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Published 18 Aug 2025, 14:48 BST

Official UK procurement notice

BD Robot service contract

Official notice

Authority: South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Industrial machinery (42)Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Awarded value£150,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 15 Aug 2025no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Becton Dickinson Dispensing UK Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The service contract is required to maintain and support the Pharmacy Automated Dispensing System at the Ulster Pharmacy Department for five years

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: Northern Ireland
42997300 Industrial robots50312600 Maintenance and repair of information technology equipment

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
18 Aug 2025, 14:48 BST
Last source update
22 Aug 2025, 10:19 BST
Authority reference
DAC2490825
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-050748
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0589ea Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

The Robot System was supplied by BD and as such, can only be maintained by BD.

The service contract is required to maintain and support the Pharmacy Automated Dispensing System at the Ulster Pharmacy Department.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

22 Aug 2025 → 3 Sept 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    22 Aug 2025, 10:19 BST
  2. Standstill ends
    3 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Aug 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    18 Aug 2025, 14:48 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    22 Aug 2025, 10:19 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    24 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £150,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Becton Dickinson Dispensing UK LimitedRobot service contract26 Sept 2025 – 1 Oct 2030£150,00015 Aug 2025standstill to 3 Sept 2025Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PLGY-6381-WWWR Trust Headquarters, Ulster Hospital, Upper Newtownards Rd, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT16 1RHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • BECTON DICKINSON DISPENSING UK LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02879260GB-PPON: PHDG-2394-MHTQ 1030 Eskdale Road, Wokingham, South East, RG41 5TSContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender