Official UK procurement notice
OR1 Theatre upgrade · UK public procurement notice
Authority: SWANSEA BAY UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: Wales (UKL)
Awarded value£76,091published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to KARL STORZ Endoscopy (UK) Ltd.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOR1 Theatre upgrade, capital purchase.
Storz’s systems and processes are already fully embedded within our operational environment. Moving to a different supplier would require significant reconfiguration and introduce compatibility risks.
Replacing them would require a mobilisation period that could compromise continuity and operational performance.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- 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 Feb 2026, 11:42 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Feb 2026, 11:42 GMT
- Authority reference
SBU-STA-28892-045- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-009386- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-061534Find a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 3 Feb 2026- Transparency notice published3 Feb 2026, 11:42 GMTUK5
- Contract signature expected13 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £76,0911 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| KARL STORZ Endoscopy (UK) Ltd.17 Feb 2026 – 31 Mar 2026 | £76,091 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY (UK) LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender