Official UK procurement notice
IVA - Ophthalmology - Cryo Machine (SEH)
Authority: University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUniversity Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust intends to award a contract to Rayner for the supply of compatible Cryo probes and provision of a Cryomatic console to support ophthalmic services. The requirement represents an extension of existing equipment and clinical pathways. A change in supplier would result in incompatibility and disproportionate technical and operational impacts. The direct award is justified under The Procurement Act Single Supplier Justification: Buy additional / partly replace existing goods, services or works same or compatible with existing.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- 19 Jun 2026, 16:57 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Jun 2026, 16:57 BST
- Authority reference
C454759- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-058262- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b989Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
The goods/services are an extension or partial replacement of existing provision:
The additional console is required to:
- Meet increased demand
- Maintain service continuity during hospital refurbishment
Changing supplier would result in incompatibility or technical difficulty:
- Replacement of existing console infrastructure
- The Cryomatic system is embedded within established ophthalmic clinical pathways at Sussex Eye Hospital. Following recent refurbishment and the planned increase in patients, a second machine is needed to ensure capacity to meet the grwoing demands.
- The current clinical pathway has been designed specifically around the functionality and performance of the existing Rayner Cryomatic system. Introducing alternative equipment at this stage could mean changes to clinical processes, retraining of staff.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 19 Jun 2026- Transparency notice published19 Jun 2026, 16:57 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected19 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rayner Intraocular Lenses Limited22 Jun 2026 – 21 Jun 2029 | £232,500 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Rayner Intraocular Lenses LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender