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Published 5 Sept 2025, 14:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Direct Award for Planned Maintenance of Proprietary Pneumatic Post Tube Systems at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital

Official notice

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

Direct award
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG)
Awarded value£132,565published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 5 Sept 2025no call for competition
Award (standstill) to SWL Healthcare Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract is for the maintenance and support of a proprietary pneumatic tube systems supplied by Swisslog/SWL Healthcare Limited. The system operates as a closed-loop solution, with servicing and component support exclusively available through the original manufacturer.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: West Midlands
71334000 Mechanical and electrical engineering services

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
5 Sept 2025, 14:05 BST
Last source update
5 Sept 2025, 16:41 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-054422
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0594fe 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.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

5 Sept 2025 → 16 Sept 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    5 Sept 2025, 16:41 BST
  2. Standstill ends
    16 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Sept 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    5 Sept 2025, 14:05 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    5 Sept 2025, 16:41 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    17 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £132,5651 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
SWL Healthcare LimitedSMEPlanned Maintenance of Proprietary Pneumatic Post Tube System19 Sept 2025 – 18 Sept 2030£132,5655 Sept 2025standstill to 16 Sept 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
  • SWL HEALTHCARE LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 15182866 2 Pavilion Court, 600 Pavilion Drive, Northampton, East Midlands, NN4 7SLContact 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