AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust published a transparency notice for a direct award to ADVANCED BIONICS UK LIMITED for a managed service supporting cochlear implant patients. The published award remains pending and the notice schedules a future signature date; it does not evidence a signed or active contract.
Published outcomePending direct award to ADVANCED BIONICS UK LIMITED for lot 1, covering maintenance, repair, replacement, consumables, associated equipment, technical support and spare-parts management.
Market significanceThe notice reports a £1,699,443 net award value (£2,039,331.60 gross) and a planned initial period from 6 November 2026 to 31 October 2028, with one possible 12-month extension.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ADVANCED BIONICS UK LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 1699443 GBP · Pending award
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Supplier identity is verified by company number 03194792. Award 1 names Advanced Bionics UK Limited as its supplier and reports a net value of GBP 1,699,443. As this is the only supplier and award reported, the published award value is shown at award level.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence20 October 2026
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The UK5 transparency notice was published on 2026-10-20.
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 has status "pending".
Signature status
99% confidenceNot evidenced as signed; signature is scheduled for 2 November 2026
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The award milestone is a futureSignatureDate due 2026-11-02T23:59:59Z with status "scheduled".
Planned contract period
98% confidence6 November 2026 to 31 October 2028
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Award 1 contractPeriod lists startDate 2026-11-06 and endDate 2028-10-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value, excluding VAT
99% confidence£1,699,443
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Award 1 value.amount is 1699443 GBP.
Published award value, including VAT
99% confidence£2,039,331.60
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 2039331.6 GBP.
Lot-level value
99% confidenceNot published
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Lot 1 has no value amount or currency in the supplied notice data.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Transparency notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Notice 099211-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-20T17:35:25+01:00.
Scheduled signature date
99% confidence2 November 2026
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Award milestone futureSignatureDate is due 2026-11-02T23:59:59Z.
Planned start date
98% confidence6 November 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod.startDate is 2026-11-06T00:00:00Z.
Planned initial end date
98% confidence31 October 2028
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Award 1 contractPeriod.endDate is 2028-10-31T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service scope
99% confidenceManaged service programme for cochlear implant patients, including maintenance, repair, replacement, consumables, associated equipment, technical support and spare-parts management.
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Process description states these services and supplies are covered.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 50421000 — Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment
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Award item 1 lists this CPV classification.
Delivery geography
94% confidenceLondon (UKI and UKI4 regions)
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Award item deliveryAddresses list UKI and UKI4.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot reported; no lot title or description published
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Tender and award data reference lot 1, while the supplied lot record has no title or description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Direct award".
Published rationale
99% confidenceSingle-source provider due to associated consumable spend via an NHSSC Framework
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Tender procurementMethodRationale states this rationale; the classification is singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot published
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores or award-comparison information is supplied.
Threshold status
99% confidenceAbove threshold
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Award 1 aboveThreshold is true.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
96% confidenceApproximately 24 months and 25 days
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The stated period runs from 6 November 2026 to 31 October 2028.
Extension provision
99% confidenceOne extension of 12 months
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Award 1 hasRenewal is true and renewal.description states "1 x 12 months".
Maximum stated end date
99% confidence31 October 2029
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Award 1 contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2029-10-31T23:59:59Z.
Pricing and performance terms
99% confidenceNot published
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The supplied data contains no pricing schedule, service levels, performance measures or contractual terms.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Supply-chain linkage
99% confidenceThe direct-award rationale links the provider choice to associated consumable spend via an NHSSC Framework.
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Tender procurementMethodRationale explicitly gives this reason.
Service model
99% confidenceThe requirement combines equipment lifecycle support with consumables and spare-parts management.
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The published description includes maintenance, repair, replacement, consumables, technical support and spare parts management.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Pending rather than concluded award
99% confidenceThe notice is published as a transparency notice, but award 1 is pending and signature is only scheduled.
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Award status is pending and the futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled for 2 November 2026.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified legal supplier identity
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ADVANCED BIONICS UK LIMITED was verified by company number 03194792; no name mismatch or address-like source name was flagged.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo bid count, evaluation details, tender deadline, award date, lot title, lot value breakdown, pricing detail or performance terms are provided.
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied records.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published award remains pending; the supplied data does not evidence a signed, concluded or active contract.
- No award date is supplied.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Bid counts, evaluation methodology, scores, pricing breakdowns, service levels and performance terms are not supplied.
- The extension is a published option, not evidence that it will be exercised.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
ADVANCED BIONICS UK LIMITEDGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trustcochlear implant servicesdirect awardmedical equipment maintenanceFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is the named supplier?
The pending award names ADVANCED BIONICS UK LIMITED, verified by company number 03194792.
What is the published value?
The award value is £1,699,443 excluding VAT and £2,039,331.60 including VAT.
Has the contract been signed?
Not evidenced. The award is pending and the notice schedules signature for 2 November 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.