot, covering the equipment maintenance requirement. The published award is marked pending; a contract signature milestone was scheduled for 2 November 2026.

For a future requirement of this kind, a credible supplier would need demonstrable expertise in servicing QuantStudio laboratory equipment and associated assets, with the technical capability to maintain instruments to the original manufacturer’s standards and protect relevant warranties. The selected supplier was the original equipment manufacturer, and the Trust’s stated rationale emphasised exclusive rights, the lack of reasonable alternatives, continuity of service and retention of specialist equipment knowledge. This points to a narrow, equipment-specific market rather than a broad maintenance opportunity. Suppliers would need to show they can meet the manufacturer-level technical requirements and provide dependable service across Public Health Wales. The contract also indicates that the Trust purchases this specialist laboratory maintenance as a defined service requirement.

## Notice

Public Health Wales Trust require a compliant contract with the Original Equipment Manufacturer to carry out the appropriate Service and Maintenance of Quantstudio Laboratory Equipment across the Trust. Award is to be considered in line with Procurement Act 23 following justification provided by the Trust and supplier around the Sole Supplier nature of this requirement.

### Procurement Information

This award is to be seen in accordance with Procurement Act 2023, Schedule 5 - Direct Award Justifications - Paragraph 5: 5- The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract-- (a)due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works. A direct contract with the OEM ensures continuity of service and retention of specialist equipment knowledge while Maintenance is carried out. Thermofisher (T/A Life Technologies UK Ltd) are to be seen as the Original Engineering Manufacturer (OEM) and carry out the required maintenance/servicing to OEM standard including technical requirements that uphold any associated warranty.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100163-2026 |
| 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 | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period | 2 Nov 2026 - 6 Sep 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £130,737 |
| 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 | Public Health Wales NHS Trust |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Postcode area | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF10 4BZ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Butetown |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff South and Penarth |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Life Technologies Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 50410000 - Repair and maintenance services of measuring, testing and checking apparatus
- 50420000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical and surgical equipment

## Release History

- 22 Oct 2026 at 16:31 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100163-2026
- 22 Oct 2026 at 11:09 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099872-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100163-2026
  22nd October 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099872-2026
  22nd October 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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