Official UK procurement notice
Oesophageal Radiofrequency Ablation Device and Consumables
Procurement agent: Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service·On behalf of: Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Health and Social Care Business Services Organisation (BSO) seeks to appoint a supplier for the supply of an Oesophageal Radiofrequency Ablation Device and Consumables on behalf of the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 5 Jan 2037, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£2,788,947
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).
- Quality – Mandatory Quality (Compliance with Mid-Tier Schedule 02: Specification): Pass/Fail as detailed in the tender documentation.
- Quality – Mandatory Clinical Evaluation (Validation of conformance to Annex A - Product Specification embedded within Mid-Tier Schedule 02): Pass/Fail as detailed in the tender documentation.
- Price – Overall Total Annual Cost: 100% as detailed in the tender documentation.
No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £796,219 (twice the annual value).
Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Belfast Health and Social Care Trust buys Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals (CPV 33), and who usually turns up
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals (CPV 33) →
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.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning. Small firms win less of this buyer’s work than the market’s: 4% against 46%, n=128.
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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 registered in Northern Ireland (authority’s region).
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered outside Northern Ireland. Less of this buyer’s work stays local than in this market: 2% against 16%, n=130.
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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 42 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.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.
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 bid36% / 27%
2–336% / 27%
4–623% / 15%
7+5% / 31%
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.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate8% / 33%
Within ±2%17% / 40%
Above estimate75% / 28%
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 #1Published estimate£2.8m
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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.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid15%
2–363%
4–611%
7+11%
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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.
Based on 80 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£2.6m–£2.8m
Estimate£2.8m
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uniphar Medtech LimitedWorked for this buyer | Vascular Grafts and Associated Surgical Consumablesruns to Jun 2028 | Vascular Graft, Collagen Polyester, Impregnated with Silver, Externally Supported and Non-Supported | £70k | Similar wording and category |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Bayer PlcLarge | £226m65 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 27 live · £50m 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 |
Medtronic LimitedLarge | £36m57 awards in 36m · last this month | 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 |
| £58m11 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 1 live · £11k 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. | 43% below 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 | |
| £3.5m20 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 7 live · £644k 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 for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 5 Jan 2037
- First published
- 21 May 2026, 16:05 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Oct 2026, 09:50 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 4 Jan 2027
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-096377- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069fc3Find a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via eTendersNI- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 12 Nov 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 5 Nov 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
21 May 2026 → 1 Jun 2027 · 7 dates- Planning notice published154 days ago21 May 2026, 16:05 BST
- Market engagement121 days ago22 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
This is a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice to seek engagement with the market place to gather information associated with the supply and delivery of an Oesophageal Radiofrequency Ablation Device and Consumables. To this end the Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of Belfast HSC Trust, wish to engage with potential suppliers to obtain a market view of the potential requirements through the completion of a Questionnaire. Any interested suppliers are required to submit their response through the eTendersNI secure messaging area of the Call for Tender (CfT) Ref: 6543799. All correspondence in relation to this Preliminary Market Engagement exercise will be communicated via the eTendersNI secure messaging area. Suppliers will be required to submit their completed Questionnaire No Later than 3pm on 22nd June 2026. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.
- Tender notice published9 days ago13 Oct 2026, 09:50 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 14 days5 Nov 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 21 days12 Nov 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 75 days4 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 222 days1 Jun 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 May 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published21 May 2026, 16:05 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published13 Oct 2026, 09:50 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £2,788,94713 Oct 2026, 09:50 BST
- Status changed to active13 Oct 2026, 09:50 BST
- Procurement method changed13 Oct 2026, 09:50 BST
- Deadline published: 12 Nov 2026, 15:00 GMT13 Oct 2026, 09:50 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
2 public bodies on the noticeClients of the procurement agent
- Belfast Health and Social Care TrustProcuring entityBelfast Trust participated as evaluators on the Tender Assessment Panel
Official documents & specifications (2)
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