Official UK procurement notice
Contrast Media including Injectors and Associated Products
Authority: NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe 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
CPV: X-ray contrast media
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 8 Mar 2028
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat 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).
- “Contrast Media including Injectors and Associated Products” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How NHS Shared Business Services Limited buys Various medicinal products (CPV 3369), and who usually turns up
NHS Shared Business Services Limited’s UK market comparison describes the UK delivery area in the notice. The notice also lists non-UK areas, so the comparison may not describe the whole procedure. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: Various medicinal products (CPV 3369) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
No small-firm winners recorded among this authority’s published awards in this sample.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Here, local means the winner is registered in the region where that contract was delivered.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered outside South East England.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 151 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Awards are recorded, but published direct routes and bid counts do not establish this buyer’s share.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid1% / 29%
2–313% / 32%
4–67% / 16%
7+78% / 24%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS. The notice sets up a supplier panel and a ceiling value; what the work actually costs is agreed later, on each call-off or mini-competition, and those publish as contract notices of their own. The award-vs-estimate record of this market therefore sits on the call-offs; this page shows it on the contracts, not on the panel that frames them.
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 3369Published estimate£60m
The notice lists UK and non-UK delivery areas for this lot. The figures below use UK market history and may not describe competition across every area.
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. Published delivery includes UK and non-UK areas, so the UK model may not describe every area. The bar shows 38 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid29%
2–332%
4–616%
7+24%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| GE HealthcareEarlier contract | Contrast Media including Injectors and Associated Products (SBS10257) notice published Nov 2024 | CT Contrast Media | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| GUERBET LABORATORIES LIMITEDEarlier contract | Contrast Media including Injectors and Associated Products (SBS10257) notice published Nov 2024 | Injectors, Consumables and Associated Products | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Bayer PlcEarlier contract | Contrast Media including Injectors and Associated Products (SBS10257) notice published Nov 2024 | X Ray Contrast Media | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
What this replaces i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
86% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
86% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (86% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
Contrast Media including Injectors and Associated Products (SBS10257) — held by GE Healthcare and GUERBET LABORATORIES LIMITED; no contract end date published.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 18 Aug 2026, 10:14 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Aug 2026, 10:14 BST
- Authority reference
SBS10546- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-078401- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e63dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
18 Aug 2026 → 8 Mar 2028 · 3 dates- Planning notice published64 days ago18 Aug 2026, 10:14 BST
- Market engagement35 days ago15 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
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:
www.sbs.nhs.uk/services/framework-a… ↗
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:
portal.us.bn.cloud.ariba.com/dashboard/public/app… ↗
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.)
- Today21 Oct 2026
- Contract starts8 Mar 2028
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published18 Aug 2026, 10:14 BSTUK2
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
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender