NHS SUPPLY CHAIN · Awarded contract
Awarded

Supply of Ophthalmic Capital Equipment and Accessories to NHS Supply Chain

Awarded 30 Jun 2017

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Awarded30 Jun 2017
Value£123,000,000.00
SupplierAlbert Waeschle Limited,Alcon Eye Care UK Limited,AMO United Kingdom Limited,Bausch & Lomb U.K. Limited,Beaver-Visitec International Sales Limtied,Bakers Instrument Brokers Limited,Birmingham Optical Group Limited,Carl Zeiss Limited,Carleton Optical Equipment Limited,Daybreak Medicak Limited,D.O.R.C. Limited,D.O.R.C. Limited,Grafton Optical Company Limited,Haag-Streit UK Limited,Hanson Instruments Limited,Hanson Instruments Limited,Heidelberg Engineering Limited,Instinctive Limited,Keeler Limited,Litechnica Limited,Main Line (Instruments) Limited,Optos Public Limited Company,Rayner Intraocular Lenses Limited,Sense Medical Limited,Sigmacon (UK) Limited,Vision Pharmaceuticals Limited,Topcon (Great Britain) Limited
AgencyNHS SUPPLY CHAIN
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryHealth & Medical
Ended 5y 4mo ago4y term
Awarded 30 June 2017Expired 29 June 2021

About

NHS Supply Chain awarded a contract to Albert Waeschle Limited, Alcon Eye Care UK Limited, AMO United Kingdom Limited, Bausch & Lomb U.K.

Limited, Beaver-Visitec International Sales Limited, Bakers Instrument Brokers Limited, and Birmingham Optical for the supply of ophthalmic capital equipment and associated accessories.

The contract covers nine lots: optical biometry and corneal topography units; ophthalmic ultrasound equipment; ophthalmic surgical equipment; ophthalmic laser equipment; slit lamps, autorefractors, and tonometers; retinal imaging systems; non-mydriatic retinal cameras for diabetic eye screening; ophthalmoscopes and retinoscopes; and ophthalmic furniture.

The estimated initial expenditure across all lots was approximately GBP 21,000,000 to GBP 30,750,000 in the first year of the framework agreement, with precise quantities unknown.

The contract value is £123,000,000.

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