Official UK procurement notice
GSTT Thoracic Surgical Robot
Authority: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionGuy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust requires the provision of a robotic surgical system that can provide automated robotic assistance in performing thoracic surgical procedures.
CPV: Surgical instruments
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust requires the provision of a robotic surgical…Awarded
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust requires the provision of a robotic surgical system that can provide automated robotic assistance in performing thoracic surgical procedures for principally lung cancer (but also non-malignant) presentations, such that the surgeon has sufficient dexterity, control and visualisation of the surgical field so as to be able to achieve the same (preferably better) outcomes from the same (preferably broader) repertoire of procedures currently undertaken through VATS or open surgery.<br/><br/>The Authority also require the ongoing support and assistance of the Supplier of the robot in training their surgeons and surgical teams in its usage, providing timely and reliable servicing, maintenance, repair and equipment upgrade services, and in helping the Authority optimise the clinical outcomes and operational efficiency of the broader RATS programme that will be based around this system.<br/><br/><br/>Following a competitive process under the NHS Supply Chain Robotic Medical Equipment Associated Accessories and Consumables framework reference 2020/\S 045-107593, the seven (7) year contract was awarded to Intuitive Surgical Limited.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Mar 2025, 09:51 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Mar 2025, 09:51 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-008896- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The requirement for a Thoracic Surgical Robot was sourced as a direct award, subject to a competitive process, from a Framework Agreement as set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (reg 33(8)c). The NHS Supply Chain Robotic Medical Equipment, Associated Accessories and Consumables framework reference 2024/S 000-004668 has been chosen as it had a suitable set of suppliers available under this framework to meet the requirements and allowed for a direct award as set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (reg 33(7) and (9)). This framework only allows for direct award; however the Trust has run a competitive evaluation process of the two capable suppliers available under the framework in order to establish who best meets the Trusts criteria, qualitatively and financially. Following the conclusion of the competitive process to demonstrate value for money and to ensure that the participating suppliers were able to meet the requirements of the specification, the Authority’s intention was to direct award under the framework to the supplier with the highest overall scored weighting.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical Limited | £2,112,200 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 008896-2025-1 · Intuitive Surgical Limited
- Signed
- 21 Feb 2025
- Value
- £2,112,200
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Intuitive Surgical LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.