Official UK procurement notice
Maintenance of Agilent Laboratory Equipment
Authority: Belfast Health & Social Care Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Awarded value£316,750published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 27 Mar 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRoutine service and repair of Agilent laboratory equipment located within the Belfast Health & Social Care Trust. Maintenance, in accordance with OEM recommendations, to be provided on-site
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 27 Mar 2026, 14:59 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 May 2026, 15:51 BST
- Authority reference
BMC0720- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-043136- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0676ccFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
Agilent Technologies, the manufacturer of Agilent equipment covered by this contract, provided confirmation that they have exclusive rights as regards servicing and repair of this equipment.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
9 Apr 2026 → 11 May 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends202 days ago9 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Notice published170 days ago11 May 2026, 15:51 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Mar 2026- Transparency notice published27 Mar 2026, 14:59 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published27 Mar 2026, 15:29 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published11 May 2026, 15:51 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £316,7501 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 8 May 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd1 May 2026 – 31 Jan 2030 · up to 30 Jun 2034Extensions: It is intended that the scope of the contract will be included within the regional renewal of the Northern Ireland Health & Social Care contract for Maintenance of Laboratory Equipment Duration - 01/05/26 (or as soon thereafter) to 31/01/30, with potential extension to 30/06/2034 in monthly steps. | £316,750 | 27 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd
- Signed
- 8 May 2026
- Value
- £316,750
- Period
- 11 May 2026 – 31 Jan 2030 · up to 30 Jun 2034 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- It is intended that the scope of the contract will be included within the regional renewal of the Northern Ireland Health & Social Care contract for regional Maintenance of Laboratory Equipment. Duration - 11/05/26 to 31/01/30, with potential extension to 30/06/2034 in monthly steps.
No agreed KPIs: The contract value is below the threshold where KPIs are required
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES LDA UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender