External Defibrillation Equipment, Consumables and Support Services

Buyer
SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED
Value
£160,000,000
Closes
10 December 2026
Where
London
Type
Sets up a framework (suppliers apply to join)

In plain English

The NHS is looking for suppliers to provide external defibrillation equipment (AEDs), spare parts, consumables like electrode pads, and chest compression devices, along with support services. This is a large national framework agreement worth £160 million, with equipment available from August 2027 and consumables from February 2028.

What the buyer wants

• Supply external defibrillators, mechanical chest compression devices, electrode pads, and related consumables and spare parts • Provide ongoing support services for the equipment • Demonstrate whole-life cost analysis covering capital equipment and consumables together • Register on the NHS Supply Chain portal and respond to the main ITT (ITT_2397) plus at least one of the five Lots (ITT_2405 to ITT_2409)

Lots

Likely requirements

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

This contract is almost certainly disqualifying for small businesses because: (1) the £160 million value and medical device nature demand ISO 13485 or MDSAP certification which most SMEs lack, (2) you must be a manufacturer or authorised distributor of medical defibrillation equipment, not a general service provider, and (3) the 12-month Modern Slavery Assessment requirement and website statement create additional barriers for micro-businesses.

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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