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CSO Perseus Microscope

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

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07 Oct 2026 at 09:58

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust purchased a non-contact endothelial microscope, the CSO Perseus, supplied with a motorised table. This is specialist ophthalmology equipment for examining the corneal endothelium without contact. The buying organisation is Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, based at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton. The purchase is a single equipment requirement rather than a wider programme of clinical services or construction work. Its relevance is therefore strongest for manufacturers and specialist medical-equipment suppliers able to provide this microscope system and associated motorised table to an NHS hospital.

The procurement is complete: Hanson Instruments Limited was selected as supplier and the contract is active. The Trust used a direct award below the threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 1 October 2026 and runs from 1 October to 30 October 2026. Its value is £17,795 excluding VAT, or £21,354 including VAT. The purchase was handled as one lot. The published award information does not state a separate award date or explain any evaluation criteria; the recorded route was a direct award rather than a competed evaluation.

For suppliers assessing future demand from Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, this purchase demonstrates a requirement for specialist ophthalmic diagnostic equipment: a non-contact endothelial microscope supplied as a system with a motorised table. A credible competitor would need to supply the specified type of microscope and table, with the product expertise and ability to fulfil a focused hospital equipment purchase. Hanson Instruments Limited, an SME medical-instrument supplier, was selected for this requirement, showing that a specialist supplier can serve the Trust. The recorded procurement route was a below-threshold direct award without competition, so the outcome is useful market evidence but does not establish that future purchases will follow the same route.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CSO Perseus Microscope

Notice Description

CSO Perseus - Non Contact Endothelium Microscope, including Motorised Table PS21,354. Inc VAT

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078236
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094533-2026
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
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

CPV Codes

33122000 - Ophthalmology equipment

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£17,795 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 30 Oct 2026 30 days
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

Hanson Instruments

Further Information

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