AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS Blood and Transplant awarded a direct contract to FLUKE (UK) LIMITED for calibration, maintenance and repair of its existing Comark temperature logger estate.
Published outcomeThe contract is recorded as active, signed on 15 October 2026, and scheduled to run from 19 October 2026 to 19 October 2027.
Market significanceThis is a single-supplier, below-threshold direct award. NHS Blood and Transplant states that technical reasons prevented competition because FLUKE (UK) LIMITED alone had the proprietary access, OEM components, tooling and technical data required for the existing equipment.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
FLUKE (UK) LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 3 · Lots 1 · £126,110 excluding VAT (£151,332 including VAT) GBP · Active contract
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Verified company name supplied for company number 00669288. Contract 3 links award 3 to the supplier and records contract value of GBP 126,110 net and GBP 151,332 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published contract details
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract document dated 2026-10-15; release history lists Contract details notice published 2026-10-15.
Contract signed
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract 3 dateSigned is 2026-10-15.
Contract start
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Contract 3 period.startDate is 2026-10-19.
Contract end
99% confidence19 October 2027
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Contract 3 period.endDate is 2027-10-19.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 3 status is active; award 3 status is active.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£126,110
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Contract 3 value.amount is 126110 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£151,332
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Contract 3 value.amountGross is 151332 GBP.
Value allocation
93% confidenceContract-level value for the sole recorded supplier and lot; no separate lot pricing was published.
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Contract 3 provides one value and relates to award 3; award 3 relates to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Transparency notice
98% confidence2 October 2026, 10:12 BST
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Release history records release 093161-2026 as a Transparency notice.
Contract award notice
98% confidence2 October 2026, 10:30 BST
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Release history records release 093177-2026 as a Contract award notice.
Award date in award record
90% confidence2 October 2026
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Award record 2 gives award_date 2026-10-02.
Contract signed
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract 3 dateSigned is 2026-10-15.
Planned contract term
99% confidence19 October 2026 to 19 October 2027
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Contract 3 period dates.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceCalibration, maintenance and repair services for NHS Blood and Transplant's existing Comark temperature logger estate.
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Tender and process descriptions.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1).
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Tender lots contains lot 1; award 3 and contract 3 relate to lot 1.
Procurement category
90% confidenceGoods
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Award 3 mainProcurementCategory is goods.
Published classification
93% confidenceCPV 33140000 — Medical consumables.
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Award item additional classification.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award, below threshold, without competition.
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Tender procurementMethod is direct and procurementMethodDetails is 'Below threshold - without competition'.
Stated legal basis
98% confidenceSection 41 and Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023.
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Tender description.
Stated rationale for no competition
98% confidenceNHS Blood and Transplant states that competition was absent for technical reasons: FLUKE (UK) LIMITED was described as the manufacturer and technical support provider with exclusive access to proprietary technology, software, OEM components, specialist tooling and technical data for the existing Comark range.
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Tender description.
Competition data
99% confidenceNo bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores or comparative pricing information was published.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence12 months
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Contract period runs from 19 October 2026 to 19 October 2027.
Start and end dates
99% confidence19 October 2026 to 19 October 2027
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Contract 3 period.
Signature date
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract 3 dateSigned.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown; no extension or renewal terms were supplied.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Aftermarket and technical-access dependency
96% confidenceThe requirement concerns an existing installed equipment estate, and the buyer's stated rationale centres on manufacturer accreditation, calibration traceability, technical compliance, proprietary data and OEM components.
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Tender description.
Addressable opportunity
98% confidencePublished net contract value is £126,110 for the stated 12-month term.
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Contract value and period.
Competitive accessibility
96% confidenceThe buyer recorded that no reasonable alternative supplier could meet the requirement while preserving the stated manufacturer and compliance requirements.
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Tender description. This is the buyer's stated determination, not an independently assessed market finding.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Multiple award records
98% confidenceThe supplied award dataset contains records 1, 2 and 3 for the same title/lot, with differing statuses and completeness. The signed active contract links specifically to award 3.
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Awards list: award 1 pending, award 2 active with 2 October date/value, award 3 active; contract 3 awardID is 3.
Value-record inconsistency
98% confidenceAwards 1 and 2 each show £126,110, while award 3 has no award-level value. The contract record independently provides £126,110 excluding VAT and £151,332 including VAT.
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Awards list and contract 3 value.
Lot information
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Lots data for lot 1 contains null title, description and value.
Supplier identity
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified by company number. The verified legal name is FLUKE (UK) LIMITED; the published source name is Fluke (UK) Limited.
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Supplier verification data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied award records contain a pending record and two active records for the same requirement and lot; the analysis relies on the contract record's explicit link to award 3 without treating the other records as separate supplier awards.
- No bid count, tender submissions, scoring, pricing breakdown, evaluation report or comparator information was supplied.
- Lot 1 has no published title, detailed description or individual lot value.
- No extension, option or renewal provisions were supplied.
- The notice states the buyer's technical-reasons determination but does not provide independent supporting technical evidence or market testing documentation.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
NHS Blood and TransplantFLUKE (UK) LIMITEDtemperature loggersComarkcalibration servicesmaintenance servicesdirect awardProcurement Act 2023
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the NHS Blood and Transplant temperature logger contract?
FLUKE (UK) LIMITED, verified under company number 00669288.
What is the contract value?
£126,110 excluding VAT, or £151,332 including VAT.
Was the contract competitively tendered?
No. The notice records a below-threshold direct award without competition, citing technical reasons related to the existing Comark equipment estate.
When does the contract run?
It is signed from 15 October 2026 and scheduled to run from 19 October 2026 to 19 October 2027.
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