AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Belfast Health & Social Care Trust has concluded a direct-award maintenance contract with MET Healthcare Limited for Trumpf and Mindray surgical equipment. The signed contract runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2031, with stated extension flexibility to 31 March 2036.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract were recorded for MET Healthcare Limited.
Market significanceThis is a £935,340 net (£1,122,408 gross) specialist equipment-maintenance contract in Northern Ireland, awarded on stated exclusive-rights grounds.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
MET HEALTHCARE LIMITED
100% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 935340 GBP · Active award; active contract
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Award 1 names MET HEALTHCARE LIMITED as supplier, relates to lot 1, and the linked contract has a net value of GBP 935,340.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement method
100% confidenceDirect award
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct" and procurementMethodDetails is "Direct award".
Award status
100% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract signed
100% confidence29 September 2026
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Contract 1 provides dateSigned "2026-09-29T00:00:00+01:00".
Contract status
100% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status "active".
Contract start
100% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is "2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00".
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value, excluding VAT
100% confidence£935,340
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Contract 1 value amount is 935340 GBP; the source also reports amountGross separately.
Contract value, including VAT
100% confidence£1,122,408
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Contract 1 value amountGross is 1122408 GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceSingle supplier and single lot; the published contract value is linked to contract 1
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The contract links to award 1; award 1 names one supplier and relates to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Transparency notice published
100% confidence3 September 2026, 08:50 BST
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Release history records release 083268-2026 on 2026-09-03T08:50:32+01:00.
Contract award notice published
100% confidence3 September 2026, 09:47 BST
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Release history records release 083306-2026 on 2026-09-03T09:47:30+01:00.
Contract details notice published
100% confidence8 October 2026, 08:28 BST
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Contract document 094995-2026 and release history give datePublished/release_date of 2026-10-08T08:28:45+01:00.
Initial contract end
100% confidence30 September 2031
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Contract 1 period endDate is "2031-09-30T23:59:59+01:00".
Maximum stated extent
100% confidence31 March 2036
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Contract 1 period maxExtentDate is "2036-03-31T23:59:59+01:00".
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
100% confidenceRoutine service and repair of Trumpf and Mindray surgical equipment, in accordance with OEM recommendations
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The tender title and description state this requirement.
Procurement category
100% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
CPV classification
100% confidence50000000 — Repair and maintenance services
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Award item 1 additionalClassifications lists CPV 50000000.
Delivery area
100% confidenceNorthern Ireland (UKN)
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Award item 1 deliveryAddresses specifies region UKN.
Lot structure
100% confidenceOne lot recorded; no published lot title or description
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Tender and award data refer to lot 1; the supplied lot record has null title and description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Direct-award rationale
100% confidenceThe buyer states that MET Healthcare Ltd has exclusive rights to provide maintenance for the Trumpf and Mindray equipment.
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tender.procurementMethodRationale states: "MET Healthcare Ltd has the exclusive rights for the provision of maintenance of Trumpf and Mindray Surgical Equipment."
Rationale classification
100% confidenceSingle supplier: intellectual property or exclusive rights
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procurementMethodRationaleClassifications contains "singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights".
Competition information
100% confidenceNo bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation scores or award-comparison information supplied.
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No such information appears in the supplied notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
100% confidence5 years
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The stated period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2031.
Extension arrangement
100% confidenceMay be extended in six-month steps to 31 March 2036
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The renewal description states the contract could be extended to 31/03/36 in six-month steps.
Extension purpose
100% confidenceTo facilitate completion of a regional re-tender or in the event of non-award
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This purpose is stated in the renewal description.
Renewal indicated
100% confidenceYes
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Contract 1 has hasRenewal set to true.
Agreed performance metrics
100% confidenceNo agreed metrics stated; the buyer says the value is below the threshold where KPIs are required.
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Contract 1 noAgreedMetricsRationale contains this statement.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market route
100% confidenceSpecialist sole-source maintenance arrangement based on stated exclusive rights
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The direct-award method and the buyer's exclusive-rights rationale support this characterisation.
Regional procurement signal
100% confidenceThe buyer intends the scope to be included in a regional Northern Ireland Health & Social Care maintenance renewal.
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The renewal description explicitly refers to a regional renewal of the Northern Ireland Health & Social Care contract.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published record quality
93% confidenceHigh for supplier, value, signature date, contract dates, scope and direct-award rationale.
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These fields are explicitly present in the contract, award, tender and party records.
Lot detail limitation
100% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: lot 1 has no title, description or separate value.
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The supplied lot record contains null title, description and value fields.
Competition limitation
100% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation, pricing breakdown and comparative award information.
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No such fields appear in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: lot 1 title, description and individual lot value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation results, pricing breakdown and competing-supplier information.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: detailed KPI framework or service-level requirements.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
MET HealthcareBelfast Health and Social Care TrustTrumpf maintenanceMindray maintenancesurgical equipment maintenancedirect awardNorthern Ireland procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the contract?
MET Healthcare Limited, company number NI602270.
What is the contract value?
£935,340 excluding VAT and £1,122,408 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The initial term runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2031, with stated extension flexibility to 31 March 2036.
Why was it direct-awarded?
The buyer states that MET Healthcare has exclusive rights to provide the required maintenance.
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