Functional Bowel Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£20,000published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill 7 Apr 2026no call for competition

Award (standstill) to SecuriCare (Medical) Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Functional Bowel Service provision

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Eligibility: SME eligible

85111000 Hospital 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: 7 Apr 2026, 16:18 BST
Last source update: 7 Apr 2026, 16:22 BST
Authority reference: C435279
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-031611
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-067d4b Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: PSR Direct Award - Process C

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

7 Apr 2026 → 16 Apr 2026 · 2 dates

Notice published202 days ago
7 Apr 2026, 16:22 BST
Standstill ends193 days ago
16 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Apr 2026

Transparency notice published
7 Apr 2026, 16:18 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
7 Apr 2026, 16:22 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £20,0001 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
SecuriCare (Medical) Ltd20 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028Extensions: 1 year extension	£20,000	7 Apr 2026standstill to 16 Apr 2026	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PWXN-8614-MPHH Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, East Midlands, LE1 6WWContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Securicare (Medical) LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01793254 Cavell House, Knaves Beech Way, Loudwater, High Wycombe, Bucks, HP10 9QY, High Wycombe, South East, HP10 9QYContact 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 Tender7 Apr 2026, 16:22 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender7 Apr 2026, 16:18 BST