AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust has published a transparency notice for a proposed direct award to MET Healthcare Limited for maintenance and repair of pendants, theatre lighting systems and examination lamps. The award remains pending; the published data does not confirm that a contract has been signed or started.
Published outcomePending direct award to MET Healthcare Limited for lot 1, with a stated net value of £2,390,160 and gross value of £2,868,192.
Market significanceAbove-threshold, single-supplier healthcare equipment maintenance requirement in Northern Ireland, with a stated initial period to September 2031 and potential extension to September 2034.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
MET HEALTHCARE LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 2390160 net; 2868192 gross GBP · Pending award
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Award 1 identifies MET HEALTHCARE LIMITED as supplier and states values of GBP 2,390,160 (amount) and GBP 2,868,192 (amountGross).
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice type
99% confidenceTransparency notice on Find a Tender
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Award document 094804-2026 is described as a Transparency notice on Find a Tender, published 7 October 2026.
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 has status "pending".
Contract signature
98% confidenceNot confirmed
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A future signature date is scheduled for 1 November 2026; no signed-contract status or executed contract record is supplied.
Contract start
96% confidenceScheduled for 1 November 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate is 2026-11-01; the award remains pending.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value (net)
99% confidence£2,390,160
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Award 1 value.amount is 2390160 GBP.
Award value (gross)
99% confidence£2,868,192
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 2868192 GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceSingle award; no separate lot-level value published
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Only award 1 is supplied, related to lot 1; the lot record has no value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Notice published
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Award notice 094804-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-07T14:30:56+01:00.
Scheduled contract start
96% confidence1 November 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate is 2026-11-01T00:00:00Z.
Stated initial end date
99% confidence30 September 2031
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Award contractPeriod endDate is 2031-09-30T23:59:59+01:00.
Maximum stated extent date
99% confidence30 September 2034
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Award contractPeriod maxExtentDate is 2034-09-30T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceRoutine service and repair of pendants, theatre light systems and examination lamps, in accordance with OEM recommendations
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Process description states this requirement applies within South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services.
CPV
99% confidence50000000 — Repair and maintenance services
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Award item 1 additional classification.
Delivery region
99% confidenceNorthern Ireland (UKN)
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Award item delivery address is region UKN, United Kingdom.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1); no lot title or description supplied
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Tender and award data reference lot 1 only; its title and description are null.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award
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Tender procurementMethod is direct and procurementMethodDetails is Direct award.
Stated rationale
93% confidenceExclusive maintenance rights cited for Mindray equipment in Northern Ireland, and sole Irish distribution cited for specified Baxter/Trumpf Medical portfolios
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Published procurementMethodRationale cites Mindray's agreement with MET Healthcare and a Baxter confirmation concerning MET Healthcare's sole Irish distributor role.
Rationale classification
99% confidenceSingle supplier — intellectual property/exclusive rights
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procurementMethodRationaleClassifications id is singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No tenderer count, bid count, evaluation results or scoring information is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial period
99% confidence1 November 2026 to 30 September 2031
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Award contractPeriod startDate and endDate.
Extension provision
99% confidenceMay be extended in six-month steps to 30 September 2034
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Renewal description states the contract could be extended to 30 September 2034 in six-month steps.
Extension purpose stated by buyer
99% confidenceTo facilitate completion of a regional re-tender or in the event of non-award
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Award renewal description.
Contract execution
98% confidenceNot confirmed
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Future signature milestone is scheduled rather than completed, and award status is pending.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
99% confidenceSingle pending supplier award under a direct-award rationale
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One award names MET Healthcare Limited; the procurement method is direct.
OEM-linked maintenance requirement
99% confidenceMaintenance is stated to follow OEM recommendations
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Process description.
Regional transition context
94% confidenceThe buyer intends the scope to be considered within a wider Northern Ireland Health & Social Care renewal
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Award renewal description.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Lifecycle caveat
99% confidenceThe process is marked complete while the individual award is marked pending; the pending award status is used for this analysis.
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Process tender status is complete; award 1 status is pending.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot title, description and individual lot value are not supplied in the published notice.
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Lot 1 fields are null for title, description and value.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bidder counts, tender submissions, scores or evaluation narrative are provided.
Conflict-of-interest document
99% confidenceNot published
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Tender document record conflictOfInterest has description "Not published".
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot title, lot description and individual lot value are not supplied.
- No executed contract or confirmed signature date is supplied.
- No tenderer count, bid prices, evaluation scores or award-decision narrative is supplied.
- The conflict-of-interest document is stated as not published.
- The individual award is marked pending, so it is not yet possible to present this as a concluded or signed contract.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
MET HealthcareSouth Eastern Health and Social Care Trusttheatre light maintenancependant maintenancedirect awardNorthern Ireland procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Has the contract been signed?
No. The published award is pending and lists a future signature date of 1 November 2026.
What is the published value?
£2,390,160 net, or £2,868,192 gross.
Why was a direct award used?
The notice cites exclusive rights and distributor arrangements for relevant equipment maintenance.
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.