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Published 22 Jul 2026, 14:42 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supply of Wheelchairs, Associated Parts and Accessories - anual Paediatric Postural Advanced Wheelchair

Official notice

Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (NHS & healthcare)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£358,744≈ £120k / year · £430,493 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 21 Aug 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2030 · up to 31 Mar 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a notice for the retender of Lot 15, UK4 Notice ocid: ocds-h6vhtk-0526af have already been published for the other lots in the original notice.

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified suppliers for the re-tender of Lot 15 – Manual Paediatric Postural Advanced Wheelchairs under the Supply of Wheelchairs, Associated Parts and Accessories agreement.

Lot 15 is for a manual paediatric wheelchair offering complex postural support including highly configurable modular dynamic seating and tilt in space.

This lot was not awarded during the previous procurement exercise and NWSSP is undertaking renewed market engagement to identify suppliers capable of providing manual paediatric wheelchairs designed to meet complex postural and clinical needs.

CPV: Invalid carriages, wheelchairs and associated devices · Medical consumables

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£358,744
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2032 with extensionsValue: £358,744 exc. VAT · £430,493 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: The 2 year extension will allow NWSSP procurement Services to have continuity of supply whilst they undertake the new tender process
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    These can be found within the tender documentation

  • Technical & professional ability

    These can be found within the tender documentation

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Stage 1 Compliant Bid: Tender responses will be checked to ensure that the supplier has submitted a compliant tender and it has been completed correctly and all necessary information has been provided.
  • Stage 2- Conditions of Participation: If a Bidder succeeds in passing Stage 1 of the evaluation, then it will be assessed on the basis of the information provided in response to each of the questions set out in the Conditions for Participation (Qualification). The Qualification Envelope will be evaluated to determine the Bidders capacity and capability to provide the requirement.
  • Stage 3 Technical Non-scored : Bidders must provide a response to all mandatory questions within the technical section of the tender. Failure to provide a response or a response that is relevant to the question may result in elimination from the process.
  • Stage 4 Technical Scored : Bidders who have passed all preceding stages will have the technical (non-scored) response evaluated in accordance with the evaluation methodology set out in Section 7 in this ITT
  • Stage 5- Product Evaluation : Physical Evaluation may not be necessary and will only be called upon to verify products that have passed the technical evaluation. Bidders will, as part of the response to this ITT, be required to provide a number of samples for evaluation. Bidders who fail to supply samples for evaluation will be eliminated from the process. Products required for sample will be fully communicated to suppliers as part of the evaluation process.
  • Stage 6- Commerical/Pricing: Bidders who have passed all preceding stages will have the commercial response evaluated. This will be evaluated on MAT
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    These can be found within the tender documentation

  • Technical & professional ability

    These can be found within the tender documentation

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
Closed
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
22 Jul 2026, 14:42 BST
Last source update
22 Jul 2026, 14:42 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 17 Sept 2026
Authority reference
MED-FTS-59323
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-069241
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Invalid carriages, wheelchairs and associated devicesMedical consumables
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d105 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Wales registration; eTenderWales runs on Jaggaer
Submission deadline
21 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
14 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

22 Jul 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published96 days ago
    22 Jul 2026, 14:42 BST
  2. Clarification questions by73 days ago
    14 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline66 days ago
    21 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by38 days ago
    17 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Today
    26 Oct 2026
  6. Contract startsin 157 days
    1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    22 Jul 2026, 14:42 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PXWV-6492-CGMN 2nd Floor Woodland House, Maes-y-Coed Road , Cardiff, Wales, CF14 4HHContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender