Official UK procurement notice
Maintenance for Amino Acid Analysers
Authority: Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Amino Acid Analyser is a key piece of equipment in the department and is essential for the provision of the laboratory Inborn Errors of Metabolism service. It is imperative that the company that provide the service contract have an interactive and timely response to all queries and this company have been able to provide this, allowing the continuation of the laboratory service.
Biochrom Limited is the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and is the only source that can provide the maintenance to the equipment.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- 9 Jan 2026, 10:22 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Jan 2026, 10:33 GMT
- Authority reference
W216075- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-001727- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060279Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
There are no other suppliers that can provide this service. Biochrom are not available on any framework.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
9 Jan 2026 → 20 Jan 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published292 days ago9 Jan 2026, 10:33 GMT
- Standstill ends280 days ago20 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jan 2026- Transparency notice published9 Jan 2026, 10:22 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published9 Jan 2026, 10:33 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected21 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biochrom21 Jan 2026 – 18 Jan 2029 | £148,093 | 8 Jan 2026standstill to 20 Jan 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BIOCHROM LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender