Notice Information
Notice Title
High-intensity focused ultrasound
Notice Description
A direct award to Cerno for Provision of High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU)
Lot Information
Lot 1
Direct Award for provision of High-intensity focused ultrasound
Procurement Information
Sonablate are the only current validated manufacturers of high -intensity focused ultrasound equipment and associated consumables supplying the NHS in the UK. Cerno Health are the sole distributor of Sonablate in the UK.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04d0a1
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003252-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
-
- CPV Codes
33112200 - Ultrasonic unit
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £532,083 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 31 Jan 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 16 Jan 20251 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL NHS TRUST
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Ruth Pick
- Contact Email
- ruth.pick@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- +44 1604545883
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NORTHAMPTON
- Postcode
- NN1 5BD
- Post Town
- Northampton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF24 West Northamptonshire
- Delivery Location
- TLF24 West Northamptonshire
-
- Local Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Electoral Ward
- Delapre and Rushmere
- Westminster Constituency
- Northampton South
Further Information
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