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Published 27 Oct 2026, 10:06 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Precision Ocular Network – Transplant Tissue Distribution Service

Official notice

Authority: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

Direct awardVCSE suitable
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: London (UKI)
Awarded value£806,250published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 26 Oct 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Precision Ocular Network

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust intends to award a contract to Precision Ocular Network for the supply of donated human corneal tissue used in ophthalmic transplant procedures.

The direct award is made under Section 41 and Schedule 5, Paragraph 6 of the Procurement Act 2023, on the grounds of absence of competition for technical reasons.

NHS Blood and Transplant is unable to consistently meet the Trust's clinical requirements for corneal tissue. Precision Ocular Network provides an established source of clinically suitable tissue meeting the required quality, regulatory and continuity requirements.

The Trust has not identified a reasonable alternative capable of reliably meeting its specific clinical and supply requirements. The award will support continuity of essential corneal transplantation services.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedVCSE
Delivery: LondonEligibility: VCSE eligible
33141560 Human organs

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
27 Oct 2026, 10:06 GMT
Last source update
27 Oct 2026, 10:41 GMT
Authority reference
7076/27
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-101391
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0790d0 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

NHS Blood and Transplant is unable to consistently meet the Trust's clinical demand for corneal tissue. Despite improved availability, supply remains insufficient to ensure continuity of transplant procedures.

The Trust requires a reliable supply of clinically suitable corneal tissue meeting Human Tissue Authority regulatory requirements. No reasonable alternative supplier has been identified that can meet the Trust's specific clinical, technical and continuity requirements.

Precision Ocular Network is an established supplier capable of meeting these requirements. The direct award is necessary to maintain continuity of essential ophthalmic transplant services.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

27 Oct 2026 → 5 Nov 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published7h ago
    27 Oct 2026, 10:41 GMT
  2. Today
    27 Oct 2026
  3. Standstill endsin 9 days
    5 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Oct 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    27 Oct 2026, 10:06 GMT
    UK5
  2. Transparency notice published
    27 Oct 2026, 10:22 GMT
    UK5
  3. Contract award notice published
    27 Oct 2026, 10:41 GMT
    UK6
  4. Contract signature expected
    6 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £806,2501 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Precision Ocular NetworkVCSEPrecision Ocular Network – Corneal Tissue Supply Agreement9 Nov 2026 – 8 Nov 2029Amended: The anticipated contract start date has been revised from 1 November 2026 to 9 November 2026 to reflect the updated procurement timetable and allow for completion of the required standstill period.£806,25026 Oct 2026standstill to 5 Nov 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDZC-6438-DGPX Great Maze Pond, London, London, SE1 9RTContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Precision Ocular NetworkAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PCCC-3929-ZRQV 4750 Commercial Park Court, Clemmons, US, NC 27012, USContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender