AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board published an award and contract notice for surgical robot maintenance. The notice names INTUITIVE SURGICAL LIMITED as supplier and records a £858,000 GBP contract signed on 1 October 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for INTUITIVE SURGICAL LIMITED. However, the related lot is marked cancelled, creating an unresolved status contradiction.
Market significanceThis is a specialised medical-equipment maintenance procurement using a limited procedure and referencing an NHS Supply Chain framework. Published information does not disclose competition, pricing detail or term.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
INTUITIVE SURGICAL LIMITED
98% confidenceAward 098112-2026-ABU-DCO-62324-1 · Lots 1 · 858000 GBP · Active award; linked active contract signed 1 October 2026
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Verified supplier identity is INTUITIVE SURGICAL LIMITED (company number 06727762). The active award names Intuitive Surgical Ltd as its supplier; the linked contract value is GBP 858,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Process published_at and releaseHistory release_date: 2026-10-16T15:45:58+01:00; notice type is "award, contract".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 098112-2026-ABU-DCO-62324-1 has status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive; signed 1 October 2026
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Contract 098112-2026-ABU-DCO-62324-1 has status "active" and dateSigned 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Tender lot 1 is recorded with status "cancelled", despite being linked to the active award and contract.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£858,000 GBP
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Contract 098112-2026-ABU-DCO-62324-1 value: amount 858000, currency GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceThe published contract value is linked to the single recorded award and supplier.
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One contract is linked to award 098112-2026-ABU-DCO-62324-1, which names one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signature date
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract dateSigned: 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start date
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice; contract_start_at is null.
Contract end date
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice; contract_end_at is null.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSurgical robot maintenance
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Process title and description, and lot 1 description: "Surgical Robot Maintenance".
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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main_category and mainProcurementCategory are "services".
CPV classification
99% confidence50400000 — Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment
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Tender classification and item additional classification.
Delivery region
94% confidenceUKL16
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Tender item deliveryAddresses lists region UKL16.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited procedure
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Process and tender procurementMethod: "limited".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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procurementMethodDetails states this wording.
Stated rationale
98% confidenceAwarded through NHS Supply Chain Framework # 2020/S 045-107593
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Tender procurementMethodRationale.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice; no bid count, bidder list, scores or evaluation outcome is provided.
Award criterion
91% confidencePrice
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Lot 1 awardCriteria contains one criterion of type "price".
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract value
99% confidence£858,000 GBP
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Linked contract value is GBP 858,000.
Signature
99% confidenceSigned on 1 October 2026
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The linked contract explicitly includes dateSigned 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Options
96% confidenceNo options indicated
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.
Duration and extension terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
95% confidenceThe notice combines a limited procedure without prior call publication with a stated NHS Supply Chain framework route.
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procurementMethodDetails and procurementMethodRationale.
Commercial transparency
94% confidenceOnly total contract value is published; maintenance coverage, service levels, pricing structure and contract duration are not disclosed.
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Contract supplies a total value, while published fields contain no term, pricing breakdown or detailed service specification.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Material status contradiction
99% confidenceThe only lot is marked cancelled while the linked award and contract are both active.
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Lot 1 status is "cancelled"; award and contract 098112-2026-ABU-DCO-62324-1 are "active".
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified.
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Supplier verification reports an exact-name match to INTUITIVE SURGICAL LIMITED, company number 06727762.
Unpublished commercial details
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes contract start/end dates, duration, bid count, evaluation detail and pricing breakdown.
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Relevant source fields are null or absent.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The related lot is marked cancelled although the linked award and contract are active; the source does not explain the contradiction.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: contract start and end dates, duration, extension provisions, detailed service scope, pricing breakdown, bid count and evaluation results.
- No lot-level value is published; the £858,000 GBP figure is the linked contract value.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Surgical Robot MaintenanceAneurin Bevan University Health BoardINTUITIVE SURGICAL LIMITEDmedical equipment maintenanceNHS Supply Chain Framework£858,000 contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named as supplier for the surgical robot maintenance award?
The verified legal supplier is INTUITIVE SURGICAL LIMITED.
What is the published contract value?
The linked contract value is £858,000 GBP.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The published contract data records a signature date of 1 October 2026.
Is there a data issue in the notice?
Yes. The linked award and contract are active, but the related lot is marked cancelled.
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