Official UK procurement notice
Neurosurgical Electrodes, kit & Maintenance
Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe neuromate stereotactic robot provides a platform solution for a broad range of functional neurosurgical procedures. It has been used in thousands of electrode implantation procedures for deep brain stimulation (DBS), and stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG), as well as stereotactic applications in neuroendoscopy, biopsy, and many other research applications.
The Health Board currently have a neuromate stereotactic robot that in use at the University Hospital of Wales Neurosurgery department for the treatment of patients with epilepsy.
In conjunction, the Health Board purchases consumables to use with the Neuromate Stereotactic robot which are critical for the accurate placement of multi-electrodes for epilepsy surgery and other type of neurosurgical tumour procedures.
CPV: Electrodes
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- 6 Apr 2023, 08:56 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Apr 2023, 08:56 BST
- Authority reference
CAV-DCO (22-23) 181- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-010062- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03bd11Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Renishaw Neuro Solutions is the sole manufacturer and supplier of this equipment and is the only supplier who can provide compatible consumables. In addition, Renishaw are the only supplier who can ensure that the Stereotactic robot is calibrated regularly and effectively for ongoing accuracy and correction of inevitable drift which ensures patient safety when the robot is in use.
Due to the fact that the neuromate consumables cannot be purchased from any other supplier, the Health Board are proposing to award a three year contract with an option to extend a further two years at the sole discretion of the Health Board.
In addition to the consumables, the contract will also provide the option to include maintenance cover for the above reasons as the Health Board’s current maintenance contract is only in place until March 2026.
Publisher note: (WA Ref:129878)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renishaw Neuro Solutions Limited | £150,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 010062-2023-CAV-DCO (22-23) 181-1 · Renishaw Neuro Solutions Limited
- Signed
- 5 Apr 2023
- Value
- £150,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Renishaw Neuro Solutions LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.