Official UK procurement notice
Treatment & Examination Couches, Chairs & Associated Equipment
Procurement agent: Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service·On behalf of: Northern Health and Social Care Trust
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProcurement for the Treatment & Examination Couches, Chairs & Associated Equipment for use across participating Trusts.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 11 Dec 2030, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Examination tables · Medical equipments · Medical furniture · Medical furniture except beds and tables
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Bids received
- 5 bids received · 5 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Aug 2026
- Buyer regions
- UKN
Who may buy through it
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
Southern Health and Social Care Trust
Northern Health and Social Care Trust
South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
Western Health and Social Care Trust
Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Trust
NI Fire and Rescue Service
Business Services Organisation
Published description of the framework
Refer to Tender documents.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£1,994,148
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 Assessment (Compliance with Mid-Tier Schedule 02 (Specification)): Pass/Fail as detailed in the tender documentation
- Quality - Desirable Sustainability Criteria Assessment: 10% - Scored Quality Assessment as detailed in the tender documentation
- Price: 90% as detailed in the tender documentation
- “Treatment & Examination Couches, Chairs & Associated Equipment” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Belfast Health and Social Care Trust Southern Health and Social Care Trust Northern Health and Social Care Trust South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust Western Health and Social Care Trust Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Trust NI Fire and Rescue Service Business Services Organisation
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 11 Dec 2030
- First published
- 24 Jul 2025, 15:45 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Jul 2026, 14:57 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
5735167- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-083258- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0565adFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 5 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 29 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
24 Jul 2025 → 1 Aug 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published24 Jul 2025, 15:45 BST
- Market engagement21 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
This is a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice published by Business Services Organisation (BSO) Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) on behalf of Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI) to seek engagement with the market place relating to a regional tender for Treatment and Examination Couches and Chairs and Associated Equipment.
The preliminary market engagement questionnaire can be obtained by contacting [email protected] and requesting a CP12 Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire and relating Appendix 1 for Treatment and Examination Couches and Chairs and Associated Equipment.
Important Deadlines:
Request Deadline: All requests for the Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire must be submitted by 3:00PM on Thursday, 21st August 2025.
Please note: Requests received after this deadline will not be considered or fulfilled.
Submission Deadline: Completed questionnaires must be returned via email to [email protected] no later than 3:00pm on Thursday, 21st August 2025.
- Tender notice published308 days ago16 Dec 2025, 11:21 GMT
- Clarification questions by264 days ago29 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends257 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown5 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent160 days ago14 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends147 days ago26 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by97 days ago15 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published96 days ago16 Jul 2026, 14:57 BST
- Contract starts81 days ago1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
13 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Jul 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published24 Jul 2025, 15:45 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published24 Jul 2025, 16:00 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published16 Dec 2025, 11:21 GMTUK4
- Published value published: £1,994,14816 Dec 2025, 11:21 GMT
- Status changed to active16 Dec 2025, 11:21 GMT
- Procurement method changed16 Dec 2025, 11:21 GMT
- Deadline published: 5 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT16 Dec 2025, 11:21 GMT
- Buyer details updated16 Dec 2025, 11:21 GMT
- Contract award notice published14 May 2026, 15:11 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete14 May 2026, 15:11 BST
- Buyer details updated14 May 2026, 15:11 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published16 Jul 2026, 14:57 BSTUK7
Published amendments (1)
Amendment to Engagement Process Description.
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-07: 2 releases · 24 Jul 2025, 24 Jul 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arjo UK Ltd, John Preston & Co (Belfast) LtdSME, NORTHERN HOSPITAL SUPPLIES LTD, O.P.M. NI LTDSME, SISK HEALTHCARE UK LTD t/a Cardiac ServicesSMETreatment and Examination Couches and Chairs and Associated Equipment1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2030Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. The buyer reserves the right to increase the product range depending on service user requirements. | £1,994,148 | 11 May 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Treatment and Examination Couches and Chairs and Associated Equipment · Arjo UK Ltd, John Preston & Co (Belfast) LtdSME, NORTHERN HOSPITAL SUPPLIES LTD, O.P.M. NI LTDSME, SISK HEALTHCARE UK LTD t/a Cardiac ServicesSME
- Signed
- 28 May 2026
- Value
- £1,994,148
- Period
- 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2030
- Status
- active
- Options
- The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. The buyer reserves the right to increase the product range depending on service user requirements.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders · 8 at stage one | 4 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
8 public bodies on the noticeClients of the procurement agent
- Belfast Health & Social Care TrustProcuring entityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations applyTrusts participated as evaluators on the Tender Assessment Panel
- Northern Health and Social Care TrustProcuring entityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations applyTrusts participated as evaluators on the Tender Assessment Panel
- Northern Ireland Ambulance Service HSC TrustProcuring entityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations applyThe Trust acted as named, non-evaluating participants, included solely to enable future call-off or use of the contract, with no influence over the procurement outcome.
- Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue ServiceProcuring entityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations applyThe Trust acted as named, non-evaluating participants, included solely to enable future call-off or use of the contract, with no influence over the procurement outcome.
- South Eastern Health & Social Care TrustProcuring entityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations applyTrusts participated as evaluators on the Tender Assessment Panel
- Southern Health and Social Care TrustProcuring entityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations applyTrusts participated as evaluators on the Tender Assessment Panel
- Western Health & Social Care TrustProcuring entityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations applyTrusts participated as evaluators on the Tender Assessment Panel
Framework contractors & participating bidders
10 commercial parties on the notice- ARJO UK LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Arjo UK LtdFramework contractor
- JOHN PRESTON & CO. (BELFAST) LIMITEDFramework contractor
- John Preston & Co (Belfast) LtdFramework contractor
- NORTHERN HOSPITAL SUPPLIES LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Northern Hospital Supplies LtdFramework contractor
- O.P.M. (NI) LTDFramework contractor
- O.P.M. (NI) LTDFramework contractor
- UNIPHAR MEDTECH UK LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Uniphar Medtech UK LTD t/a Cardiac ServicesFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender