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OpenStage · planning

N H S Shared Business Services

​Community and Acute Equipment and Services, including Continence Products and Delivery (SBS10525)

Furniture & FurnishingsCPV 33193225
Value£475,000,000
Deadline
Published6 Nov 2024
RegionNationwide

£475,000,000 — stated in the notice

Who to contact
nsbs.health@nhs.net

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Contract value in context
£475.0mtotal contract value
median £123k
this tender£0£513.0m

This is a large award for Medical Equipment & Pharmaceuticals — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 9,456 valued Medical Equipment & Pharmaceuticals tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

​​NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) act in an Agency capacity for and on behalf of its customers (Approved Organisations) - existing and new.

These comprise of NHS and Social Care organisations (whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or together as members of any consortia) along with any other public or private sector bodies which NHS SBS authorises to use the resulting Framework. ​NHS SBS intends to put in place a Framework Agreement for the provision of Community and Acute Equipment and Services, including Continence Products and Delivery to be used by NHS SBS Approved Organisations. ​Our Approved Organisation list can be found on: ​https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/services/framework-agreements-categories/ ​We are committed to working with suppliers who are dedicated to Sustainability and Social Value and there will be a significant weighting on these elements in the tender.​

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What this notice demands of you

3 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.

Framework agreement (any)Frameworks & routes to market
​NHS SBS intends to put in place a Framework Agreement for the provision of Community and Acute Equipment and Services, including Continence Products and Delivery to be used by NHS SBS Approved Organisations.
NHS Shared Business ServicesFrameworks & routes to market
​​NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) act in an Agency capacity for and on behalf of its customers (Approved Organisations) - existing and new.
Social valuePolicies & commitments
​We are committed to working with suppliers who are dedicated to Sustainability and Social Value and there will be a significant weighting on these elements in the tender.​

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b43c
Stage
planning · Planning
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
035884-2024
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