Official UK procurement notice
Nurse Call Systems PPM · UK public procurement notice
Authority: NHS Lanarkshire (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Lanarkshire require long-term planned and preventative maintenance of existing Wandsworth Nurse Call Systems installed at University Hospital Monklands (Airdrie), Ladyhome Hospital (Lanark) and Kello Hospital (Biggar).
CPV: Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This notice is made by the Lanarkshire Health Board (hereinafter referred to as “the…Awarded
This notice is made by the Lanarkshire Health Board (hereinafter referred to as “the Board”). This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice and is intended to provide notice of the Authority's intention to award a contract for planned and preventative maintenance of existing Wandsworth nurse call systems at 3 hospitals within the Board's geographical area (University Hospital Monklands, Ladyhome Hospital, and Kello Hospital).
The aggregate value of the contract is estimated at GBP 102,956 for all 3 sites over a 5-year term.
The Board will observe a 10-day standstill from the date of publication of this VEAT, during which the Board will not enter into any contractual arrangement. Additional information: Due to proprietary closed-protocol software, some maintenance tasks can only be provided by the manufacturer.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Oct 2026, 17:03 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Oct 2026, 12:42 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-099440- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07832dFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
As per Regulation 33(b)(ii) of the Procurement Regulations (Scotland) Act 2015, the services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for technical reasons, namely, full maintenance services on this equipment can only be performed by the manufacturer, Wandsworth Nurse Call Systems, due to a closed-protocol proprietary platform. Although other suppliers would be able to provide reactive in some circumstances, only Wandsworth can provide the Board with the full PPM service to ensure continuity of service of this patient-critical equipment.
Publisher note: (SC Ref:846251)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE WANDSWORTH GROUP LIMITED | £102,956 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| THE WANDSWORTH GROUP LIMITED | £102,956 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 094945-2026-1 · THE WANDSWORTH GROUP LIMITED
- Signed
- 2 Oct 2026
- Value
- £102,956
- Status
- active
Contract 099440-2026-1 · THE WANDSWORTH GROUP LIMITED
- Signed
- 2 Oct 2026
- Value
- £102,956
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Hamilton Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Wandsworth Group LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.