Official UK procurement notice
Decontamination Service Agreement · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Managed Decontamination Services for the collaborating Trusts re-useable medical devices. The service is to include collection and delivery of instruments from agreed central distribution points on each of the
collaboration sites and the reprocessing of the
reusable medical devices in accordance with the manufacturer reprocessing instructions (MRI’s).
CPV: Repair and maintenance services of medical and surgical equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£170,180,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical Questionnaire: 40%
- Commercial Questionnaire: 50%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Commercial Questionnaire: 50%
- Technical Questionnaire: 40%
- Social Value: 10%
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Aug 2025, 10:47 BST
- Last source update
- 11 May 2026, 13:25 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 6 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
C380208- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-047918- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0585cdFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 26 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
12 Aug 2025 → 2 Dec 2027 · 8 dates- Tender notice published12 Aug 2025, 10:47 BST
- Clarification questions by395 days ago26 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline378 days ago13 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by203 days ago6 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent169 days ago11 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published168 days ago11 May 2026, 13:25 BST
- Standstill ends159 days ago20 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 400 days2 Dec 2027
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Aug 2025- Tender notice published12 Aug 2025, 10:47 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published24 Sept 2025, 15:38 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 13 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST24 Sept 2025, 15:38 BST+6 days · was 7 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract award notice published11 May 2026, 13:25 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 May 2026, 13:25 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Update to tender submission deadline from 07/10/2025 - 13/10/2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Synergy Health (UK) Ltd2 Dec 2027 – 1 Dec 2045 · up to 1 Dec 2048Extensions: 1x optional 3 year extension | £170,000,000 | 8 May 2026standstill to 20 May 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonSTERIS instrument processing t/a Synergy Health UK Ltd · South East England
- did not winIHSS Ltd · Greater London
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central government
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- IHSS LtdBidder / tenderer
- STERIS instrument processing t/a Synergy Health UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender