Official UK procurement notice
RPE Fit Testing Service · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Barts Health NHS Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract for the provision of high-volume fit testing of Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) within an acute healthcare setting. Able to provide onsite services in areas relevant to E1 1FR / EC1A 7BS / E11 1NR / E13 8SL. Minimum of one dedicated Fit-2-Fit accredited tester, with the capacity to provide additional Fit-2-Fit accredited testers during surge demands and in response to emerging threats (potentially up to 20 Fit-2-Fit accredited testers). Fit-2-Fit accreditation in the quantitative Ambient Particle Counting (APC) methodology. Ability to provide own test equipment, including calibration requirements. Ability to provide access to fit testing records via a secure online portal.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 2 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Health and safety services · Protective gear
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£352,000
- Economic & financial standing
Selection criteria can be found in the procurement documentation
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)
- Quality: 50%
- Cost: 40%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: Quality is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
- Cost: Cost is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
- Social Value: Social Value is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
- Economic & financial standing
Selection criteria can be found in the procurement documentation
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Yes · next expected 2 Mar 2026
- First published
- 3 Oct 2025, 15:31 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Aug 2026, 11:45 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
C415910- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-005099- Accelerated
- Qualifying planned procurement notice
- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a826Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders are to be submitted via the Atamis e-tendering portal.
health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
Opportunity Ref: C415910
Timeline
3 Oct 2025 → 7 Aug 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published382 days ago3 Oct 2025, 15:31 BST
- Market engagement353 days ago31 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
If you are interested in supporting Barts Health NHS Trust with this engagement, please respond to [email protected] and you will be emailed a pre-market engagement questionnaire. The closing date for pre-market engagement questionnaire returns will be midday on Friday 31 October 2025.
Barts Health NHS Trust are committed to ensuring fairness, openness and transparency. The notice is issued solely for the purpose of conducting preliminary market engagement. Interested parties will not be prejudiced or advantaged by any response or lack thereof. This notice does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services, supplies or works for Barts Health NHS Trust. Barts Health NHS Trust are not liable for any costs, fees, or expenses incurred by any party in replying to the notice.
- Next notice expected287 days ago5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published272 days ago21 Jan 2026, 09:31 GMT
- Clarification questions by249 days ago13 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Submission deadline245 days ago17 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by173 days ago30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent159 days ago15 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends146 days ago27 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts142 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published74 days ago7 Aug 2026, 11:45 BST
Notice history
14 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Oct 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published3 Oct 2025, 15:31 BSTUK2
- Planned procurement notice published25 Nov 2025, 19:46 GMTUK3
- Status changed to planned25 Nov 2025, 19:46 GMT
- Procurement method changed25 Nov 2025, 19:46 GMT
- Deadline published: 6 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT25 Nov 2025, 19:46 GMT
- Tender notice published21 Jan 2026, 09:31 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £352,00021 Jan 2026, 09:31 GMTwas £235,000
- Status changed to active21 Jan 2026, 09:31 GMT
- Deadline moved to 17 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT21 Jan 2026, 09:31 GMT+11 days · was 6 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Contract award notice published15 May 2026, 11:40 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete15 May 2026, 11:40 BST
- Contract award notice published27 May 2026, 14:29 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected8 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published7 Aug 2026, 11:45 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2026-01: 1 release · 21 Jan 2026
- 2025-11: 1 release · 25 Nov 2025
- 2025-10: 1 release · 3 Oct 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashfield Healthcare Limited, Sunbelt Rentals Ltdjoint awardRPE Fit Testing Services8 Jul 2026 – 7 Jul 2029 · up to 7 Jul 2031Extensions: The Term may be extended in accordance with Clause 15.2 of Schedule 2 provided that the duration of this Contract shall be no longer than sixty (60) months in total. · Options: Option to, - Extend the term of the contract, - Change the portfolio, volume, and price of goods and services, as described in the specification. · Amended: The Authority has withdrawn the award of contract from the preferred tenderer due to material changes identified with information contained within their tender and shall be awarding the contract to the 1st reserve preferred tenderer. | £625,000 | 11 May 2026standstill to 27 May 2026 | Standstill |
| Sunbelt Rentals Ltd | £250,190 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
RPE Fit Testing Service · Sunbelt Rentals Ltd
- Signed
- 4 Aug 2026
- Value
- £250,190
- Period
- 4 Aug 2026 – 3 Aug 2029 · up to 3 Aug 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The Term may be extended in accordance with Clause 15.2 of Schedule 2 provided that the duration of this Contract shall be no longer than sixty (60) months in total.
1 agreed KPI: Absence coverage
- Absence coverage, A – Total unstaffed fit testing sessions in the reporting period B – Total planned fit testing sessions in the reporting period (A/B) x 100
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- Ashfield Healthcare LimitedAwarded supplier
- SUNBELT RENTALS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- Sunbelt Rentals LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications ITT Pack - RPE Fit Testing Service containing, 1) Invitation to Tender (ITT) - RPE Fit Testing Services 2) Appendix A - Specification - RPE Fit Testing Services 3) Appendix B - Form of Tender & Tenderer Declarations 4) Appendix C - NHS T&C - RPE Fit Testing Service 5) Appendix D …
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender