Provision of High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU)

Official notice

Authority: Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£1,047,744published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 31 Jul 2024no call for competition

Awarded to CERNO HEALTH LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

HIFU is a treatment that uses focused ultrasound waves to generate heat and destroy targeted tissue.

CPV: Radiotherapy, mechanotherapy, electrotherapy and physical therapy devices · Ultrasonic unit

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1A direct award to Cerno for Provision of High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU)

Delivery: UK · Royal united Bath Hospital

33150000 Radiotherapy, mechanotherapy, electrotherapy and physical therapy devices

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: 31 Jul 2024, 12:56 BST
Last source update: 31 Jul 2024, 12:56 BST
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-023944
Classification (CPV): Radiotherapy, mechanotherapy, electrotherapy and physical therapy devicesUltrasonic unit
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-048650 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: NHS Trust within the U.K. are using HIFU are only using Sonablate equipment and any other manufacturer is at this stage only in trials and not in NHS patient use. Cerno Health are the Master Distributor for Sonablate and the only company in the U.K. from whom Sonablate equipment can be purchased as of June 1 2024.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,047,7441 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 31 Jul 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
CERNO HEALTH LTD	£1,047,744 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 023944-2024-1 · CERNO HEALTH LTD
Signed
31 Jul 2024
Value
£1,047,744
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Procurement Team, E9 Mezzanine, Combe Park, Bath, South West, BA1 3NGContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Salisbury Managed Procurement ServicesReview bodyReview contact point Salisbury

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

CERNO HEALTH LTDAwarded supplier08681679 Anfield Business Centre, 58 Breckside Road South, Liverpool,, Liverpool, UK, L6 5DRContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.