Official UK procurement notice
UHB - The purchase of Patients Flat Lifting Kits, Air Mattresses and Parts
Authority: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Industrial machinery (42) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£190,000≈ £62k / year · £228,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 24 Mar 2026
Next notice expected 27 Feb 2026
Contract term 3 yrs 1 moends 31 May 2029 · up to 31 May 2031 with extensions · starts 4 May 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe purchase of Patients Flat Lifting Kits, Air Mattresses, Parts, and The service Maintenance and Rpair thereof; for University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
CPV: Parts of lifting and handling equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£190,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Commercial: 30%
- Technica, Social Value, And Roadshow: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technica, Social Value, And Roadshow
- Commercial
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- 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
- 26 Feb 2026, 22:23 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Feb 2026, 23:20 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 16 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
C427092- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-017633- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065db0Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
30 days after full delivery of goods or services.
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated
- Submission deadline
- 24 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
26 Feb 2026 → 4 May 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published244 days ago26 Feb 2026, 22:23 GMT
- Tender notice published244 days ago26 Feb 2026, 23:20 GMT
- Next notice expected243 days ago27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification questions by230 days ago13 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline219 days ago24 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by195 days ago16 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts178 days ago4 May 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Feb 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published26 Feb 2026, 22:23 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published26 Feb 2026, 23:20 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active26 Feb 2026, 23:20 GMT
- Procurement method changed26 Feb 2026, 23:20 GMT
- Deadline published: 24 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT26 Feb 2026, 23:20 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender