Scope
Description
This UK6 contract award notice is being published to begin the associated standstill period with regards to the direct award of an above threshold contract to M3 Medical / Uniphar Medtech for the purchase of 4 x EggNest Radiation Protection Systems.
As per UK5 Transparency Notice:
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.
Contract 1. Purchase of Radiation Protection Equipment
Supplier
Contract value
- £340,000 excluding VAT
- £408,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
26 November 2025
Standstill period
- End: 8 December 2025
- 8 working days
Earliest date the contract will be signed
9 December 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 9 December 2025 to 9 December 2026
- 1 year, 1 day
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 35113200 - Nuclear, biological, chemical and radiological protection equipment
Contract locations
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
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
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: 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