Official UK procurement notice
Maintenance of Thermo Fisher iCAP TQe ICP-MS
Authority: Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF14)
Awarded value£46,062published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 18 Feb 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Thermo Fisher Diagnostics Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMaintenance of ICP-MS instrument for Trace Element analysis. This provides analysis of blood Copper, Zinc,
Selenium, Lead, Cobalt, Chromium for Nottingham and other Trusts within the ME2 network. Sweat Chloride
analysis is essential to support Cystic Fibrosis diagnosis and monitoring and is a key standard for the Respiratory
service.
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
- 18 Feb 2026, 14:12 GMT
- Last source update
- 31 Mar 2026, 10:49 BST
- Authority reference
W224533- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-029497- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065725Find a Tender
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Feb 2026- Transparency notice published18 Feb 2026, 14:12 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published18 Feb 2026, 14:24 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected2 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published31 Mar 2026, 10:49 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £46,0621 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Feb 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thermo Fisher Diagnostics Ltd1 Feb 2027 – 31 Jan 2030 | £46,062 | 18 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Maintenance of Thermo Fisher iCAP TQe ICP-MS · Thermo Fisher Diagnostics Ltd
- Signed
- 27 Feb 2026
- Value
- £46,062
- Period
- 1 Feb 2027 – 31 Jan 2030
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- THERMO FISHER DIAGNOSTICS 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