AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has published contract details for maintenance of two micromanipulation systems and RI witnessing equipment. The active award and contract are to Origio Ltd (CooperSurgical).
Published outcomeA direct, below-threshold procurement without competition resulted in one active award (lot 1) and an active contract with Origio Ltd (CooperSurgical). The contract data explicitly records a signing date of 20 October 2026.
Market significanceThis is a small specialist medical-equipment maintenance contract, valued at £12,834.87 gross, for service delivery in the Sheffield area.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Origio Ltd (CooperSurgical)
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 12834.87 GBP · active
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Award 1 names Origio Ltd (CooperSurgical) as supplier and is linked to lot 1. Contract 1, linked to award 1, records a gross value of GBP 12,834.87.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The process identifies the notice as “Contract details notice on Find a Tender” (UK7).
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is recorded as “complete”.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is recorded with status “active”.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is recorded with status “active”.
Contract signing
99% confidenceSigned 20 October 2026
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Contract 1 explicitly gives dateSigned as 2026-10-20.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£12,834.87 gross
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Contract 1 records amountGross of 12834.87 and currency GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceSingle contract linked to award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; award 1 is linked to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-20.
Contract start
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-20T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end
99% confidence8 October 2029
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2029-10-08T23:59:59+01:00.
Notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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The notice document datePublished is 2026-10-20T11:13:39+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceMaintenance of micromanipulation systems and RI witnessing equipment
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The published title is “STH Maintenance of Micromanipulation Systems 2026-29”; the description states “MICROMANIPULATION SYSTEMS X2 & RI WITNESSING EQUIPMENT”.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 lists mainProcurementCategory as services.
CPV classification
99% confidence50420000 — Repair and maintenance services of medical and surgical equipment
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Award item 1 provides this CPV classification.
Delivery region
98% confidenceUKE32, United Kingdom
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Award item 1 lists a delivery address in region UKE32, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is recorded as “direct”.
Competition basis
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is recorded as “Below threshold - without competition”.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1)
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Tender data contains one lot, identified as 1; award 1 and contract 1 are linked to it.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence20 October 2026 to 8 October 2029
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Contract 1 period runs from 2026-10-20 to 2029-10-08.
Extension or renewal option
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Contract title
99% confidenceSTH Maintenance of Micromanipulation Systems 2026-29
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Contract 1 provides this title.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceDirect below-threshold purchase from a single supplier
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The notice records a direct method, “Below threshold - without competition”, one supplier, one award and one contract.
Addressable service niche
96% confidenceSpecialist maintenance for medical and surgical equipment
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The requirement concerns micromanipulation and witnessing equipment, with CPV 50420000 for repair and maintenance of medical and surgical equipment.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier verification coverage
99% confidenceNo separate verified legal company name was supplied
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Supplier identity status is “not_applicable”; verified_company_name and verified_company_number are null. The published supplier name is retained as the source-provided identity.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot title, description and individual lot value were not supplied
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Lot 1 is identified but its title, description and value fields are null.
Competition detail
98% confidenceBid count, evaluation and award rationale were not supplied
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The notice states that the procurement was without competition but supplies no evaluation, scoring or selection detail.
Value basis
99% confidencePublished contract value is gross; pricing breakdown is not supplied
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Contract 1 provides amountGross and amount of GBP 12,834.87, without a pricing breakdown.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No separately verified legal company name or company number was supplied for Origio Ltd (CooperSurgical); the analysis uses the published supplier name.
- The published notice does not provide a lot title, lot description, individual lot value, pricing breakdown, bid count, evaluation results or award rationale.
- No extension, renewal or option terms were supplied. The estimated re-procurement horizon is derived solely from the stated contract end date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustOrigio Ltd (CooperSurgical)micromanipulation systems maintenancemedical equipment maintenanceRI witnessing equipmentFind a Tenderdirect procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals micromanipulation maintenance contract?
Origio Ltd (CooperSurgical) is the supplier named for active award 1 and the linked contract.
What is the contract value?
The published gross contract value is £12,834.87.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period runs from 20 October 2026 to 8 October 2029.
Was the procurement competitive?
The notice describes it as a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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