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title: "IOL's and associated Products"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e4c6"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2026-08-14"
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# IOL's and associated Products

Buyer: SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e4c6

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

IOL's and associated Products at Musgrove Park Hospital

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077739-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 17 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £109,817 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | TAUNTON |
| Postcode area | Taunton |
| Postcode | TA1 5DA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK62 Somerset |
| Local authority | Somerset |
| Electoral ward | Bishop's Hull & Taunton West |
| Westminster constituency | Taunton and Wellington |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ALCON EYE CARE UK LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

### Codes

- 33731110 - Intraocular lenses

## Release History

- 14 Aug 2026 at 14:41 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077739-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077739-2026
  14th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.uk.alcon.com/

## Provenance

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