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Published 17 Feb 2026, 15:20 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Bariatric Equipment Rental - Lancashire Teaching Hospitals

Authority: Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

GoodsCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33)Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products (39)Industrial machinery (42) Delivery: North West (UKD4)

Published estimate£640,000≈ £213k / year · £768,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update27.3% below published estimate

Submissions closed 17 Apr 2026awarded 24 Aug 2026

Awarded to Arjo UK Ltd

Contract term 3 yrsends 12 Jul 2029 · starts 13 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Rental of Bariatric Equipment for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jan 2029, 23:59 GMT.
How the procedure runs: There will be 2 parts to this tender. Phase 1 will be scored on Quality, Cost and Social Value. Phase 2 will be done with an on-site presentation and demonstrations.

CPV: Hospital beds · Lifting and handling equipment · Medical furniture · Seats, chairs and related products, and associated parts

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£640,000

Contract period: 13 Jul 2026 – 12 Jul 2029 (3 yrs)Value: £640,000 exc. VAT · £768,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

33192000 Medical furniture 33192120 Hospital beds 39110000 Seats, chairs and related products, and associated parts 42410000 Lifting and handling equipment

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

How bids were scored

Quality: 60%Price: 30%Social value: 10%

Published sub-criteria (4)

Quality: 30%
Presentation: 30%
Cost: 30%
Social Value: 10%

Published award criteria (4)

Quality
Cost
Social Value
Presentation

What this means for your bid

Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Yes · next expected 1 Jan 2029
First published: 17 Feb 2026, 15:20 GMT
Last source update: 24 Aug 2026, 16:14 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 29 Jun 2026
Authority reference: C422193
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-022726
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Hospital bedsLifting and handling equipmentMedical furnitureSeats, chairs and related products, and associated parts
Delivery area: North West (UKD4)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-065653 Find a Tender

How it runs: There will be 2 parts to this tender. Phase 1 will be scored on Quality, Cost and Social Value. Phase 2 will be done with an on-site presentation and demonstrations.

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated

Submission deadline: 17 Apr 2026, 18:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 2 Apr 2026, 18:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗.

Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at:

Phone: 0800 9956035

E-mail: [email protected]

Timeline

17 Feb 2026 → 24 Aug 2026 · 9 dates

Planning notice published248 days ago
17 Feb 2026, 15:20 GMT
Next notice expected233 days ago
3 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Tender notice published224 days ago
13 Mar 2026, 09:54 GMT
Clarification questions by203 days ago
2 Apr 2026, 18:00 BST
Submission deadline188 days ago
17 Apr 2026, 18:00 BST
Award decision expected by115 days ago
29 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
Contract starts102 days ago
13 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent60 days ago
24 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published60 days ago
24 Aug 2026, 16:14 BST

Notice history

10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Feb 2026

Planned procurement notice published
17 Feb 2026, 15:20 GMT
UK3
Tender notice published
13 Mar 2026, 09:54 GMT
UK4
Published value updated to £640,000
13 Mar 2026, 09:54 GMT
was £500,000
Status changed to active
13 Mar 2026, 09:54 GMT
Deadline moved to 12 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
13 Mar 2026, 09:54 GMT
+5 days · was 7 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Tender notice published
20 Mar 2026, 15:17 GMT
UK4
Deadline moved to 17 Apr 2026, 18:00 BST
20 Mar 2026, 15:17 GMT
+5 days · was 12 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Contract award notice published
24 Aug 2026, 16:14 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
24 Aug 2026, 16:14 BST
Contract signature expected
14 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Published amendments (1)

Tender has been extended

Routine re-releases (4)

2026-02: 1 release · 17 Feb 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £465,5501 award exc. VAT

Bids received 41 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Arjo UK LtdBariatric Equipment Rental11 Jan 2027 – 10 Jan 2030	£465,550	24 Aug 2026	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4final-stage tenders	1	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PVCN-8927-PLTG Sharoe Green Lane, Fulwood, Preston, North West, PR2 9HTContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

ARJO UK LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PLHW-3315-BXYP Arjohuntleigh House Houghton Hall Business Park, Dunstable, East of England, LU5 5XFContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender24 Aug 2026, 16:14 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender20 Mar 2026, 15:17 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender13 Mar 2026, 09:54 GMT
Planned procurement notice planningPlanned procurement noticeUK3Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender17 Feb 2026, 15:20 GMT