Official UK procurement notice
Maintenance of Piped medical Gases and Vacuum Systems
Authority: University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·On behalf of: Kent County Council
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA contract for maintenance of piped medical gases and vacuum systems across three sites, RLI, WGH, FGH. The contract has a requirement for ad-hoc spend outside of the planned maintenance schedule and pricing for this was requested, received and included in the evaluation.
Sub-contracting of any part of this contract is not permitted.
The contract allows for out of hours working as requested in the Tender Notice,
CPV: Medical gases
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£220,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 60%
- Commercial: 30%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Commercial
- Technical
- Social Value
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Feb 2026, 12:57 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Jul 2026, 15:00 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 6 May 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-017892- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065e43Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
27 Feb 2026 → 2 Jul 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published243 days ago27 Feb 2026, 12:57 GMT
- Clarification questions by226 days ago16 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline218 days ago24 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by175 days ago6 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts150 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent142 days ago9 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published118 days ago2 Jul 2026, 15:00 BST
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Feb 2026- Tender notice published27 Feb 2026, 12:57 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published27 Feb 2026, 13:45 GMTUK4
- Buyer details updated27 Feb 2026, 13:45 GMT
- Contract award notice published9 Jun 2026, 15:18 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete9 Jun 2026, 15:18 BST
- Contract signature expected22 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published2 Jul 2026, 15:00 BSTUK7
Published amendments (1)
The authority and the managing authority were located in the wrong fields, so they have been changed so UHMB is the main contracting authority and Commercial Services Group is the authority managing the procurement on behalf of UHMB,
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-02: 1 release · 27 Feb 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BeaconMedaes Ltd1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031Extensions: There is an option to extend the contract into years 4 and 5 based on satisfactory supplier performance. · Options: Additional spend is included in this contract and a schedule of rates has been assessed as part of the evaluation. | £224,678 | 9 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · BeaconMedaes Ltd
- Signed
- 1 Jul 2026
- Value
- £224,678
- Period
- 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The contract can be extended by 2 x 1-year periods, totalling 5 years subject to satisfactory supplier performance.
- Options
- The contract allows to additional systems to be added to the contract during the term.
No agreed KPIs: The contract will performed in line with the Technical Specification which will be closely monitored by the Authority during the contract term.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Kent County CouncilBeneficiary authority
- Procurement Services - Lifecycle, on behalf of COMMERCIAL SERVICES KENT LIMITEDProcess contact pointProcuring entityPublic authority - sub-central governmentProcurement Advisory
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BEACONMEDAES LTD trading as Medi-TekniqueAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
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
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender