BERTHOLD TECHNOLOGIES (UK) LIMITED pending award for NHS Wales contamination monitors

Tender information last checkedLast checked 15 Oct 2026, 18:17.

Opportunity overview

Procurement of 2 x LB147 Hand, Foot and Clothing Contamination Monitors from Berthold Technologies LTD. via Single Tender Action due to compatibility with existing equipment.

Awarded to

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Berthold Technologies UK LTD

Matched by number

Published award value: £46.9k
Awarded: Not supplied
Award ID: 1
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-COH 04176705
Location: Harpenden, UKH23, AL5 4UT, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Transparency notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: SBU-STA-28892-014-LJ-26
Status: complete
Procurement Method: direct
Procurement Method Details: Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen: Direct award for the supply of 2 x LB147 Contamination Monitors to ensure compatibility with existing equipment and systems. Competition has not been undertaken as an alternative supplier would not meet the technical interoperability requirements of the Health Board.
Published risks: Failure to award the contract to the proposed supplier could result in incompatibility with existing equipment and systems, leading to operational disruption, increased implementation costs, delays to service delivery, additional training requirements and potential risks to patient service continuity.

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Procedure reasons

Entry 1

Id: singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Suitability

Sme: Yes

Published documents

Entry 1

Id: conflictOfInterest
Document Type: conflictOfInterest
Description: Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
Id: GB-PPON-PXWV-6492-CGMN

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PXWV-6492-CGMN

Address

Street Address: 4-5 Charnwood Court,
Locality: Cardiff
Postal Code: CF14 3UZ
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKL22

Contact

Name: Liz Jones
Email: liz.jones4@wales.nhs.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/ ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - central government

Entry 2

Scheme: UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id: GB-WLS
Description: Welsh devolved regulations apply

Organisation 2

Name: SWANSEA BAY UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD
Id: GB-NHS-7A3

Identifier

Scheme: GB-NHS
Id: 7A3

Address

Street Address: 1 Talbot Gateway, Baglan Energy Park, Baglan
Locality: Port Talbot
Postal Code: SA12 7BR
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKL17

Contact

Name: Liz Jones
Email: liz.jones4@wales.nhs.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - central government

Entry 2

Scheme: UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id: GB-WLS
Description: Welsh devolved regulations apply

Organisation 3

Name: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
Id: GB-NHS-RQF
Role Details: Undertaking the Procurement Process

Identifier

Scheme: GB-NHS
Id: RQF

Address

Street Address: Residences Block A, Neath Port Talbot Hospital, Baglan Way, Baglan
Locality: Port Talbot
Postal Code: SA12 7BX
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKL17

Contact

Name: Liz Jones
Email: liz.jones4@wales.nhs.uk

Roles

procuringEntity

Details

Url: http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/ ↗

Organisation 4

Name: Berthold Technologies UK LTD
Id: GB-COH-04176705

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 04176705

Address

Street Address: 6 Allied Business Centre
Locality: Harpenden
Postal Code: AL5 4UT
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKH23

Contact

Email: info.uk@berthold.com
Telephone: 01582 761477

Roles

supplier

Details

Url: http://www.berthold.com ↗
Scale: sme
Vcse: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Title: Procurement of 2 x LB147 Contamination Monitors
Status: pending
Main Procurement Category: goods
Above Threshold: Yes

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 33000000
Description: Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UK
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT: 56,322
Amount: 46,935
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-04176705
Name: Berthold Technologies UK LTD

Contract period

Starts: 16 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 19 Oct 2026, 23:59

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 097652-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK5
Description: Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097652-2026 ↗
Published: 15 Oct 2026, 16:42
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 16 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Cardiff · UKL22 · CF14 3UZ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

097652-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender · 15 Oct 2026, 16:42

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Swansea Bay University Health Board used a direct award to procure two LB147 hand, foot and clothing contamination monitors from BERTHOLD TECHNOLOGIES (UK) LIMITED, citing compatibility with existing equipment and systems. The published award remains pending and therefore does not evidence a signed or active contract.

Published outcome signals

Notice typeTransparency notice on Find a TenderEvidence: The process and award document identify the notice as a Transparency notice on Find a Tender (UK5).
Procurement stageContract stage; award record pendingEvidence: Process stage is "contract" and display status is "awarded", while award 1 has status "pending".
Signature statusNot evidenced as signedEvidence: The award status is pending and the notice lists a future signature date scheduled for 16 October 2026.

96% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 097652-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0788e9
First published: 15 Oct 2026
Last checked: 15 Oct 2026, 18:17
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 15 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

A single pending award, valued at £46,935 excluding VAT (£56,322 including VAT), is recorded for BERTHOLD TECHNOLOGIES (UK) LIMITED.

Market significance

This is a narrowly specified, above-threshold goods procurement with no competition undertaken because the buyer stated that alternative supply would not meet technical interoperability requirements.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

BERTHOLD TECHNOLOGIES (UK) LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · 46935 GBP · Pending award

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Award 1 names Berthold Technologies UK LTD as supplier; supplier verification matches company number 04176705 to BERTHOLD TECHNOLOGIES (UK) LIMITED. The £46,935 net value is recorded for the single award.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice type

99% confidence

Transparency notice on Find a Tender

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The process and award document identify the notice as a Transparency notice on Find a Tender (UK5).

Procurement stage

97% confidence

Contract stage; award record pending

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Process stage is "contract" and display status is "awarded", while award 1 has status "pending".

Signature status

99% confidence

Not evidenced as signed

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The award status is pending and the notice lists a future signature date scheduled for 16 October 2026.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value excluding VAT

99% confidence

£46,935

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Award 1 value.amount is 46935 GBP.

Award value including VAT

99% confidence

£56,322

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Award 1 value.amountGross is 56322 GBP.

Value allocation

94% confidence

Award-level value; one supplier and one related lot recorded

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Award 1 names one supplier and relates to lot 1; no separate lot value is published.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Notice published

99% confidence

15 October 2026

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The transparency notice publication timestamp is 2026-10-15T16:42:11+01:00.

Scheduled signature date

99% confidence

16 October 2026

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Award milestone futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-10-16T23:59:59+01:00.

Published contract period

98% confidence

16 October 2026 to 19 October 2026

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Award 1 contractPeriod gives startDate 2026-10-16 and endDate 2026-10-19.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Two LB147 hand, foot and clothing contamination monitors

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The title and description state procurement of 2 x LB147 Hand, Foot and Clothing Contamination Monitors.

Procurement category

99% confidence

Goods

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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is goods.

Classification

99% confidence

CPV 33000000 — Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

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Award item 1 includes this CPV classification.

Delivery geography

95% confidence

United Kingdom

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The award item delivery address is region UK, country GB.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Direct award / single tender action

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The process states procurementMethod "direct", procurementMethodDetails "Direct award", and the description refers to Single Tender Action.

Competition

99% confidence

No competition undertaken

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The stated rationale says competition has not been undertaken.

Direct-award rationale

99% confidence

Technical interoperability and compatibility with existing equipment and systems

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The rationale states that an alternative supplier would not meet technical interoperability requirements; its classification is singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons.

Above-threshold status

99% confidence

Above threshold

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Award 1 records aboveThreshold as true.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Published contract period

98% confidence

16 October 2026 to 19 October 2026

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Award 1 contractPeriod specifies these dates.

Extension or renewal terms

99% confidence

Unknown

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No extension or renewal terms are supplied in the published notice.

Contract conclusion

99% confidence

Not evidenced

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The record is pending and lists a future signature milestone; no signed-contract evidence is supplied.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Demand driver

99% confidence

Compatibility with installed equipment and systems

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The buyer cites compatibility and technical interoperability as the basis for direct award.

Operational risk identified by buyer

98% confidence

Alternative supply could cause incompatibility, disruption, costs, delays, training needs and potential patient-service continuity risks

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These risks are stated in tender riskDetails.

Commercial transparency

98% confidence

A net and gross award value are published, but no unit pricing or pricing breakdown is supplied

View supporting evidence

Award-level amounts are provided; no itemised pricing is included.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

96%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-0788e9
Analysed: 15 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buying authority

99% confidence

Swansea Bay University Health Board

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Swansea Bay University Health Board is identified with the buyer role in the published parties data.

Procurement service

98% confidence

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

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This organisation is also identified with the buyer role; NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership is the procuring entity undertaking the process.

Regulatory context

98% confidence

Welsh devolved regulations apply

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Buyer classifications state GB-WLS — Welsh devolved regulations apply.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Verified legal supplier

99% confidence

BERTHOLD TECHNOLOGIES (UK) LIMITED (company number 04176705)

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Supplier verification matched the source company number 04176705 to BERTHOLD TECHNOLOGIES (UK) LIMITED, with verified status Active.

Supplier scale

95% confidence

SME

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The supplier party details mark scale as sme.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated end-point

98% confidence

19 October 2026

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This is the explicit published contract end date for award 1.

Renewal outlook

99% confidence

No renewal information published

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The notice supplies no renewal or extension terms. The end date is not a procurement forecast.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Award status requires care

99% confidence

The published award is pending, despite the process being displayed as awarded.

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Process display status is awarded; award 1 status is pending.

Signature and activation not established

99% confidence

A scheduled future signature date is published, but no evidence confirms signature or contract conclusion.

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Milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 16 October 2026; award status is pending.

Lot detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 is recorded but has no published title, description or standalone value.

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Lot 1 fields for title, description and value are null.

Information not supplied in the published notice

98% confidence

Bid counts, evaluation scores, award decision date, pricing breakdown, extension terms and renewal terms are not provided.

View supporting evidence

These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The published award is pending; it must not be treated as a signed, concluded or active contract.
The notice supplies a scheduled signature date but no confirmation that signature occurred.
Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
No bid count, evaluation results, award decision date, unit prices, pricing breakdown, extension terms or renewal terms are supplied.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who is named for the contamination monitor award?

The pending award names BERTHOLD TECHNOLOGIES (UK) LIMITED, verified against company number 04176705.

What is being procured?

Two LB147 hand, foot and clothing contamination monitors.

Was this competitively tendered?

No. The buyer states that no competition was undertaken because of compatibility and technical interoperability requirements.

Is the contract signed?

The supplied notice does not evidence a signed contract. The award is pending and includes a scheduled future signature date.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

Provision of Hand, Foot and Clothing Contamination Monitors

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Berthold Technologies UK LTD

Classification

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Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Procedure reasons

Lots and requirements

Suitability

Published documents

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

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Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Value

Suppliers

Contract period

Related lots

Documents

Milestones

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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