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Contrast Media including Injectors and Associated Products

Buyer: NHS Shared Business Services Limited →

BuyerNHS Shared Business Services Limited
Statusplanning
DeadlineNot published
Value£60,000,000
Published18 Aug 2026

What is being bought

The framework will provide a route to market for NHS organisations and the wider public sector to procure Contrast Media and Injectors Including Associated Products to support their service delivery. The proposed new framework lotting structure will therefore be as follows: Lot 1a - CT contrast media​ Lot 1b - MRI contrast media​ Lot 1c - X-ray contrast media​ Lot 1d - Ultrasound contrast media​ Lot 2 - Injectors and associated products

Delivery location

UK, GB · GG, GG · IM, IM · JE, JE

Categories

X-ray contrast media 33696800

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanning
Contract periodFrom 8 Mar 2028 to 7 Mar 2032
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1X-ray contrast mediaNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 33. The category anchor is X-ray contrast media (33696800); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 332,0852 median · 94.4 average (749 of 2,085 with a bid count)6.1 average (871 of 2,085 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer1316 median · 16 average (1 of 13 with a bid count)1.8 average (4 of 13 with named award suppliers)Not published
Delivery region: UK51816 median · 309.6 average (154 of 518 with a bid count)13.5 average (185 of 518 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)10494 median · 148 average (5 of 104 with a bid count)25 average (5 of 104 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementYes
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones1
MilestoneTypeDueStatus
NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) act in an Agency capacity for and on behalf of its customers (Approved Organisations) - existing and new. These comprise of NHS and Social Care organisations (whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or together as members of any consortia) along with any other public or private sector bodies which NHS SBS authorises to use the resulting Framework. Our Approved Organisation list can be found on: https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/services/framework-agreements-categories/ NHS SBS intends to put in place a Framework under the Procurement Act 2023 for the provision of Contrast Media including Injectors and Associated Products and related Goods and Services for Healthcare and wider public sector to be used by NHS SBS Approved Organisations. The framework will provide a route to market for NHS organisations and the wider public sector to procure Contrast Media and Injectors Including Associated Products to support their service delivery. The proposed new framework lotting structure will therefore be as follows: Lot 1a - CT contrast media​ Lot 1b - MRI contrast media​ Lot 1c - X-ray contrast media​ Lot 1d - Ultrasound contrast media​ Lot 2 - Injectors and associated products Potential suppliers wishing to participate in the preliminary market engagement should read the PME introduction document and complete and submit the Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire (PMEQ) on SAP Ariba before midday (GMT) 12 noon 15/09/2026, further information regarding the proposed framework can be found via the following link: https://portal.us.bn.cloud.ariba.com/dashboard/public/appext/comsapsbncdiscoveryui#/RfxEvent/preview/1110019768?anId=ANONYMOUS We are committed to working with suppliers who are dedicated to Sustainability and Social Value and there will be a significant weighting on NHS SBS will use an eSourcing system for any procurement activity taken subsequent to this notice. The eSourcing system we will use is SAP Ariba. (Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a Framework if invited to do so.)engagement15 Sept 2026scheduled

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06e63d
Latest release ID078401-2026
Latest release timestampTue Aug 18 2026 09:14:08 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanning
Procurement methodNot published
Procurement method detailsNot published
Main procurement categorygoods
Above thresholdNo
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£60,000,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
18 Aug 2026planning078401-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
18 Aug 2026 · 078401-2026 · planning
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