AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Belfast Health & Social Care Trust has published a pending direct-award decision for maintenance of GE cardio equipment. The named, verified supplier is GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS LIMITED. The notice does not confirm that a contract has been signed or has started.
Published outcomeAward 1 is pending, with GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS LIMITED named as supplier for lot 1.
Market significanceThis is an above-threshold, direct-award services requirement for OEM-aligned routine service and repair of GE cardio equipment in Belfast Health & Social Care Trust.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 744650 net; 893580 gross GBP · Verified supplier named on a pending award
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The award names GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS LIMITED as supplier. Supplier verification matched Companies House number 00252567 by company number; the award value contains amount £744,650 and amountGross £893,580.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice status
98% confidenceContract award notice published; process marked complete
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The process is labelled “Contract award notice on Find a Tender”, has source status “complete”, and was published on 14 October 2026.
Award status
100% confidencePending
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Award 1 has status “pending”.
Signature position
99% confidenceNot confirmed; a future signature date was scheduled for 24 October 2026
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The award milestones include a scheduled “futureSignatureDate” of 2026-10-24T23:59:59+01:00.
Contract start position
99% confidencePlanned start: 1 December 2026; commencement not confirmed
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Award 1 specifies a contract-period start date of 2026-12-01.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
100% confidence£744,650
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Award 1 value.amount is 744650 GBP.
Award value including VAT
100% confidence£893,580
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 893580 GBP.
Value allocation
93% confidenceAward-level value for award 1 / lot 1
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Award 1 is related to lot 1 and identifies one supplier. No separate lot value is published.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award decision date
100% confidence14 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-14.
Award notice publication
100% confidence14 October 2026
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The award-notice document datePublished is 2026-10-14T11:52:08+01:00.
Standstill end
100% confidence23 October 2026, 23:59:59 BST
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Award 1 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-23T23:59:59+01:00.
Scheduled future signature date
100% confidence24 October 2026, 23:59:59 BST
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The futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled for 2026-10-24T23:59:59+01:00.
Planned contract period
100% confidence1 December 2026 to 30 November 2031
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Award 1 contractPeriod specifies startDate 2026-12-01 and endDate 2031-11-30.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
100% confidenceRoutine service and repair of GE cardio equipment, in accordance with OEM recommendations
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The tender description states this scope.
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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The award item lists CPV 50000000.
Delivery area
98% confidenceNorthern Ireland (UKN)
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The award item delivery address region is UKN.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1); no lot title or description supplied
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Tender and award data reference lot 1 only; the lot record has no title or description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
100% confidenceDirect award
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The tender procurementMethod is “direct” and procurementMethodDetails is “Direct award”.
Threshold status
100% confidenceAbove threshold
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Award 1 has aboveThreshold set to true.
Competition information
100% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice data
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No bid, tenderer, score or evaluation information is included in the supplied data.
Award rationale
100% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice data
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The supplied notice data provides no narrative explaining the direct-award selection.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Base term
99% confidenceFive years planned
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The stated contract period runs from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2031.
Extension / maximum extent
99% confidenceMay extend to 31 May 2036 in six-monthly steps
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The award has maxExtentDate 2036-05-31 and renewal text states extension in six-monthly steps may facilitate completion of a regional re-tender or address non-award.
Renewal flag
100% confidenceYes
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Award 1 has hasRenewal set to true.
Contract conclusion
100% confidenceNot confirmed
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The award remains pending and the notice schedules a future signature date.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
96% confidenceA single named supplier is associated with the sole published lot and the award-level value
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Award 1 names one supplier and is related to lot 1; only one lot is published.
Service dependency indicator
100% confidenceThe stated requirement is maintenance in accordance with OEM recommendations
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This wording appears in the tender description.
Regional aggregation signal
98% confidenceThe buyer indicates that the scope is intended to be included in a future regional Northern Ireland Health & Social Care maintenance renewal
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The renewal description explicitly refers to a regional renewal for specialist cardio, respiratory, physiology systems and medical training equipment.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Pending award versus active contract
100% confidenceThe source labels the award pending, while the process is complete and a future signature milestone is scheduled. This analysis therefore treats the publication as an award decision, not evidence of a signed or active contract.
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Award 1 status is pending; tender status is complete; futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 24 October 2026.
Unpublished competition and evaluation details
100% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid counts, bidder list, evaluation scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown are included.
Lot detail limitation
100% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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The supplied lot record contains null title, description and value fields.
Value presentation
100% confidenceThe source provides both a net amount and a gross amount; this analysis reports both rather than selecting one as the sole contract value.
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Award 1 contains amount £744,650 and amountGross £893,580.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award is pending; signature, contract conclusion and commencement are not confirmed by the supplied data.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation criteria, scores, direct-award rationale, savings and detailed pricing.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual lot value.
- The source provides potential extension arrangements but does not confirm that any extension will be exercised.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Belfast Health and Social Care TrustGE MEDICAL SYSTEMS LIMITEDGE cardio equipment maintenancedirect awardmedical equipment maintenanceNorthern Ireland procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is the named supplier?
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 00252567.
What is the award value?
£744,650 excluding VAT and £893,580 including VAT, as published for award 1.
Is the contract signed and active?
The supplied notice does not confirm this. The award is marked pending, with a future signature date scheduled for 24 October 2026 and a planned start date of 1 December 2026.
How long is the planned term?
The stated base period is from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2031, with potential extensions to 31 May 2036.
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