Sector · UK public sector

Tenders in Ophthalmology equipment

Live UK public-sector tender data, scoped to Ophthalmology equipment. 9 awards we have tracked, with the suppliers winning and how the spend distributes.

9

awards tracked

£1.3m

total contract value

£140k

average award size

55.6%

awarded to SMEs

Recent awards

Latest tenders awarded by Ophthalmology equipment

  • Ophthalmic scanner

    Awarded to Optos Public Limited Company on 26 Feb 2026 · Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    £102k

  • 6 x Canon Xephilio OCT R1 - Capital Purchase

    Awarded to Sense Medical Limited on 23 Feb 2026 · University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

    £286k

  • Opthalmology OCT Machines - One off Purchase

    Awarded to Sense Medical Limited on 20 Feb 2026 · University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

    £286k

  • Carl Zeiss Humphrey Field Analyzer (HFA) x 3

    Awarded to Carl Zeiss Ltd on 12 Feb 2026 · Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    £105k

  • SLIT Lamp for STH - Haag St BQ900 C418340 WAV1894

    Awarded to Haag-Streit UK Limited on 23 Jan 2026 · Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    £27k

  • Carl Zeiss - Lumera 700 Microscope

    Awarded to Carl Zeiss Ltd on 15 Dec 2025 · University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

    £180k

  • Mainline Instruments: Pentacam Motorised Table

    Awarded to MainlineInstruments Ltd on 4 Dec 2025 · University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

    £52k

  • Capital Purchase of Diabetic Eye Screening Cameras

    Awarded to Sense Medical Limited on 6 Nov 2025 · United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

    £120k

  • BTH25-227 OCT Replacement

    Awarded to Heidelberg Engineering Limited on 16 Sept 2025 · Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    £100k

Sector pulse

Who procures in Ophthalmology equipment, and where the value sits

Ophthalmology equipment accounts for 9 tracked awards worth £1.3m in the period we monitor. The average award here is £140k. Ophthalmology equipment is procured mainly by University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The biggest spender is University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, with 4 awards totalling £803k. Geographically the work is spread across North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West,Scotland,Wales,Northern Ireland, South East, Any region. SMBs are taking 55.6% of recorded awards, a healthier slice than most public-sector categories. Volume is accelerating sharply month on month.

Biggest single award

£286k

6 x Canon Xephilio OCT R1 - Capital Purchase

Won by Sense Medical Limited on 23 Feb 2026

Busiest month

Feb 26

4 awards published, totalling £779k.

Last 30 days vs the prior 30: sharply up.

Where the awards land

  • North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West,Scotland,Wales,Northern Ireland33%
  • South East33%
  • Any region11%
  • Yorkshire and The Humber11%
  • East Midlands11%

Top suppliers

Who is winning the work

Sense Medical Limited

3 awards · £691k total

Carl Zeiss Ltd

2 awards · £286k total

Optos Public Limited Company

1 award · £102k total

Heidelberg Engineering Limited

1 award · £100k total

MainlineInstruments Ltd

1 award · £52k total

Haag-Streit UK Limited

1 award · £27k total

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