AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust published a transparency notice for a proposed direct award to STRYKER UK LIMITED for Sonopet iQ ultrasonic bone cutter equipment placement and consumables. The award is pending, so the notice does not evidence a signed or active contract.
Published outcomeOne pending award, valued at £299,771.62 excluding VAT (£359,725.94 including VAT), names STRYKER UK LIMITED as supplier.
Market significanceThe buyer cites technical compatibility, interoperability and clinical standardisation with its existing Sonopet iQ platform as the reason for using a direct award.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
STRYKER UK LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 299771.62 GBP · Pending award
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Supplier verification identifies GB-COH 03669454 as STRYKER UK LIMITED; award 1 names supplier ID GB-COH-03669454 and has pending status. The £299,771.62 value is recorded for award 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceTransparency notice on Find a Tender
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Process notice type and award document description state “Transparency notice on Find a Tender”.
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 has status “pending”.
Procurement status
95% confidenceComplete
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Tender and lot 1 each have status “complete”.
Future signature date
98% confidence1 November 2026 (scheduled)
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Award milestone is a scheduled futureSignatureDate of 2026-11-01T23:59:59Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£299,771.62
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Award 1 value.amount is 299771.62 GBP.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£359,725.94
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 359725.94 GBP.
Value allocation
90% confidenceAward-level value for the sole listed 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% confidence20 October 2026
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Notice publication timestamp is 2026-10-20T16:30:55+01:00.
Planned contract start
98% confidence1 November 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate is 2026-11-01T00:00:00Z.
Initial contract end
98% confidence31 October 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod endDate is 2027-10-31T23:59:59Z.
Maximum stated extent
98% confidence31 October 2028
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Award 1 contractPeriod maxExtentDate is 2028-10-31T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceSonopet iQ ultrasonic bone cutter equipment placement and consumables agreement
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Process and award titles identify the Sonopet iQ ultrasonic bone cutter placement and consumables requirement.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is “goods”.
CPV
99% confidence33100000 — Medical equipments
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Award item 1 lists CPV 33100000 with description “Medical equipments”.
Lot structure
97% confidenceOne lot; title and detailed lot description not published
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Tender contains lot 1 and award 1 relates to lot 1; the supplied lot record has no title or description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award
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Process procurementMethod and procurementMethodDetails state direct / Direct award.
Stated legal basis
96% confidenceProcurement Act 2023, Schedule 5 paragraph 6
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Tender description and rationale state “PA23 Schedule 5 paragraph 6”; legalBasis ID is 2023/54.
Direct-award rationale
99% confidenceOnly one supplier was stated to meet technical compatibility, interoperability and clinical standardisation requirements for the existing Sonopet iQ platform.
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Published procurement rationale states that no alternative supplier could be awarded without implementation impacts, retraining and disruption to established clinical practice.
Competition information
99% confidenceNo bid count or evaluation detail published
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No bidder count, scores or evaluation records are supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
98% confidenceProposed 2-year term (1+1)
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Award renewal description states “Proposed 2-year contract term (1+1)”.
Initial period
98% confidence1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027
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Award contractPeriod startDate and endDate specify these dates.
Extension position
98% confidenceMaximum extent to 31 October 2028 is stated; exercise is not evidenced
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Award maxExtentDate is 2028-10-31 and hasRenewal is true.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Compatibility-led supply position
98% confidenceThe published rationale indicates that continuity with the existing Sonopet iQ platform was central to the direct-award decision.
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The buyer cites technical compatibility, interoperability and clinical standardisation requirements associated with the existing platform.
Commercial stage
99% confidenceSuppliers should treat this as a pending award rather than evidence of a concluded contract.
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Award status is pending and the signature milestone is scheduled for 1 November 2026.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award not evidenced as concluded
99% confidenceThe record is pending and has a future scheduled signature date; no signed-contract evidence is supplied.
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Award status is pending; futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled for 1 November 2026.
Supplier source-name difference
99% confidenceThe source party name is “Stryker”, while verified company-number matching identifies the legal supplier as STRYKER UK LIMITED.
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Supplier verification reports nameMismatch true and verifiedCompanyName STRYKER UK LIMITED for company number 03669454.
Information not supplied in the published notice
98% confidenceNo award date, bid count, evaluation scores, pricing breakdown, detailed lot description or individual lot value is supplied.
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The pending award and scheduled future signature date do not establish that a contract has been signed, concluded or started.
- The source supplier name is “Stryker”, but the verified legal company name is STRYKER UK LIMITED; analysis uses the verified legal identity.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: award decision date, bid count, evaluation scores, pricing breakdown, detailed lot description and individual lot value.
- The proposed 1+1 term and maximum extent date do not evidence that an extension will be exercised.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
GSTT Sonopet iQSTRYKER UK LIMITEDultrasonic bone cuttermedical equipment consumablesdirect awardGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named as the supplier?
STRYKER UK LIMITED, verified against company number 03669454. The source notice uses the shorter name “Stryker”.
Has the contract been signed?
Not evidenced. The award is marked pending and the notice records a scheduled future signature date of 1 November 2026.
Why was a direct award used?
The buyer states that only one supplier could meet technical compatibility, interoperability and clinical standardisation requirements for the existing Sonopet iQ platform.
What is the published value?
£299,771.62 excluding VAT, with £359,725.94 including VAT recorded for the pending award.
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.