Balance Assessment Unit Capital Purchase

Official notice

Authority: University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

Below threshold - without competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£49,004published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 10 Mar 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Natus Nicolet U.K. Limited2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement of an ICS Balance System for the Audiology Department at Worthing Hospital. The contract will be directly awarded without competition on the basis that Only one supplier can meet the requirements due to technical or interoperability reasons in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Eligibility: SME eligible

33100000 Medical equipments 33124100 Diagnostic devices 85121240 ENT or audiologist services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
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: 6 Mar 2026, 10:48 GMT
Last source update: 10 Mar 2026, 10:27 GMT
Authority reference: C426148
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-021212
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0663e1 Find a Tender

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Mar 2026

Transparency notice published
6 Mar 2026, 10:48 GMT
UK5
Contract signature expected
6 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
10 Mar 2026, 10:27 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £49,0041 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Contracts signed 1latest 10 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Natus Nicolet U.K. LimitedSMEBalance Assessment Unit9 Mar 2026 – 8 Apr 2026	£49,004same award published again · counted once	—	Standstill
Natus Nicolet U.K. LimitedSME	£49,004 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

ICS Dizcovery System Balance Assessment Unit · Natus Nicolet U.K. LimitedSME
Signed
10 Mar 2026
Value
£49,004
Period
10 Mar 2026 – 9 Apr 2026
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PBML-4931-GQBT Lyndhurst Road, Worthing, South East, BN11 2DHContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

NATUS NICOLET U.K. LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02986787 Prospect House And 3 House View Baynards Green Trading Estate, Baynards Green Farm, Baynards Green, Nr Bicester, Baynards Green,, South East, OX27 7SGContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender10 Mar 2026, 10:27 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender6 Mar 2026, 10:48 GMT