Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice
Published 12 Aug 2025, 14:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Medical Devices and Equipment, Medical Consumables and Maintenance and Services

Official notice

Authority: Kent County Council (Local council)

Framework agreementGoodsAbove threshold
Planned pipeline value£500,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Framework period 4 yrsends 1 Apr 2030 · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement Services are looking to create a local and national framework for the provision of Medical Devices and Equipment, Medical Consumables and Maintenance and Services, which includes but is not limited to products, equipment and services for the supply, maintenance, and disposal of Medical Devices and Equipment, Medical Consumables and Maintenance and Services.

We anticipate that this contract will be able to provide Medical Devices and Equipment, Medical Consumables and Maintenance and Services for local authorities and any other public sector establishments including NHS, and Blue Light services.

The main purpose of this framework is to provide a reasonably priced, reliable and trustworthy service. The scope of the framework will be based on the following:

Diagnostic Devices - : Diagnostic devices are used to identify diseases or conditions. Examples include imaging devices like MRI and CT scanners, blood glucose meters, and ECG machines.

Therapeutic Devices - Therapeutic devices treat medical conditions. Examples include surgical instruments like scalpels, implants like pacemakers and joint replacements, and devices like insulin pumps and dialysis machines

Monitoring Devices - : Monitoring devices are used to monitor health parameters. Examples include blood pressure monitors, pulse oximeters, continuous glucose monitors, and wearable fitness trackers

Surgical Instruments, Implants, all medical consumables and maintenance & services of equipment/devices.

This will be split into 3 lots as follows:

LOT 1 Medical Devices and Equipment

LOT 2 Medical Consumables

LOT 3 Maintenance and Services

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

csg.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-West-M… ↗

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

csg.delta-esourcing.com/respond/S3DGS7FM82 ↗

CPV: Beds for medical use · Biomedical equipment · Dialysis home medical treatment services · Disposable non-chemical medical consumables and haematological consumables · Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use · Infrared medical devices · Installation services of medical and surgical equipment · Installation services of medical equipment · Medical aids · Medical breathing devices · Medical clothing · Medical computer equipment · +19 more

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
4 yrs from 1 Apr 2026

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • “Medical Devices and Equipment, Medical Consumables and Maintenance and…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
12 Aug 2025, 14:05 BST
Last source update
12 Aug 2025, 14:05 BST
Authority reference
Y26012
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-048049
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Beds for medical useBiomedical equipmentDialysis home medical treatment servicesDisposable non-chemical medical consumables and haematological consumablesImaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary useInfrared medical devicesInstallation services of medical and surgical equipmentInstallation services of medical equipmentMedical aidsMedical breathing devices
+21 moreMedical clothingMedical computer equipment
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058629 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

12 Aug 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    12 Aug 2025, 14:05 BST
  2. Market engagement
    19 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST

    This preliminary market engagement is conducted in accordance with Sections 16 and 17 of the Procurement Act 2023. Its purpose is to inform and shape the upcoming procurement process by engaging with the market in a fair, transparent, and non-discriminatory manner.

    This notice is issued to:

    Invite suppliers to participate in pre-market engagement

    The purpose of this engagement is to:

    Understand market capability and capacity

    Inform the development of the specification and pricing mechanism

    Explore innovative solutions

    Identify potential risks and delivery models

    Suppliers are invited to participate in the following activities:

    Online questionnaire

    1:1 meetings

    Dates: commencing 12/08/25

    How to participate: Please contact us via the Delta portal messaging service to register your interest in participation of this preliminary engagement notice. Access Code - S3DGS7FM82

    Participation is voluntary and will not affect future tender opportunities.

    All information shared during this engagement will be made available to all interested suppliers to ensure fairness.

    This is not a call for competition.

  3. Contract starts211 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    12 Aug 2025, 14:05 BST
    UK2

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

Kent County Council (t/a Procurement Services)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PYCX-4938-CCHM 1 Abbey Wood Road, Kings Hill, West Malling, South East, ME19 4YTContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure