Dental Equipment, Consumables & Solutions

Buyer
SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED
Value
£338,378,045
Closes
11 November 2026
Where
London
Type
Sets up a framework (suppliers apply to join)

In plain English

NHS Supply Chain is setting up a national framework agreement to buy dental equipment, consumables, and solutions for NHS dental practices. They're organizing purchases into 7 lots covering everything from basic dental materials and tools to imaging equipment, laboratory solutions, and mobile dental clinics.

What the buyer wants

• Supply dental consumables, appliances, equipment, imaging systems, laboratory solutions, decontamination systems, practice building materials, or mobile dental clinic equipment depending on which lot(s) you bid for • Hold relevant ISO certifications (ISO 9001:2015, ISO 13485:2016, or MDSAP) covering your entire supply chain including manufacturing, storage, and distribution • Provide CE Certification and Declaration of Conformity certificates where applicable • Complete and pass assessments including Modern Slavery Assessment Tool (41%+ score), Evergreen Sustainable Supplier Assessment (Level 1), and Carbon Reduction Plan

Lots

Likely requirements

Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.

Most small businesses will struggle with this contract because it requires extensive ISO certification covering your entire supply chain (manufacturing, storage, distribution), completion of multiple government assessment tools within strict timescales, and proven modern slavery and sustainability credentials. This is a national NHS framework worth £338 million, designed for established dental equipment manufacturers and distributors rather than small traders.

How to bid

This is a framework: the buyer picks a set of suppliers now and awards work to them over several years. If you are not on it when it is awarded, you usually cannot win work from it until it is re-tendered, so this is the window to bid.

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