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Maintenance of Theatre and examination Lights

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

Tender information last checkedLast checked 20 Sept 2026, 07:38.

Opportunity overview

Maintenance of Trumpf and Mindray Surgical equipment has been covered by a compliant contract from 01/04/2018 - 30/09/2026. The above-threshold contract was awarded on completion of a regional tender process managed by BSO PaLS Team. Maintenance of Trumpf and Mindray surgical equipment had been included within PaLS Tender 6312375 Maintenance of Pendants, Theatre Light Systems, Examination Lamps, Theatre Sliding Doors and i-Suite Theatre. There was a fail to award on these sections Mindray's exclusive Distribution and Supply Agreement with MET Healthcare provides evidence that MET has exclusive rights as regards maintenance of Mindray equipment within Northern Ireland.[NB1.1] It has been confirmed by Baxter (the manufacturer[NB2.1]), that "MET Healthcare have been our sole Irish distributor of our Trumpf Medical Operating Room Tables & accessories, and Surgical Examination Lights, Pendants Supply Units & Video Solutions product portfolios" There is no alternative supplier as MET Healthcare Limited has been confirmed as the maintenance provider for both Mindray and Trumpf The proposed DAC duration is 5 years, with a maximum 4.5 year potential extension period. The DAC will be terminated early in the event of regional contract award. Total Value of DAC to be awarded is £608,760

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.

MET HEALTHCARE LIMITED

Matched by number
Published award value
£608.8k
Awarded
17 Sept 2026
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH NI602270
Location
Belfast, UKN06, BT1 2LB, 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
DAC
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights Mindray's exclusive Distribution and Supply Agreement with MET Healthcare provides evidence that MET has exclusive rights as regards maintenance of Mindray equipment within Northern Ireland. It has been confirmed by Baxter (the manufacturer), that "MET Healthcare have been our sole Irish distributor of our Trumpf Medical Operating Room Tables & accessories, and Surgical Examination Lights, Pendants Supply Units & Video Solutions product portfolios

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights

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
Northern Health and Social Care Trust
Id
GB-PPON-PBRP-6676-CQZY

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBRP-6676-CQZY

Address

Street Address
Bretten Hall, Antrim Area Hospital, Bush Road
Locality
Antrim
Postal Code
BT41 2RL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN0D

Contact

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-NIR
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply
Organisation 2
Name
MET HEALTHCARE LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-NI602270

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
NI602270

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDJN-6593-ZNLP

Address

Street Address
46 Hill Street
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT1 2LB
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Maintenance of Theatre and Examination Lights
Status
pending
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
50000000
Description
Repair and maintenance services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
730,512
Amount
608,760
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-NI602270
Name
MET HEALTHCARE LIMITED

Contract period

Starts
1 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Sept 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2036, 23:59

Renewal

Description
It is intended that the scope of the contract will be included within the regional renewal of the Northern Ireland Health & Social Care contract for Maintenance of Pendants, Theatre Light Systems, Examination Lamps and Theatre Sliding Doors, which could be renewed for a start date of 01/10/31. The contract could be extended to 31/03/36, in 6 monthly steps, to facilitate completion of the regional re-tender or in the event of non-award

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
088788-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Published
18 Sept 2026, 15:12
Format
text/html

Milestones

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Antrim · UKN0D · BT41 2RL · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 088788-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 088800-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·