Total Orthopaedic Solutions 4

Buyer
SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED
Value
£3,071,000,000
Closes
14 December 2026
Where
London
Type
Sets up a framework (suppliers apply to join)

In plain English

The NHS buying body Supply Chain Coordination is setting up a framework, a pre-approved list of suppliers, for orthopaedic products used in bone, joint and spine operations. It covers artificial joints and related implants, the surgical instruments needed to fit them, and services to manage that equipment, with an estimated value of £3.07 billion.

What the buyer wants

• Suppliers must hold quality and manufacturing accreditations (ISO 9001, ISO 13485 or MDAP) covering their whole supply chain, from sales through to storage and distribution. • Suppliers must provide CE marking and Declaration of Conformity certificates with their bid for each medical device offered. • Suppliers must meet the framework's compliance checks, including a Modern Slavery Assessment Tool score of 41% or above, Evergreen Level 1 sustainability assessment, and a valid Carbon Reduction Plan.

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Likely requirements

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

Without ISO 13485 or MDAP accreditation covering the whole supply chain and CE certificates ready at submission, a small business cannot pass the first stage, and the scale of the framework means it is designed for established manufacturers and national distributors.

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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