Respiratory Solutions · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED (Public body)

Framework agreement5 lotsGoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UK

Framework ceiling (notional)£130,976,400total for 5 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update

Submissions closed 11 Nov 2025awarded 29 Jul 2026

Award (standstill) to Armstrong Medical Ltd. +21 more5 awards

Framework period 2 yrsends 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2026

What is being bought5 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The purpose of this notice is to draw attention to a procurement the Authority will conduct to establish a National Framework Agreement for the provision of Respiratory Solutions 2026 under the following Lot structure:

Lot 1: Respiratory Therapy;

Lot 2: Anaesthesia and Resuscitation;

Lot 3: Diagnostics;

Lot 4: Nitrous Oxide destruction Solutions; and

Lot 5: Respiratory Support Services

For Lots 1 to 4 Tenderers can submit for one, more than one Lot, or all of the Lots detailed above. However ONLY Tenderers responding to Lots 1, 3 and/or 4 are invited to tender for Lot 5 (noting that Lot 5 is not applicable to Lot 2). Tender submissions received solely for Lot 5 will not be accepted nor evaluated.

Further details about the requirements within each Lot are provided in the tender documentation.

The term of the contracts formed under the proposed Framework Agreement may continue beyond the end of the term of the Framework Agreement itself.

CPV: Anaesthesia and resuscitation · Anaesthesia and resuscitation devices · Anaesthesia devices · Anaesthesia mask · Blow bottle · Catheters · Collector and collection bags, drainage and kits · Gas-therapy and respiratory devices · Instruments for anaesthesia · Instruments for anaesthesia and resuscitation · Instruments for resuscitation · Medical breathing devices · +13 more

How this framework works

From the published notice

Type: Open framework
Call-offs: every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
Bids received: 34 bids on the busiest of 5 lots · 45 suppliers appointed
Framework period: 2 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 1 Aug 2026

Who may buy through it

and For Goods/Services identified as Direct Contract Products in the Framework Award Pack, the following Participating Authorities are entitled to place Orders: 1) the Authority; 2) any NHS Trust; 3) any other NHS entity; 4) any government department, agency or other statutory body; and/or 5) any private sector entity active in the UK healthcare sector.

Published description of the framework

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Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure

5 lots · all with a published value · evaluation weights differ by lot

Lot #1Respiratory TherapyAwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£70,427,938

The source published no individual description for this lot.

Contract period: 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 31 Jul 2030 with extensionsValue: £70,427,938 exc. VAT · £84,513,526 inc. VAT

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible