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NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

Retender Endotoxin Testing Consumables & Maintenance

Medical Equipment & PharmaCPV 33140000
Value£80k
Deadline15 Sept 2026
Published20 Aug 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 20 Aug 202621 days leftCloses 15 Sept 2026
Who to contact
Michael Butler
michael.butler2@wales.nhs.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

Suppliers must register on the eTenderWales portal - https://etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/home.html and search for itt_126903

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£80ktotal contract value
median £123k
this tender£0£16.5m

This sits in the lower-middle of the Medical Equipment & Pharmaceuticals band — a mid-scale opportunity. Based on 9,456 valued Medical Equipment & Pharmaceuticals tenders in our corpus.

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57% of NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)’s awards go to a supplier it has used before.

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The brief

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) Surgical Materials Testing Laboratory (SMTL) department are seeking to renew their current contract for the provision of Endotoxin Testing Consumables and associated support requirements.

The contract is required to ensure continuity of supply for critical testing activities carried out within the SMTL department and to support ongoing operational and regulatory compliance requirements.

NWSSP intends to undertake an Open Tender procedure in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 to ensure a fully compliant, transparent, and fair procurement process.

The procurement will provide all interested and suitably qualified suppliers with the opportunity to participate and submit a tender response.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

The contract is required to ensure continuity

The contract is required to ensure continuity of supply for critical testing activities carried out within the SMTL department and to support ongoing operational and regulatory compliance requirements.

02

NWSSP intends to undertake an Open Tender

NWSSP intends to undertake an Open Tender procedure in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 to ensure a fully compliant, transparent, and fair procurement process.

03

The procurement will provide all interested

The procurement will provide all interested and suitably qualified suppliers with the opportunity to participate and submit a tender response.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

What it takes to bid this

59 daysof bid-team effort
£3.4k£6.2kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the under £100k band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e837
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
079297-2026
View the original notice on Find a Tender

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source data © Crown copyright.

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