Scope
Description
This transparency notice is to notify the market of the Trusts upcoming intentions with regards to direct awarding an above threshold contract to M3 Medical / Uniphar Medtech for the purchase of 4 x EggNest Radiation Protection Systems.
Contract 1. Purchase of Radiation Protection Equipment
Supplier
Contract value
- £340,000 excluding VAT
- £408,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
3 November 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 4 November 2025 to 3 November 2026
- 1 year
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 35113200 - Nuclear, biological, chemical and radiological protection equipment
Contract locations
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Direct award justification
Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights
The Authority considers that the contract may be awarded on the basis of the justification set out in Paragraph 5 of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023:
5. The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract-
(a)due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and
(b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.
The EggNest radiation protection equipment has an up to date registered patent (EP3352673) and Unipharm/M3 Medical have sole distribution rights within the UK and Ireland for this device. Evidence from the manufacturer of sole distribution has been provided to the Authority.
Supplier
Uniphar Medtech Ltd
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PCWP-6911-YVDN
Unit 3, Northern Cross Business Park, Finglas
Dublin
D11 WY11
Ireland
Email: tenders2@unipharmedtech.com
Website: http://www.unipharmedtech.com
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. Purchase of Radiation Protection Equipment
Contracting authority
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS NHS TRUST
- NHS Organisation Data Service: RJE
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHBX-7757-YPYD
Royal Stoke University Hospial, Newcastle Road
Stoke on Trent
ST4 6QG
United Kingdom
Contact name: Lauren Evans
Email: lauren.evans2@uhnm.nhs.uk
Region: UKG23 - Stoke-on-Trent
Organisation type: Public authority - central government