Official UK procurement notice
Service Level Agreement for Med-El Cochlear Implants
Authority: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: London (UKI)
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 descriptionProvision 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 publishedProcedure 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
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0790c1Find 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- Notice publishedjust passed27 Oct 2026, 10:30 GMT
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Standstill endsin 9 days5 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Oct 2026- Transparency notice published27 Oct 2026, 09:29 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published27 Oct 2026, 10:30 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected9 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £524,3061 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Med-el UK Limited9 Nov 2026 – 8 Nov 2028 · up to 8 Oct 2029Extensions: 1x 12 months | £524,306 | 27 Oct 2026standstill to 5 Nov 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Med-el UK LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender