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Published 26 Feb 2026, 22:23 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

UHB - The purchase of Patients Flat Lifting Kits, Air Mattresses and Parts

Official notice

Authority: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
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 description

The 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 published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrs 1 moSMEVCSEPublished value£190,000
Contract period: 4 May 2026 – 31 May 2029 (3 yrs 1 mo) · up to 31 May 2031 with extensionsValue: £190,000 exc. VAT · £228,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Three years plus one year, plus one year.

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
Price: 30%Social value: 70%
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)
Parts of lifting and handling equipment
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065db0 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

30 days after full delivery of goods or services.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
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
  1. Planning notice published244 days ago
    26 Feb 2026, 22:23 GMT
  2. Tender notice published244 days ago
    26 Feb 2026, 23:20 GMT
  3. Next notice expected243 days ago
    27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Clarification questions by230 days ago
    13 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  5. Submission deadline219 days ago
    24 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  6. Award decision expected by195 days ago
    16 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  7. Contract starts178 days ago
    4 May 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Feb 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    26 Feb 2026, 22:23 GMT
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    26 Feb 2026, 23:20 GMT
    UK4
  3. Status changed to active
    26 Feb 2026, 23:20 GMT
  4. Procurement method changed
    26 Feb 2026, 23:20 GMT
  5. Deadline published: 24 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
    26 Feb 2026, 23:20 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PWVL-6877-BXXV Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2WBContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure