THE JAMES MERCER GROUP LIMITED awarded £47.5k NHS HVAC repairs contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 14 Oct 2026, 15:53.

Opportunity overview

The works include replacement air conditioning equipment, pressure testing and leak repairs, replacement fan motors and blades, condensate pump replacements, system diagnostics, deep cleaning, and associated repairs to restore performance of critical environmental control systems serving clinical and support areas including Pharmacy, Pathology, Radiology, Ultrasound, Blood Sciences and other departments.

Awarded to

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The James Mercer Group Ltd

Matched by exact name

Contract value: £47.5k
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 8 Oct 2026
Award ID: 097077-2026-1
Status: active
Location: Liverpool, UKD1, L10 1LD, United Kingdom

Classification

CPV45331000 — Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning installation work

Lots

The objectives of the project are to: Restore reliable operation of air conditioning systems serving clinical and support areas. Address identified equipment failures, defects and maintenance issues. Maintain appropriate environmental conditions to support patient care, staff wellbeing and service delivery. Reduce the risk of unplanned equipment breakdowns and service disruption. Ensure works are undertaken by a suitably qualified contractor experienced in healthcare ventilation and air conditioning systems. The scope includes supply and installation of new air conditioning equipment, repairs, diagnostics, pressure testing, leak detection, component replacement and associated commissioning as identified during maintenance inspections and condition assessments. This procurement approach supports compliance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the terms of the framework agreement, and the Trust’s governance requirements. The direct award route was selected as it represents a compliant approach with the framework terms.Value not stated

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: C483117
Status: complete
Main Procurement Category: works
Procurement Method: limited
Procurement Method Details: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen: This procurement represents a direct award under the NHS SBS Framework: SBS10166 – Hard Facilities Management 2 (HFM2), and has been completed in full accordance with the framework’s specified criteria.

Legal basis

Id: 32014L0024
Scheme: CELEX

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 45331000
Description: Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning installation work

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1

Scheme: TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id: D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Description: The objectives of the project are to: Restore reliable operation of air conditioning systems serving clinical and support areas. Address identified equipment failures, defects and maintenance issues. Maintain appropriate environmental conditions to support patient care, staff wellbeing and service delivery. Reduce the risk of unplanned equipment breakdowns and service disruption. Ensure works are undertaken by a suitably qualified contractor experienced in healthcare ventilation and air conditioning systems. The scope includes supply and installation of new air conditioning equipment, repairs, diagnostics, pressure testing, leak detection, component replacement and associated commissioning as identified during maintenance inspections and condition assessments. This procurement approach supports compliance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the terms of the framework agreement, and the Trust’s governance requirements. The direct award route was selected as it represents a compliant approach with the framework terms.
Has Options: No
Status: cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1

Type: price

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKD44

Delivery Location

Description: Royal Lancaster Infirmary

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
Id: GB-FTS-66301

Identifier

Legal Name: University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Street Address: Westmorland General Hospital, Trust HQ, Burton Road
Locality: Kendal
Region: UKD1
Postal Code: LA9 7RG
Country Name: United Kingdom

Contact

Name: Matthew Gardner
Email: matthew.gardner@mbht.nhs.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk ↗
Buyer Profile: https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: TED_CA_TYPE
Id: BODY_PUBLIC
Description: Body governed by public law

Entry 2

Scheme: COFOG
Id: 07
Description: Health

Organisation 2

Name: The James Mercer Group Ltd
Id: GB-FTS-174776

Identifier

Legal Name: The James Mercer Group Ltd

Address

Street Address: 16 Clock Tower Park, Longmoor Lane Liverpool
Locality: Liverpool
Region: UKD1
Postal Code: L10 1LD
Country Name: United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone: +44 7912781428

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: sme

Organisation 3

Name: NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Id: GB-FTS-88698

Identifier

Legal Name: NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board

Address

Street Address: Level 3, Christ Church Precinct, County Hall, Fishergate Hill,
Locality: Preston
Postal Code: PR1 8XB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Details

Url: https://www.lancashireandsouthcumbria.icb.nhs.uk/ ↗

Award information

Award 1

Id: 097077-2026-1
Status: active

Related lots

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-FTS-174776
Name: The James Mercer Group Ltd

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 097077-2026-1
Award ID: 097077-2026-1
Status: active
Date Signed: 9 Oct 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount: 47,500.44
Currency: GBP

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Kendal · UKD1 · LA9 7RG · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKD44

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

097077-2026award, contract · 14 Oct 2026, 14:38

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust published an award and contract notice for air-conditioning and ventilation repairs at Royal Lancaster Infirmary. The notice records a £47,500.44 contract signed on 9 October 2026 with THE JAMES MERCER GROUP LIMITED under an NHS SBS Hard Facilities Management 2 framework direct award. However, the associated lot is marked cancelled while the award and contract records are active.

Published outcome signals

Notice publication14 October 2026Evidence: Process published_at and release history both state 2026-10-14T14:38:56+01:00.
Award record statusActiveEvidence: Award 097077-2026-1 has status 'active'.
Contract record statusActiveEvidence: Contract 097077-2026-1 has status 'active'.

91% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed5 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 097077-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0787b5
First published: 14 Oct 2026
Last checked: 14 Oct 2026, 15:53
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 14 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

THE JAMES MERCER GROUP LIMITED is named as supplier for award 097077-2026-1, covering lot 1. The source contract record is active and includes a signed-date field.

Market significance

A modest healthcare-estate works award for critical environmental-control repairs, procured through a framework direct-award route rather than a new competition.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

THE JAMES MERCER GROUP LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 097077-2026-1 · Lots 1 · 47500.44 GBP · Active award and contract record

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Verified supplier identity gives THE JAMES MERCER GROUP LIMITED (company number 03917286). Award 097077-2026-1 names the supplier and relates to lot 1; the contract record states £47,500.44 GBP.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice publication

99% confidence

14 October 2026

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Process published_at and release history both state 2026-10-14T14:38:56+01:00.

Award record status

99% confidence

Active

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Award 097077-2026-1 has status 'active'.

Contract record status

99% confidence

Active

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Contract 097077-2026-1 has status 'active'.

Lot status

99% confidence

Cancelled

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Lot 1 is marked 'cancelled' in both tender lots and supplied lot data.

VALUES

Published values explained

Contract value

99% confidence

£47,500.44 GBP

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Contract 097077-2026-1 value is 47500.44 GBP.

Value allocation

93% confidence

The published contract value is recorded against the single contract and award; no separate lot-price breakdown is supplied.

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One contract, one award and one related lot are present; no lot value is supplied.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Contract signed date

99% confidence

9 October 2026

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Contract 097077-2026-1 dateSigned is 2026-10-09T00:00:00+01:00.

Contract start date

99% confidence

Unknown

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process.contract_start_at is null and no contract period is supplied.

Contract end date

99% confidence

Unknown

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process.contract_end_at is null and no contract period is supplied.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

98% confidence

Repairs and replacement works for air-conditioning and ventilation systems serving clinical and support areas.

View supporting evidence

Process title and description identify replacement equipment, pressure testing, leak repairs, fan and pump replacement, diagnostics, deep cleaning and associated repairs.

Site

99% confidence

Royal Lancaster Infirmary

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Item 1 deliveryLocation states Royal Lancaster Infirmary.

Clinical areas cited

98% confidence

Pharmacy, Pathology, Radiology, Ultrasound, Blood Sciences and other departments.

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Process description lists these areas as served by the critical environmental-control systems.

Classification

99% confidence

CPV 45331000 — Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning installation work.

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Tender classification and supplied classifications identify CPV 45331000.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procurement method

99% confidence

Limited procedure: award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition.

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Process procurement_method is 'limited' and procurement_method_details states the procedure wording.

Route

99% confidence

Direct award under NHS SBS Framework SBS10166 — Hard Facilities Management 2 (HFM2).

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Procurement method rationale explicitly identifies the framework and states that the procurement was a direct award under it.

Award criterion

96% confidence

Price

View supporting evidence

Lot 1 awardCriteria contains one criterion of type 'price'.

Competition information

99% confidence

No bid count, bidder list or evaluation scoring is supplied.

View supporting evidence

Published data provides no such fields or results.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Contract status

99% confidence

Active in the published contract record.

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Contract 097077-2026-1 status is 'active'.

Options

99% confidence

No options

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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.

Duration and extension terms

99% confidence

Unknown

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No start date, end date, duration or extension terms are supplied.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Operational focus

97% confidence

The works address reliability and performance of environmental-control systems in clinical and support settings, including repairs, component replacement, testing and commissioning.

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The requirement and lot description specify these activities and objectives.

Route-to-market observation

98% confidence

The buyer used a framework direct award, citing compliance with the framework terms and Trust governance requirements.

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The procurement-method rationale makes this statement.

Price transparency

98% confidence

A total contract value is published, but no pricing schedule or work-package breakdown is supplied.

View supporting evidence

The contract value is present; no pricing breakdown appears in the supplied data.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

91%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-0787b5
Analysed: 14 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust

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Buyer party and process buyer_name identify the Trust.

Buyer type and function

99% confidence

Body governed by public law; health.

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Buyer classifications state BODY_PUBLIC and COFOG 07 Health.

Buyer location

99% confidence

Kendal, United Kingdom

View supporting evidence

Buyer address is at Westmorland General Hospital, Kendal, LA9 7RG.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Verified legal supplier

99% confidence

THE JAMES MERCER GROUP LIMITED (company number 03917286)

View supporting evidence

Supplier verification status is verified through an exact-name match and provides the verified company name and number.

Source supplier name

99% confidence

The James Mercer Group Ltd

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The source party and award supplier field use this name; supplier verification reports no name mismatch.

Supplier SME indicator

95% confidence

SME

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Supplier party details list scale as 'sme'.

Supplier location

99% confidence

Liverpool, United Kingdom

View supporting evidence

Supplier party address states Liverpool, L10 1LD.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

99% confidence

Unknown; no estimate can be calculated because no contract end date is published.

View supporting evidence

No contract end date or duration is supplied.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Conflicting lifecycle fields

99% confidence

The award and contract are marked active, but their sole related lot is marked cancelled. The source does not explain this discrepancy.

View supporting evidence

Award and contract status fields are 'active'; lot 1 status is 'cancelled'.

Contract conclusion evidence

98% confidence

A dateSigned field supports reporting that the contract record is signed on 9 October 2026; no separate execution document is supplied.

View supporting evidence

Contract 097077-2026-1 includes dateSigned 2026-10-09.

Information not supplied in the published notice

99% confidence

No contract start/end dates, duration, lot value, bid count, bidder list, scoring, award date, or extension terms are provided.

View supporting evidence

Relevant supplied fields are null or absent.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The sole related lot is marked cancelled while the linked award and contract records are active; the source provides no explanation, so the analysis does not resolve the conflict.
No contract start or end date, duration, extension terms or renewal information is published.
No individual lot value, pricing breakdown, bill of quantities or payment terms are supplied.
No bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation scoring or detailed award rationale beyond the framework direct-award statement is supplied.
No separate award date is supplied.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who was named as supplier?

THE JAMES MERCER GROUP LIMITED, verified as company number 03917286, is named for award 097077-2026-1.

What is the published contract value?

The contract record states £47,500.44 GBP.

When was the contract signed?

The published contract record gives a signed date of 9 October 2026.

Was this competitively tendered?

The notice describes a direct award under the NHS SBS Hard Facilities Management 2 framework and an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. No bid-count information is published.

Is the contract active?

The award and contract records are active, but the related lot is marked cancelled; the notice does not explain the inconsistency.

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.

Repairs to air conditioning and ventilation

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

The James Mercer Group Ltd

Classification

Lots

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Classification

Covered By

Procedure reasons

Lots and requirements

Award criteria

Criteria

Items and delivery

Delivery locations

Delivery Location

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Identifier

Address

Roles

Details

Award information

Related lots

Suppliers

Contracts and changes

Value

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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