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Published 7 Jan 2026, 10:38 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Vitreoretinal and Cataract Machines

Official notice

Authority: Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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 description

Capital 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 published
Lot #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.

Delivery: South West

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)
Ophthalmology equipment
Delivery area
South West (UKK2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0600af Find 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 forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £229,6721 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Alcon Eye Care UK Limited£229,672 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: RH5 Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, South West, TA15DAContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • NHSEReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.