Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Rubidium 82 Generator
Authority: Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy (09) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£504,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to BRACCO UK LTD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Rubidium 82 generators to enable the production of Nuclear Medicine for Cardiac PET Imaging for MFT Patients.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure 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
- 22 Sept 2026, 14:31 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Sept 2026, 14:31 BST
- Authority reference
C472839- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-089696- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0777aaFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
The Trust intends to award a contract to Bracco for teh supply of Rubidium 82 generators. Bracco are the incumbent supplier at present and this procurement is putting in place an extension to allow, service continuation without disruption. to align with validated methods and operational processes within a regulated clincical environment. Introduction of an alternative supplier would require additional development, validation and configuration changes.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 22 Sept 2026- Transparency notice published22 Sept 2026, 14:31 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £504,0001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRACCO UK LTDProvision of Rubidium 82 Generators1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2029Extensions: 1 year if required | £504,000 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Bracco UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender