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University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust

The Supply of Bipolar Forceps

Medical Equipment & PharmaCPV 33140000
Value£18,333
Deadline5 Oct 2026
Published21 Sept 2026
RegionNationwide

£18,333 — stated in the notice

Timeline
Published 21 Sept 202613 days leftCloses 5 Oct 2026
Who to contact
rahul.malugari@uhnm.nhs.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£18ktotal contract value
median £123k
this tender£0£16.5m

This sits below the typical range for Medical Equipment & Pharmaceuticals contracts — a smaller, more accessible award. Based on 9,456 valued Medical Equipment & Pharmaceuticals tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

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The brief

This is a tender opportunity for the Supply of Bipolar Forceps

Requirements

What the notice asks for

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This is a tender opportunity for the Supply of Bipolar Forceps.

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What it takes to bid this

59 daysof bid-team effort
£3.4k£6.2kat typical UK bid-team rates
Compressed window — start the same week

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-07769f
Stage
tender · Open
Source
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Buyer ref
089238-2026
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