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IOL's and associated Products

SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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14 Aug 2026 at 14:41

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust bought intraocular lenses (IOLs) and associated products for ophthalmic services at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton. The requirement is for clinical eye-care goods, specifically intraocular lenses used in eye surgery, with related products needed to support their use. Delivery is for the hospital in Taunton. This is a single requirement covering goods rather than construction, consultancy or wider clinical services. Businesses operating in the ophthalmic medical-device supply chain, particularly those manufacturing or distributing IOLs and associated surgical products, are the closest fit. The named public-sector buyer is Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, serving its Musgrove Park Hospital operation.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. Somerset NHS Foundation Trust awarded the single requirement to Alcon Eye Care UK Limited on 10 August 2026. The contract was signed on that date and is active from 17 August 2026 to 31 July 2027. Its value is £109,817.11 excluding VAT and £131,780.53 including VAT. The procedure was a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The award covers the full intraocular-lens and associated-products requirement. Alcon Eye Care UK Limited is the selected supplier. This outcome identifies a completed NHS purchase of ophthalmic goods through a non-competitive, below-threshold route, rather than a tender evaluated through competing bids.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award indicates a defined NHS requirement for intraocular lenses and associated products at a hospital eye-care service. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need dependable access to suitable IOLs, associated surgical products and the operational capability to supply Musgrove Park Hospital. The successful supplier is a large specialist eye-care company, so competing businesses should be able to demonstrate comparable product breadth, supply reliability and capacity to support routine hospital demand. Experience supplying NHS or equivalent ophthalmic services would help establish credibility, particularly where the buyer uses a direct, below-threshold purchasing route rather than a competitive tender.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

IOL's and associated Products

Notice Description

IOL's and associated Products at Musgrove Park Hospital

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e4c6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077739-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

CPV Codes

33731110 - Intraocular lenses

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£109,817 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
17 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
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
Not specified
Local Authority
Somerset
Electoral Ward
Bishop's Hull & Taunton West
Westminster Constituency
Taunton and Wellington

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ALCON EYE CARE UK LIMITED

Further Information

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