Official UK procurement notice
Vitreoretinal and Cataract Machines
Authority: Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: South West (UKK2)
Awarded value£229,672published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 9 Dec 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Alcon Eye Care UK Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCapital purchase for 2 x machines including handpieces against the Complete Ophthalmology Solutions 3 NHS Supply Chain framework.
CPV: Ophthalmology equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Purchase of 2 x Vitreoretinal and Cataract machines for our Ophthalmology service at…Awarded
Purchase of 2 x Vitreoretinal and Cataract machines for our Ophthalmology service at Musgrove Park Hospital replacing existing equipment.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- 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
- 7 Jan 2026, 10:38 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Jan 2026, 10:38 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-000948- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0600afFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Awarded against the Complete Ophthalmology Solutions 3 NHS Supply Chain framework.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £229,6721 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Dec 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcon Eye Care UK Limited | £229,672 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 000948-2026-1 · Alcon Eye Care UK Limited
- Signed
- 9 Dec 2025
- Value
- £229,672
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHSEReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Alcon Eye Care UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.