Diagnostic and Capital Equipment and Related Accessories and Services

Buyer
SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED
Value
£4,325,783,082
Closes
30 November 2026
Where
London
Type
Sets up a framework (suppliers apply to join)

In plain English

The NHS is setting up a long-term agreement to buy diagnostic and medical equipment, radiotherapy machines, endoscopes, and related accessories and services. They are dividing the contract into 7 separate lots so suppliers can bid for the equipment types they specialise in. The first 3-year framework is worth approximately £4.3 billion, with a potential 8-year total of £12.8 billion.

What the buyer wants

• Supply and provision of highly specialised diagnostic imaging equipment, radiotherapy machines, endoscopic equipment, decontamination equipment, surgical medical devices, and related accessories across one or more of the 7 lots • Deliver equipment that meets NHS standards and regulations for use in hospital and clinical settings • Provide ongoing support, maintenance, and service-related activities as part of the framework agreement

Lots

Likely requirements

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

This contract is effectively closed to small businesses and most SMEs. The lots cover highly specialised medical imaging, radiotherapy, and surgical equipment that requires significant manufacturing capability, regulatory approvals, clinical evidence, and established relationships with NHS procurement. The estimated value (£4.3bn over 3 years) signals this is for large multinational medical device manufacturers only.

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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