Official UK procurement notice
Walking Aids · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Velindre University NHS Trust - : Please note NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) will manage this procurement on behalf of the contracting authority. Due to having the same identifiers, we're unable to reflect this in the notice options. (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWalking Aids pre-market engagement notice.
CPV: Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 5 yrs from 1 Apr 2027
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1PlannedRenewal
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- “Walking Aids” 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
- 23 May 2025, 15:52 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Apr 2026, 14:57 BST
- Authority reference
MED-FTS-61509- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-032013- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05240cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
23 May 2025 → 1 Apr 2027 · 5 dates- Planning notice published23 May 2025, 15:52 BST
- Latest notice published208 days ago8 Apr 2026, 14:57 BST
- Market engagement192 days ago23 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
This will be an online meeting via teams, just to give suppliers who are interested in tendering for this requirement a chance to ask any questions regarding the tender process etc. The event will take place Thursday 23rd April 2026 @10am. Any interested parties please contact Cath Jones
- Tender notice expected124 days ago30 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today2 Nov 2026
- Contract startsin 149 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025- Pipeline notice published23 May 2025, 15:52 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published8 Apr 2026, 14:57 BSTUK2
- Published value updated to £1,762,0788 Apr 2026, 14:57 BSTwas £3,600,000
- Buyer details updated8 Apr 2026, 14:57 BST
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
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender