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Preventative Maintenance of Aquilant - Shandon Equipment

Southern Health and Social Care Trust · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 23:26.

Opportunity overview

This intended contract is for the preventative maintenance of 9 pieces of lab equipment provided by Aquilant, for a period of up to 2 years

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

AQUILANT NORTHERN IRELAND LIMITED

Matched by number
Published award value
£40k
Awarded
1 Apr 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH NI006959
Location
Castlereagh, UKN0E, BT23 6BL, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
DAC20089
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Reference can be made to Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 permitting a direct award in specific cases, and the direct award justifications set out in schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 as this is a sole supplier of Shandon embedding centres, microtomes and tissue processors in Norther Ireland and maintenance of this equipment cannot be performed by any other company. No competition or alternative exists for this product.

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PJCC-1957-RCGP
Name
Southern Health and Social Care Trust

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKN07
Country
GB
Locality
Portadown
Postal Code
BT63 5QQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Craigavon Area Hospital, 68 Lurgan Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government
Entry 2
Id
GB-NIR
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply

Identifier

Id
PJCC-1957-RCGP
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Telephone
028 375 65973
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-NI006959
Name
AQUILANT NORTHERN IRELAND LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKN0E
Country
GB
Locality
Castlereagh
Postal Code
BT23 6BL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Maryland Industrial Estate 286 ballygowan road

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
NI006959
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PJBM-2869-JZGM
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
2 Apr 2025, 00:00
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
50000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Repair and maintenance services

Value

Amount
40,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
48,000

Renewal

Description
We would need to extend the contract if PaLS regional total cellular pathology solution contract(Project Number 27805385) is not awarded on time.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
012606-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
2 Apr 2025, 15:52
Entry 2
Id
012617-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
2 Apr 2025, 16:17

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-NI006959
Name
AQUILANT NORTHERN IRELAND LIMITED

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
8 May 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
7 May 2026, 23:59
Starts
10 May 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
7 May 2027, 23:59

Standstill Period

Ends
11 Apr 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Preventative Maintenance of Aquilant Shandon Equipment
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
9 Jun 2025, 00:00
Has Options
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Not applicable as Contract Value is less than £5 million

Value

Amount
40,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
48,000

Period

Ends
7 May 2026, 23:59
Starts
10 Jun 2025, 00:00

Options

Description
We would need to extend the contract if the PaLs regional total cellular pathology solution contract (Project Number 2805385) is not awarded on time.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
031272-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
10 Jun 2025, 13:56

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Portadown · UKN07 · BT63 5QQ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04fc35-2025-06-10T13:56:02+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·