Official UK procurement notice
Contract for Netspot (Gallium Ga 68 Dotatate)
Authority: The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·On behalf of: Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: London (UKI)
Awarded value£316,800published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 8 Dec 2025no call for competition
Award (standstill) to NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS UK LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract for Netspot Kits required by the trust
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Dec 2025, 14:57 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 Dec 2025, 16:45 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-080795- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f0ebFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
There is currently only one gallium Dotatate kit NetSpot on the market, the other alternative is gallium dotatoc Somakit (licensed) which is not the exact pairing diagnostic to Lutetium Dotatate therapy.
Review and risk notes
- Risks
As this is the only dotatate kit available, patient will not get their screening scan to determine if they are eligible for Lutetium dotatate treatment. Delays in treatment, and unable to determine if treatment is effective in the staging scan.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
8 Dec 2025 → 17 Dec 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published322 days ago8 Dec 2025, 16:45 GMT
- Standstill ends313 days ago17 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Dec 2025- Transparency notice published8 Dec 2025, 14:57 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published8 Dec 2025, 16:45 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected19 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £316,8001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS UK LIMITED19 Dec 2025 – 31 Oct 2026 | £316,800 | 8 Dec 2025standstill to 17 Dec 2025 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Central London Community Healthcare NHS TrustProcuring entityCLCH Hosts North West London Procurement Services that undertake the procurements for multiple trusts including The Royal Marsden
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender