Official UK procurement notice
Medical Electrodes, CTG Monitoring and Gels
Authority: SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis framework is for Medical Electrodes, CTG monitoring and Gels including and not limited to those listed below. Precise quantities are unknown. It is anticipated that the initial expenditure under the Framework will be approximately £30,000,000 ex VAT in the first year of this Framework Agreement, however this is approximate only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the Framework Agreement. Estimated value over the total Framework Agreement term is approximately £140,000,000 ex VAT.
The intended Lot Structure for this procurement is set out as follows:
Lot 1 - Medical Electrodes, CTG Monitoring and Associated Products
Lot 2 - Ultrasound Gels, Conductive Gels and Associated Products
The Framework will be between the Authority and individual Supplier(s). The Authority will be entitled to purchase Goods which we will make available for purchase by:
- any NHS Trust;
- any other NHS entity;
- any government department, agency or other statutory body (for the avoidance of doubt including local authorities); and/or
- any private sector entity active in the UK healthcare sector.
Award of a place on the Framework does not guarantee any commitment by the Authority or its customers to place an order pursuant to the Framework.
This procurement exercise will be conducted on the NHS Supply Chain eProcurement portal at nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com// ↗ Candidates wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest and provide additional procurement specific information (if required) through the NHS Supply Chain eProcurement portal as follows:
REGISTRATION
- Use URL nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com// ↗ to access the NHS Supply Chain Procurement portal.
- If not yet registered: Click on the 'Not Registered Yet' link to access the registration page. Complete the registration pages as guided by the mini guide found on the landing page.
PORTAL ACCESS
If registration has been completed, login with URL
nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com// ↗ . Click on ITTs Open to All Suppliers and select the following ITT: ITT_2344 - Project_1751 - Medical Electrodes, CTG Monitoring and Gels.
Please note: you must respond to ITT_2344 - Click on Express Interest. If you intend to respond select Intend to Respond.
In addition to responding to ITT_2344, Tenderers must also submit a response to ITT_2345 (Lot 1 - Medical Electrodes, CTG Monitoring and Associated Products) or ITT_2346 (Lot 2 - Ultrasound Gels, Conductive Gels and Associated Products) or both.
Candidates are encouraged to download the supplier handbook located within the eProcurement portal by following the 'Supplier Help centre' link within the Useful Links section of the Dashboard. For any technical help with the portal please contact: Tel: 0800 069 8630 or email: [email protected]
REQUIREMENTS
To participate in NHS Supply Chain’s procurements, Tenderers must have registered on the Central Digital Platform (CDP) and shared this information with NHS Supply Chain via the CDP. It is free to use and will mean Tenderers should no longer have to re-enter this information for each public procurement but simply ensure it is up to date and subsequently shared. The CDP is available at www.gov.uk/find-tender ↗.
It is the Tenderer's responsibility to ensure the account set up in Jaggaer is in the correct company name.
The following requirements are expected to apply, but are not limited to those listed, and may be updated in line with PPN requirements and/or best practice:
- ISO Certification
Tenderers must hold ISO 9001:2015, ISO 13485:2016, or Medical Device Single Audit Program (MDSAP) certification, accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) or an internationally recognised equivalent. The certification must cover all relevant elements of the Tenderer’s and the product’s supply chain, including (but not limited to) sales, manufacturing, storage, and distribution (the “ISO Certification”).
Acceptable UKAS alternatives are listed at: iaf.nu/en/accreditation-bod… ↗
- CE Certification and Declaration of Conformity
Where applicable, valid CE Certification and Declarations of Conformity must be submitted at the tender submission stage.
- Modern Slavery Statement
Tenderers with an annual turnover of £36 million or more must comply with the Modern Slavery Act 2015, publish an annually updated Modern Slavery Statement on their website, and provide a link to that statement.
- Modern Slavery Assessment Tool (MSAT)
Tenderers must have achieved an MSAT score of 41% or above within 12 months prior to the Tender Close Date. The assessment results must be shared with NHS Supply Chain Coordination via the share function on the Supplier Registration Service (SRS) Portal: supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk ↗
- Evergreen Sustainable Supplier Assessment
Tenderers must have completed the Evergreen Sustainable Supplier Assessment and achieved Level 1 or above within 12 months prior to the Tender Close Date. Guidance and access are available at:
www.england.nhs.uk/nhs-commercial/centr… ↗
- Carbon Reduction Plan (CRP)
Tenderers must provide a valid Carbon Reduction Plan (CRP) link on their website that meets the requirements of PPN 006
- Cyber Security
Tenderers that handle patient or personal data, or provide IT systems, services, or devices, must either:
o hold a valid Cyber Essentials Plus Certificate; or
o where the Tenderer does not have a Cyber Essentials Plus Certificate, submit a completed Information Security Third Party Questionnaire (ISTPQ).
- Distribution Agreements
If tendering as a Distributor, the Tenderer must provide written evidence from the relevant Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) confirming that they have rights to distribute goods for the Term as defined in the Framework Agreement Award Pack. If the Term is extended, Distributors must provide further written evidence from the OEM confirming that they have rights to distribute goods for the remaining Maximum Term as defined in the Framework Agreement Award Pack.
CPV: Cardiac-monitoring devices · Diagnostic supplies · Diagnostics and radiodiagnostic devices and supplies · Electro-encephalographs · Electrocardiogram · Electrocardiography devices · Medical consumables · Patient-monitoring system
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
- Framework period
- 2 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 1 Feb 2028
Published description of the framework
See tender documentation within Project_1751
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £14,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Medical Electrodes, CTG Monitoring and Associated ProductsRenewalceiling above
This lot covers medical electrodes including Electrocardiography (ECG), Electromyography (EMG), Electroencephalography (EEG), and Electrogastrography (EGG) and electrical activity in the body for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. Products within this Lot are intended to support monitoring, assessment, and diagnosis across a wide range of clinical settings, including emergency, inpatient, outpatient, community, and maternity care.
Lot #2Ultrasound Gels, Conductive Gels and Associated ProductsRenewalceiling above
This lot includes sterile and non-sterile ultrasound gels, conductive gels, conductive pastes, and associated consumables intended to support diagnostic imaging, physiological monitoring, and neurophysiological testing. Products within this lot are used to improve acoustic or electrical signal transmission between the patient and medical devices, including ultrasound transducers and monitoring electrodes. Applications include ultrasound imaging, ECG, EEG, EMG, nerve conduction studies, foetal monitoring, and other diagnostic and monitoring procedures. Unless otherwise specified by the manufacturer, conductive gels and pastes are single-use products and must not be reused after application.
What it takes to wini
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The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (6)
- Non-Financial: Social Value: 10%
- Non-Financial: Efficiency: 10%
- Non-Financial: Patient and Staff: 10%
- Non-Financial: Supply Chain: 20%
- Non-Financial: Purpose: 10%
- Financial: 40%
Published award criteria (6)
- Non-Financial: Social Value
- Non-Financial: Efficiency
- Non-Financial: Patient and Staff
- Non-Financial: Supply Chain
- Non-Financial: Purpose
- Financial
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Medical Electrodes, CTG Monitoring and Gels” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED buys Recording systems and exploration devices (CPV 3312), and who usually turns up
SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED’s published record next to the market for the same work. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Recording systems and exploration devices (CPV 3312) →
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Half of these awards have an award date within 107 days of the bid deadline.
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1 bid2% / 30%
2–32% / 40%
4–615% / 0%
7+82% / 30%
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Lot #1Medical Electrodes, CTG Monitoring and Associated ProductsCPV 33Published estimate£14m
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1 bid1%
2–36%
4–67%
7+87%
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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Medtronic LimitedLarge | £36m57 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 17 live · £82m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 12% above n=2 |
| £25m42 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 14 live · £10m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 16% below n=3 | |
| £16m37 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 13 live · £48m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 5% below n=3 | |
| £26k2 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 1 live · £26k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
Pfizer LtdLarge | £28m44 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 18 live · £28m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs |
Lot #2Ultrasound Gels, Conductive Gels and Associated ProductsCPV 33Published estimate£14m
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 33. The comparison uses that group.
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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.
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A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid1%
2–36%
4–66%
7+87%
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Where the award price may land.
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No comparable awards for this lot yet.
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Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
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No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
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.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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Medtronic LimitedLarge | £36m57 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 17 live · £82m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 12% above n=2 |
| £16m37 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 13 live · £48m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 5% below n=3 | |
| £1.5m11 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 1 live · £1 iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 25% below n=3 | |
| £26k2 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 1 live · £26k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
Bayer PlcLarge | £212m40 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 16 live · £48m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs |
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.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Open admission
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 21 Apr 2026, 12:46 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Oct 2026, 11:09 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 6 Jul 2027
- Authority reference
Project_1751- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-099871- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068746Find a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Apply via Jaggaer- Requests to participate (first stage)
- —
- Appointment period ends
- 16 Dec 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Dec 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
21 Apr 2026 → 1 Feb 2028 · 8 dates- Planning notice published186 days ago21 Apr 2026, 12:46 BST
- Market engagement3 days ago21 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
NHS Supply Chain is seeking to engage with interested parties who can supply the goods detailed in the procurement description. Interested parties can express interest in the opportunity by following the instructions below:
PORTAL ACCESS
- Login with URL nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com// ↗
- Click on “SQs Open to All Suppliers” and search for the title of this procurement: SQ_665 - PME - Medical Electrodes, CTG Monitoring and Gels.
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
- Click on the "EXPRESS INTEREST" button in the top right corner.
- Answer the question in the Qualification Envelope.
On receipt of an expression of interest, the Authority will contact interested participants with further details via email. This will include a pre-recorded supplier webinar and a request for information (RFI) document. The deadline for responding to the RFI is 15:00 GMT on 22nd May 2026.
NOTE: The RFI document and any further communication relating to this PME activity will be issued via email from email address [email protected]. Interested participants should monitor emails for correspondence from this email address.
Prior to tender publication, a draft product list and specification may be circulated to interested participants for feedback. It is anticipated that draft documents will be shared in June/July 2026. All feedback must be sent to email address [email protected]. The deadline for feedback will be provided when the draft documentation is circulated. The Authority will review the feedback received before the deadline. If significant amendments are made following this review, further circulation of amended drafts may take place.
Should further engagement opportunities be scheduled prior to tender publication, interested participants will be contacted accordingly.
- Tender notice published2 days ago22 Oct 2026, 11:09 BST
- Next notice expected2 days ago22 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today24 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 46 days9 Dec 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsin 53 days · period end, not a bid countdown16 Dec 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 255 days6 Jul 2027, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Feb 2028
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Apr 2026- Pipeline notice published21 Apr 2026, 12:46 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published21 Apr 2026, 17:08 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published22 Oct 2026, 11:09 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £14,000,00022 Oct 2026, 11:09 BSTwas £140,000,000
- Status changed to active22 Oct 2026, 11:09 BST
- Procurement method changed22 Oct 2026, 11:09 BST
- Deadline published: 16 Dec 2026, 15:00 GMT22 Oct 2026, 11:09 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- 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 (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender