Official UK procurement notice
Procurement of additional ECMO hardware systems
Authority: Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProcurement of additional ECMO hardware systems to expand the Trust’s existing fleet. The requirement reflects increasing case volumes and the age profile of existing equipment. The equipment being purchased is identical to systems already installed and in active clinical use within the Trust to ensure continuity, compatibility and patient safety
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- 16 Feb 2026, 13:32 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Feb 2026, 13:53 GMT
- Authority reference
CAP-CRP-2526-016- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-013870- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0654ecFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
The Trust has an established installed base of Levitronix systems supplied by Chalice Medical Ltd. All relevant clinical staff are trained on this specific platform. Introducing an alternative system would require significant retraining, introduce operational disruption and pose avoidable clinical risk.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
16 Feb 2026 → 25 Feb 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published252 days ago16 Feb 2026, 13:53 GMT
- Standstill ends243 days ago25 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Feb 2026- Transparency notice published16 Feb 2026, 13:32 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published16 Feb 2026, 13:53 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected2 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalice MedicalProcurement of 4 additional Complete ECLS Trolley Systems2 Mar 2026 – 1 Mar 2027 | £264,000 | 16 Feb 2026standstill to 25 Feb 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Chalice Medical LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender