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title: "Fibroscanner Leases"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e9d2"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2026-08-21"
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# Fibroscanner Leases

Buyer: THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e9d2

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## Summary

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is procuring a 36-month lease of two Fibroscanners, including maintenance, for clinical use at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne. Fibroscanners are non-invasive diagnostic devices used to stage liver fibrosis and monitor the progression of liver disease. The equipment supports the Trust’s hepatology outpatient pathway, where virtually all patients require a Fibroscan to help manage their care safely. This is a medical equipment requirement, covering the supply and ongoing maintenance of two specialist diagnostic machines. The selected supplier is Echosens UK Limited, the UK entity of the equipment manufacturer. The wider delivery location is the United Kingdom.

The procurement has been awarded through a direct award and is complete. Echosens UK Limited was selected for the single lot. The award value is £151,560 excluding VAT, or £181,872 including VAT. The award is above the relevant threshold. The Trust’s stated rationale is that Echosens is the exclusive global, sole-source provider of this specific diagnostic technology, relying on exclusive rights and technical reasons. The selected contract period runs from 3 September 2026 to 2 September 2029. A contract signature milestone is scheduled for 3 September 2026. The award is recorded as pending, while the procurement itself is recorded as complete. The requirement was evaluated through the direct-award route rather than a competitive tender.

This procurement indicates established demand from a large NHS hospital trust for specialist liver-diagnostics equipment delivered with maintenance support. A credible future competitor would need access to Fibroscan technology, the technical ability to supply and maintain the equipment, and sufficient operational capacity to support two devices throughout a multi-year lease. The procurement also shows that the Trust considers manufacturer status and sole-source technical capability decisive for this requirement. Suppliers with equivalent medical-equipment expertise but without rights to the specified technology would face a significant route-to-market constraint. Echosens UK Limited is recorded as an SME, showing that specialist diagnostic-equipment businesses of this scale can serve the requirement directly. Relevant firms should monitor this buyer’s ongoing need for Fibroscanning within hepatology services.

## Notice

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides comprehensive Fibroscanning services, establishing a non-invasive, gold-standard clinical pathway for staging liver fibrosis and monitoring liver disease progression. Virtually all patients attending an outpatient hepatology clinic at the Freeman Hospital require a Fibroscan to safely manage their care. The Trust is intending to award directly to Echosens for a 36 month lease of two Fibroscanners plus maintenance under Schedule 5, paragraph 2 of the Procurement Act 2023

### Procurement Information

The equipment manufacturer, Echosens, is the exclusive, sole-source global provider of this specific diagnostic technology.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080032-2026 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 3 Sep 2026 - 2 Sep 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £151,560 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE |
| Postcode area | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE1 4LP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Electoral ward | Monument |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ECHOSENS UK LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

### Codes

- 33100000 - Medical equipments

## Release History

- 21 Aug 2026 at 15:33 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080032-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080032-2026
  21st August 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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