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Published 15 Jan 2026, 14:52 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Phaco and vitrectomy procedure packs

Official notice

Authority: Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

Direct award

Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: South West (UKK23)

Awarded value£307,909published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 21 Oct 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Alcon Eye Care UK Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procedure packs required for use with existing machines

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South West

33122000 Ophthalmology equipment

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: 15 Jan 2026, 14:52 GMT
Last source update: 3 Feb 2026, 16:17 GMT
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-009615
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: South West (UKK23)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0606d9 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: Recently procured Alcon machines following a competitive exercise. These phaco and vitrectomy procedure packs are for use with the machines so must be compatible.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

26 Jan 2026 → 3 Feb 2026 · 2 dates

Standstill ends267 days ago
26 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice published259 days ago
3 Feb 2026, 16:17 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jan 2026

Transparency notice published
15 Jan 2026, 14:52 GMT
UK5
Contract award notice published
15 Jan 2026, 16:17 GMT
UK6
Contract signature expected
27 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
3 Feb 2026, 16:17 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £307,9091 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Jan 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Alcon Eye Care UK Limited1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2027	£307,909	21 Oct 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Alcon Eye Care UK Limited
Signed
30 Jan 2026
Value
£307,909
Period
1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2027
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: Performance could not appropriately be assessed using KPIs

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-NHS: RH5 · GB-PPON: PNWR-4212-QWHQ Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, South West, TA1 5DAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

ALCON EYE CARE UK LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00809238GB-PPON: PHPY-7151-BZCR Park View Riverside Way, Camberley, South East, GU15 3YLContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender3 Feb 2026, 16:17 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender15 Jan 2026, 16:17 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender15 Jan 2026, 14:52 GMT