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Published 25 Jul 2025, 10:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Helideck maintenance and repair

Official notice

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

Direct award
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£256,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

What is being bought

Published requirement description
  • Delivery and installation of Hospital helipad TDPM lighting system (Circle-X system)
  • Paint works/blasting of the helipad surface
  • Exchange of current fluor foam for new fluor free foam including replacement of critical items concerning the foam skid of the DIFF system

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

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
25 Jul 2025, 10:06 BST
Last source update
25 Jul 2025, 10:06 BST
Authority reference
C378317
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-043023
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05660b Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Switching Direct Award
Published justification

Bayards UP is specialized in helideck inspections and maintenance and have been the sole builder of helidecks for hospitals in the last 10 years. They have built the RSCH helideck in 2019 and the Trust is still in warranty with them.

Review and risk notes
Risks

Will be unable to bring the capital asset into operational use and will need to write off the asset and repay several £million to the charity who donated funds for the helideck

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 25 Jul 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    25 Jul 2025, 10:06 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    25 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £256,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not publishedHelideck upgrades1 Aug 2025 – 31 Aug 2025£256,000—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PBML-4931-GQBT Lyndhurst Road, Worthing, South East, BN11 2DHContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender