Official UK procurement notice
GSTT Sonopet iQ Ultrasonic Bone Cutter Consumables and Equipment Placement Agreement
Authority: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA direct award under PA23 Schedule 5 paragraph 6 will be utilised as only one supplier can meet the technical compatibility, interoperability and clinical standardisation requirements associated with the existing Sonopet iQ platform. No alternative supplier could be awarded without significant implementation impacts, retraining requirements and disruption to established clinical practice.
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
- 20 Oct 2026, 16:30 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Oct 2026, 09:48 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-099284- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078c35Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
A direct award under PA23 Schedule 5 paragraph 6 will be utilised as only one supplier can meet the technical compatibility, interoperability and clinical standardisation requirements associated with the existing Sonopet iQ platform. No alternative supplier could be awarded without significant implementation impacts, retraining requirements and disruption to established clinical practice.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
21 Oct 2026 → 30 Oct 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published5 days ago21 Oct 2026, 09:48 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Standstill endsin 5 days30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Oct 2026- Transparency notice published20 Oct 2026, 16:30 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published21 Oct 2026, 09:48 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected1 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker UK LtdGSTT Sonopet iQ Ultrasonic Bone Cutter Placement and Consumables Agreement1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2027 · up to 31 Oct 2028Extensions: Proposed 2-year contract term (1+1) | £299,772 | 20 Oct 2026standstill to 30 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- StrykerAwarded 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