Supply of dental equipment, dental chairs, phantom heads

Official notice

Authority: UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: South West (UKK13)

Awarded value£298,439published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Sept 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Wrights Health Group

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract for dental chairs and phantom heads used for training students in the new dental hub.

CPV: Dental chairs

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Dental chairs and phantom heads for new dental hub at City CampusAwarded

Delivery: South West · The Dental Hub, Kings Square, Gloucester.

33192410 Dental chairs

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 15 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST
Last source update: 15 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST
Authority reference: 26/905
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-087283
Classification (CPV): Dental chairs
Delivery area: South West (UKK13)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06fa13 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: NWUPC Medical Simulation Training Equipment Framework Agreement (Ref: LAB3032) was let following a fully compliant, competitive procurement procedure conducted in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations. A Contract Notice for the overarching framework was published on Find a Tender service, opening the framework up to the wider market.

Publisher note: This is a direct award to top ranked supplier Wright Dental on Lot 3 of NWUPC Medical/dental simulation framework (LAB3032)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £298,4391 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Sept 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Wrights Health GroupDental Simulation Equipment and Ancillary Products	£298,439 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Dental Simulation Equipment and Ancillary Products · Wrights Health Group
Signed
1 Sept 2026
Value
£298,439
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-COH: 06023243 Fullwood House, Park Campus, The Park, Cheltenham, South West, GL502RHContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The High Court of England and WalesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Wrights Health GroupAwarded supplierGB-COH: SC007906 Kingsway West, Dunsinane Ave,, Dundee, Scotland, DD2 3QD

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.