Official UK procurement notice
TOS3 lot 1.8 Cement · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 4 public authorities
What is being bought14 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionSupply of surgical consumables relating to bone preparation / cement
CPV: Bone reconstruction cements · Containers for waste material · Disposable non-chemical medical consumables and haematological consumables · Medical consumables · Medical equipments · Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products · Miscellaneous construction materials · Miscellaneous medical devices and products · Orthopaedic supplies · Other containers · Sharps containers · Sharps pads
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 100 suppliers · 95 bids on the busiest of 7 lots (0.9 per place) · 115 appointed (full)
- Electronic auction
- Further information is available in the tender documents
Lots and requirements (14)Procurement structure
14 lots · 9 with a published value · win at most 3 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Implants and ConsumablesAwarded UK, East of EnglandPublished value£2,000,000,000
Pricing agreement with multiple suppliers relating to bone cement and bone preparation products, award having been made based on direct award from framework agreement. This agreement will run from July 2025 to July 2029.
Lot #2Orthopaedic EquipmentAwarded UKPublished value£50,000,000
Specific Orthopaedic Equipment used in orthopaedic, trauma and spine theatres which includes but is not limited to: Robotics, Navigation, Imaging, Fluid management, Arthroscopic consoles & stack systems, High speed power tools, Large and small bone power tools & Reusable Pulse Lavage, Helmets, Tourniquets machines, Bone harvesting / milling, Ultrasound cement removal, Cement mixing capital equipment, Ultrasound bone healing, Neuromonitoring (spine surgery), Autologous Bone Marrow, Aspirate, Autologous Blood Transfusion, Autologous Platelet Rich Plasma, Other Autologous System
This excludes generic equipment such as those used in general surgery.
Lot #3Orthopaedic Service and SolutionsAwarded UKPublished value£12,000,000
Supportive services, solutions, products, and programs which aid in the treatment of patients undergoing MSK pathway procedures. eg patient wearable devices, patient/clinician applications, procedure / patient planning software, orthopaedic managed equipment servicing, technical support, operational efficiency programs and value healthcare solutions.
Lot #4Holders for Contaminated SwabsAwarded UKLot estimate not published
Lot #5Sharps PadsAwarded UKLot estimate not published
Lot #6Sharps Boxes (Needle Counters)Awarded UKLot estimate not published
Sharps Boxes (Needle Counters)
Lot #7Needle and Blade RemoversAwarded UKLot estimate not published
Needle and Blade Removers
Lot #8This lot covers all Polypropylene Sharps Containers and Polypropylene Clinical Waste… UKPublished value£62,000,000
This lot covers all Polypropylene Sharps Containers and Polypropylene Clinical Waste Containers. Additional information: It is anticipated that in the first 12 months of the Framework Agreement the value of
purchases for this Lot will be circa £15,500,000 GBP ex VAT and for the full 48 month term (if extended) the anticipated value will be circa £62,000,000 GBP ex VAT.
Lot #9This lot covers all Non-plastic Based Clinical Waste Containers UKPublished value£4,000,000
This lot covers all Non-plastic Based Clinical Waste Containers. Additional information: It is anticipated that in the first 12 months of the Framework Agreement the value of
purchases for this Lot will be circa £1m GBP ex VAT and for the full 48 month term (if extended) the anticipated value will be circa £4000000 GBP ex VAT.
Lot #10This lot covers all Non-plastic Based Sharps Containers UKLot estimate not published
Lot #11This lot covers all Plastic Containers for Contaminated Swabs and Plastic Bags for… UKPublished value£2,400,000
This lot covers all Plastic Containers for Contaminated Swabs and Plastic Bags for Contaminated Swabs. Additional information: It is anticipated that in the first 12 months of the Framework Agreement the value of
purchases for this Lot will be circa £600,000 GBP ex VAT and for the full 48 month term (if extended) the anticipated value will be circa £2400000 GBP ex VAT.
Lot #12This lot covers all Sharps Pads UKPublished value£800,000
This lot covers all Sharps Pads. Additional information: It is anticipated that in the first 12 months of the Framework Agreement the value of
purchases for this Lot will be circa £200,000 GBP ex VAT and for the full 48 month term (if extended) the anticipated value will be circa £800000 GBP ex VAT.
Lot #13This lot covers all Sharps Boxes (Needle Counters) Additional information: It is… UKPublished value£560,000
This lot covers all Sharps Boxes (Needle Counters) Additional information: It is anticipated that in the first 12 months of the Framework Agreement the value of
purchases for this Lot will be circa £140,000 GBP ex VAT and for the full 48 month term (if extended) the anticipated value will be circa £560000GBP ex VAT.
Lot #14This lot covers all Blade Removers, Sharps Containers with Integral Blade Removers and… UKPublished value£80,000
This lot covers all Blade Removers, Sharps Containers with Integral Blade Removers and Needle Removers. Additional information: It is anticipated that in the first 12 months of the Framework Agreement the value of
purchases for this Lot will be circa £20,000 GBP ex VAT and for the full 48 month term (if extended) the anticipated value will be circa £80000 GBP ex VAT.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- 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
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 12 Oct 2022, 15:22 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Oct 2025, 15:20 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 4 Apr 2023 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-062586- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03751fFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
Direct call off from Framework Total Orthopaedic Solutions 3 2023/S 000-000661
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
The Framework Agreement includes obligations with respect to environmental issues and a requirement for successful suppliers to comply with the NHS Supply Chain Code of Conduct.
- Review procedure
Appeals to be logged in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as
amended).
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime ( PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services ( Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. for the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 29 Mar 2023, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- document
- Bid validity
- 330 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 4 Apr 2023, 09:05 BST
Timeline
29 Mar 2023 → 6 Oct 2025 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown29 Mar 2023, 17:00 BST
- Bids opened4 Apr 2023, 09:05 BST
- Notice published382 days ago6 Oct 2025, 15:20 BST
Notice history
8 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Jan 2023- Published value updated to £2,062,000,00010 Jan 2023, 12:58 GMTwas £69,840,000
- Deadline moved to 29 Mar 2023, 17:00 BST10 Jan 2023, 12:58 GMT+127 days · was 22 Nov 2022, 15:00 GMT
- Buyer details updated10 Jan 2023, 12:58 GMT
- Status changed to complete20 Jun 2023, 13:31 BST
- Buyer details updated20 Jun 2023, 13:31 BST
- Buyer details updated24 Aug 2023, 18:40 BST
- Procurement method changed6 Oct 2025, 15:20 BST
- Buyer details updated6 Oct 2025, 15:20 BST
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2023-01: 1 release · 10 Jan 2023
- 2022-10: 1 release · 12 Oct 2022
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast11 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 062586-2025-1
- Signed
- 10 Jul 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Implants & Consumables
- Signed
- 4 Jul 2023
- Value
- £2,000,000,000
- Status
- active
Orthopaedic Equipment
- Signed
- 4 Jul 2023
- Value
- £50,000,000
- Status
- active
Orthopaedic Services & Solutions
- Signed
- 4 Jul 2023
- Value
- £12,000,000
- Status
- active
Plastic Based Sharps and Clinical Waste Containers
- Signed
- 7 Jun 2023
- Value
- £62,000,000
- Status
- active
Non-plastic Based Clinical Waste Containers
- Signed
- 7 Jun 2023
- Value
- £4,000,000
- Status
- active
Non-Plastic Based Sharps Containers
- Signed
- 7 Jun 2023
- Value
- £1
- Status
- active
Holders for Contaminated Swabs
- Signed
- 7 Jun 2023
- Value
- £2,400,000
- Status
- active
Sharps Pads
- Signed
- 7 Jun 2023
- Value
- £800,000
- Status
- active
Sharps Boxes (Needle Counters)
- Signed
- 7 Jun 2023
- Value
- £560,000
- Status
- active
Needle and Blade Removers
- Signed
- 7 Jun 2023
- Value
- £80,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Implants and Consumables | 95bids · 95 electronic · 95 from abroad | 79 | — | £914,579 – £914,579 |
| 2 · Orthopaedic Equipment | 44bids · 44 electronic · 44 from abroad | 33 | — | — |
| 3 · Orthopaedic Service and Solutions | 23bids · 23 electronic · 23 from abroad | — | — | — |
| 4 · Holders for Contaminated Swabs | 4bids | — | — | — |
| 5 · Sharps Pads | 1bids | — | — | — |
| 6 · Sharps Boxes (Needle Counters) | 1bids | — | — | — |
| 7 · Needle and Blade Removers | 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- NHS Supply ChainContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyNational or federal agency/officeHealthMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsBody governed by public law
Framework contractors & participating bidders
118 commercial parties on the notice · 50 awardedThe first 50 of 118 commercial parties (by name); the JSON mirror lists them all.
- 3D LifePrints UK LtdFramework contractor
- 3D Metal Printing LtdFramework contractor
- ANIKA THERAPEUTICS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Acumed LimitedFramework contractor
- Adler Ortho UK LimitedFramework contractor
- Anetic Aid LimitedFramework contractor
- Arthrex LimitedFramework contractor
- Arthrex LimitedFramework contractor
- Arthro Dynamik LimitedFramework contractor
- B. Braun Medical LimitedFramework contractor
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- Baxter Healthcare LimitedFramework contractor
- Biedermann Motech International LimitedFramework contractor
- Biocomposites LimitedFramework contractor
- Biomet 3i UK LimitedFramework contractor
- Bioventus Coöperatief U.A.Framework contractor
- Bone Support UK LimitedFramework contractor
- Braun & Company LimitedFramework contractor
- BritishBins LtdFramework contractor
- Bunzl Retail & Healthcare Supplies LtdFramework contractor
- CONTURA ORTHOPAEDICS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Cardinal Health UK 432 LimitedFramework contractor
- Cenobiologics LtdFramework contractor
- Central Medical Supplies LimitedFramework contractor
- ConMed UK LtdFramework contractor
- Corin Group LimitedFramework contractor
- D.P. Medical Systems LimitedFramework contractor
- De Soutter Medical LimitedFramework contractor
- Delta Surgical LimitedFramework contractor
- Eakin Surgical LimitedFramework contractor
- Econix LtdFramework contractor
- Edge Medical LtdFramework contractor
- EurospineFramework contractor
- Exactech (UK) LimitedFramework contractor
- FHOrtho LimitedFramework contractor
- Fannin (UK) LimitedFramework contractor
- Fannin UK LimitedFramework contractor
- Freelance Surgical LimitedFramework contractor
- Frontier Plastics LtdFramework contractor
- Future Health Works LtdFramework contractor
- G & N LaboratoryFramework contractor
- GS Medical Healthcare LimtedFramework contractor
- GV HealthFramework contractor
- GenX MediCare LimitedFramework contractor
- Globus Medical UK LtdFramework contractor
- GreenBone Ortho S.p.A.Framework contractor
- Heraeus Medical UK LtdFramework contractor
- Hospital Innovations LimitedFramework contractor
- IGEA S.P.AFramework contractor
- Ideal Med LimitedFramework contractor
- Innovate Orthopaedics LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria