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Published 27 Oct 2026, 09:29 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Service Level Agreement for Med-El Cochlear Implants

Official notice

Authority: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

Direct award
Awarded value£524,306published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 27 Oct 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Med-el UK Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of the MED EL Direct managed service programme. The agreement supports the maintenance, repair, and supply of consumables and associated items for cochlear implant, Vibrant Soundbridge and Boneridge users.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
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
27 Oct 2026, 09:29 GMT
Last source update
27 Oct 2026, 10:30 GMT
Authority reference
C484813
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-101381
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0790c1 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Single source provider based on associated consumable spend

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

27 Oct 2026 → 5 Nov 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice publishedjust passed
    27 Oct 2026, 10:30 GMT
  2. Today
    27 Oct 2026
  3. Standstill endsin 9 days
    5 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Oct 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    27 Oct 2026, 09:29 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    27 Oct 2026, 10:30 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    9 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £524,3061 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Med-el UK Limited9 Nov 2026 – 8 Nov 2028 · up to 8 Oct 2029Extensions: 1x 12 months£524,30627 Oct 2026standstill to 5 Nov 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDZC-6438-DGPX Great Maze Pond, London, London, SE1 9RTContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Med-el UK LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PMJW-8268-XWRV 3 Park Square Thorncliffe Park Estate, Newton Chambers Road, South Yorkshire, Sheffield, Yorkshire & Humber, S35 2PHContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender