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title: "CSO Perseus Microscope"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078236"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Somerset NHS Foundation Trust"
published: "2026-10-07"
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# CSO Perseus Microscope

Buyer: Somerset NHS Foundation Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078236

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## Summary

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust purchased a non-contact endothelial microscope, the CSO Perseus, supplied with a motorised table. This is specialist ophthalmology equipment for examining the corneal endothelium without contact. The buying organisation is Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, based at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton. The purchase is a single equipment requirement rather than a wider programme of clinical services or construction work. Its relevance is therefore strongest for manufacturers and specialist medical-equipment suppliers able to provide this microscope system and associated motorised table to an NHS hospital.

The procurement is complete: Hanson Instruments Limited was selected as supplier and the contract is active. The Trust used a direct award below the threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 1 October 2026 and runs from 1 October to 30 October 2026. Its value is £17,795 excluding VAT, or £21,354 including VAT. The purchase was handled as one lot. The published award information does not state a separate award date or explain any evaluation criteria; the recorded route was a direct award rather than a competed evaluation.

For suppliers assessing future demand from Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, this purchase demonstrates a requirement for specialist ophthalmic diagnostic equipment: a non-contact endothelial microscope supplied as a system with a motorised table. A credible competitor would need to supply the specified type of microscope and table, with the product expertise and ability to fulfil a focused hospital equipment purchase. Hanson Instruments Limited, an SME medical-instrument supplier, was selected for this requirement, showing that a specialist supplier can serve the Trust. The recorded procurement route was a below-threshold direct award without competition, so the outcome is useful market evidence but does not establish that future purchases will follow the same route.

## Notice

CSO Perseus - Non Contact Endothelium Microscope, including Motorised Table PS21,354. Inc VAT

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094533-2026 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 30 Oct 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £17,795 |

## 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 | Hanson Instruments |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

### Codes

- 33122000 - Ophthalmology equipment

## Release History

- 7 Oct 2026 at 09:58 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094533-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094533-2026
  7th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-23679

## Notice URLs

- http://www.hansoninstruments.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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