---
title: "Sono Surgery"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0776b4"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust"
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# Sono Surgery

Buyer: Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0776b4

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## Summary

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust bought Sono Surgery kits for use in carpal tunnel and trigger finger surgery. This is a goods requirement for surgical instruments, supplied for use across the Trust’s area in Essex. The kits are intended to support specific hand-surgery procedures rather than general medical equipment supply. The buyer is the NHS foundation trust serving Mid and South Essex, based in Basildon. The procurement covered one lot and was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The requirement concerns a named product or product family, so businesses supplying specialist surgical instruments, procedure-specific kits or equivalent hand-surgery equipment would need to assess whether their products can meet the clinical and proprietary requirements.

The procurement has been awarded through a direct award to Sovereign Medical Ltd, a small and medium-sized enterprise. The award was dated 21 September 2026 and has a gross value of £54,028.80, equivalent to £45,024 excluding VAT. The contract period is 5 October 2026 to 31 March 2027, with signature scheduled for 5 October 2026. The buyer justified the direct award on the basis that there is a single supplier with intellectual property or exclusive rights, and confirmed that the supplier is the sole patent holder. The award covers one completed lot for the Sono Surgery kits. The award record identifies surgical instruments as the relevant product classification.

This procurement shows established NHS demand for procedure-specific surgical kits used in carpal tunnel and trigger finger surgery, at a modest, defined supply scale. A future competitor would need reliable access to the relevant Sono Surgery products or a lawful alternative that satisfies the buyer’s clinical and proprietary requirements. Credibility would depend on demonstrating that the kits are suitable for the specified hand-surgery procedures, can be supplied consistently to an NHS foundation trust in Essex, and meet the practical requirements for surgical instrument procurement. Businesses with manufacturer or authorised-distributor status, documented intellectual-property rights, and experience supplying specialist NHS surgical equipment would be best placed to compete if the requirement returns to market.

## Notice

Sono Surgery Kits to be used in Carpel Tunnel and Trigger Finger surgery

### Procurement Information

Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights Confirmed sole supplier with patent

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089314-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 5 Oct 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £45,024 |
| 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 | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust |
| Locality | BASILDON |
| Postcode area | Southend-on-Sea |
| Postcode | SS16 5NL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH37 Essex Thames Gateway |
| Local authority | Basildon |
| Electoral ward | Langdon Hills |
| Westminster constituency | South Basildon and East Thurrock |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Sovereign Medical |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

### Codes

- 33169000 - Surgical instruments

## Release History

- 21 Sep 2026 at 16:12 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089314-2026
- 21 Sep 2026 at 15:21 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089279-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089314-2026
  21st September 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089279-2026
  21st September 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.mse.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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