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title: "801499 - FRF-01664 - R&D Medical Monitoring Machines"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078fa8"
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# 801499 - FRF-01664 - R&D Medical Monitoring Machines

Buyer: Ministry of Defence  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078fa8

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## Summary

The Ministry of Defence is procuring research and development of portable medical life-support systems, described as medical monitoring machines. The requirement is for defence and security use, combining development work with medical equipment and systems. The awarded work is classified as goods, with related research and development services and medical information systems. Delivery is in the United Kingdom. The procurement is a single-lot requirement, and the buyer identified it as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. This is a specialist requirement for suppliers working at the intersection of medical technology, portable life-support and defence-related research and development.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Thornhill Research Inc (Thornhill Medical). The award is recorded as pending. The award value is CAD 555,004.98 excluding tax, or CAD 666,005.98 including tax. The contract period runs from 26 October 2026 to 26 October 2028, and the award was published on 24 October 2026. The Ministry used a direct award, citing exclusive intellectual property or other rights and technical reasons that it said left only one supplier able to meet the requirement. The process has one lot. The supplied procurement information gives no separate scored evaluation criteria; the award rationale centres on the claimed exclusivity and lack of technical competition.

For suppliers considering comparable Ministry of Defence requirements, this award indicates demand for research and development into portable life-support and medical monitoring systems, with a defence and security application. A credible competitor would need to demonstrate relevant medical technology development capability, experience with portable life-support systems and the ability to deliver medical information systems as part of a research-led requirement. The buyer’s stated basis for selecting a sole supplier was exclusive rights and absence of competition for technical reasons, so intellectual property ownership or access, and evidence that the proposed technology can meet the requirement where alternatives cannot, would be particularly important. The single-lot scope suggests the buyer sought an integrated supplier rather than separately awarded components. The requirement was marked suitable for SMEs, and the selected supplier is a Canadian medical technology business.

## Notice

Research & Development - Medical portable life-support systems.

### Procurement Information

Procurement Act 2023 - Schedule 5 - Regulation 5(a) - Single Suppliers - due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required Procurement Act 2023 - Schedule 5 - Regulation 6(a) - Single Suppliers - due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100777-2026 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 26 Oct 2026 - 26 Oct 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £555,004 |
| 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 | Ministry of Defence |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2EU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Thornhill Research Inc (Thornhill Medical) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 48814000 - Medical information systems
- 73400000 - Research and Development services on security and defence materials

## Release History

- 24 Oct 2026 at 09:47 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100777-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100777-2026
  24th October 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://thornhillmedical.com/
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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