Official UK procurement notice
Tissue removal devices and accessories
Authority: Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: South West (UKK23)
Awarded value£843,824published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 3 Aug 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Hologic Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionVariety of tissue removal devices and accessories used across Musgrove Park Hospital and Yeovil District Hospital (Simply Serve Ltd) part of Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 30 Jul 2026, 12:02 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Aug 2026, 09:44 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-078797- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d771Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
Majority of the consumables we procure from Hologic are compatible with existing equipment.
During term of this contract we will look at the options available via the new NHSSC minimal invasive surgery framework which has recently launched.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
13 Aug 2026 → 19 Aug 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends70 days ago13 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Notice published64 days ago19 Aug 2026, 09:44 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jul 2026- Transparency notice published30 Jul 2026, 12:02 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published3 Aug 2026, 07:46 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected14 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published19 Aug 2026, 09:44 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £843,8241 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Aug 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hologic Ltd14 Aug 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 | £843,824 | 3 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Hologic Ltd
- Signed
- 18 Aug 2026
- Value
- £843,824
- Period
- 18 Aug 2026 – 31 Mar 2028
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: Performance could not appropriately be assessed using KPIs
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- HOLOGIC LTD.Awarded 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