The consolidation of Audere Medical Services (AMS) into Avensys UK Ltd, now operating as Avensys Decontamination, aims to enhance decontamination and biomedical engineering services across UK healthcare.
Service director Richard Norton and Customer Service Manager Liz Cleaves are well established figures in the industry and will remain the operational managers of Avensys Decontamination. This integration aims to unify specialised decontamination expertise with a comprehensive biomedical engineering infrastructure, thereby strengthening service quality, regulatory compliance, and operational resilience for NHS Trusts and private healthcare providers.
Effective decontamination and medical device management are essential components of patient safety, infection prevention, and clinical governance in healthcare settings. Critical functions such as Sterile Services Departments and operating theatres depend on reliable decontamination equipment and systems that meet national standards, including Department of Health guidance such as HTM 01-01 and related HTM decontamination protocols. Disruptions in decontamination processes can adversely affect clinical care delivery, patient safety, and institutional regulatory compliance.
Strategic Integration
As of January 2026, AMS - a specialist provider of decontamination services with over two decades of industry experience - has been incorporated into Avensys UK Ltd’s biomedical engineering organisation. Richard, Liz and the specialised decontamination engineers have all transferred and the entity now functions as Avensys Decontamination, retaining its core operational identity while benefiting from Avensys’s established national service infrastructure.
This structural alignment is designed to maintain continuity for existing clients and expand service capabilities across healthcare environments including acute NHS hospitals, private hospitals, dental practices, laboratories, and academic institutions.
Avensys Decontamination delivers comprehensive services including servicing, validation and repair of decontamination equipment in accordance with HTM 01-01 through HTM 01-06 standards. Emphasis is placed on reliability, detailed documentation, traceability, and audit readiness - critical factors in supporting infection prevention and control frameworks. Through integration with Avensys’s national systems and engineering teams, these services are positioned to offer consistent and responsive support across single and multi-site healthcare operations.
The combined organisation facilitates a more coordinated approach to technical support, bridging previously segmented decontamination and biomedical engineering contracts. For healthcare providers, this consolidation promises simplified service management, clearer accountability pathways, improved consistency of technical support, and enhanced ability to demonstrate compliance with regulatory and governance requirements. The collaborative model also aims to improve response times and resilience, particularly in complex or multi-site settings.
The integration of specialist decontamination expertise within a national biomedical engineering framework reinforces both operational capacity and compliance support for UK healthcare providers. By combining deep industry knowledge with scalable infrastructure and established quality management systems, this initiative contributes to strengthened service delivery, patient safety assurance, and long-term operational sustainability within sterile services and broader clinical environments.
For further information contact Richard Norton: decontamination@avensysmedical.co.uk Tel:01291 671 271
