---
title: "Provision of High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-048650"
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buyer: "ROYAL UNITED HOSPITALS BATH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2024-07-31"
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# Provision of High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU)

Buyer: ROYAL UNITED HOSPITALS BATH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-048650

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## Summary

The Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust has successfully completed a procurement process for the provision of High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU). This procurement, classified under the CPV code 33112200 (Ultrasonic unit), involved a direct award to Cerno Health Ltd and falls within the healthcare sector. The procurement method used was a limited one, without a prior call for competition, justified as the procurement falls outside the directive's application scope. The awarded contract, worth £1,047,744, was signed on 31st July 2024, and the delivery of the ultrasonic unit is scheduled for the Royal United Bath Hospital located in the UKK1 region.

This tender creates significant opportunities for businesses specialising in medical equipment, particularly those capable of providing advanced therapeutic ultrasound technology. Given the specific requirement and the procurement method, businesses with exclusive distribution rights or specialising in cutting-edge medical technologies would be well-suited to compete in similar future opportunities. Moreover, companies interested in collaborations or sub-contracting with the likes of Cerno Health could benefit from enhanced market access and business growth within the highly specialised field of ultrasound medical devices.

## Notice

HIFU is a treatment that uses focused ultrasound waves to generate heat and destroy targeted tissue.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

A direct award to Cerno for Provision of High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU)

### Procurement Information

NHS Trust within the U.K. are using HIFU are only using Sonablate equipment and any other manufacturer is at this stage only in trials and not in NHS patient use. Cerno Health are the Master Distributor for Sonablate and the only company in the U.K. from whom Sonablate equipment can be purchased as of June 1 2024.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023944-2024 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 Jul 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Jul 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,047,744 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ROYAL UNITED HOSPITALS BATH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | BATH |
| Post town | Bath |
| Postcode | BA1 3NG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
| Local authority | Bath and North East Somerset |
| Electoral ward | Newbridge |
| Westminster constituency | Bath |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CERNO HEALTH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

### Codes

- 33112200 - Ultrasonic unit
- 33150000 - Radiotherapy, mechanotherapy, electrotherapy and physical therapy devices

## Release History

- 31 Jul 2024 at 11:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023944-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.cernohealth.com
- https://www.ruh.nhs.uk/
- https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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