Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract award notice
Published 2 Nov 2026, 13:51 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Purchase of Plastics Microscope

Official notice

Authority: Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£400,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 2 Nov 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Mitaka Europe
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

1 x Kohki Super microscope for Plastics.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

1 x Kohki Super microscope for Plastics

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £400,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Mitaka Europe26 Mar 2027 – 26 Mar 2032£400,0002 Nov 2026standstill to 11 Nov 2026Standstill

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
2 Nov 2026, 13:51 GMT
Last source update
2 Nov 2026, 13:59 GMT
Authority reference
C487583
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-103757
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07959c Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

To avoid constraint of working distance, magnification & resolution required below 1 mm from base instrument, across the full working distance, for free tissue transfer in young children, complex limb & nerve reconstruction & lymphaticovenular anastomosis

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

2 Nov 2026 → 11 Nov 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published45h ago
    2 Nov 2026, 13:59 GMT
  2. Today
    4 Nov 2026
  3. Standstill endsin 7 days
    11 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Nov 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    2 Nov 2026, 13:51 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    2 Nov 2026, 13:59 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    16 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PNQG-8433-QXBP Great George Street, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS1 3EXContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Mitaka EuropeAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PRNL-2874-CBYW Kurfurstendamm 194, 10707 Berlin, DE, 10707, DEContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

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