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Fibroscanner Lease
Published Today
4 Nov 2026
- Primary CPV
-
33100000 *
Medical equipments
- Location
- 🇬🇧 North East
- Value
- £151,560
- Contract
-
3 years Duration
14/11/2026 13/11/2029
- Contract Types
-
33 *Medical equipment, pharmaceuticals & per...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 4LP, United Kingdom · UKC
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Fo...
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
33100000 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: W245638
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.
Direct award justification:
Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights
Single supplier - technical reasons
The equipment manufacturer, Echosens, is the exclusive, sole-source global provider of this specific diagnostic technology
Awarded to
Full CPV breakdown
- 33100000 — Medical equipments (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Central government
- Competition
- Direct award (no competition)
- Contract type
- Goods
- Winning supplier
- SME
- Procurement method
- Direct award
- Main category
- Goods
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Pending
- Award date
- 4 Nov 2026
- Standstill period ends
- 13 Nov 2026
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 04 Nov 2026 12:52
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06e9d2
- Notice ID
- W245638
Organisations on this notice
ECHOSENS UK LIMITED
Supplier SME
Key dates
- Future Signature Date
- 14 Nov 2026 · Scheduled
Full notice record
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Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | NE1 4LP |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKC22 |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - central government |
| Party 2 › Name | ECHOSENS UK LIMITED |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | Earle House |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Altrincham |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | WA14 5DD |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKD34 |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Link | http://www.echosens.com |
| Party 2 › Business size | sme |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | No |
| Party 2 › Public service mission organisation | No |
| Party 2 › Sheltered workshop | No |
Buyer
| Name | THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
Tender
| Title | Fibroscanner Lease |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | direct |
| Procedure | Direct award |
| Lot › Status | complete |
Awards
| Title | Fibroscanner Leases |
| Status | pending |
| Date | 4 Nov 2026 |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £181,872 |
| Value › Value | £151,560 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Category | goods |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Supplier › Name | ECHOSENS UK LIMITED |
| Item › CPV › Description | Medical equipments |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKC |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Standstill period › End | 13 Nov 2026 |
| Contract period › Start | 14 Nov 2026 |
| Contract period › End | 13 Nov 2029 |
| Document › Document type | Award notice |
| Document › Description | Contract award notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/104652-2026 |
| Document › Published | 4 Nov 2026 |
| Milestone › Type | Future signature date |
| Milestone › Due | 14 Nov 2026 |
| Milestone › Status | scheduled |