---
title: "SLA for Advanced Bionics"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078c4d"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust"
published: "2026-10-21"
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# SLA for Advanced Bionics

Buyer: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078c4d

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## Summary

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust is procuring a managed service to support patients with cochlear implants. The service covers maintenance, repairs and replacement of implant equipment, supply of consumables and associated equipment, technical support, and management of spare parts. The equipment repair and maintenance element falls within medical equipment servicing (CPV 50421000). The requirement is for the Trust's patient services in London and the wider London area. The scope combines ongoing clinical equipment support with the supply of the parts and consumables needed to keep cochlear implant systems functioning.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Advanced Bionics UK Limited through a direct award. The Trust justified the single-source route on the basis of the supplier's position as the sole source and associated consumables spend through the NHS Supply Chain framework. The award date was 21 October 2026. The awarded value is £1,699,443 excluding VAT (£2,039,331.60 including VAT). The contract period runs from 6 November 2026 to 31 October 2028, with an option for one further 12-month period, potentially extending to 31 October 2029. The process comprised one lot. The award is recorded as pending.

This award shows that the Trust's cochlear implant requirement is for a joined-up service: specialist implant maintenance and repair, replacement equipment, consumables, technical support and spare-parts management. A credible competitor for comparable work would need the capability to support the relevant implant systems and patients over time, and to coordinate dependable equipment servicing with the supply of compatible parts and consumables. The direct award rationale links supplier selection to consumables purchased through the NHS Supply Chain framework, so familiarity with that supply route and the ability to support the associated spend are commercially relevant. The requirement is substantial and combines technical service delivery with a continuing supply obligation; suppliers focused only on general medical equipment repair or product sales may not match its breadth.

## Notice

Provision of a managed service programme supporting cochlear implant patients. The agreement covers the maintenance, repair, replacement and supply of consumables and associated equipment, together with technical support and spare parts management.

### Procurement Information

single source provider due to associated consumable spend via NHSSC Framework

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099674-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period | 6 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,699,443 |
| 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 | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Advanced Bionics UK Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 50421000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment

## Release History

- 21 Oct 2026 at 16:36 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099674-2026
- 20 Oct 2026 at 17:35 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099211-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099674-2026
  21st October 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099211-2026
  20th October 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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