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Retinal imaging contracts

UK public sector · 102 contracts awarded in the 12 months to 6 October 2026

Covering 600+ buyer portals · 5 years of records · Updated 6 October 2026 · How we count

Contracts awarded
102
Last 12 months
Median contract
£42k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£7.8m
102 of 102 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
38
Suppliers
22

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What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most retinal imaging contracts took 46% of them (47 of 102).
  • Contracts awarded per quarter fell 56% from the first half of the period to the second.
  • The median contract, £42k, is 60% below the median across healthcare contracts (£106k).
  • East of England had the most contracts: 22, or 22% of the total.

Who buys retinal imaging

By contracts awarded, the 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Somerset NHS Foundation Trust9 contracts
  2. 2Partners Procurement Service (PPS)8 contracts
  3. 3Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust7 contracts
  4. 4Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust7 contracts
  5. 5United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust6 contracts
  6. 6Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust5 contracts
  7. 7East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust4 contracts
  8. 8Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust4 contracts
  9. 9University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust4 contracts
  10. 10University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust3 contracts

Top retinal imaging contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Carl Zeiss14 contracts
  2. 2sense medical limited10 contracts
  3. 3Haag-Streit UK10 contracts
  4. 4Optos7 contracts
  5. 5Mainline Instruments Ltd6 contracts
  6. 6Heidelberg Engineering5 contracts
  7. 7Birmingham Optical Group5 contracts
  8. 8Bausch & Lomb5 contracts
  9. 9Topcon Healthcare4 contracts
  10. 10Instinctive Limited4 contracts

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

15Q4 2025*46Q1 202620Q2 202620Q3 20261Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 94 · Scotland 4 · Wales 4

East of England22Yorkshire and The Humber20London14South West12East Midlands9North East4North West4Wales4Scotland4South East3West Midlands2UK-wide or not stated4

What is included

Eye diagnostic and imaging equipment such as visual field analysers, retinal imaging and specular microscopes, with maintenance, plus low vision aids issued by eye services.

  • Visual field analysers and perimeters
  • Retinal imaging devices
  • Specular microscopes
  • Ophthalmic equipment maintenance
  • Electronic low vision magnifiers

What is not included

  • Spectacles and optometry services (hlt.primary.community-eye-care)
  • Diabetic eye screening service (hlt.diag.diabetic-eye-screening)
  • Ophthalmic surgical consumables and lenses (hlt.cons.ophthalmic-surgical-products)
  • Ophthalmology imaging software (it.lob.ophthalmology-imaging-and-epr)

Often bought by the same buyers