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title: "Southend -Heidelberg Engineering - SPECTRALIS OCT - 5 years maintenance"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078ea3"
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# Southend -Heidelberg Engineering - SPECTRALIS OCT - 5 years maintenance

Buyer: Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078ea3

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## Summary

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust bought five years of maintenance for Southend’s SPECTRALIS OCT equipment. The work is medical equipment repair and maintenance, focused on servicing this optical coherence tomography system. The contract requires scheduled planned preventative maintenance visits in line with the manufacturer’s recommended service schedule, completed within each contract year. The buyer is the NHS foundation trust serving Mid and South Essex; the equipment is associated with Southend. The requirement is a single maintenance service rather than a supply of new equipment, and the documented service obligation centres on routine planned maintenance. It is relevant to firms with the ability to maintain SPECTRALIS OCT systems and deliver manufacturer-aligned preventative servicing for NHS equipment.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust awarded the single lot to Heidelberg Engineering Limited. The contract was signed on 1 October 2026 and runs from 2 October 2026 to 31 August 2031. Its stated value is £54,647.38 excluding VAT (£65,576.86 including VAT). The award is dated in the available data only through the signed contract; a separate award date is not provided. The buyer used a below-threshold limited competition. The procurement was evaluated and awarded for medical equipment maintenance, but no detailed scoring criteria or eligibility requirements are recorded in the available terms. The service commitment is to complete scheduled preventative maintenance visits according to the manufacturer’s schedule within each contract year.

This award shows demand from Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust for ongoing, manufacturer-scheduled maintenance of SPECTRALIS OCT equipment at Southend. A credible competitor when this requirement next reaches the market would need specific capability to service the SPECTRALIS OCT platform, carry out planned preventative maintenance to the manufacturer’s recommended schedule, and reliably complete visits within each contract year. The selected supplier, Heidelberg Engineering Limited, is the equipment manufacturer’s named engineering business, indicating the value of direct product expertise for this requirement. Suppliers would also need the operational capacity to support a multi-year service commitment for specialist hospital equipment. The procurement used limited competition below the relevant threshold, so understanding the buyer’s route and establishing relevant service credentials would matter alongside technical capability.

## Notice

Southend -Heidelberg Engineering - SPECTRALIS OCT - 5 years maintenance Contract

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100322-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - limited competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 2 Oct 2026 - 31 Aug 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £54,647 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust |
| Locality | BASILDON |
| Postcode area | Southend-on-Sea |
| Postcode | SS16 5NL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH37 Essex Thames Gateway |
| Local authority | Basildon |
| Electoral ward | Langdon Hills |
| Westminster constituency | South Basildon and East Thurrock |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Heidelberg Engineering Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 50420000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical and surgical equipment

## Release History

- 23 Oct 2026 at 10:50 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100322-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100322-2026
  23rd October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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