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# Provision of a Xenon Polariser

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-xenon-polariser-ocds-h6vhtk-05d896). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust: "Provision of a Xenon Polariser". Published status: complete. Published Value: £491,700. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 23 Dec 2025, 23:45 GMT. Published submission portal: health-family.force.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/alder-hey-children-s-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rbs)
- **Published Value:** £491,700 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 23 December 2025 at 23:45 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKD7, UKD72
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £433,050 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-xenon-polariser-ocds-h6vhtk-05d896#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05d896`

## 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/provision-of-a-xenon-polariser-ocds-h6vhtk-05d896#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [health-family.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhealth-family.force.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-xenon-polariser-ocds-h6vhtk-05d896#participate

## Description
Alder Hey Children’s Hospital NHS FT is looking for a Xenon polariser and coil which will support a research MRI scanner in undertaking detailed respiratory scans. This would enable the Trust to undertake research in paediatric and adult respiratory diseases, from rare congenital malformations to common conditions like asthma, and COPD.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 33110000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £491,700

- **Contract Period:** 09/02/2026 to 10/02/2026

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **University of Sheffield**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-19146`
  - Value: £433,050 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 17/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F076238-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-18T10:21:01.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T14:55:25.751Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05d896