Scope
Description
Purchase of 3x Additional Operating Tables (Standardisation) - King George Hospital Mindray V9 with bespoke attachments.
Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £128,885.34 excluding VAT
- £154,662.41 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
9 January 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027
- 1 year
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 33192230 - Operating tables
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Direct award justification
Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights
The contracting authority justifies this direct award pursuant to Schedule 5, Paragraph 6(a) and 6(b) of the Procurement Act 2023. The manufacturer has confirmed that the appointed supplier holds exclusive rights to supply the specific operating table system and associated proprietary accessories required to meet the Trust's clinical and technical requirements. As a result, competition is absent for exclusive rights reasons and no reasonable alternative or substitute exists.
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT) is making a direct award for three operating tables to ensure standardisation at the King George Hospital (KGH) site. The Trust already operates three identical units at this location.
A change in supplier would result in significant technical incompatibility and unacceptable clinical risk. Specifically:
1) Existing proprietary accessories (including headrests, stirrups and table extensions) are not interchangeable with alternative manufacturers' systems.
2) The introduction of additional platforms would create disproportionate technical complexity and maintenance burden for Medical Engineering (EBME).
3) Clinical risk would be increased, as introducing a different user interface for identical surgical procedures heightens the risk of operator error for staff working across the theatre suite.
Accordingly, this direct award is lawful under Schedule 5, Paragraph 6 of the Procurement Act 2023.
Supplier
MET HEALTHCARE UK LIMITED
- Companies House: 12838474
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PBGY-1315-TMNM
Unit 5, The Old Dairy Crest Depot Station Road
Bristol
BS37 5HT
United Kingdom
Email: info@methealthcare.net
Website: http://www.methealthcare.net
Region: UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1
Contracting authority
BARKING, HAVERING AND REDBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST
- NHS Organisation Data Service: RF4
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PBMX-8832-GMZL
Queens Hospitals, Rom Valley Way
Romford
RM7 0AG
United Kingdom
Region: UKI52 - Barking & Dagenham and Havering
Organisation type: Public authority - central government