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# Polaris Trial Equipment

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/polaris-trial-equipment-ocds-h6vhtk-047b32). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS Wales Shared Service Partnership: "Polaris Trial Equipment". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS Wales Shared Service Partnership](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-wales-shared-service-partnership-GB-FTS-104869)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Medical equipments
- **Delivery Location:** UKL22
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £195,579 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-047b32`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/polaris-trial-equipment-ocds-h6vhtk-047b32#tl-md)

## Description
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board are looking to purchase equipment in relation to the ongoing Polaris Trial. This Equipment will be used to facilitate the implant of devices to help with the side effects of Low  Anterior Resection Syndrome (LARS).

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** Not published
- **CPV codes:** 33100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Description:** This will be a direct award to Medtronic, for the purchase of equipment that will be used in relation to the ongoing Polaris trial which looks into the ongoing affects after a person has Colorectal cancer.
Having previously trialled other equipment, ...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 020637-2024-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Medtronic Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-6236`
  - Value: £195,579 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 020637-2024-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £195,579
  - Signed Date: 16/06/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F020637-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-07-05T13:51:56.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T10:30:27.572Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-047b32