AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust awarded a direct, below-threshold maintenance contract for a Mark 7 Arterion Injector System (serial number 311318) to BAYER PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY. The contract record states it was signed on 3 September 2026 and is active.
Published outcomeOne active award, covering lot 1, was made to BAYER PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY.
Market significanceThis is a single-supplier, below-threshold medical-equipment maintenance procurement with a stated net contract value of £21,466.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BAYER PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £21,466 net; £25,759.20 gross (contract-level value) GBP · Verified legal supplier; active award
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Award 1 names Bayer Public Limited Company as supplier. Supplier verification matches company number 00935048 to BAYER PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY. The value is recorded on contract 1, which is linked to award 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Document 097291-2026 is described as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is recorded as complete.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is active.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is active.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 3 September 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-09-03.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£21,466
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Contract 1 value.amount is 21466 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£25,759.20
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 25759.2 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceContract-level value linked to award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; award 1 relates to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence3 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-03.
Contract start
99% confidence28 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-09-28.
Contract end
99% confidence27 October 2031
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2031-10-27T23:59:59Z.
Notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Notice 097291-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-15.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceMaintenance for Mark 7 Arterion Injector System, serial number 311318
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Tender title and description identify a maintenance contract for the named injector system and serial number.
Service classification
99% confidenceRepair and maintenance services of medical and surgical equipment
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Award item classification is CPV 50420000.
Lot coverage
98% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 is related to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is direct.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states this explicitly.
Competition information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid, tenderer, score or evaluation information is provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence28 September 2026 to 27 October 2031
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Contract 1 period provides these dates.
Stated duration
95% confidenceThe stated dates span approximately five years and one month.
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Calculated from the published contract start and end dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No extension or renewal options are recorded.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceA direct, non-competitive below-threshold award for maintenance of a specified medical device.
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The procedure is direct and below threshold without competition; the title identifies a specific injector system and serial number.
Published pricing
98% confidenceOnly total net and gross contract values are published; no pricing schedule or cost breakdown is supplied.
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Contract value fields provide totals only.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Description date inconsistency
99% confidenceThe tender description says “28/09/2026-27/09/203”, which is incomplete and conflicts with the structured end date of 27 October 2031.
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Tender description contains the truncated date; contract period.endDate is 2031-10-27. This analysis reports the structured date without treating the description as a reliable alternative end date.
Lot metadata
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Lot 1 contains only its ID and complete status.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No tender counts, bidder details, scores, rationale or evaluation results are provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The tender description contains a truncated end date that conflicts with the structured contract end date; the structured date is reported as published, while the discrepancy remains unresolved.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation, award rationale, pricing breakdown, lot title, lot description and separate lot value.
- No extension or renewal terms are published. The re-procurement timing is an estimate based only on the stated contract end date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation TrustBAYER PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANYMark 7 Arterion Injector Systemmedical equipment maintenancedirect awardFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the contract?
BAYER PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY, verified against company number 00935048.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £21,466 excluding VAT and £25,759.20 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published term runs from 28 September 2026 to 27 October 2031.
Was the procurement competed?
The notice describes it as a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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