Official UK procurement notice
Supply of donated eye tissue used for corneal transplantation and other surgery
Authority: Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupply of donated eye tissue used for corneal transplantation and other surgery.
CPV: Surgical implants
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1At present the East Grinstead (QVH) Eye bank orders human eye tissue from accredited…
At present the East Grinstead (QVH) Eye bank orders human eye tissue from accredited suppliers.<br/><br/>The Eye Bank assures all eye tissue products are procured to satisfy the expectations of both<br/>our service users and patients whilst in full compliance to applicable regulations and<br/>standards as prescribed by the Human Tissue Authority. Additional information: the £187500 figure covers a Five-year contract from the commencement date.<br/>the figure is an approximate sum, given that each cornea will be different. additionally the amount of tissue required each month will vary.
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How this buyer will score bids.
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Feb 2025, 19:38 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Feb 2025, 19:38 GMT
- Authority reference
QVH25-45- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-006023- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
There is corneal tissue shortage both nationally and internationally. Despite the UK supplying us with a certain amount of <br/>tissues, that number is supplemented by supply from an external supplier. This<br/> supplier (Lions World Vision Institute) is also currently on our licence for import and has already met all Human Tissue Association stipulations.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lions World Vision Institute | £187,500 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 006023-2025-1 · Lions World Vision Institute
- Signed
- 17 Feb 2025
- Value
- £187,500
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court and Court of Appeal of England and WalesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Lions World Vision InstituteAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.