Awarded contract

Ru-106 Eye Applicators

Details

Buyer: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Supplier(s): Eckert & Ziegler BEBIG GmbH
Value: £200,000
Topic: Radiotherapy devices and supplies
Published: 11 August 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde intends to purchase Ru-106 Eye Applicators from Eckert & Ziegler for specialist ocular brachytherapy treatments delivered within NHS Scotland. The purchase includes the supply of radioactive Ru-106 ophthalmic applicators and associated technical support services as required by the clinical service. Lot 1: Ru-106 eye applicators are ophthalmic brachytherapy plaques used primarily for treating uveal melanoma, retinoblastoma, and other ocular tumors. They consist of a thin film of Ru-106 beta-emitting isotope, encapsulated in pure silver sheets, with a total thickness of only 1 mm, making them easy to handle and position on the eye surface. The beta radiation has a limited range, allowing high doses to tumors up to 5 mm in thickness while sparing sensitive structures like the optic disc and fovea. Additional information: Approximately six (6) Ru-106 Eye Applicators required to be purchased and returned per year, this contract will cover a 36 month period

Timeline

Completed: Award date4 August 2026
Completed: Award published11 August 2026
Current notice

About the buyer

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is a Scottish healthcare board with its own Procurement Department. National contracts are used wherever possible, drawn from National Procurement, part of NHS National Services Scotland. Scottish Procurement frameworks and Crown Commercial Service contracts cover much of the rest. Requirements outside a national agreement go to Board-level tenders on Public Contracts Scotland. Pharmacy, capital planning, eHealth and estates each manage their own specialist procurement. Suppliers can register interest through its supplier enquiries team.

UK health spending has nearly quadrupled to £241.8bn in 2024/25, £20bn up on the year before. £140.6bn of that went to procurement, the biggest sector of UK public spending and the fastest-growing.

Over the past 5 years, most of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde's contract awards have been in architectural and engineering services, business services and health and social work.

Relevant CPV codes

33151000 · Radiotherapy devices and supplies

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-greater-glasgow-and-clyde.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-greater-glasgow-and-clyde.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-greater-glasgow-and-clyde.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-greater-glasgow-and-clyde.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-greater-glasgow-and-clyde.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-greater-glasgow-and-clyde.gov