Published date: 28 July 2025
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Medical equipments - 33100000
Location of contract
North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West
Value of contract
£17,500,000 to £35,000,000
Procurement reference
tender_471803/1502100
Published date
28 July 2025
Closing date
26 March 2025
Closing time
3pm
Contract start date
11 July 2025
Contract end date
10 July 2027
Contract type
Supply contract
Procedure type
Other: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
Following the publication of a Prior Information Notice (PIN) NHS Supply Chain is entering into a Framework Agreement for the provision of a Standalone Non-Imaging Vibration-Controlled Ultrasound System to Quantify Liver and or Spleen Stiffness and Measure Liver Steatosis that includes the following:
- The ability to measure liver stiffness to quantify fibrosis and cirrhosis.
- The ability to measure fatty liver to quantify steatosis non-invasively.
- The functionality of Vibration-Controlled Transient Elastography (VCTE) technology.
- The ability to allow any clinical practitioners to use the system rather than a trained sonographer only.
NHS Supply Chain intends to enter into a Framework Agreement with 1 available supplier. The term of this Framework Agreement is anticipated to be up to the end date of 10 November 2026, will the option to extend for up to 12 months.
The Framework Agreement will be between NHS Supply Chain and the Supplier, however 1) NHSSC, 2) any NHS Trust; 3) any other NHS entity; 4) any government department, agency or other statutory body and/or 5) any private sector entity active in the UK healthcare sector will be able to enter into a direct contract with the Supplier for any of the supplies and/or services under the Framework. Electronic ordering will be used and electronic invoicing will be accepted and electronic payment will be used. For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding the estimate indicated within section 1, NHS Supply Chain does not guarantee any level of purchase through the framework. Any agreement entered will be considered a contract made in England according to English law and will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.
More information
Previous notice about this procurement
- Future opportunity
- Published 5 December 2024
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Award information
Awarded date
20 May 2025
Contract start date
11 July 2025
Contract end date
10 July 2027
Total value of contract
£35,000,000
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
Echosens UK Ltd
Address
4 Burley House, Caspian Road, Altrincham, England WA14 5HH
Reference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
NHS Supply Chain
Address
Wellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Road
London
SE1 8UG
England
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