AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust published a transparency notice for the direct, below-threshold purchase of one Sonopet ultrasonic aspirator. The notice names STRYKER UK LIMITED as supplier, but the award remains pending and the contract is not evidenced as signed.
Published outcomePending award to STRYKER UK LIMITED for a single ultrasonic aspirator purchase.
Market significanceA small, single-supplier medical-equipment procurement conducted without competition; the published gross award value is £98,799.77.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
STRYKER UK LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 82333.14 net; 98799.77 gross GBP · Pending award
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Award 1 names Stryker UK Limited as supplier and reports £82,333.14 amount and £98,799.77 amountGross. Supplier verification gives legal name STRYKER UK LIMITED, company number 03669454.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceTransparency notice on Find a Tender
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Document 096778-2026 is described as “Transparency notice on Find a Tender”.
Publication date
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Notice datePublished: 2026-10-14T08:57:43+01:00.
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 status is “pending”.
Procurement record status
97% confidenceComplete
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Tender and lot 1 are each marked “complete”; this does not override the pending award status.
Planned signature milestone
98% confidence28 October 2026
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Award milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-10-28T23:59:59Z.
Contract status
99% confidenceNot evidenced as signed or active
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The award is pending and the only signature information is a future scheduled milestone.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£82,333.14
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Award 1 value.amount is 82333.14 GBP.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£98,799.77
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 98799.77 GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceAward-level value associated with the sole published supplier and lot
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Award 1 lists one supplier and related lot 1; no separate lot value is published.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Notice datePublished: 2026-10-14T08:57:43+01:00.
Scheduled future signature date
98% confidence28 October 2026
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Scheduled futureSignatureDate milestone: 2026-10-28T23:59:59Z.
Published contract period
98% confidence6 November 2026 to 6 November 2031
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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate is 2026-11-06T00:00:00Z and endDate is 2031-11-06T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceOne Sonopet ultrasonic aspirator
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Tender title and description state “Purchase of Ultrasonic Aspirator” and “One x Sonopet Ultrasonic Aspirator”.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is goods.
Classification
98% confidenceCPV 33100000 — Medical equipments
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Award item additional classification is CPV 33100000, described as “Medical equipments”.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot
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Tender contains lot 1 only; award 1 relates to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is direct.
Competition approach
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - without competition”.
Threshold classification
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Award 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Bidder and evaluation information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published contract period
98% confidence6 November 2026 to 6 November 2031
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Award 1 contractPeriod specifies those dates.
Signature position
99% confidenceFuture signature date scheduled; signature not evidenced
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The scheduled futureSignatureDate is 28 October 2026 while award status remains pending.
Extensions, options and renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Purchase profile
98% confidenceSingle-unit specialist medical-equipment purchase
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The requirement is stated as one Sonopet ultrasonic aspirator.
Route to market
99% confidenceDirect, below-threshold procurement without competition
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Published procurement method and details state direct and below threshold without competition.
Commercial certainty
99% confidenceLimited until signature or a subsequent confirmed contract record
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The award is pending and signature is only listed as a scheduled future milestone.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Pending award status
99% confidenceThe published award is pending, so it must not be treated as a concluded, signed or active contract.
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Award 1 status is pending; futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 28 October 2026.
Contract-period interpretation
99% confidenceA contract period is published, but it does not prove that the contract has been signed.
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Award 1 includes start and end dates while retaining pending status.
Missing award decision date
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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Award 1 award_date is null.
No lot-level pricing
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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Lot 1 value is null; values are reported at award level.
Limited specification detail
98% confidenceNo technical specification beyond one Sonopet ultrasonic aspirator is published.
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Tender description contains only “One x Sonopet Ultrasonic Aspirator”.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award is pending; the notice does not evidence a signed or active contract.
- No award decision date is published.
- No bidder count, evaluation rationale, scores or pricing breakdown is published.
- Lot 1 has no title, description or separate value.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published.
- The contract period is published but may not commence unless the pending award proceeds to signature.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustSTRYKER UK LIMITEDSonopet ultrasonic aspiratorultrasonic aspirator tendermedical equipment procurementFind a Tender transparency notice
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named as supplier?
The pending award names STRYKER UK LIMITED, verified under company number 03669454.
What is being purchased?
One Sonopet ultrasonic aspirator.
What is the published value?
£82,333.14 excluding VAT and £98,799.77 including VAT.
Has the contract been signed?
Not evidenced. The award is pending and the notice lists a future signature date of 28 October 2026.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.