Hearing Aid Batteries
Details
- Buyer
- NHS Supply Chain
- Supplier(s)
- Varta Microbattery GmbH, Energizer Group Ltd
- Value
- £20
- Duration
- 4 years
- Topic
- Primary batteries
- Published
- 10 March 2021
- Source
- uk:contracts_finder
Tender description
NHS Supply Chain seeks to establish a non-exclusive Framework Agreement (FAG) for supply of Hearing Aid Batteries to NHS Supply Chain depots via the Stock route. Precise quantities are unknown. It is anticipated that initial expenditure will be in the region of £4.5 to £5m in the first year of this Framework Agreement, however this is approximate only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the Framework Agreement. The estimated value over the total framework agreement term (including any extension options (2 + 2 year term) is GBP 20 000 000.
Timeline
- Completed: Award date1 March 2021
- Completed: Award published10 March 2021Current notice
- Completed: Contract expiry date28 February 2025
About the buyer
NHS Supply Chain buys as a central healthcare organisation, run by Supply Chain Coordination Limited on behalf of NHS England. Suppliers tender through the Jaggaer eProcurement portal, and opportunities above threshold are advertised on Find a Tender. Successful bids are listed on framework agreements managed by category teams. The NHS Core List aggregates trust demand into national contracts for standard commodities. Category teams coordinate key supply markets with NHS England and clinical networks. Procurement follows the Procurement Act 2023, in force since February 2025.
UK health spending has nearly quadrupled to £241.8bn in 2024/25, £20bn up on the year before. £140.6bn of that went to procurement, the biggest sector of UK public spending and the fastest-growing.
Over the past 5 years, most of NHS Supply Chain's contract awards have been in medical equipment and pharmaceuticals, food and drink and furniture and furnishings.
Relevant CPV codes
- 31420000 · Primary batteries
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@nhs-supply-chain.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@nhs-supply-chain.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@nhs-supply-chain.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@nhs-supply-chain.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@nhs-supply-chain.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@nhs-supply-chain.gov |
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