Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2017-08-10
Buyer: Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Negotiated without a prior call for competition
CPV classification: 33100000 | 33169100
Estimated value: 1700000 GBP

Technical requirements: Purchase of a Da Vinci Robotic Surgical System. Worcestershire Acute NHS Trusts intend to purchase a Da Vinci Robotic Surgical System from Intuitive Surgical to assist with Urological procedures with the potential to extend into head and neck cancer surgery as well as Gynaecology cancer surgery. The intended purchase will give clinical and patients benefits, including minimally invasive techniques leading to shorter hospital stay for patients and faster patient recovery with fewer complications. Appropriate levels of staff need to be trained and supported during the integration of the robotic system into surgical practices, with the trust requiring ongoing support to ensure that the system continues to provide a high level of service.
A Surgical Robot System installed at the Alexandra Hospital, Redditch to allow the introduction of Robotic Prostatectomy (Robotically Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy.
The technical requirements of the Surgical Robotic System for the performance of Laparoscopic Prostatectomy are such that there is only 1 current Supplier that can meet the requirements of this surgical procedure.
New engagement has been undertaken with competitors in the market prior to this Notice and alternative Surgical Robots currently on the market do not meet the intricate requirements of the Laparoscopic Prostatectomy procedure.
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Winner: Intuitive Surgical
Award value: 1700000