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title: "GSTT Thoracic Surgical Robot"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2025-03-12"
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# GSTT Thoracic Surgical Robot

Buyer: GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04ebec

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## Summary

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust has completed the procurement process for a thoracic surgical robot, a project categorised under surgical instruments within the healthcare industry. Located in London, UKI44, the award stage has been reached, with the contract signed on 21st February 2025. The procurement was conducted under a limited method without prior publication, through a competitive process within the NHS Supply Chain Robotic Medical Equipment, Associated Accessories and Consumables framework. This seven-year contract, worth GBP 2,112,200, has been awarded to Intuitive Surgical Limited.

This tender offers significant opportunities for business growth, particularly for companies that specialise in medical technology, surgical instruments, and healthcare services. Businesses providing advanced robotic systems, as well as those with expertise in training, maintenance, and servicing within hospital environments, would be well-suited to compete. The contract also emphasises functional requirements, implementation, social value, and performance management, making it ideal for organisations capable of delivering high-quality, innovative surgical solutions and robust support services to improve clinical outcomes and operational efficiency.

## Notice

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust requires the provision of a robotic surgical system that can provide automated robotic assistance in performing thoracic surgical procedures.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust requires the provision of a robotic surgical system that can provide automated robotic assistance in performing thoracic surgical procedures for principally lung cancer (but also non-malignant) presentations, such that the surgeon has sufficient dexterity, control and visualisation of the surgical field so as to be able to achieve the same (preferably better) outcomes from the same (preferably broader) repertoire of procedures currently undertaken through VATS or open surgery.

The Authority also require the ongoing support and assistance of the Supplier of the robot in training their surgeons and surgical teams in its usage, providing timely and reliable servicing, maintenance, repair and equipment upgrade services, and in helping the Authority optimise the clinical outcomes and operational efficiency of the broader RATS programme that will be based around this system.

Following a competitive process under the NHS Supply Chain Robotic Medical Equipment Associated Accessories and Consumables framework reference 2020/\S 045-107593, the seven (7) year contract was awarded to Intuitive Surgical Limited.

### Procurement Information

The requirement for a Thoracic Surgical Robot was sourced as a direct award, subject to a competitive process, from a Framework Agreement as set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (reg 33(8)c). The NHS Supply Chain Robotic Medical Equipment, Associated Accessories and Consumables framework reference 2024/S 000-004668 has been chosen as it had a suitable set of suppliers available under this framework to meet the requirements and allowed for a direct award as set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (reg 33(7) and (9)). This framework only allows for direct award; however the Trust has run a competitive evaluation process of the two capable suppliers available under the framework in order to establish who best meets the Trusts criteria, qualitatively and financially. Following the conclusion of the competitive process to demonstrate value for money and to ensure that the participating suppliers were able to meet the requirements of the specification, the Authority's intention was to direct award under the framework to the supplier with the highest overall scored weighting.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008896-2025 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Feb 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,112,200 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South East London |
| Postcode | SE1 9RT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark |
| Local authority | Southwark |
| Electoral ward | London Bridge & West Bermondsey |
| Westminster constituency | Bermondsey and Old Southwark |
| Delivery location | TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | INTUITIVE SURGICAL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

### Codes

- 33169000 - Surgical instruments

## Release History

- 12 Mar 2025 at 09:51 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008896-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://intuitivesurgical.com
- https://www.judiciary.uk/courts-and-tribunals/high-court/
- https://www.lpp.nhs.uk/

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