MEIKO UK wins Gloucestershire Hospitals ware-washing maintenance contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 8 Oct 2026, 08:08.

Opportunity overview

Dishwasher & Ware-washing planned preventative maintenance service across Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and Cheltenham General Hospital.

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.

MEIKO UK LIMITED

Matched by number

Published award value: £180.9k
Awarded: 8 Sept 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH 02846559
Location: Slough, UKJ11, SL1 4UF, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract details 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: LGM38696
Status: complete
Procurement Method: direct
Procurement Method Details: Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen: The proposed supplier is the OEM and has direct access to proprietary technical information, software, engineering specifications, manufacturer support and OEM-approved replacement parts required to maintain the equipment. Due to the age and criticality of the assets, the Trust requires access to OEM expertise and genuine parts to minimise operational risk and maintain service continuity. The Trust has concluded that the OEM's unique technical knowledge and direct manufacturer support are necessary to ensure the continued safe and reliable operation of the equipment.

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

Published documents

Entry 1

Id: conflictOfInterest
Document Type: conflictOfInterest
Description: Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: GLOUCESTERSHIRE HOSPITALS SUBSIDIARY COMPANY LIMITED
Id: GB-COH-11124256

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 11124256

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PHXX-7612-QPQY

Address

Street Address: Riverside House
Locality: Cheltenham
Postal Code: GL53 7QB
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKK13

Contact

Email: lifecycleeoi@lifecycle.co.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: https://www.gms-facilities.co.uk/ ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

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

Organisation 2

Name: Procurement Services - Lifecycle on behalf of COMMERCIAL SERVICES KENT LIMITED
Id: GB-COH-05858177
Role Details: Procurement Advisory Service

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 05858177

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PYCX-4938-CCHM

Address

Street Address: 1 Abbey Wood Road
Locality: West Malling
Postal Code: ME19 4YT
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKJ46

Contact

Email: lifecycleeoi@lifecycle.co.uk

Roles

procuringEntity

processContactPoint

Details

Url: http://www.commercialservices.org.uk ↗

Organisation 3

Name: MEIKO UK LIMITED
Id: GB-COH-02846559

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 02846559

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PMWL-4846-NCVM

Address

Street Address: 393 Edinburgh Avenue
Locality: Slough
Postal Code: SL1 4UF
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKJ11

Contact

Email: estimating@meiko-uk.co.uk

Roles

supplier

Details

Url: http://www.meiko-uk.co.uk ↗
Scale: sme
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Status: active
Main Procurement Category: services

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 50883000
Description: Repair and maintenance services of catering equipment

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKK13
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-02846559
Name: MEIKO UK LIMITED

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 1
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Above Threshold: Yes
Date Signed: 22 Sept 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale: Contract value below £5 million.

Period

Starts: 23 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends: 31 Jul 2029, 23:59

Value

Including VAT: 217,116
Amount: 180,930
Currency: GBP

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 094927-2026
Document Type: contractNotice
Notice Type: UK7
Description: Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094927-2026 ↗
Published: 7 Oct 2026, 16:38
Format: text/html

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Cheltenham · UKK13 · GL53 7QB · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS

080044-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender · 21 Aug 2026, 15:48
085549-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 9 Sept 2026, 16:46
094927-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender · 7 Oct 2026, 16:38

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

Gloucestershire Hospitals Subsidiary Company Limited directly awarded MEIKO UK Limited a contract for planned preventative maintenance of dishwasher and ware-washing equipment at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and Cheltenham General Hospital.

Published outcome signals

Procurement statusComplete; contract activeEvidence: The tender status is "complete" and contract ID 1 has status "active".
Award decisionAwarded to MEIKO UK LimitedEvidence: Award ID 1 is active and names MEIKO UK LIMITED as supplier.
Contract signature22 September 2026Evidence: Contract ID 1 records dateSigned as 2026-09-22.

97% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed5 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 094927-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e9dc
First published: 9 Sept 2026
Last checked: 8 Oct 2026, 08:08
Notice versions reviewed: 3

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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: 8 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

The contract was signed on 22 September 2026, started on 23 September 2026 and is active through 31 July 2029.

Market significance

This is an above-threshold, single-supplier OEM maintenance award valued at £180,930 excluding VAT (£217,116 including VAT).

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

MEIKO UK LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · 180930 GBP · Active contract

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Award ID 1 identifies MEIKO UK LIMITED as the sole supplier; contract ID 1 linked to award ID 1 has an active status. The stated contract value is shared at contract level and is attributable to this sole-supplier award.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Procurement status

99% confidence

Complete; contract active

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The tender status is "complete" and contract ID 1 has status "active".

Award decision

99% confidence

Awarded to MEIKO UK Limited

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Award ID 1 is active and names MEIKO UK LIMITED as supplier.

Contract signature

99% confidence

22 September 2026

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Contract ID 1 records dateSigned as 2026-09-22.

Contract commencement

99% confidence

23 September 2026

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Contract ID 1 period startDate is 2026-09-23.

VALUES

Published values explained

Contract value excluding VAT

99% confidence

£180,930

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Contract ID 1 value amount is 180930 GBP.

Contract value including VAT

99% confidence

£217,116

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Contract ID 1 value amountGross is 217116 GBP.

Threshold status

99% confidence

Above threshold

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Contract ID 1 records aboveThreshold as true.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Transparency notice published

98% confidence

21 August 2026

View supporting evidence

Release history records transparency notice 080044-2026 dated 2026-08-21.

Contract award notice published

98% confidence

9 September 2026

View supporting evidence

Release history records contract award notice 085549-2026 dated 2026-09-09.

Award date

98% confidence

9 September 2026

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Award record 1 gives award_date as 2026-09-09.

