AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Velindre University NHS Trust published records for a direct award of one Samsung R20 ultrasound system through the NHS Supply Chain Ultrasound 2022 framework. The detailed release records a £81,819.08 GBP contract entry linked to MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS LIMITED and dated as signed on 15 October 2026. Separate extracted award records also associate BAYER PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY and GUERBET LABORATORIES LIMITED with lot 1, but the supplied detailed release does not provide matching contract records, values or allocation details for them.
Published outcomeA signed contract record is supplied for MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS LIMITED. The supplied data also contains two additional active award associations whose relationship to the detailed contract record is not explained.
Market significanceThis is a specialist diagnostic-imaging goods purchase for an NHS radiology department, routed through an existing national framework rather than an open competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
3 supplier records analysed
BAYER PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
74% confidenceAward 090842-2026-VEL-MIN-63031-1 · Lots 1 · Unknown Unknown · Active award association in extracted data; no corresponding detailed contract record supplied.
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Extracted suppliers associates verified company BAYER PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY with award 090842-2026-VEL-MIN-63031-1 and lot 1; extracted award status is active.
GUERBET LABORATORIES LIMITED
78% confidenceAward 090852-2026-VEL-MIN-63031-1 · Lots 1 · Unknown Unknown · Active award association in extracted data; no corresponding detailed contract record supplied.
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Extracted suppliers associates GUERBET LABORATORIES LIMITED with award 090852-2026-VEL-MIN-63031-1 and lot 1; extracted award status is active.
MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS LIMITED
98% confidenceAward 098664-2026-1 · Lots 1 · 81,819.08 GBP · Active award and contract record; contract dateSigned is supplied.
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Detailed release names MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS LTD as supplier for active award 098664-2026-1; linked contract 098664-2026-1 is active, valued at GBP 81,819.08 and dated signed 2026-10-15. Verified legal name supplied: MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS LIMITED.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
90% confidence25 September 2026
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Release history lists releases 090842-2026 and 090852-2026 on 2026-09-25, tagged award and contract.
Latest supplied update
95% confidence19 October 2026
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Process source_updated_at and release 098664-2026 are dated 2026-10-19.
Signed contract record
98% confidence15 October 2026
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Detailed contract 098664-2026-1 has dateSigned 2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Record-status inconsistency
98% confidenceThe detailed award and contract are active, while associated lot 1 is marked cancelled.
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details_json awards[0].status and contracts[0].status are active; tender lots[0].status is cancelled.
VALUES
Published values explained
Detailed contract value
98% confidence£81,819.08 GBP
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Detailed contract 098664-2026-1 value is amount 81819.08, currency GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceThe £81,819.08 value is linked to the MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS LIMITED contract record; no values are supplied for the Bayer or Guerbet award associations.
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Only details_json contracts[0] contains a value; extracted awards have null value_amount.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Published award/contract notices
90% confidence25 September 2026
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Release history shows two award-and-contract releases on 2026-09-25.
Contract signed date
98% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-10-15.
Latest notice release
95% confidence19 October 2026
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Release history lists 098664-2026 on 2026-10-19.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceSupply of one Samsung R20 Ultrasound System for the Radiology Department at Velindre NHS Trust.
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Process and lot descriptions specify one Samsung R20 ultrasound system for Velindre's Radiology Department.
Product capabilities described
90% confidenceRadiology imaging platform for general, abdominal, breast, thyroid and vascular applications, with specified imaging and workflow tools.
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Process description lists applications and features including AI Measure Abdominal Assist, Panoramic+, Needle Mate+, CEUS, ElastoScan+, S-Detect and Live Liver Assist.
Category
98% confidenceGoods; CPV 33100000, Medical equipments.
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Process main_category is goods and primary classification is CPV 33100000.
Delivery geography
90% confidenceUnited Kingdom.
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Tender item delivery address region is UK.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Route to market
98% confidenceDirect award through the NHS Supply Chain National Framework Agreement – Ultrasound 2022.
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Process and lot descriptions explicitly describe a direct award through the named framework.
Procedure classification
96% confidenceSelective; restricted procedure.
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Process procurement_method is selective and procurement_method_details is Restricted procedure.
Award criterion
88% confidencePrice.
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Lot 1 awardCriteria contains one criterion of type price.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids, bidder identities, scoring and evaluation narrative are unknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract record
98% confidenceActive detailed contract record 098664-2026-1, linked to award 098664-2026-1.
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Detailed contract has id and awardID 098664-2026-1 and status active.
Signature evidence
98% confidenceA signed-date field is supplied: 15 October 2026.
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details_json contracts[0].dateSigned is 2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Options
90% confidenceNo options stated for lot 1.
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Tender lot 1 has hasOptions false.
Start and end dates
99% confidenceUnknown.
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Process contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null; no contract period is supplied in the detailed contract.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
97% confidenceThe requirement is for a single named ultrasound system under a national framework direct-award route.
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The description specifies one Samsung R20 system and a direct award through the NHS Supply Chain Ultrasound 2022 framework.
Price-led selection field
92% confidenceThe supplied lot data lists price as the award criterion, but provides no pricing comparison or evaluation results.
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Lot 1 awardCriteria lists price only; no bid prices or scores are supplied.
Supplier allocation caution
98% confidenceThree suppliers are associated with separate extracted awards for the same lot, while only one detailed contract is provided. The data does not establish whether these are superseded, parallel or otherwise related records.
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Extracted awards list Bayer, Guerbet and Medical Imaging Systems against lot 1; detailed release includes only the Medical Imaging Systems award and contract.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting lot and contract statuses
98% confidenceThe detailed award and contract are active, but lot 1 is cancelled. The source does not explain the discrepancy.
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Detailed award and contract status are active; tender lot 1 status is cancelled.
Multiple award associations
98% confidenceThree active extracted award records reference lot 1, but only one is present in the detailed release and has a contract value and signed date.
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Extracted awards list IDs 090842-2026-VEL-MIN-63031-1, 090852-2026-VEL-MIN-63031-1 and 098664-2026-1; detailed JSON contains only 098664-2026-1.
Supplier-name normalisation
96% confidenceBayer's source name, Bayer plc, differs from the supplied verified legal name BAYER PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY; the verified legal name is used here.
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Supplier verification reports nameMismatch true and identifies verified company number 00935048.
Unpublished fields
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes contract start/end dates, duration, bid count, scores, pricing breakdown, individual values for two award associations and the relationship between the award records.
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Relevant fields are null or absent from the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 is marked cancelled while the detailed award and contract are marked active; the source provides no resolution.
- The source includes three active award associations for the same lot but only one detailed contract record; their relationship is unknown.
- No values, contract records or dates are supplied for the Bayer and Guerbet award associations.
- Contract start date, end date, duration, competition metrics, scoring, bid prices and pricing breakdown are not supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Velindre University NHS TrustSamsung R20 ultrasound systemMEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS LIMITEDNHS Supply Chain Ultrasound 2022ultrasound procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is linked to the signed contract record?
MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS LIMITED is linked to detailed contract 098664-2026-1, which has a signed date of 15 October 2026 and a value of £81,819.08 GBP.
Were other suppliers named in the supplied data?
Yes. BAYER PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY and GUERBET LABORATORIES LIMITED are each linked to separate extracted active award records for lot 1, but no corresponding detailed contracts or values are supplied.
What was being purchased?
One Samsung R20 Ultrasound System for Velindre NHS Trust's Radiology Department through the NHS Supply Chain Ultrasound 2022 framework.
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