AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Southern Health and Social Care Trust published a transparency notice for a proposed direct award to CONMED UK LTD for maintenance of Conmed Advanced Visualization Systems. The award remains pending; the supplied data does not show a signed or active contract.
Published outcomePending direct award to CONMED UK LTD for a single lot, with a net award value of £186,000 (gross value £223,200).
Market significanceThe notice indicates manufacturer-specific maintenance rights in Northern Ireland and a direct-award route, limiting contestability for this requirement.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CONMED UK LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 186000 GBP · pending
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Verified supplier identity is CONMED UK LTD (Companies House number 03535936); award 1 identifies this supplier and has pending status. The £186,000 value is for the single award.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice and award status
99% confidenceTransparency notice published; award pending
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The notice is titled "Transparency notice on Find a Tender" and award 1 has status "pending".
Contract signature
99% confidenceNot evidenced; future signature date scheduled for 2 November 2026
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Award milestone type "futureSignatureDate" is scheduled for 2026-11-02; no signed-contract record is supplied.
Planned contract period
98% confidence1 January 2027 to 31 December 2032
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Award contractPeriod gives startDate 2027-01-01 and endDate 2032-12-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value, net
99% confidence£186,000
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Award 1 value.amount is 186000 GBP.
Award value, gross
99% confidence£223,200
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 223200 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Transparency notice published
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Notice document 095034-2026 was published at 2026-10-08T10:03:38+01:00.
Scheduled signature date
99% confidence2 November 2026
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Award milestone futureSignatureDate is due 2026-11-02T23:59:59Z.
Planned start
98% confidence1 January 2027
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Award contractPeriod startDate is 2027-01-01T00:00:00Z.
Planned end
98% confidence31 December 2032
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Award contractPeriod endDate is 2032-12-31T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceMaintenance of Conmed Advanced Visualization Systems for Southern Health and Social Care Trust
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Process title and description state this requirement.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices — repair and maintenance services
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Award mainProcurementCategory is services; item CPV 50000000 is "Repair and maintenance services".
Delivery area
98% confidenceNorthern Ireland (UKN)
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Award delivery address region is UKN.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot; no published lot title or description
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Tender and award each reference lot 1; supplied lot 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".
Published rationale
97% confidenceConmed is stated to hold exclusive rights for maintenance of Conmed equipment in Northern Ireland under an exclusive Distribution and Supply Agreement.
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Tender procurementMethodRationale provides this statement.
Direct-award classification
95% confidenceSwitching direct award
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procurementMethodRationaleClassifications includes "switchingDirectAward".
Competition data
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bid or tenderer counts, scores or evaluation results are provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Extension mechanism
96% confidenceMay be extended to 30 June 2037 in six-month steps
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Renewal description states the contract could be extended to 30/06/2037 in six-month steps.
Regional renewal context
95% confidenceScope is intended for inclusion in a regional Northern Ireland Health & Social Care renewal starting 1 January 2033.
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Award renewal description states this intention.
Extension purpose
96% confidenceTo facilitate completion of the regional re-tender or in the event of non-award
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Award renewal description states these contingencies.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market access observation
94% confidenceThe buyer’s published exclusivity rationale suggests the maintenance requirement is tied to Conmed’s claimed rights in Northern Ireland.
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The direct-award rationale cites Conmed’s exclusive rights for maintenance of Conmed equipment within Northern Ireland.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe published value is award-level and relates to the sole supplier and sole lot in the supplied record.
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Award 1 has one supplier, CONMED UK LTD, and is linked only to lot 1.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award status caution
99% confidenceThe award is pending, not evidence of a concluded, signed or active contract.
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Award 1 status is pending and signature is only scheduled.
Lot detail limitation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: lot title, lot description and separate lot value.
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Lot 1 title, description and value fields are null.
Competition and evaluation limitation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bid counts, bidder list, scoring and evaluation outcomes.
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No such fields are present in the supplied data.
Value basis limitation
97% confidenceThe notice provides net and gross award amounts but no pricing breakdown or explicit value-basis field.
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Award includes amount and amountGross; process and lot value_basis fields are null.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The record is a pending award and does not evidence contract signature, conclusion or mobilisation.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: tender submissions, competing suppliers, evaluation scoring, award decision detail and pricing breakdown.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
- The stated extension and regional renewal arrangements are contingent and should not be treated as a confirmed future procurement or active extension.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
CONMED UK LTDSouthern Health and Social Care TrustConmed maintenanceAdvanced Visualization Systemsdirect awardNorthern Ireland procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is the proposed supplier?
The pending award identifies verified legal entity CONMED UK LTD, Companies House number 03535936.
Has the contract been signed?
No signed contract is evidenced in the supplied data. A signature date of 2 November 2026 is scheduled.
What is the award value?
The published award value is £186,000 net and £223,200 gross.
Why was a direct award used?
The buyer states that Conmed has exclusive rights for maintenance of Conmed equipment within Northern Ireland under an exclusive Distribution and Supply Agreement.
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.