AwardedAwarded 5 January 2026

Replacement Vaccuum

Medway NHS Foundation Trust · NHS and health

In brief

Medway NHS Foundation Trust awarded this contract to Aether Medical Gases on 5 January 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

Extreme and unavoidable urgency The supplier who is providing the service of replacing and installing the Vacuum pump is the supplier who maintains the vacuum pump for the site. They have extensive knowledge of how the system works and the works will require isolation and specialist fabrication to a critical part of the infrastructure. The works will require the site to shutdown for 1-2 hours and as this is a critical shutdown the supplier has extensive site knowledge to complete the works safely. The value of the contract is £300,000 excluding VAT The current vacuum pump has been identified as beyond its lifespan and is at high risk of sudden failure which could lead to sudden loss of vacuum across the site including areas such as Main theatres, ICU, ED and all wards

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Aether Medical Gases (SME)£300,000
Awarded 5 January 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Transparency notice · UK5, notice 084675-2025
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 000149-2026

About the buyer

From notice 084675-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 19 December 2025, last updated 5 January 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.