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Published 2 Oct 2026, 13:23 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Tympanic Thermometers and Associated Consumables

Authority: Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

GoodsAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33)Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: South West (UKK13)
Published estimate£165,000≈ £83k / year · £198,000 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected 15 Mar 2027from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 2 yrsup to 4 yrs with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2028

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Trust is undertaking a pre-market engagement exercise to gain a better understanding of the current market for tympanic thermometers and associated disposable probe covers. The information gathered will help inform the development of the procurement strategy, specification, evaluation criteria and overall requirement. This engagement does not constitute a commitment to commence a procurement process and is intended solely to gather market intelligence and supplier feedback.

The Trust is interested in understanding the range of tympanic thermometer solutions currently available, including device functionality, clinical performance, technological developments and options for deployment across a variety of healthcare settings, including inpatient wards, outpatient departments, emergency care areas and theatre services.

Through this pre-market engagement, the Trust aims to develop a comprehensive understanding of the available market solutions, supplier capabilities, emerging innovations and potential procurement options in order to inform the future procurement of tympanic thermometers and associated probe covers.

The Trust will contact all suppliers who participated once the pre‑market engagement has closed, to arrange a supplier feedback meeting. We expect these meetings to take place before 11 December 2026.

CPV: Medical consumables · Thermometers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Apr 2028 — 31 Mar 2030 (2 yrs) · up to 4 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: South West
Extensions
Extension options published
33140000 Medical consumables38412000 Thermometers

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Planned procurement
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
2 Oct 2026, 13:23 BST
Last source update
2 Oct 2026, 13:23 BST
Authority reference
C473302
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Medical consumablesThermometers
Delivery area
South West (UKK13)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077fba

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedjust passed
    2 Oct 2026, 13:23 BST
  2. Market engagementin 52 days
    23 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    The market engagement documentation is available for unrestricted and direct access, free of charge, via the Health Family e-Sourcing portal (Atamis) at: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Suppliers interested in this opportunity are invited to register their interest by accessing the more…Atamis e-Sourcing portal and searching for Atamis Reference: C473302. Requests to participate must be submitted electronically via Atamis. Upon registration, suppliers will be granted access to the published materials, which include the Market Engagement Questionnaire. Respondents are encouraged to review and complete this questionnaire as part of the engagement process. The Trust will contact all suppliers who participated once the pre‑market engagement has closed, to arrange a supplier feedback meeting. We expect these meetings to take place before 9 December 2026.
  3. Tender notice expectedin 164 days
    15 Mar 2027, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2028, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    2 Oct 2026, 13:23 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PYHT-5943-VXGV Alexandra House, Cheltenham General Hospital, Sandford Road, Gloucester, South West, GL53 7AN

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure