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Published 3 Sept 2026, 11:28 BST

Official UK procurement notice

MEH - PRIMA Subretinal Photovoltaic Implant System

Official notice

Authority: Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (NHS & healthcare)

Direct awardSME suitable
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£2,300,000published award · inc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to La Science SAS

What is being bought

Published requirement description

PRIMA Subretinal Photovoltaic Implant System, a proprietary technology comprising the implant, delivery system, software, activation equipment and rehabilitation services.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Eligibility: SME eligible
33190000 Miscellaneous medical devices and products

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
3 Sept 2026, 11:28 BST
Last source update
3 Sept 2026, 11:28 BST
Authority reference
C468425
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-083386
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f117 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Science Corporation is the sole supplier of the PRIMA Subretinal Photovoltaic Implant System, a proprietary retinal prosthesis designed to restore functional central vision in patients with geographic atrophy secondary to age-related macular degeneration. The PRIMA system comprises a unique combination of implantable hardware, surgical delivery technology, activation equipment, software, specialist rehabilitation services, and ongoing technical support which are available only from Science Corporation. No reasonable alternative product or supplier can provide an equivalent clinical solution or meet the Trust's specific requirements. Accordingly, the Trust considers that competition is absent for technical reasons and intends to enter into a contract with Science Corporation for the provision of this technology and associated services.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 3 Sept 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    3 Sept 2026, 11:28 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    4 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 (inc. VAT) £2,300,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Awarded toValueDateStatus
La Science SAS4 Sept 2026 – 4 Sept 2029 · up to 1 Sept 2031Extensions: Extension up to 5 years in total.£2,300,000 inc. VAT—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PTPP-1281-DTGJ 162 City Rd, London, London, EC1V 2PDContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • La Science SASAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PZMD-8638-RDPT 74 rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine,, Paris, FR, 75012, FRContact 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