Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Colchester District General Hospital,Turner Road
COLCHESTER
CO4 5JL
UK
Contact person: Stuart White
E-mail: contractmanagement@esneft.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKH14
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
The Provision of a Sterile Service & Endoscopy Decontamination Services Management System
Reference number: ESNEFT2287
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Sterile services closed loop system to manage instrument sets through the decontamination cycle in sterile services and endoscopy and to track inventory of said sets across sites, stores rooms and capture usage against patients
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
395 800.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH14
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Competition under - Countess of Chester Hospital (CoCH) Commercial Procurement Services Framework – Provision of Track and Traceability Systems (FTS Notice Ref: 2021/S 000-024669)
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure
Explanation
Competition carried out under PCR2015 therefore no requirement to publish a prior notice
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22/12/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Health Edge Solutions Limited
03244013
Northavon Business Centre, Dean Road, Yate, Bristol.
Bristol
BS37 5NH
UK
Telephone: +44 1454322777
NUTS: UKK
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.health-edge.co.uk
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
229 500.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
395 800.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Colchester District General Hospital,Turner Road
COLCHESTER
CO4 5JL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/01/2026