Medical equipment: UK public sector tenders
Medical equipment: 18 open tenders, 96 coming soon, 451 contracts ending within 12 months. Of the open tenders, 12 are from buyers that usually draw few bids, 2 are from buyers with a typical number of bids, 1 is from buyers whose tenders are usually crowded, 3 are from buyers we cannot yet rate. The median buyer here has drawn 4 bids per open tender.
Medical equipment: key facts
| Measure | Number |
|---|---|
| Open tenders | 18 |
| Closing within 7 days | 6 |
| Planned tenders coming soon | 96 |
| Contracts ending within 12 months | 451 |
| Median bids per tender at these buyers | 4 |
How contested are these buyers?
few bidders (12) a typical contest (2) crowded (1) not enough history to rate (3)
Which Medical equipment tenders close first?
| Tender | Buyer | Closes | Value | Buyer's usual contest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supply and Support of High Through Put DNA Extraction Systems (long term) | NHS Blood and Transplant | 12 Oct 2026 | £9m | few bidders |
| Generic Drugs - Injections/Infusions | NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership - Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre NHS Trust) | 12 Oct 2026 | £39.6m | not enough history to rate |
| Online Evidence Based TREATMENT/RECOVERY Service | Police and Crime Commissioner for Dyfed-Powys | 12 Oct 2026 | £36k | not enough history to rate |
| Technology Enabled Care | Norfolk County Council | 12 Oct 2026 | £12.7m | a typical contest |
| University Hospitals Birmingham Eyecare Voucher Provision | University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust | 16 Oct 2026 | £365k | a typical contest |
| Formalin Biopsy Pots | The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust | 16 Oct 2026 | £105k | not enough history to rate |
| PURCH3013 Provision of Contract Agreement for Manufacture of Investigational Medicinal Products for a Clinical Trial | University of Glasgow | 19 Oct 2026 | not stated | few bidders |
| UKRI-6365 Benchtop MRI System | UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) | 20 Oct 2026 | £425k | few bidders |
| Supply of Sample Tubes | NHS Blood and Transplant | 26 Oct 2026 | £2.9m | few bidders |
| Airway Management | NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) | 26 Oct 2026 | not stated | few bidders |
| NHS National Framework for Lenvatinib | NHS England | 30 Oct 2026 | not stated | few bidders |
| Staff and Student Uniforms [2026] | University of Salford | 2 Nov 2026 | £650k | few bidders |
What are the largest open Medical equipment tenders?
| Tender | Buyer | Closes | Value | Buyer's usual contest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generic Drugs - Injections/Infusions | NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership - Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre NHS Trust) | 12 Oct 2026 | £39.6m | not enough history to rate |
| Technology Enabled Care | Norfolk County Council | 12 Oct 2026 | £12.7m | a typical contest |
| Supply and Support of High Through Put DNA Extraction Systems (long term) | NHS Blood and Transplant | 12 Oct 2026 | £9m | few bidders |
| Hepatitis C Medicines | NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) | 6 Nov 2026 | £6.5m | few bidders |
| Supply of Sample Tubes | NHS Blood and Transplant | 26 Oct 2026 | £2.9m | few bidders |
Which buyers here usually draw the fewest bids?
| Buyer | Usual bids on earlier tenders | Open here |
|---|---|---|
| NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) | 1 | 2 |
| NHS Blood and Transplant | 2 | 2 |
| University of Glasgow | 2 | 1 |
| UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) | 3 | 1 |
| NHS England | 4 | 1 |
| Suffolk County Council | 4 | 1 |
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Where is the work?
- London: 26
- North East: 20
- Wales: 15
- South West: 11
- Yorkshire and The Humber: 9
- East of England: 7
- West Midlands: 5
- Not stated: 5
- South East: 4
- Northern Ireland: 4
- Scotland: 3
- East Midlands: 3
- North West: 2
Which buyers publish the most?
- NHS England: 14
- Supply Chain Coordination Limited: 13
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust): 12
- Leidos SUPPLY, Limited: 9
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust: 6
- Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency: 6
- NHS Blood and Transplant: 4
- Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service: 3
- Suffolk County Council: 2
- Animal AND Plant Health Agency: 2
How we work this out
Open tenders, planned tenders and awards come from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder (Open Government Licence v3.0). “Bids” is the median number of bids on the buyer's earlier open tenders (Find a Tender, 2025-26). It describes the buyer's history, not this tender, and is not a forecast. Contracts ending are from award notices and may be extended or re-tendered early or late. Always check the official notice. Updated 9 Oct 2026. Operated by OKII.
To cite this page: Medical equipment public sector tenders (18 open), BidCount, https://bidcount.co.uk/sectors/medical-equipment, from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder data (Open Government Licence v3.0), updated 9 Oct 2026.