AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust published a transparency notice stating its intention to award NJ DEVICES LTD a direct, below-threshold purchase for a Seiler medical colposcope for Worthing Hospital’s gynaecology service. The published award remains pending, with signature scheduled for 15 October 2026; it should not be treated as a concluded or active contract.
Published outcomeOne pending award, covering lot 1, names NJ DEVICES LTD. The award value is £19,020 excluding VAT (£22,824 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a small, single-supplier capital equipment purchase intended to replace a failing colposcope and support continuity of cervical screening services.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
NJ DEVICES LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 19020 net; 22824 gross (shared award value) GBP · Verified legal supplier named on a pending award
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Supplier verification matches company number 13762600 to NJ DEVICES LTD. Award 1 names source supplier "NJ Devices Ltd Trading as Ocean Med" and reports £19,020 amount and £22,824 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceTransparency notice published; tender and lot marked complete
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The notice is a "Transparency notice on Find a Tender" published 15 October 2026; tender and lot 1 have status "complete".
Award status
100% confidencePending
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Award 1 is explicitly marked "pending".
Signature milestone
98% confidenceScheduled for 15 October 2026
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Award milestone type "futureSignatureDate" is scheduled for 2026-10-15T23:59:59+01:00.
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceNot evidenced
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The supplied award is pending and provides a future signature milestone rather than confirmation of signature or conclusion.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
100% confidence£19,020
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Award 1 value.amount is 19020 GBP.
Award value including VAT
100% confidence£22,824
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 22824 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceSingle award; no separate lot-level value published
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The award relates to lot 1, while the lot record has no value amount.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Notice publication
100% confidence15 October 2026, 14:28:19 +01:00
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Award notice document datePublished is 2026-10-15T14:28:19+01:00.
Planned contract period
96% confidence15 October 2026 to 14 November 2026
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Pending award 1 gives contractPeriod startDate 2026-10-15 and endDate 2026-11-14.
Planned signature
98% confidence15 October 2026
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The futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled for 15 October 2026.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupply, installation and ongoing support of a Seiler medical colposcope
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The notice description states that the Trust intends to award for supply, installation and ongoing support of a Seiler medical colposcope.
Clinical setting
99% confidenceGynaecology/colposcopy service at Worthing Hospital
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The title and description identify Worthing Hospital Gynaecology and the Trust’s colposcopy service.
Equipment classification
100% confidenceColposcope; medical imaging equipment
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Award item classifications are CPV 33164100 (Colposcope) and 33110000 (Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use).
Lot structure
100% confidenceOne lot (lot 1)
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Tender and award data identify only lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
100% confidenceDirect procurement
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Procedure detail
100% confidenceBelow threshold – without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - without competition".
Competition information
99% confidenceNo bid count or evaluation information supplied
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The published data gives a direct, without-competition procedure but no bidder count, scores or evaluation narrative.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Procurement category
100% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "goods".
Stated period
96% confidence15 October 2026 to 14 November 2026, subject to the pending award being concluded
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These dates appear in the contractPeriod of award 1, which remains pending.
Support terms
98% confidenceOngoing support is within the stated requirement; detailed service terms are not supplied
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The description includes ongoing support, but no detailed support, warranty or pricing terms are published in the supplied data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Purchase rationale
99% confidenceReplacement of a failing colposcope with no available spare parts
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The description says the existing device is at high risk of breakdown and has no available spare parts.
Service-continuity rationale
99% confidenceThe equipment is described as essential to continuity of cervical screening and compliance with national clinical standards
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This is stated in the notice description.
Commercial structure
98% confidenceCapital purchase with supply, installation and ongoing support
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The notice describes the requirement as a capital purchase and specifies these elements.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Pending award versus contract
100% confidenceThe record is a pending intended award, not evidence of a signed, concluded or active contract
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Award status is pending and the signature date is a scheduled futureSignatureDate.
Supplier-name difference handled
100% confidenceThe source uses "NJ Devices Ltd Trading as Ocean Med"; the verified legal supplier name is NJ DEVICES LTD
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Supplier verification provides a company-number match to NJ DEVICES LTD and flags a name mismatch.
Unpublished procurement detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: award date, bid count, evaluation, detailed pricing, lot-level value, warranty and extension terms
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These fields are absent from the supplied structured notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award is pending; the supplied data does not confirm signature, contract conclusion, commencement or performance.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes an award decision date, bid count, evaluation results, detailed pricing, lot-level value, warranty terms and extension or renewal terms.
- The source supplier wording differs from the verified legal name: it says "NJ Devices Ltd Trading as Ocean Med", while company-number verification identifies NJ DEVICES LTD.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
NJ DEVICES LTDWorthing HospitalcolposcopeUniversity Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trustmedical equipment tenderOcean Med
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named on the pending award?
NJ DEVICES LTD is the verified legal supplier. The source notice names "NJ Devices Ltd Trading as Ocean Med".
Has the contract been signed?
No conclusion or signature is evidenced. The award is marked pending and a signature milestone was scheduled for 15 October 2026.
What is the published value?
£19,020 excluding VAT and £22,824 including VAT.
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