Official UK procurement notice
Maintenance of Fresenius Kabi CATSmart systems
Authority: Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF14)
Awarded value£72,130published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 15 Apr 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Fresenius Kabi Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMaintenance Contract for the care of 14 CATSmart Blood-processing autotransfusion systems. Maintenance is only available from the supplier as they are the OEM and the only provider of service, spare parts and software upgrades. They are not on any national procurement frameworks.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- 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 May 2026, 09:51 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Jun 2026, 15:12 BST
- Authority reference
W231873- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-059522- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0690e9Find a Tender
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 May 2026- Transparency notice published5 May 2026, 09:51 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published5 May 2026, 09:57 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected19 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published24 Jun 2026, 15:12 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £72,1301 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Jun 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresenius Kabi Limited20 May 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 | £72,130 | 15 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Fresenius Kabi Limited
- Signed
- 3 Jun 2026
- Value
- £72,130
- Period
- 4 Jun 2026 – 31 Mar 2029
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- FRESENIUS KABI LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices 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