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Orthopaedic Microscope

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

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30 Jul 2026 at 16:34

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Summary of the contracting process

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust bought a Pentero 800 S surgical microscope for orthopaedic use at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton. The requirement was a capital replacement for an operating microscope and falls within the wider microscope supply category (CPV 38510000). The equipment is intended for the trust’s orthopaedic service, so relevant businesses are manufacturers, authorised distributors and specialist medical-equipment suppliers able to provide surgical microscopes for hospital use. The buyer is Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, based at Musgrove Park Hospital. The procurement concerned the supply of the microscope itself rather than installation, clinical services or broader hospital equipment.

This procurement has been awarded through a limited procedure without prior publication of a competition, using the NHS Supply Chain operating microscopes framework. The stated award basis was price. Carl Zeiss Ltd was selected as supplier, with one bid recorded. The contract was signed on 28 July 2026 for £184,555.80 including the stated contract value currency, GBP. The tender was marked complete, and the award is active. The requirement was handled as a single lot, although that lot is recorded as cancelled while the associated award remains active. The award record does not provide a separate award date or contract delivery period. The buyer’s procurement rationale was replacement purchasing against the NHS Supply Chain framework.

This award shows established demand from Somerset NHS Foundation Trust for high-value surgical microscopy in orthopaedics, supplied through the NHS Supply Chain operating microscopes framework. Suppliers best placed for comparable future requirements would need a product suitable for orthopaedic surgery, the technical capability to supply a Pentero 800 S-class operating microscope or an equivalent, and experience working with NHS hospital buyers. Framework access or an ability to participate through the relevant NHS Supply Chain route would be important. Competitors should also be able to present clear, price-competitive equipment offers, since price was the stated evaluation basis. Medical-equipment manufacturers, authorised specialist distributors and established hospital technology suppliers are the most directly relevant businesses.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Orthopaedic Microscope

Notice Description

Purchase of a pentero 800 s surgical microscope via capital replacement awarded against operating microscopes NHS Supply Chain framework

Lot Information

Lot 1

Purchase of a pentero 800 s surgical microscope via capital replacement awarded against operating microscopes NHS Supply Chain framework. Required for Orthopaedics at Musgrove Park Hospital part of Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Procurement Information

Awarded against operating microscopes NHS Supply Chain framework.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d814
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072382-2026
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
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

CPV Codes

38510000 - Microscopes

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£184,555 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
TAUNTON
Postcode
TA1 5DA
Postcode Area
Taunton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK62 Somerset
Delivery Location
TLK23 Somerset CC
Local Authority
Somerset
Electoral Ward
Bishop's Hull & Taunton West
Westminster Constituency
Taunton and Wellington

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Carl Zeiss Ltd

Further Information

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