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Published 21 Aug 2026, 15:33 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Fibroscanner Leases · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: North East (UKC)
Awarded value£151,560published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Echosens UK Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides comprehensive Fibroscanning services, establishing a non-invasive, gold-standard clinical pathway for staging liver fibrosis and monitoring liver disease progression. Virtually all patients attending an outpatient hepatology clinic at the Freeman Hospital require a Fibroscan to safely manage their care.

The Trust is intending to award directly to Echosens for a 36 month lease of two Fibroscanners plus maintenance under Schedule 5, paragraph 2 of the Procurement Act 2023

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North East
33100000 Medical equipments

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
21 Aug 2026, 15:33 BST
Last source update
21 Aug 2026, 15:33 BST
Authority reference
W245638
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-080032
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
North East (UKC)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e9d2 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

The equipment manufacturer, Echosens, is the exclusive, sole-source global provider of this specific diagnostic technology.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 21 Aug 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    21 Aug 2026, 15:33 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    3 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £151,5601 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Echosens UK LimitedSME3 Sept 2026 – 2 Sept 2029£151,560—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-NHS: RTD · GB-PPON: PDCY-5582-YRHQ Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North East, NE1 4LPContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • ECHOSENS UK LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 11945055GB-PPON: PJPL-3363-DZJW 4 Burley House, Altrincham, North West, WA14 5HHContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender