Official UK procurement notice
Purchase of Neuro Microscope
Authority: Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£415,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 18 Jan 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Mitaka Europe GMBH2 awards
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSuper Neurosurgical microscope to minimise bypass cross-clamp time
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- 5 Jan 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Apr 2026, 14:10 BST
- Authority reference
C403447- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-035658- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ff61Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
cal reasons
Describe how these justifications apply
Most neurosurgical microscopes have some cerebrovascular features (eg Indocyanine green angiography, which is used in bypass) but not the features required to minimise bypass cross clamp time, to avoid ischemic and stroke complications.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
28 Jan 2026 → 20 Apr 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends271 days ago28 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published190 days ago20 Apr 2026, 14:10 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Jan 2026- Transparency notice published5 Jan 2026, 14:00 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published19 Jan 2026, 13:28 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected30 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published20 Apr 2026, 14:10 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £415,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Feb 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitaka Europe GMBH10 Feb 2026 – 3 Feb 2031 | £415,000 | 18 Jan 2026standstill to 28 Jan 2026 | Standstill |
| Mitaka Europe GMBH | £490,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Purchase of Neuro Microscope · Mitaka Europe GMBH
- Signed
- 23 Feb 2026
- Value
- £490,000
- Period
- 6 Mar 2026 – 5 Mar 2031
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: One-off purchase
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Mitaka Europe GmbHAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender