Official UK procurement notice
Orthopaedic Microscope · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: South West (UKK23)
Awarded value£184,556published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 28 Jul 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Carl Zeiss Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPurchase of a pentero 800 s surgical microscope via capital replacement awarded against operating microscopes NHS Supply Chain framework
CPV: Microscopes
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 Jul 2026, 16:34 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Jul 2026, 16:34 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-072382- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d814Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Awarded against operating microscopes NHS Supply Chain framework.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £184,5561 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Jul 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Zeiss Ltd | £184,556 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 072382-2026-1 · Carl Zeiss Ltd
- Signed
- 28 Jul 2026
- Value
- £184,556
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHSEReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Carl Zeiss LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.