Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice
Published 8 Apr 2025, 14:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

MARKET ENGAGEMENT: Value Based Procurement - Industry Presentation

Official notice

Authority: Department of Health & Social Care (Central government)

GoodsSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Planned pipeline value£0pipeline notice, not a live tender · 1 value update
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term Ends 9 Jul 2026starts 8 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is seeking to engage procurement professionals and medtech suppliers to the NHS to spread awareness of the Value Based Procurement (VBP) policy.

This engagement will be conducted through two virtual sessions, information for which can be found in the market engagement registration pack.

Attendees will receive a short presentation from a Departmental official, followed by a Q&A session.

***If you would like more information, please email Commercialbusinesspartner@dhsc.gov.uk to receive a registration pack***

NB. There is no planned procurement activity relating to the publication of this notice.

CPV: Medical equipments

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedSMEVCSE
Contract period: 8 Jul 2026 – 9 Jul 2026
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
8 Apr 2025, 14:05 BST
Last source update
26 Jun 2026, 16:44 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-060520
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Medical equipments
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fecb Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

8 Apr 2025 → 8 Jul 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    8 Apr 2025, 14:05 BST
  2. Latest notice published124 days ago
    26 Jun 2026, 16:44 BST
  3. Contract starts112 days ago
    8 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
  4. Market engagement111 days ago
    8 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST

    Engagement will take place through two webinars, the first on the 8th July, and repeated on the 9th July.

    Participants need only attend one session.

    Further information can be found in the market engagement registration pack, please email commercialbusinesspartner@dhsc.gov.uk for more information.

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Apr 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    8 Apr 2025, 14:05 BST
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    9 Apr 2025, 11:52 BST
    UK2
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    22 Jun 2026, 14:54 BST
    UK2
  4. Published value published: £0
    22 Jun 2026, 14:54 BST
  5. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    26 Jun 2026, 16:44 BST
    UK2
Published amendments (2)

Adding Atamis portal link so suppliers can access and changing notice title

Administrative correction, to allow for supplier registrations

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-04: 1 release · 8 Apr 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department of Health & Social Care

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PMQG-9965-CHZR 39 Victoria Street, London, London, SW1H 0EUContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure