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Published 8 Sept 2025, 13:26 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Direct Award for Planned Maintenance of Proprietary Nurse Call Systems at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital

Official notice

Authority: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG)
Awarded value£169,970published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 19 Nov 2025no call for competition
Award (standstill) to STATIC SYSTEMS GROUP LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract is for the maintenance and support of a proprietary pneumatic tube systems supplied by Static Systems Group. The system operates as a closed-loop solution, with servicing, firmware updates and component support exclusively available through the original manufacturer.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: West Midlands
50421000 Repair and maintenance services of medical 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
8 Sept 2025, 13:26 BST
Last source update
19 Nov 2025, 11:38 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-075154
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0595cc Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Switching Direct Award
Published justification

This direct award is made under Schedule 5, Exception 5 of the Procurement Act 2023, on the grounds that only one supplier can deliver the required services for technical reasons, relating to the proprietary nature of the system.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

19 Nov 2025 → 28 Nov 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published343 days ago
    19 Nov 2025, 11:38 GMT
  2. Standstill ends334 days ago
    28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Sept 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    8 Sept 2025, 13:26 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    19 Nov 2025, 11:38 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    30 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £169,9701 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
STATIC SYSTEMS GROUP LTDPlanned Maintenance of Proprietary Nurse Call System1 Dec 2025 – 18 Nov 2030£169,97019 Nov 2025standstill to 28 Nov 2025Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PWVL-6877-BXXV Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2GWContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • STATIC SYSTEMS GROUP LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01331299 Heath Mill Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV5 8ANContact 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