Contract signed

99% confidence

22 September 2026

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Contract ID 1 gives dateSigned as 2026-09-22.

Contract start

99% confidence

23 September 2026

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Contract ID 1 period startDate is 2026-09-23.

Contract end

99% confidence

31 July 2029

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Contract ID 1 period endDate is 2029-07-31.

Contract details notice published

99% confidence

7 October 2026

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Contract document 094927-2026 gives datePublished as 2026-10-07.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Service requirement

99% confidence

Planned preventative maintenance for dishwasher and ware-washing equipment

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The procurement title and description specify a dishwasher and ware-washing planned preventative maintenance service.

Service locations

99% confidence

Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and Cheltenham General Hospital

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The tender description explicitly names both hospitals.

Procurement category

99% confidence

Services

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Award ID 1 lists mainProcurementCategory as services.

CPV classification

99% confidence

50883000 — Repair and maintenance services of catering equipment

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The award item carries CPV 50883000.

Lot structure

99% confidence

One lot (Lot 1)

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The tender contains Lot 1, and award ID 1 is related to Lot 1.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procurement method

99% confidence

Direct award

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The tender procurementMethodDetails is "Direct award".

Direct-award basis

99% confidence

Single supplier for technical reasons

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The procurement method rationale classification is "singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons".

Published rationale

98% confidence

The buyer states that MEIKO is the OEM with access to proprietary technical information, software, engineering specifications, manufacturer support and OEM-approved parts needed for safe, reliable maintenance of critical and ageing assets.

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The tender procurementMethodRationale sets out OEM expertise, genuine parts, asset criticality and service-continuity considerations.

Competition information

99% confidence

Not published

View supporting evidence

The supplied notice data contains no bid count, competing supplier list or evaluation results.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Term

99% confidence

23 September 2026 to 31 July 2029

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Contract ID 1 period runs from 2026-09-23 to 2029-07-31.

Approximate initial term

98% confidence

2 years, 10 months and 8 days

View supporting evidence

Calculated from the explicit contract start and end dates.

Agreed metrics

99% confidence

No agreed metrics published; rationale states contract value is below £5 million

View supporting evidence

Contract ID 1 contains noAgreedMetricsRationale: "Contract value below £5 million."

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Route-to-market implication

97% confidence

The buyer selected a direct OEM route because it considered proprietary knowledge, manufacturer support and OEM-approved parts necessary for continuity and operational safety.

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The direct-award rationale expressly cites these requirements.

Addressable market framing

99% confidence

The published requirement is limited to planned preventative maintenance of ware-washing equipment at two named hospital sites.

View supporting evidence

The tender description defines the service and locations.

Value interpretation

97% confidence

The £180,930 net value is the total stated contract value for the sole-supplier contract, rather than a published annual value or itemised price schedule.

View supporting evidence

The contract provides a single total value and no annual or pricing breakdown.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

97%overall confidence

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

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-06e9dc
Analysed: 8 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Gloucestershire Hospitals Subsidiary Company Limited

View supporting evidence

Named as buyer in the process and parties data.

Buyer location

99% confidence

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

View supporting evidence

Buyer address lists Cheltenham, GL53 7QB, United Kingdom.

Procurement adviser

99% confidence

Procurement Services - Lifecycle on behalf of Commercial Services Kent Limited

View supporting evidence

This party is identified as procuring entity and process contact point, with role details "Procurement Advisory Service".

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier identity

99% confidence

MEIKO UK LIMITED (Companies House number 02846559)

View supporting evidence

Supplier party and supplier record identify MEIKO UK LIMITED under GB-COH-02846559.

Supplier location

99% confidence

Slough, United Kingdom

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Supplier address lists Slough, SL1 4UF, United Kingdom.

Supplier size

98% confidence

SME

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Supplier details record scale as "sme".

OEM position in this procurement

95% confidence

The buyer identifies the proposed supplier as the equipment OEM.

View supporting evidence

The published direct-award rationale states that the proposed supplier is the OEM.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated re-procurement timing

72% confidence

Around the contract end date of 31 July 2029, subject to any unreported change or replacement arrangement

View supporting evidence

This is an estimate based solely on the explicit contract end date; no extension or renewal terms are published.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Notice type and evidential strength

99% confidence

Contract details notice with explicit active contract, signature date, term and values.

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The source identifies notice 094927-2026 as a Contract details notice and contract ID 1 supplies these fields.

Lot detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.

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

Competition and evaluation detail

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice.

View supporting evidence

No bidder count, tender responses, scores or evaluation narrative is present in the supplied data.

Renewal and extension detail

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice.

View supporting evidence

No options, extensions or renewal terms are provided.

Conflict-of-interest document

99% confidence

Marked "Not published".

View supporting evidence

The tender documents include conflictOfInterest with description "Not published".

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

No published bid count, competing suppliers, scoring or evaluation results.
No published lot title, lot description or individual lot value.
No published pricing schedule or annual value breakdown.
No published extension, option or renewal terms.
No published conflict-of-interest document.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the dishwasher and ware-washing maintenance contract?

MEIKO UK Limited was awarded the sole-supplier contract.

What is the contract value?

The stated value is £180,930 excluding VAT and £217,116 including VAT.

When does the contract run?

It runs from 23 September 2026 to 31 July 2029.

Why was the contract directly awarded?

The buyer cited the supplier's OEM access to proprietary technical information, manufacturer support and OEM-approved replacement parts.

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.

Dishwasher & Ware-Washing Equipment

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

MEIKO UK LIMITED

Classification

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Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

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Lots and requirements

Published documents

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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Address

Contact

Roles

Details

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Identifier

Additional Identifiers

Address

Contact

Roles

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Identifier

Additional Identifiers

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Suppliers

Related lots

Contracts and changes

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Documents

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

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Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

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