AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust directly awarded Healthcare 21 (UK) Limited a contract for Aquabeam handpieces and lithotomy drape boxes used with an Aquablation urology device.
Published outcomeOne active award and active contract are recorded for Healthcare 21 (UK) Limited. The contract was signed on 1 October 2026.
Market significanceThis is a £1,803,600 gross goods contract over three years, awarded without competition on stated technical/exclusive-rights grounds.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
HEALTHCARE 21 (UK) LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 1803600 GBP · Active award and active contract
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Award 1 names Healthcare 21 (UK) Limited as sole supplier; contract 1 is linked to award 1 and states GBP 1,803,600.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement route
99% confidenceDirect award
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct" and procurementMethodDetails is "Direct award".
Award decision
97% confidenceAward 1 active; award date 14 September 2026
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Award record lists id 1, status "active", and award_date "2026-09-14".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 1 October 2026
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Contract 1 states dateSigned "2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00".
Contract term
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-01 and endDate is 2029-09-30.
Latest published record
99% confidenceContract details notice published 7 October 2026
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Contract document 094904-2026 has datePublished "2026-10-07T16:09:38+01:00".
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£1,803,600 gross
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Contract 1 value records amountGross 1803600, amount 1803600 and currency GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceSingle-supplier, single-award contract value
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One supplier is named on award 1 and contract 1 is linked only to award 1.
Threshold status
99% confidenceAbove threshold
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Contract 1 states aboveThreshold: true.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
97% confidence14 September 2026
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Award 1 award_date is 2026-09-14.
Contract start and signature date
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 startDate and dateSigned are both 2026-10-01.
Contract end date
99% confidence30 September 2029
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Contract 1 endDate is 2029-09-30T23:59:59+01:00.
Contract details publication
99% confidence7 October 2026
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The UK7 contract details notice shows datePublished 2026-10-07.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Goods
98% confidenceAquabeam handpieces and lithotomy drape boxes for Aquablation urology procedures
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Award title and tender description identify the handpiece and lithotomy drape for use with the Aquablation device in surgical urology.
CPV classification
99% confidence33140000 — Medical consumables
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Award item additional classification is CPV 33140000, Medical consumables.
Delivery geography
96% confidenceNorthern Ireland (UKN)
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Award item delivery address is region UKN, United Kingdom.
Ordering model
96% confidenceOrdered as required during the three-year period
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Tender description says the items "will be ordered as required over this time frame".
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award
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Tender procurementMethod is direct and procurementMethodDetails is Direct award.
Stated rationale
98% confidenceAbsence of competition for technical reasons
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procurementMethodRationale states reliance on Schedule 5 (6A) absence of competition for technical reasons.
Rationale classification
96% confidenceSingle supplier / intellectual property / exclusive rights
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The procurementMethodRationaleClassifications entry is "singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights".
Buyer-stated supply context
91% confidencePROCEPT is described as sole supplier and Healthcare 21 as its Northern Ireland distribution subcontractor
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Tender description states that PROCEPT is sole supplier and has subcontracted Northern Ireland distribution to Healthcare 21; it also says PROCEPT will no longer deliver to Northern Ireland.
Competition data
99% confidenceNo bid count, bidder list or evaluation results published in supplied data
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No submitted tender, bidder, score or evaluation fields are present.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is "active".
Term
99% confidenceThree years
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The stated contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029; tender description also says the amount covers three years.
Performance metrics
97% confidenceNo agreed metrics stated as applicable
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Contract field noAgreedMetricsRationale says this is not applicable because the contract value is less than £5 million.
Options or extensions
98% confidenceUnknown; none stated in supplied data
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No extension or option information is included in the contract data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Compatibility-led demand
93% confidenceThe buyer states that the handpiece and drape are specific to the Aquablation machine and procedure.
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Tender description says both items are specific to the machine and procedure, and that framework alternatives are not suitable or available.
Route-to-market dependency
91% confidenceThe supplied description identifies Healthcare 21 as the Northern Ireland distribution subcontractor for PROCEPT products.
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Tender description says PROCEPT subcontracted Northern Ireland distribution to Healthcare 21.
Call-off profile
96% confidenceRequirements are to be ordered as needed rather than with a published fixed quantity.
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Tender description says items will be ordered as required over the three-year period.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract evidence quality
96% confidenceHigh
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The supplied contract record includes supplier, value, signature date, start date, end date, status and linked award.
Value basis
93% confidenceGross amount reported; tax treatment beyond the gross field is not further specified
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Contract value contains amountGross and amount, both 1,803,600 GBP, without further tax detail.
Lot detail
99% confidenceOne lot is identified, but it has no separate title, description or value
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Lot 1 is listed as complete with null title, description and value.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 has no standalone title, description or value, limiting lot-level scope and value analysis.
- No bid count, tender responses, evaluation information or award scoring is supplied.
- The description characterises PROCEPT as sole supplier and Healthcare 21 as its Northern Ireland distribution subcontractor; this supply-chain statement is buyer-provided and not independently evidenced in the supplied record.
- No options, extensions or formal renewal provisions are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Healthcare 21South Eastern Health & Social Care TrustAquablationAquabeam handpiecelithotomy drapemedical consumablesdirect awardNorthern Ireland
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the contract?
Healthcare 21 (UK) Limited is the sole supplier named for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The contract records a gross value of £1,803,600.
When does the contract run?
From 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029.
Why was a direct award used?
The buyer states absence of competition for technical reasons and classifies the rationale under single supplier, intellectual property or exclusive rights.
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