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Fibroscanner Leases

THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 25 Sept 2026, 14:32.

Opportunity overview

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

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

ECHOSENS UK LIMITED

Matched by number
Published award value
£151.6k
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 11945055
Location
Altrincham, UKD34, WA14 5HH, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
W245638
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The equipment manufacturer, Echosens, is the exclusive, sole-source global provider of this specific diagnostic technology.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights
Entry 2
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Id
GB-NHS-RTD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-NHS
Id
RTD

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDCY-5582-YRHQ

Address

Street Address
Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road
Locality
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Postal Code
NE1 4LP
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKC22

Contact

Name
Rebecca Clay

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
ECHOSENS UK LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-11945055

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
11945055

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PJPL-3363-DZJW

Address

Street Address
4 Burley House
Locality
Altrincham
Postal Code
WA14 5HH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD34

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Fibroscanner Leases
Status
pending
Main Procurement Category
goods
Above Threshold
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
33100000
Description
Medical equipments

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
181,872
Amount
151,560
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-11945055
Name
ECHOSENS UK LIMITED

Contract period

Starts
3 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
2 Sept 2029, 23:59

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
080032-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Published
21 Aug 2026, 15:33
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
3 Sept 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Newcastle-upon-Tyne · UKC22 · NE1 4LP · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 080032-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·