Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Lyndhurst Road
Worthing
BN11 2DH
UK
Contact person: Cecile Bagnall
E-mail: cecile.bagnall@nhs.net
NUTS: UKJ2
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: NHS Trust
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Critical Ventilation Verification
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71315410
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Hospital critical ventilation verifications services, Trust wide.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
294 300.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ
Main site or place of performance:
Brighton, Haywards Heath, Worthing and Chichester
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Critical ventilation verification services Trust wide in line with Health Technical Memorandum 03-01: Specialised Ventilation for Healthcare Premises and <br/>Health Building Note 26 – Facilities for Surgical Procedures, Health Building Note 04-01.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
two years extension
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
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2020/S 085-203399
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
22/05/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Howorth Air Technology Limited
07085326
Unit 37, Raven Locks, Ravenscraig Rd, Little Hulton
Salford
M38 9PU
UK
Telephone: +44 1204571131
E-mail: patricia.marsden@howorthgroup.com
NUTS: UKD33
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.howorthgroup.com
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:
294 300.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
588 600.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
30/06/2026