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Fibroscanner Lease

THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

CompleteOCDS ID ocds-h6vhtk-06e9d2
Tender valueNot supplied1 awards · 0 contracts

01 Procurement

Tender overview

Updated 4 November 2026
Buyer
THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Status
Complete
Procurement method
Direct award
Category
Not supplied
CPV classification
Not supplied
Tender period
Not supplied — Not supplied

Description

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides comprehensive Fibroscanning services, establishing a non-invasive, gold-standard clinical pathway for staging liver fibrosis and monitoring liver disease progression. Virtually all patients attending an outpatient hepatology clinic at the Freeman Hospital require a Fibroscan to safely manage their care. The Trust is intending to award directly to Echosens for a 36 month lease of two Fibroscanners plus maintenance under Schedule 5, paragraph 2 of the Procurement Act 2023. Direct award justification: Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights Single supplier - technical reasons The equipment manufacturer, Echosens, is the exclusive, sole-source global provider of this specific diagnostic technology

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02 Awards and contracts

Published award records

1 shown
Pending

Fibroscanner Leases

Awarded
4 November 2026
Award value
£151,560
Suppliers
1
Signed contract
Not supplied

03 Organisations

Buyers, suppliers and other parties

2 parties
Buyer

THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UKC22, NE1 4LP, United Kingdom

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04 Provenance

Source for this process

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